Firstly, PBE Welfare for 3 TPE

It was an honor for Michael Scarn to return to his hometown of Scranton, Pennsylvania and visit his old place of employment, Dunder Mifflin. Michael Scarn used to be the regional manager at Dunder Mifflin Scranton and was revered by his co-workers for his management style, ability, and general business saviness. Michael Scarn first spent the morning touring the old office space in the Scranton Business Park. Scarn then attended a mid-day lunch party in the warehouse, where Scrantonicity 2 played as the band for the event. Later that afternoon, Michael Scarn visited the local hockey rink in Scranton, where they named the rink after him! The Michael Scarn Memorial Rink will forever bear his name and little kids around the Scranton area will forever know Michael Scarn's name. That evening, Michael Scarn went to dinner with all of the members of the office, and co-hosted the latest edition of The Dundies as a surprise guest host at the local Chili's restaurant.

Michael Scarn is no longer in the SMJHL, having wrapped up his rookie season in the SHL with the Winnipeg Jets. Nevertheless, Michael Scarn still has a lot of skills to work on in terms of development, and is excited to be joined by many of his SMJHL draft classmates as they are promoted to the next level to join him. Michael Scarn is excited to team up with potent winger Nick Brain, who is extremely creative and agile on the ice. Michael Scarn's aggressive shoot-first mentality will work well alongside Nick Brain, and the two former SMJHL teammates will look to reignite their chemistry on the main stage. Scarn also has been working hard on his skating ability this offseason. While his shot cannot be questioned, Scarn needs to be able to create shots out of his own accord. Look for Scarn to continue to work on his individual game before working on weaknesses like passing.

For the Calgary Dragons, I would choose a dragon as the singer of the National Anthem when they play their home games. Firstly, the dragon is the mascot of the Calgary Dragons and so it makes a lot of sense. The dragon is also a fierce creature, with a fiery spirit and a truly gorgeous bellowing voice. The opposing West Kendall Platoon players will be quaking in their boots when they arrive on the ice only to see an actual real life dragon at center ice with a microphone in one hand and fire breathing out of its mouth. I think the fans will enjoy the energy of the dragon each night. For the West Kendall Platoon, I suggest that they use a former military veteran to sing for them at each home game. Nothing gets the crowd more fired up and patriotic than the military, and I think that it would again make a lot of sense for the Platoon to get the crowd roaring with the powerful, echoing voice of a former military officer.

I think that the New Orleans Specters will feel very bitterly about having failed to reach the SHL Finals this season. Fueled on offense by savvy veterans like DeMaricus Smythe, former league MVP Oisin Fletcher, and playmaker extraordinaire Piotr Czerkawski, the Specters roared into the playoffs boasting some of the most experienced players and seasoned battle-tested veterans on any roster in the SHL. However, things didn't work out for the Specters in the playoffs and they fell short of reaching the SHL Finals this season after falling in a chaotic Game 7 last season in the SHL Finals to the Buffalo Stampede. The Specters are in just their 2nd season of existence as a recent expansion team, and it'll be interesting to see how their organization may shift their vision entering the future. Their roster certainly had the individual quality required to win a championship with these last two seasons, but again they have fallen just short of the promised land.

The West Kendall Platoon masterfully dispatched of the Buffalo Stampede in a 7 game series where they fell behind 3-1 in the series count before winning 3 straight games to cruise in to the SHL Finals. The Platoon dug themselves out of just as big of a hole as you can manage in hockey, needing to win all 3 remaining games in the series to survive and advance. The Platoon got out to some hot starts in Game 5 and Game 6, opening the scoring with two goals in the first period of each game, setting the tone early on that they were not going to go down easily. Finally, in Game 7, the Platoon again struck first in the first period and would go on to secure a comfortable 3-0 victory in Game 7, stunning the Buffalo Stampede and creating a raucous near riot in West Kendall as the crowd went wild. The Platoon successfully navigated their way back from the dead, with Dani Forsberg and Crossfit Jesus playing enormous roles in their comeback. I think West Kendall's roster has seen it all, and now goes into the SHL Finals with a wave of momentum that could come crashing down on the Calgary Dragons.

18/16 TPE