Quote: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.

Barret McCarthy is a big fan of pie. So the first thing the town organized was a massive pie eating contest. In the ned there was over 80 entrants and the winner got an all expense paid trip for four to a Rage home game in a box, on McCarthy's dime. After that Barret went to visit the local pee wee hockey league, showing them some of his skills and playing a quick game with them, helping them improve and having a great time with the kids. They loved meeting an actual SHL player, even if McCarthy isn't exactly a big name (yet). Finally, Barret spent some time at home with his family, which is always a big affair. Even his older brother Cloud, a previous SH draftee, came to visit, and of course the two of them argued about who was the more talented defenseman. Barret showed his brother up pretty hard, but Cloud won't admit it.

Quote: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.

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)

Calgary comes into the finals on a hot streak against some strong contenders like Texas and Edmonton, looking to continue their dominance in the finals. West Kendall however comes in after a dominating first round, sneaking in with a 7 game series against Buffalo. The match-up of the series is the goaltending and who can put a brick wall around their goal.

Quote: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?

JR95 knows the ins an outs of the chaos that happens within the game better than most. He can come into this series with a strong sense of what can happen on the ice and the ability to make quick adaptations to anything that might cause quick changes in momentum or morale through a game or series.

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

A battle like this is going to come straight down to goaltending. Beaujeaux Biscuit has had quite the run so far in the playoffs and will need that type of dominating mentality going up against a Calgary Dragons squad that has surprised some hockey fans by making it this far.

Quote: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.

Mild Surprise: The Dragons have drafted well in those 2 seasons and had a decent crop of young players coming up that they could rely on, as well as having veterans like Mike Izzy who can take over a game single handedly when required and lead them to a finals that many did not see coming.

Quote: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: The West Kendall Platoon have proven in seasons past that they know how to build a championship contending team, and though last season they did under perform, with younger teams like Manhattan beating them out, they were able to regroup and come back strong this season, though I do worry their veterans may be seeing their best days gone by.

Quote: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 had an incredible dominant performance so far thus postseason and I expect that to continue going up against a Calgary squad who may not have the strongest offensive presence on the ice. Calgary will quickly need to find a soft spot on Biscuit or they very well may be seeing themselves toppled hard by the surging Platoon.

Quote:Task 11: (Written, 3 TPE)
Writers on the internet have jokingly tossed around the following playoff roster idea: "when a team eliminates another team, they get to claim a player from that eliminated team to join their roster" Pretend the SHL has adopted this rule this postseason. Pick one of the teams in the Challenge Cup final and pick any player from a team that they've eliminated to add to their roster for the finals. Why did they choose that player? How will this player help out? Where will they play in the lineup? (must be 150 words or more, *tag all players)

Calgary came into the finals beating out the Edmonton Blizzard in the first round of the playoffs. With their pick-up, Calgary would likely be thrilled to bring Joseph Lombardi onto the roster, a strong and fast scoring talent, Lombardi could give the Dragons a severe edge in the finals with his ability to score and read plays, and his strength enables him to keep possession and take the body checks to make a play that other forwards may flinch or get pancaked trying. Once they finished dusting off Edmonton, the Dragons would slay the Texas Renegades in a quick western conference final. With that, the Dragons would beef up their special teams with Liam O'Callaghan, a player who can easily be put on the top power play and penalty kill lines and out perform anyone he goes against, and is as much a defensive bloackade as he is an offensive threat. a player like him can easily make or break a series, and Calgary would be more than thrilled to add him onto the roster.

Quote:TASK 13: (*CASUAL MEMBER SPECIAL* Send answer in PM, up to 3 TPE)
Its trivia time with 4 questions related to our Challenge Cup participants!

1. Who is the all time goals leader on the West Kendall Platoon?
2. Who won Calgary's Jesster Award (Team MVP) for season 46?
3. Who are the current 3 captains per there team info page (C, A and A) on the West Kendall Platoon?
4. What is the name of the stadium where the Calgary Dragons play there home games?

**Important**: Send the answers to username "PT Director" with the subject of the message titled “#Tigole-Trivia" do not send it to my personal account cause i will not look at it and you will not recieve credit for it. Do not post the answers in here cause you will not get credit for the task. [Grading: 1 TPE for participation, 0.5 TPE for each correct answer]

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Quote: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)

The Manhattan Rage had an incredible season in S46. They manage to make a run for the President's Trophy, barely losing out to Buffalo, finishing second in the division and beating Toronto in their first playoffs match-up in some time. They unfortunately fell short against Buffalo in the Eastern finals but vowed to come back stronger next season, and the league agreed. Unfortunately, the season did not quite play out the way the Rage had hoped. Though the players had developed more and were fully expected to outshine most of the Eastern conference, Manhattan had a hard time finding their stride this season. While they did make the playoffs, and went into a match-ups that seemed like a no brainer win for them, the Chicago Syndicate shocked the Rage with their youth and booted them from the playoffs in a disappointing early exit. Luckily, West Kendall avenged the Rage hard however. Their inability to find consistency in special teams and even strength units becamse the Rage's downfall.