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.

Lány Czechoslovakia – I arrived with my head in shame after missing yet another post season. To my surprise, the entire town of Lany was out, chanting my name. I was honored. The morning started off with the entire town carrying me to the local bath house, where I was cleaned of all the “Canada Crap” and given a proper outfit of workout pants and a long sleeve shirt. From there, we feasted on the greatest beer Lany has to offer, one that we only bring out for the finest of hero’s. I believe you call it Bud Light Lime in the North America. However, here we call it Paměť RAM. Anyway, after enjoying a big mug of cold Ram Pee, we move on to a parade around the entire town. We saw the strip club, the Walmart, and then the strip club again. The town has become very small in the time I have been away. Before we had 3 clubs…

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)

Both teams have some great players, but the absolute star for the West Kendall Platoon has to be Crossfit Jesus. The former jet is without a doubt the greatest player to have played the game, simply put. He is one of those rare players who elevates the play of the players around him, you know? Simply a pro, there is no other way to put it. As for Calgary, the Dragons have a great duo in Otis B. Driftwood and Shooter McGavin. Shooter looks great in green, but his one arm is slightly larger than the other. And Driftwood has an all-around talent that is deadly.
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 don’t think there is an advantage towards one side or the other. All the General Managers involved built really solid teams, and they should be applauded for that. They grew a lot of players from the inside and managed to make trades without breaking the bank, which is a difficult thing to do in this league. I only would give West Kendall the edge because they have Crossfit Jesus who they got for a great price! With that being said, there is not much of an advantage, if any. I think the players are going to make the difference, and hopefully they all leave it out on the ice.

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 should be considered the MVP and Hero for West Kendall. Like I stated earlier, he brings his entire team up with his skill and work ethic. I think an unsung hero for Calgary would have to be Nicky Pedersen Jr. He leads the Dragons in Plus minus while having almost no PIMS and has a solid shooting %.
4. Which player do you believe will be the differance maker in their franchise winning the title here in S47?
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.

In shock- I am shocked that they managed to turn the team around so fast. Being a GM currently in a rebuild, it is suprising and refreshing to see a team manage to go from outside looking in to the finals so quickly. They drafted well, they got the right players at the right time, and they deserve to be in the finals.
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)
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.

Mild Surprise – I would say that while being in regression can certainly hurt a team, WKP is timeless, and with that, are much like the old Russian teams. They know how to play together, have been doing it for years, and that isn’t going to break down because of age. Hopefully they have enough in the tank to continue to go the distance, but we will see.
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? They both have titles right? If not, I’d be shocked.

Anyway, I have to go with Biscuit. With no offense intended towards Kata, Biscuit has been a name that has haunted me in my sleep season after season. They are just way too good at stopping the puck. As of this writing, BB is sitting at a .941 save % with a 1.83 GAA. No one is close to them. No one is going to get close to them. Period.

Task 07: (Written, 3 TPE)
You have been given the responsibility of organizing the National Anthem(s) for both teams in the Challenge Cup Finals. With the entire world watching the league feels its imperative that who ever you choose really encapusates the persona of the team and their fanbase. In 150 words or more, let us know who you chose for both teams, why you believe they represent that franchise and anything notable about their performance,, IE outfits, accompaniment, etc.

For the Dragons, the Image Dragons come out. They bellow an auto tuned O Canada with random noises in the background. It is elegant in a meth addict mayor kind of way. From here, the lights turn off and all you hear is a “YEAHHH BOIIIII” as the Image Dragons are joined by Flavor Flav. He doesn’t know the words to the Star Spangled Banner, but instead just screams about clocks until the music stops. The confused crowd claps and the puck is dropped ASAP.


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)

I have to pick the Winnipeg Jets. They (being me) didn’t make enough moves, depended too much on old out of date players, and frankly had lack luster line combos all season. We needed a big UFA and we didn’t get it. We tried to make moves but no one was willing to give us fair values or returns without trying to rob us. But we dressed an inferior team and it showed. This season will be better, and different, but we really got banged up in season and it showed. On a personal level, I have to play better with and without the puck. A shutdown style defenseman by stats, and a pass first player by design isn’t working as well as I had hoped. But with a little luck and a few UFA’s / RFAs we are very hopeful to be at least back in the dance soon.

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]