Task 3: 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)

Obviously, Tony Ford will be devastated to leave behind the Anchorage Armada locker room, which is full of great characters. Unfortunately, last season he lost his mentor Leopold Lockhart, and this season he will lose his best friend in the league Eko Van Otter, to the horrible creature known as the SHL call-up. Obviously, the other thing he will miss is the feeling of being at the top of the league, as someone who some would say has an overinflated ego, he will be upset to move back to the bottom but will seek to rapidly move back up the rankings until he is once again one of the best in the league. However, he believes that he is ready as a player, although he will of course struggle to keep up with the physicality of the game at the senior level. Obviously, the rest of the SHL should be terrified.

Task 5:
1. Breakdown this finals matchup for us, how will it play out? who will be the stars of this series, what will the outcome be? (*tag anyone involved)
This is a big matchup, which WKP will win if two key players perform. Obviously, Beaujeaux Biscuit @.bojo needs to perform, but I believe the key to the series will be if Rex Kirkby can prove himself to be a star at the top level @Acsolap. Calgary will take 2 early games but WKP will win in 7.

2. A major managerial showdown is about to take place Between WKP's (Jr95, Wongy) and Calgarys (Steelhead77, C00kies) which set of GM's have the tactical/managerial advantage in this series and why?
Obviously, I was traded by WKP's management this season, but it was clearly the correct decision. Despite Steelhead77's experience, JR's willingness to win now over too much strength in the future is what gives them the tactical edge.

5. After trading off there best players and declaring themselves in a full rebuild back in S45, The Calgary Dragons have made it to the S47 finals.. just 2 seasons later. Choose: ('No surprise', 'mild surprise', 'major surprise' or 'in shock') and explain why.
No surprise. Steelhead77 is a well known person on the site for a reason. He's a great GM, and is responsible for turning the team around. It should come as no surprise that it didn't take long.

6. Which young players in this series (S42-S47) have a chance to break out and make a name for themselves here in the Challenge Cup Finals? (*Tag that player)
Obviously, Rex Kirkby @Acsolap is the player who needs to make a name for himself here. He has come runner up in the 4 star cup, WJC, IIHF and Challenge cup, but never won. This is his opportunity to break the curse and change history.

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. WKP got the pick of the draft with Tony Ford at 6th overall, and showed they were confident in their team by trading him for Sophia Bennett. A brilliant decision because it will probably win them the cup. Turns out, one of the keys to being a successful franchise is drafting well, and it can see results immediately.

8. Star netminders Kata Vilde and Beaujeaux Biscuit have both carried there teams into the finals. Which franchise goalie has a better chance to carry their franchise to a title?
Beaujeaux Biscuit has an absurd .950 in the playoffs so far, and is too strong to fail. If either goalie will carry their team, it'll be him


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)

Edmonton hugely overperformed this season thanks largely to Brady McIntyre, so the obvious choice is New Orleans. They had a storming regular season, but by the end, the cracks were starting to show. It became apparent that they wouldn't have the energy to finish their run, and that became apparent when they were toppled in the second round by a mediocre Texas. The question is if they can rebuild with this core, or if that bird has flown and they will continue being disappointed by game 7 last season for years to come. They had by far the easiest playoff series they could've had, and couldn't capitalise. Maybe it is an issue with the young age of the franchise, simply suffering a few teething problems, but I believe that unless they seriously reconsider their gameplan they will not win a cup, despite strong chances to do so and a great team on paper.

Task 12: (Written, 3 TPE)
Theres no path to the finals without a little bit of adversity. In 150 words or more, write about the adversity one of the teams faced on the road to the Challenge Cup Finals. (*tag anyone involved)

WKP seemed to have a path to the finals already mapped out. An outstanding, president's trophy winning regular season lead to a simple enough series against Chicago, who they swept away 4-0. But then, a Buffalo team that seemed to have been on a downward trend after winning last years cup came to face them in the conference final. WKP were heavily favoured. And yet, Buffalo managed to pull 3 games out of the first 4, ending up 3-1. It looked like WKP were down and out, until Beaujeaux biscuit @.bojo clearly went into the WKP LR and found some magic juice or something, because when he came out the next game he was on fire. And he stayed that way for the next 2 games. Without him pulling saves out of nowhere every few minutes, WKP would've been going home in a cruel twist of fate, and met many of their rivals from Tampa bay on the golf courses of Florida. But, he did, and the rest is history, with WKP making a remarkable turnaround to reach yet another Challenge cup Finals

Task 13: Casual member special

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