Task 1

Jøln DuBølk's welcome home to Gothenburg  was one that consisted of him being celebrated by his neighborhood. Jøln's neighborhood was one that supported him through his transition into the SHL. The party thrown for his success, not only in the SMJHL, but for being drafted in the SHL, was HUGE. DuBølk's family from all over Sweden came in, along with multiple family members that he wasn't aware that existed (unsurprisingly, they asked to be their managers). Many of the neighborhood kids asked for his autographs on their sticks, gloves, fake legs found in the dumpster; literally anything the kids could get their hands on. The kids also got to play one on one hockey against DuBølk (spoiler alert: he let them win), as well as some of the adults (he won those). When it was time to go home, everyone accompanied him to the airport, and waved a last goodbye as he boarded the plane for Calgary

Task 3

Jøln DuBølk is definitely ready for the big leagues: being 2nd in shot blocking with potential for being an assist maker is an exciting prospect for the young defenseman. While he is very penalty prone, there is no doubt that he could make a big impact. The thing is, he isn't mentally ready to move up to the big club. This coming season for the Lions will be tough, as their current core will be broken up due to multiple people moving up to their SHL clubs. DuBølk feels that he needs to be there for the club during that time. When the day comes, he'll be appreciative of the time he had in Lethbridge: the club was new to the scene like he was, and they managed to have a good regular season squad. The prospect of a potentially great Tampa Bay team is what continues to make him excited for the move up.


Task 5

5.

Absoulute major shock. A team pulling off a rebuild is nothing new. For a team to make such a big change and be successful within two season is unheard of. That's a great GM job by the Calgary Front Office, and they should be commended on that until the end of time.

Task 9

I guess it would be the Pride. With it being their 25th anniversary (I think), it was finally time to get back to the playoffs. They did that, but the first game of the wildcard round set the tone for the series: they were outmached heavily. With a team that has been rebuilding for as long as they did, this was not a promising start. While they managed to win a game, they were outpaced by a Texas team that took their number the entire series. Offense? Couldn't hold a candle to Texas. Defense? Offense was too much. Because of that, it was not dissapointing that they didn't make the playoffs, but by the fact that they were such a non-factor. With a prospect pool that is deep and stud of a goalie coming in next season, I highly doubt that they'll have much trouble for longer, however. They'll just have to hope that everything goes according to plan.

Task 11

I don't really know a lot about the two teams, but if I had to take a guess, I would say the Dragons would have taken Louie Garrett (@dizzyDC ) from the Renegades. From the little bit I know about players outside of the Barracuda, I know that Louie Garrett is the definition of elite talent in the SHL. Adding him as an upgrade to the forward core, the Dragons just become much better by committee. Having that one two punch at Right Wing would give the Dragons some more firepower on the right, and would combat the Platoon's offensive lines. With that, the Dragons also have another locker room presence. Not only would morale be increased, but overall productivity would do so too. He also would have great chemistry with Calgary's top line. In short: Louie Garrett would not only make the team better offensively, and would kill it in the finals.


Task 13
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