Task 1:

In today's breakdown of the SHL Finals between Winnipeg and West Kendall, we will be looking at the West Kendall Platoon path to the finals. 

The line of Alex Light, Dani Forsberg, and Dionyz Vyskoc had an amazing season, combining for an impressive 133 points! This line led the way right into the playoffs. Lights 25 goals was the most of any Platoon player. Beaujeaux Biscuit had an impressive season with a 0.910 SV% and a GAA of 2.66. As for underated heros, Florence Clijsters the 3rd line Center scored 16 goals and 17 assists. Having such a good season on the 3rd line is key for any Championship hungry team. And as for a big future piece, Rex Kirkby had 18 points in his first season and looks to be a key piece for West Kendall in the future.

Task 3: 

The highlight of the season for the St. Louis Scarecrows so far is a pretty obvious one. The Game 7 victory against the Vancouver Whalers to advance to the Four Star Cup Finals was the big moment. Being down 3-1 in the series, it looked like the Scarecrows were set to bow down to the Whalers once again. The Crown refused to bend the knee and fought back winning the next 2 games and forcing a Game 7. Both teams came to play and made this one a game to remember. Being tied 2-2 since 11:11 of the first, both teams exchanged chances that were stopped by both amazing goalies. Finally at 7:35 of the final frame, Adam Taylor finished off the amazing comeback.

Task 8: 

1. Today I will be making an All Star lineup from the two remaining teams in the finals, the West Kendall Platoon and the Winnipeg Jets. I will be choosing 3 players from each team to keep it even.

F- Jason Visser (WIN)
F- Trevor Wilson (WKP)
F- Dani Forsberg (WKP)
D- Jon Ross (WKP)
D- Gary Grease (WIN)
G- Artom Zhumbayev (WIN)

3. In the Goalie match up in this series I give the slight edge to Artom Zhumbayev. So far in these playoffs, Artom has had both a better GAA (2.34 > 2.65) and SV% (0.927 > 0.916) than Beaujeaux Biscuit. Biscuit does however have 2 shutouts whereas Zhumbayev has yet to blank a team.

4. The future of both teams looks to be in good hands with the young players making impacts already for their respective clubs. For Winnipeg, Ignatius Blunt has 3 points in these playoffs and looks to be a solid piece in the future. Rex Kirkby is already looking to be one of the best Defenders for the Platoon. 5 points in 12 games is very good for a rookie defensemen in the SHL.