Task 01: (Written, 3 TPE)


Hometown Hero is an interesting concept for Corey Kennedy. He is from a small town in Ireland by the name of Kinsale. The most famous athlete to come out of that area was Paddy Collins, the Irish Hurler, who led the All-Ireland Senior Hurling team to multiple championships. So, when Corey Kennedy went home after the Outlaws Finals run, there was a little bit of fanfare. It’s a bit of a drive from the airport to the town of Kinsale. When he arrived, he made sure to get his favorite meal, mussels and clams in white wine sauce at Fishy Fishy. That night he was given a “key” to the city, which was just a giant metal fish. Then he went about and had a couple of pints with the town’s folk. He ended up getting a little too drunk and singing Irish folk songs with the band that was playing at the bar.


Task 03: (Written, 3 TPE)


Corey Kennedy will be ready when he gets the call-up to Chicago. He has had a slower start to his SMJHL career, but always helped contribute to his team. I feel like my scoring and skating are elite enough to hold up to the jump to the big game. I know I need to work on my positioning and my defense a bit. I’ve been able to survive so far in the SMJHL on my current game but getting my strength and conditioning up will help tremendously. I have always been a strong skater and that will help me when my time to go up is upon me. I will be sad to leave Anaheim when I do get the call up to go to Chicago. The Outlaws are all really close and we have formed a great bond over the last two seasons. Luckily Westbroek, Gunnar, and Soonika are all in Chicago with me.



Task 05: (Written, up to 6 TPE)
Pick up to 6 challenge cup related topics to write about! Each topic is worth '1' TPE. Each answer must be '50' words or more.

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? 

I have no real stake into why, besides Esa being a New York Ranger fan, but I think Calgarys management team has the edge. Esa has been in the league forever and he managed to keep a player in the SHL for like a decade. For that reason alone, oh and the Ranger thing, I think they have the edge.

4. Which player do you believe will be the differance maker in their franchise winning the title here in S47?

Rainbow Dash is someone I have my eyes on. Dash scored 4 goals in one game earlier in the playoffs. A single game like that again could change this entire series in favor of Calgary. If Dash can step up and make a surprise impact, this could be a short series. Let’s see what Dash can do.

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. They were big movers in the off-season and pre trade deadline. They wanted to make big moves and did. Getting star players and unloading a bit of their young prospects. It should make them competitive in the next few years though. It all depends on which side you are on it that’s a good thing or a bad thing.

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 will have the best chance to carry his team to a title. I am basing this off his stellar season and he has the winning mentality. He has been able to help Ireland win the IIHF title many times and for this I think he knows how to win. If you had to rely on one goalie, wouldn’t it be a gold medal winning one?

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