Task 1 - 3 TPE 176 words


Holy smokes! What a day that was. All those years growing up watching Ron Mclean host Hometown Hero and never did I suspect that I'd have Sports Net camera crews following me around my own sleepy little beach town that has been my home forever. The day started out with a very fun meet and greet at my home town rink. Although the ice was out for the lacrosse season, it was surreal to be back in my old barn where so many memories were made and came flooding back. To see my old number (I used to wear 14 back in the day) hanging up in the rafters made me very emotional. I was very happy to sign autographs and take photos with my townsfolk.

Next the mayor and I held a joint press conference where I was given the key to the city.

We finished the day at my favourite brewery, Four Winds. And I am very happy to say that a crispy pilsner has been made in my honour -- "You don't know Jack".

Task 5, Topic 8- 1TPE 66 words

Although Beaujeaux Biscuit and Kata Vilde is an extremely even goal tender dual, I have to give the slight edge to the West Kendall Platoon. Despite Kata Vilde having three TPE more than Beaujeaux Biscuit, I feel that Biscuit's four years of added experience will ultimately be the difference maker. With such a small TPE difference, Biscuit will use his veteran status to set him apart



Task 7 - 3 TPE 160 words

Wow! What a tremendous responsibility-- there is almost as much pressure on me selecting the anthem singers as there is on the singers themselves. The Calgary anthem singer will go first as West Kendal earned home ice advantage.

Singing O Canada, from the great province of Alberta will be country star Paul Brandt.  A local favourite with that local twang locked down, Paul Brandt will be sure to get the fans and players pumped up and standing. The dragons will be fired up as the "Alberta Bound" singer slays the Canadian anthem.

Doing the honours for the Star Spangled Banners and the West Kendal squad will be Mr. 305 himself. That's right, the one- the only- Pitbull. With the aid of auto tune and an 808-heavy backing track Pitbull will surely bring the entire stadium to their collective feet. The artist exudes hype and bleeds Florida, as a proud Miamian he is the only right choice to  represent the Platoon.

Task 9 - 3 TPE 163 words

There was disappointment abound in this the 47 season of the SMHL, but of all the teams in the Simulation Hockey League I feel it's fair to say that the Manhattan Rage suffered the most embarrassing disappointment. After making the playoffs in the number four slot, the Manhattan Rage assumed that they would make short work of the expansion Chicago Syndicate before moving on to bigger and better foes en route to challenging for the championship trophy. The Chicago Syndicate, on the other hand, had different plans and absolutely no expectations. This dynamic is what made the pesky boys from Chi-town such a dangerous, and ultimately formidable opponent. Playing against a squad with nothing to lose is dangerous at the best of times; however, with the way in which the Manhattan Rage underestimated the young and hungry team was the Rages' biggest and most costly mistake. By looking passed Chicago to the more intimidating West Kendal team, the Rage ensured their own demise.  

Task 11 - 3 TPE 186 words

The wonderful wide world of the internet has been jokingly toying with a though experiment of the winning team picking up one player from the team they have just eliminated. With this idea in mind, the West Kendal Platoon would with out a doubt and with very little though necessitated would have certainly picked up Luke Atmey after eliminating his Chicago Syndicate in four straight games. The West Kendall Platoon would be so quick to make this decission because Luke Atmey has by far the most TPE on the Chicago Syndicate. Moreover, his stats have been speaking for him, with over a point a game--24 goals and 34 assists in 50 games during the season and 11 points in only 9 playoffs games. Atmey could comfortably slot in to the West Kendall Platoon's top 6, which would increase their overall depth immediately and exponentially. Lastly, the biggest factor that would lead to West Kendall picking up Atemy is his experience / leadership. The guy has seen and done it all, nothing would phase him, and he'd surely keep his younger team mates grounded in the big moments.

Task 13 - 3TPE
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