Task 1-
It's ironic. The city just got a brand new SHL team, the Chicago Syndicate, and yet they are honoring the goalie for the opposing expansion team. Coming from a pretty big hockey family, the city decided to throw a festival celebrating three different leagues, with the Cains representing different leagues. On the SHL side, they had exhibition games, floor hockey, autographs, food carts, the whole shebang. It was a good day for Aleister Cain, and Martin Cain had a good crowd for him there too. Wendy Cain not so much, but a few die hard VHLM fans follow her career and really wanted to get a picture with her.
Aleister took a lot of pictures with NOLA fans, a couple had Edmonton jerseys and many fans had Scarecrow jerseys. They were giddy as they walked away with their signed crow jersey, the two time cup champ giving them a valuable piece of memorabilia that will always hold a place in their heart.

Task 2.
1. I think Nicky Pedersen Jr. will be a force to be reckoned with. With two four star championships under his belt, he's hungry for another and will be a major piece of the Calgary offense for seasons to come, and especially in this series. On the other side of the ice, Rex Kirkby also won a four star cup (with the crows) and that poise will help him keep some of the top offensive players off the board.
2. I think JR has the biggest advantage being the simmer. The ability to change the outcome if your team loses is one of the most underrated tools the WKP GM has in his arsenal. Joking aside, they had a great regular season and made great moves and I think they hold the advantage going into this matchup.
4. If Biscuit can continue to give the Platoon some very solid netminding, he will really give his team some breathing room to take chances offensively and really play their game. He has a change to lead his team to yet another cup, and continue to show why he is one of the best goalies in the SHL.
5. Kurczewski and Augustus were huge losses for the Dragons but with some big prospects coming up the rear, I don't think anyone could count them out. They made it back to the playoffs last season, and I wasn't surprised. I was a bit surprised when they swept the Blizzard, but seeing them in the finals isn't too surprising, especially with NOLA out.


Task 9. I really thought the Edmonton Blizzard would go all the way to the finals before losing out to the West Kendall Platoon. The goaltending was fantastic during the season but the whole team really clicked, with McIntyre having an amazing season and the addition of Lombardi really helping out. Losing in their first series was pretty disappointing to me, and even if its to the eventual West Champions, they should have put up more of a fight in my opinion. It seems the Dragons have been their kryptonite two seasons in a row now, and they just seem to have the answer on how to demolish the Blizzard in convincing fashion. We'll look to see if they match up again next year and if they do, how it goes. The young kids are getting better but with the loss of some major pieces like Connor Tanner, this may be their last season to contend.

Task 13- PM SENT

Task 14- https://youtu.be/HlhguGEgEpo