Task 1

Back in Brno where Boruvka Banananak spent his childhood, he was heralded with chants of "you are the best!" and "we love Bananas!" as he left the tarmac during the offseason. What he saw after that was incredible. They not only built a gigantic chocolate statue in his honor, they surrounded it with bananas, knowing that chocolate and bananas was he favorite dessert and were more than happy to bring it out for him. From there he was paraded around the main square and despite there being other, better players than him in the SHL for some reason they were excited for him and him alone. It is possible that his parents bought off the town to give him a royal welcome. Either way he didn't seem to mind, as he spent a good portion of his first day signing autographs and doing photo shoots as everyone in town wanted to see him. Maybe they think he will be the next great superstar in the league or something? Who knows?

Task 3

Boruvka Banananov is working hard in the SMJHL, but has seen some snags in his development, with skipping gym days and overall having issues with sticking to his diet. However this most recent season he has admitted he wants to dedicate as much time as possible to making sure he is in peak performance. Is he ready yet? No, not even close, really. But he thinks after next season he will be prepared to go and will dominate the competition in the SMJHL and then switch over to the SHL. But he needs to stick with it, because if he falters for just a second he might as well just retire because his SHL career isn't going to last very long in that case. Another big issue with him is he hasn't developed much of a connection with his SMJHL team, but has tried to start developing a connection to his future team in the Blizzard. Can he do it? Hopefully.

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)

Well since I am doing this after the finals have concluded, I think the outcome will be a sweep for the West Kendall Platoon. They have the best goaltender, they aren't rebuilding like the Calgary Dragons say they are, and they have been to the finals so many times they are bound to win more often. Seems like the best logic, right?

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 think if we are going simply based on entire career then you should go with the Calgary duo. They have won the cup five times since the S20s, and continue to win despite being a rebuilding team. However the team that has been more successful over the last few seasons has been the West Kendall duo, so in this matchup I would put the team from the East ahead.

3. Which player in the finals should be considered their teams playoff MVP and which should be considered their teams unsung hero thus far and why?

Crossfit Jesus would be my pick for the Platoon's MVP. Right now he has 8 goals and 16 points so far in the playoffs, leading his team and leading the way to the finals, while the unsung hero I would say is Nicky Pedersen Jr. He has 14 points so far, but the biggest thing that shows his prowess is he is +12 in the playoffs so far, leading the team.

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

I think Beaujeaux Biscuit will be the difference maker for the S47 Challenge Cup Finals. He has always been money in the finals every single time they have won it, and if the Platoon want to win it again they will need him to be just as good as he has always been. Can he do that? I think that is pretty obvious that he can do it.

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. We have seen teams that were not expected to do as well make it far in the playoffs. I mean, didn't the New Orleans Spectres start their first season with no talent with a run to the Cup Finals? And they even won a couple games if I recall correctly. Yes it is statiscially not exactly expected or anything, but still

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)

Maxime Bouchard of the Calgary Dragons looks poised to break out in this one, especially as a rookie. He has 11 points so far in the playoffs, so with the game tightening up it will be up to young players like him to really shine and show their stuff. And we always look for unlikely heroes in the playoffs, right?