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Task 03: (Written, 3 TPE)

I've been playing in the SMJHL for the last three seasons, I have been one of the best goalies in the league, breaking out in my rookie season, and being great but not the best in the league since. However, I am still a decent distance from being ready to start in the shl. Not the least of which I have Scotty Crawling settled nicely as a starter in front of me. For me I think I just need to keep Working on my all round game tending net. I am a goalie that values all my skills even my “supposed” weakness. But as a result I need to push harder than some other goalies to make sure my hands are fast enough and I have the body control I need. I'm hoping I can spend one last season in the juniors and then maybe be ready to form a platoon with Scotty in S49.


Task 05: (Written, up to 6 TPE)

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?

You have to go with JR here, the manager who has been to five finals in the last 8(?) seasons, totally not at all thinking that he is the simmer as well.. nope. But in all seriousness being a simmer just gives a GM an edge in understanding the constraints and details that need to be done from a coaching standpoint.


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

Bojo, that's right bojo the goalie for West Kendall Platoon, will be the most important player for the platoon. The truth of the situation is that both teams are very equally matched on offense, and therefore it is going to come down to the goalie that stands on their head and pulls out the ninja skills to keep the pucks out of the net. And bojo has shown he is a playoff goalie. When the big games are on, he brings his best.

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)

Rex Kirkby, the s43 product from anchorage, as been in the senior League a full four seasons now, and is already playing in his second final. A top ten prospect he has proved to be a hard working defender who has progressed since entering the league at third pair to becoming the top pair anchor next superstar Von Lupig. He now brings an earned experience to the team and is ready to bring the cup back to West Kendall.
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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?

You are looking here at one of the premier net minders from the regular season in calgary's Kata Vilde, up against the play off superstar of Beaujeaux Biscuit with west Kendall. I think in the end you have to back Beaujeaux for this series just because of how he has managed to gel with his veterans on the blue line. Achieving more shutouts in the playoffs than many goalies achieved in the season, these types of performance are the difference makers for teams. And I expect to see at least one game in the series stolen by Beaujeaux.


Task 09: (Written, 3 TPE)
From the teams that made it to the playoffs you'd have to say that both New Orleans and Manhattan would both have backed themselves to get at least one more round than they did. And considering that there weren't really any teams that "just missed" out on the playoffs you have to give the honors of most disappointed to one of these two teams. Both piped by teams not expected to put up much of a fight too, both reaching two rounds fewer than last season's placing. In the end you probably need to give the Nov to the just beaten s46 finalist New Orleans, they will have been hoping to at least get to the western conference final and maybe push for a cup with an amazing squad in only year two. The big question remains for that team, top heavy and with more and more players starting to regress, how long will their window remain open? Will their prospects arrive in time? Will they be able to pull off as incredible FA pickup again? Only time will tell. But for New Orleans s47 will go down as a disappointing season.  

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Its trivia time with 4 questions related to our Challenge Cup participants!

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