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*slothfacekilla* · 05-29-2019, 01:40 PM

1. NSFL PT - 3 TPE

2. 3 TPE

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Task 01: (Written, 3 TPE)

You are at the airport awaiting a flight to meet back up with your team after spending the day being honoured as a 'Hometown Hero' in the place where you grew up! Tell us about your day... what did they have planned for you? Who did you see there? What were you given? How did it turn out? ... In 150 words or more, tell us all about this big moment as hometown hero.

I was pretty surprised when I learned that my "hometown" of La Jolla, California wanted to honor me with my own day. Not only did I not feel a deep connection to the area, but I wasn't entirely sure what they were honoring exactly. I've largely been a bust in my SMJHL career and I didn't think they gave out participation trophies for getting drafted in the first round. Either way, I flew out to meet up with my parents at the airport. I didn't have a ton of childhood friends growing up, so I was a bit surprised when people from my hold high school were there to greet me as well. It was a bit awkward with everyone acting like we were always great friends, but I think I managed to be nice enough to everyone. The first stop was an over the top ceremony on the cliffs looking over the ocean where I was given a key to the city. I was told it isn't an actual key to the city, so I'm not sure what the point of it is. After that I stopped at various local restaurants where I met with the locals and shook a lot of hands and took a lot of pictures. To be honest, the whole day was quite exhausting and a whirlwind, so I'm very happy to be back with my teammates. (232 words)

3. 3 TPE

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Task 03: (Written, 3 TPE)

If you are in the SMJHL then you have been there for at least a few seasons and its likely that a promotion to the SHL is coming soon. The question is.. are you ready?..  what areas of your game do you believe are SHL ready and what areas are you concerned about?  what things are you sad to leave behind and what things are you excited about when moving to your parent club. (Must be 150 words or more)

I think that I am ready to go up to the New Orleans Specters after this season. I do wish I had won a cup with Vancouver (or with Halifax), so I definitely feel like I have unfinished business, but I also am very excited to start the next chapter in my career. Despite my abysmal plus minus rating in Halifax, I do think that I can play responsibly in the SHL and focus on my defense. I know I'm probably not going to score a lot right away, but I do want to help the Specters out in any way I can. I know I have to get in the gym and improve not only my raw strength but also my conditioning and endurance. I'm also hoping to get in some power skating lessons in the off season so that I can fine tune my stride and be more powerful on the ice for New Orleans. I'm definitely sad about leaving all of my teammates behind, both in Halifax and Vancouver. I'm also concerned that Olivier Cloutier my be staying in juniors for another season, but I don't want to worry about that right now. I am excited to see a lot of familiar faces in the SHL as well as meet some new people. (216 words)

4. 3 TPE

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Task 07: (Written, 3 TPE)

You have been given the responsibility of organizing the National Anthem(s) for both teams in the Challenge Cup Finals. With the entire world watching the league feels its imperative that who ever you choose really encapusates the persona of the team and their fanbase. In 150 words or more, let us know who you chose for both teams, why you believe they represent that franchise and anything notable about their performance,, IE outfits, accompaniment, etc.

For the Calgary Dragons, I really wanted to go with... something that really embodied this great franchise and organization. So naturally after a lot of debate (with myself) I settled on the only logical anthem singer: a literal chicken parm sandwich. You aren't surprised are you? Of course not, chicken parms and Calgary are one of THE iconic duos in the SHL. So naturally I would make sure the chicken parm was reallllllly loaded up with cheese and a lot of sauce so that it is really just looking like a treat. The legendary general manager @Steelhead77 would have the honor of rolling the table holding the chicken parm out to the microphone while the fans chanted "CHICK. EN. PARM!" over and over. It would be kind of awkward because the instrumental of "O Canada" would just play while everyone stared at the chicken parm.... it is a goddamn sandwich did you really think it would sing? After the music is done, Esa would take a huge bite and crowd would roar. INSPIRATIONAL!

West Kendall I had more problems with deciding on the singer. I googled West Kendall, which is apparently in Florida, and the wikipedia page for the town doesn't even have a section for famous people from West Kendall? Seems odd. So I did what anybody would do, I went out and recruited a random Florida Man to sing the anthem. I would say he represents the WKP because they are from the same state? Pretty deep. Florida Man would be dressed in ripped up and dirty sweatpants, and a beater tank top that would have various food stains on it. Florida Man would be doing bath salts as he walks to the microphone, and instead of singing the Star Spangled Banner, he would just screech into the microphone until someone physically removed him from the ice. Everyone in the arena was confused and I've been fired from my job. (322 words)

5. 3 TPE

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Task 09: (Written, 3 TPE)

Which organization that didnt make it to the finals would you consider to be the biggest disappointment? What do you think are the main reasons why they fell short this season? (Must be 150 words or more)

In my entirely unbiased opinion I would say New Orleans losing in game 7 to Texas (and ultimately not making the finals) would be the biggest disappointment. I remember reading one of the great media pieces on this site and the Specters finished the regular season as the best corsi team in the SHL. With the talent they have on the roster, and the smart people in both the front office and coaching staff, I assumed they were a shoo in to at least make the finals (RIP my bracket). But unfortunately it wasn't meant to be and New Orleans couldn't escape round 2. Why did they fall short? Honestly it was probably my fault. I was super pumped to potentially join the Specters late in their playoff run and hopefully win a championship with them after Vancouver either won it all or was eliminated. But, as with all things in life, when I want something to happen something comes along and smacks it down so that I can't be happy. Thanks Simon, you're a real jerk. But really, it honestly just comes down to Simon, all joking aside. No matter how good your team is, and how many test sims you run, Simon is still gonna surprise you like when you caught the early flight home from San Diego and a couple of nude people jumped out of your bathroom blindfolded like a goddamn magic show. (237 Words)

6. 1 TPE

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Task 05: (Written, up to 6 TPE)

Pick up to [u]6[/u] challenge cup related topics to write about! Each topic is worth '1' TPE. Each answer must be '50' words or more.

7. The West Kendall Platoon are back in the finals after a season out of the playoffs and a team that was in serious regression Choose: ('No surprise', 'mild surprise', 'major surprise' or 'in shock') and explain why.

NO SURPRISE. You may be surprised at my lack of surprise, but don't be. Why do you ask? Because the Platoon have @JR95 at the helm. Not only is he extremely handsome, but he's jacked. Not only that but he wears the freshest clothes, eats at the chillest restaurants and hangs out with the hottest dudes. But honestly I know this guy can grow a roster because I've seen him growing actual freaking plants. My dude was out here this season, watering his roster with some shrewd in season trades, and the Platoon are showing the fruits of JR's labors. I assume @Wongy is also an amazing co-gm who really helped JR out, but he has shown me no evidence that he can set up an actual garden in real life. (131 Words)

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