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)

For the most part it was a pretty productive season, finishing in the top 35 in scoring, not bad for a player not in the top 100 going into season 49. My player is designed after the dragons front line center, Mike Izzy, so playing a good 2 way game is imperative to the success of my player. Playing most of the season without a bonafied checker, helped my hit totals get up over 100. One of my main goals as a player. My plus or minus rating was a plus 4 so my line was not a liability on the ice, a key stat that I think goes undervalued. Getting more time on the Power Play this season, led to more Specialty Points, would have been nice if that could have happened in the post season when we went 0-17 in the 2nd round. The one area of focus that I need to improve, and since I am doing the team a favor, playing out of position as a center, is to get my faceoff percentage up. I made a change right before the second round of the playoffs and was hovering around the 50% mark, up from 47% during the season. Got to control the puck more to have a better shot at putting it in the back of the net.

@Steelhead77

W 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 - F- Dude goes out and completely dominates the playoffs. 32 points in 22 games. no wonder the Stampede won the damn thing.
Louie Garrett -F- 18.75% shooting percentage in the playoffs. Dude knows how to get it done on the biggest stage.
Alex Selich - F - Young Player rule here, best of the bunch on both teams, a real up and comer. 16 points in 22 games.
Alexis Metzler -D- dominates the game from the blue line. So important to a teams success.
Gary Grease - D - I would have selected Lil manius, but Gary Grease will have to do. Shut down D That is on the ice in all situations.
Cedric Robinson - G - 4 post season shutouts! Holy crap my team didnt have 4 shutouts all season.


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?
Buffalo's Defensive group is very impressive, usually you have a drop off when you put another line out there on the ice, with Buffalo, that doesnt happen. They all play alot of minutes, and can all score and defend. Their backline is why they are the champions of the league, and oh by the way you forgot Alex Metzler's name. Huge playoffs and a giant reason they are the champs.

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)

Lil Manius had such an amazing regular season, going into the playoffs, if you told me that Winnipeg had made it to the finals, then I would without a doubt think it was because Lil Manius continued his amazing success in the regular season. 5th in points with 54, 25 goals, 164 hits. Just an amazing season from my Junior teammate. Congrats on the awesome season.
@Bonk


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?
Without a doubt, Cedric has the advantage -- Robinson that is. With the defence that he gets to play behind, it is not hard to see why they are having so much success this season. A competent netminder would do well. Good thing is, Robinson isn't just competent, he is an emerging superstar, which is nice to see from such a young netminder. Alot of times, we don't get to see the young goalies get into the action because they are blocked by some old balls goalie.

CW TASK 10: (Written, 3 TPE)
CHALLENGE CUP HISTORY reports will be viewed instead of commericals for those watching the series online! pick any previous challenge cup finals from before your current player's time in the SHL and in 150+ words talk about the series including who won and in how many games, and who were some of the better players in that series. [include link to archives]

as a member of this site with 5 SHL cup wins, it would be easy for me go back a reminisce about one of the victories that the Calgary Dragons posted. That is something that I'm not going to do. Picture it, LA Panthers Hamilton Steelhawks season 24. One of the most entertaining series in the history of the SHL, that nobody really every talks or remembers. Now since the indexes are broken, I cannot go back and verify the accuracy of what I am about to write, but for the most part it is the truth. If you look on paper, this series was completely dominated by the LA Panthers. The only thing is, they didn't win the series that ended up going 7 games. Hamilton Steelhawks defied every metric possible to steal the SHL cup from the Panthers. LA out scored Hamilton in the series by 15 goals. I am not even bull shitting you, 15 fucking goals. Another thing I am not bullshitting you about. The LA Panthers never trailed the series in regulation. Well this one might be bullshit, but what isn't is that all four games that the Panthers lost, were in Overtime. Game 1, 4,6,7 all overtime wins for Hamilton. I dare any of you with the ability to sim games, come up with the same outcome. 7 Games - 4 OT wins by the same team. Then drubbed in the other 3 games. Unfortunately with that tremendously horrible luck, the Panthers have never been the same. It's unfortunate because that was an amazing team, that could have been on the cusp of building something great. #LAPDANCE


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