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.

Dom Montgomery grew up near Detroit, Michigan, so since the Falcons play there, there surprisingly are some Montgomery fans in the crowds at Falons vs. Halifax games during the regular season. On "Hometown Hero" day, the SMJHL planned a photo op with Montgomery and a couple other Detroit native SMJHL players. Montgomery saw his friends since childhood and a lot of family came out to celebrate him as well. There was a friends and family skate in the morning after a big breakfast banquet and Montgomery and others were able to say a couple words of gratitude to the crowd, followed by the photo op, and then Montgomery went to a local children's hospital to meet some excited hockey fans. He was given a silver puck with a "D" on it and a bunch of great memories from the event. Hopefully one day he'll deserve more hype to be called a "Hometown Hero."
WC: 153

Quote:Task 03: (Written, 3 TPE)
If you are in the SMJHL then you have been there for at least a few seasons and its likely that a promotion to the SHL is coming soon. The question is.. are you ready?..  what areas of your game do you believe are SHL ready and what areas are you concerned about?  what things are you sad to leave behind and what things are you excited about when moving to your parent club. (Must be 150 words or more)

Dom has been in the SMJHL since season 44, so he's very ready to come up. His skating and defensive abilities are fairly SHL ready, but his strength and puck handling, for example, could use some help. Some time in the big boi league should help that out and help him see what areas need to be improved in his game. Dom has had a very exciting couple seasons in Halifax, but they were also stressful. Still, he wouldn't have wanted to be in any other place. A lot of his teammates/friends have either already been called up, traded, or are also getting called up this upcoming season, so I think he's ready to move on, but he'll miss feeling the great vibes in the locker room after an exciting win, the amazing bonds he formed with the leadership core, and the beautiful views in the city of Halifax. Moving onto the San Francisco Pride, he'll get a new ocean to view on off days, new friendships to form, and of course, the love of his life, Leo Lockhart, is there, so on days he's missing Halifax, he has someone to cozy up to and he'll be just fine.
WC: 200

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)
If I didn't already know what was going to happen, I would have chosen West Kendall Platoon to win it all anyway. They swept Chicago and then won against Buffalo who were also a beast this past season. If you can beat the reigning champs, then you've got a great shot. Pretty sure Beaujeaux Biscuit didn't a heckin amazing job. Sometimes you just need to compliment. @.bojo too. (WC: 68)

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?
Once again, Beaujeaux Biscuit was pretty stellar and it's rare that a goalie gets MVP, but he definitely would deserve it. After two losses, the Platoon came back with a one goal win but Biscuit made 32 saves in the shutout to help give his team the advantage. He had the best save percentage, GAA, along with most shutouts and wins, so just give him it already. Dani Forsberg in the second and third wins against Calgary also opened up scoring with a big "nope, we ain't losing this time," and had a lot of points for the Platoon before the finals. (WC: 102)

4. Which player do you believe will be the difference maker in their franchise winning the title here in S47?
Crossfit Jesus opened up scoring in the playoffs for West Kendall, helped open Platoon scoring in the second, third, and fourth games, and has been a trusted difference maker in past playoffs and regular season games, so there is no reason that he could not do it in the finals against Calgary. (WC: 52)

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?
I do love me some Kata Vilde, but Beaujeaux Biscuit has just been killing it this playoff series. With four shutouts and the highest save percentage and best goals against average compared to other goalies, not to mention playing a couple less minutes than Kata Vilde in the playoffs, Biscuit has a good chance of carrying the Platoon to a cup victory. (WC: 62)

Quote:Task 12: (Written, 3 TPE)
Theres no path to the finals without a little bit of adversity. In 150 words or more, write about the adversity one of the teams faced on the road to the Challenge Cup Finals. (*tag anyone involved)

Not to talk about the West Kendall Platoon the entire time, but round three against the Buffalo Stampede really put some adversity in the Platoon's back pocket. If that is an okay way to phrase that. They lost the first two games and were out-shot on both of them, and then barely won game three with one goal, and then lost again 4-3, and to avoid elimination, had to win three games back to back, which is always hella stressful. The fifth and sixth games were won by one goals, which is very scary. By game seven, Buffalo was emo and the Platoon were able to win 3-0, but dang, talk about a hard fought victory for round three. This was definitely a different story compared to their games against the Chicago Syndicate and taught the West Kendall Platoon that for the finals, they cannot expect anything to happen easily for them.
WC: 152

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!

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