Task 01: (Written, 3 TPE)

After playing for the Syndicate in the SHL play-offs, Parker Smeb returned to his hometown in Busan, Korea. Parker Smeb is the most famous and popular Korean to ever play in the SHL and had many career options during his youth including being an E-Sports player and a K-Pop idol before deciding to follow his father's path and play hockey. Parker was the only Smeb being honored on this occasion because he is the most popular Smeb in Korea and had the most successful rookie season for a Smeb and was even named Smeb of the year by his fellow Smebs. Parker was met with large applause by his hometown fans and was treated with an E-Sports tournament in his name and a K-Pop concert. He feasted on Bulgogi, Tteokbokki before going to do Karaoke at a local bar. There's been much speculation that Busan will be erecting a statue in the next year to honor Parker and all that he has meant to the city.

Task 05: PH


2. Calgary takes the GM head to head easily, but to be fair they take the matchup vs any team in the league. They're the most successful GM combo in league history and were trained up by SHL legend Kari Barkov. They have 5 cup wins total which is the record for cups won by a single GM and cups won by a GM duo. WKP's GMs are solid but are gonna need a lot of years before they can touch the Dragons duo.
3. I would consider Calgary's play-off MVP to be Nicky Pedersen Jr., he has 6 goals and 8 assists for Calgary and has scored some absolutely clutch goals during this play-off run and also leads both finals teams in +/- with +12. The un-sung hero for Calgay would definitely be Maxime Bouchard who as a rookie has 3 goals, 11 assists and is +10.
4. Otis B Driftwood will need to have another monster round to catapult the Dragons over the Platoon. Driftwood has been insane all season long and a lot of people have even argued for him to win the MVP award. Driftwood is by far the best defencemen in the series and will need to play like it if the Dragons want to win.
5. No surprise. Have to remember that Calgary's version of a "full rebuild" is a normal season for most successful SHL teams. Calgary have one of the best and youngest rosters on paper and had a killer S46 draft that completely restocked their prospect pool. Steelhead/c00kies is the best GM combo in the league for a reason and anyone that follows SHL should've expected them to be back in the play-offs in no time whatsoever.
6. I definitely think Chico Smeb is ready to breakout. In the world of sim hockey ego is about as important as anything and Chico definitely has ego in spades. Chico has been talking a big game since his first game in the SHL but has yet to have a big game. The feeling is, due to him coming from the Smeb family which has produced such players as "Khan Smeb" and "Steve-Craig Smeb" it's only obvious that he will one-day breakout. If the Dragons win this series then Chico will be a big part of it.
7. No surprise. West Kendall still had a good roster and lots of skill on their team and we all knew they could easily make it back to the playoffs. The SHL can be random at times and good teams sometimes miss. As soon as the Platoon got Sophia Bennett at the deadline it was obvious they were destined for greatness and she has absolutely torn it up this season.


Task 09: (Written, 3 TPE)
The biggest disappointment is definitely the Chicago Syndicate. Expectations were high in Korea due to the Smebs exploding popularity in the country and many thought this would be an easy cup run for the boys. The team did roll over the opposition in round 1 but fell to the overpowered West Kendall Platoon in the second round while getting absolutely dominated. The team took some time to reflect on the season that was before blaming the playoff loss completely on Kit Smeb and his lack of production in the playoffs and he was forced to shave his head to save the family embarrassment. In a translated interview, Parker Smeb was even quoted as saying "Quite frankly it was a bad effort by Kit. He played 12 minutes more than me and only managed to score 2 points, that's 1 more point than Khan Smeb who played 130 minutes less.  That being said, I expect a much-improved Kit next season".


Task 12: (Written, 3 TPE)
The West Kendall Platoon had the toughest path to the finals of any team maybe ever. First, they had a bye in round 1 which many argue is tougher than playing a series. They then faced the incredibly tough Chicago Syndicate in one of the closest series of all-time. Chicago was the expected cup favorites in Korea and had been really heating up after beating the Rage in 5 games in round 1. Every game was incredibly close and the scores and shot totals made the series seem even closer. The Platoon was barely able to get passed the Syndicate in 4 games and even then people argued that the Syndicate deserved the series. They then demolished the Stampede in quick work in a 7 game series. Overall, they've had an incredibly tough road to the finals due to playing Chicago and having to have a bye in round one so I think it's obvious that they've faced the most adversity.
Task 13: PM'd