TASK 1:
I don't think it was a surprise the Winnipeg jJets made the finals.  They've been an elite team for seasons but werent able to get the job done, this season was different for them as they acquired a superstar defenseman in Spitfire. He helped them overcome that hump as the team finally built up enough juice to make the finals with their all around dominance and the team they already had glued together never split all these season. In my eyes, the hardest thing to do for a GM after so many seasons of falling short is keeping the team together ( there's actually so many reasons teams split) and they managed to do that.. and it was worth it. They honestly have a wide open window and sticking together with one goal and adding another star defender made it easy for them, they definitely weren't a surprise and it was a matter of time.

TASK 3:
Obviously Novas top highlight this season is leading the SHL playoffs in points with his linemate Noro Wozy. He's the assist king and his performance in both the regular season and playoffs showed that. He had 19 assists and 27 points in only 14 playoff games and carried the Chiefs with Wozy to the playoffs and game 7 of the eastern conference finals. A cup would have been nice but it was a really good showing for him after claiming to the media that he's the best player in the league and something he could build off of. Nova has never won a trophy, coming close to a playoff MVP in season 39 by leading the playoffs in goals and points but got edged in the voting by his teammate, Sebastian Strange, who was tied with Nova in points. The S32 SMJHL playoff MVP really showed out this season, making his career alot more interesting than just consistently getting points.

Task 4:
PM'd Izzy

Task 6:
Offense -
Line 1 - Oliver König - Angelo Odjick - Dick Skillstedt
Line 2 - Robert Phelps - Zanarkand Abes - Nour Harrak
Line 3 - Vijanupatan Singh - John Langabeer -Eriks Skalbergs
Line 4 - Robert Phelps - Angelo Odjick - Dick Skillstedt
Defense -
Line 1 - Ronnie Westbrook - Finn Krüger
Line 2 - Sami Owens - Ben Dover
Line 3 - Jakub Trocheck - Dwayne Wyder
Line 4 - Ben Dover - Finn Krüger

These are the lines the Hamilton Steelhawks should have rolled with, honestly. Konig should have been the 1c because of his ability to play the shutdown role and defense at a high level. He is also an elite passer.. it made no sense to me as to why the steelhawks had 3 shoot first guys on the first line.. it made them so 1 dimensional. John Langabeer makes a great 2nd liner and even a good first liner on bad teams but with the depth hawks had it made no sense to put him in over Abes on the 2nd. As good as Singh is he'd have to take over the 3rd line C role and play alot of special teams to even his minutes out. On defense I'd keep things the same, but swap Owens with Westbrook. It would open up Krugers game and physicality while making the 2nd D line even stronger.  I think the hawks misused their talent and these lines would have made the hawks 10x more effective in the playoffs
IMO. Every player fits their role perfectly and some teams would die to have this talent.  It's sad to see  them fall out with the talent they had.

Task 8:
2. Both teams had an advantage but I think the jets had the upper hand in managerial advantage because of their lack of success in the playoffs despite being a top team every season. They figured out what they were doing wrong through experience and that's very scary if you think about it.
3. This is a difficult one because both goalies are seasoned pretty well and very close skill wise. However, i would have to go with Biscuit because of his hand speed, rebound control and style control being maxed out.. I think those skills being maxed is necessary and Jets goalie isn't their yet in those.
4. For the platoon I think it's Dionyz Vyskoc. He's already breaking out and has tasted success with the platoon. I would be surprised to see him be the next big player for seasons on the platoon. For the jets it got to be gary grease.. another young star that has tasted success and even plays a leadership role. Both players have thrived and would not be surprising to see them become the face of the SHL as they mature.