CW TASK 3: (Written, 3 TPE)

For most of us S48 is over and now its time to sit down with your GM's for a season end review! talk to your GM's about what youve accomplished, what you are strong at, what you need to improve on and what would you like your role to be moving into S49. Task must be 150 words or more. (*Tag your GM’s)

As I probably only played a grand total of 2-3 minutes for Buffalo during S48 we don't really have much to go on there, so I'll install address what I feel I should be able to do. My end goal is to be a reliable point producer, preferably in a top 6 role - with the team Buffalo has now and the fact that I'm still very early on in my player career I completely understand that those slots are occupied by players that are simply better. So for the coming season I'm seeing myself in more of a depth scoring role, be that as a 3rd or 4th line player, and hope to be able to contribute in whatever capacity I can. I think the foundation for my player is laid out OK, and now I need to work on getting better across the board - starting with some skating and puck handling drills.

I leave it to my GMs to decide where I slot in best in this squad. I don't really care about personal accolades all that much, I'm about championship rings.

@WannabeFinn @Tomen

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CW TASK 6: (Written, 3 TPE)

For those in the SMJHL, your job is to fine tune your game to be ready for a call up to the SHL. Part of that fine tuning is having to decide what kind of player you want to be. That can be a tough decision to make as it impacts your entire career! What made you decide on the position you picked? why did you choose your specific player template and talk to us about the type of player in the SHL that you would like your game to resemble. (must be 150+ words)

At the point of creation back in S45 I really had that image of Peter Forsberg in his prime as my go-to. The problem when choosing such a player to model after is that the guy was good at _everything_. Elite passing and vision, great defensive hustle, could play really physical and even mean when needed and could score with the best of them when he'd choose to. He himself would often complain that his skating and shooting wasn't up to par, but I always felt that was more in his head and his own standards, the guy was great at everything.

So, with that said - I obviously couldn't just max everything. I chose to put checking as a weakness and instead try to excel at the passing and vision parts of the game and be a sort of commander-on-ice in the center position. The player that sees the plays before they happen and has the awareness and skills needed to be at the right place and make them happen. So far, I think it's been working it quite well. Other than my very first season in the J I'm pretty happy with my statistical performances in the Militia and think I can mold the player well going up to play for the Stampede.

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CW TASK 05: (Written, up to 4 TPE)
Pick up to 4 challenge cup related topics to write about! Each topic is worth '1' TPE. Each answer must be '50' words or more.

1. Put together a challenge cup fantasy team using the 2 teams in the finals as the player pool. This fantasy team must include at least 1 young player (S44 or higher) and in 50+ words discuss your choices.

Viktor Marius-Lil Manius-Hippo Passamus
Gary Grease-Tatu Mäkelä
Cedric Robinson

I wanted a team that I believe would be very physical with some added scoring spice in Passamus, who has been really good in this playoff run. Basically everyone else on the lineup is guaranteed to be hitting people like crazy which'd pay off in a fantasy format. Goalie pick was difficult because honestly both the Stampede and Jets netminders have been standing on their head so I could've just as well flipped a coin, but since I'm part of the moo gang I went with Robinson.

2. This series boasts an interesting matchup at the blue line between star studded defenders! Which includes Troy McClure III, Gary Grease and Slip McScruff from Winnipeg.. & Buffalo's Tatu Makela, Connor Tanner and Charles Walker.. which group do you expect will outshine the other and why? 
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3. Winnipeg making it to the finals was an unexpected surprise. What were some of the main reasons why this franchise was able to persevere into the leagues most important series.  (*tag anyone involved)
Extremely good goaltending on top of having the top end talent they have working out really well. What the Jets might lack is depth, but so far they've been able to push through with the players they have really performing to their limit. Of course, this also means they run the risk of being too dependant on hot players staying hot.

4. Buffalo has made it to the finals in 2 of the last 3 seasons. Who or what has been a primary reason for the recent success of this franchise. (*tag anyone involved)
It might feel like a cop-out answer but the only real reason is @WannabeFinn and @Tomen doing an amazing job with the LR. They've made it a franchise where people feel like it's a place that they want to stay on top of drafting extremely well ensuring a competitive team for some time to come. I count myself lucky to have boarded the dynasty train just before it left the station!

5. Both franchises come into the series with a hot Cedric! Between Winnipegs Cedric Moreau and Buffallo's Cedric Robinson which emerging netminder has the advantage over the other in this series?
I find this one extremely close to call - if you go over the goalies specifically against each other you may have an argument for Moreau over Robinson, but the way I interpret the question I feel like I should account for the team in front of them as well. In that case I feel like BUF winds by a landslide due to defender depth.

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CW TASK 9: (Graphic, 3 TPE)

Ooof, you thought it was buried deep in cyberspace but sadley that social media post you wrote has re-surfaced during championship week and its being shared across the net. you were young and dumb! you werent a professional hockey player when it was written!... yet here it is and its time to deal with it. Provide us with that post! graphic must be done with a social media background and include your players pick, name and the wording that got you in trouble!



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CW 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. What Buffalo Stampede player recorded a +28 which was the greatest +- number in franchise history?
2. Name 3 players in the Winnipeg Hall of fame
3. Who was Buffalos's 1st round draft pick back in S34?
4. When was the last time the Winnipeg Jets won the Challenge Cup Championship and who was it against?

**Important**: Send the answers to username "PT Director" with the subject of the message titled “#ACE of Base" 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]

PM'd and completed.