Task 2: I think the team I'm cheering for in this finals series has to be the Solar System Asteroids. There are over 860 near-earth asteroids over 1 kilometre long known, and statistically the earth is probably due for a big ol' collision. The reason I am rooting for this third party in this case is because the idea of anyone other than the Steelhawks winning the Challenge Cup disgusts me, and it keeps happening, which is why I am always disgusted. Anyways, I can't cheer for Tampa because if they win, their players will bump a trade thread claiming they won a trade involving picks that haven't been made yet, which makes me angry because last time my good pal @Waters. I can't cheer for Calgary because holy fuck, again? However, a conveniently times asteroid strike right in the middle of game 7, preventing either team from winning? Now that's divine intervention.

Task 1: After finally having a season making him worthy of being invited to a league event, Tig Murphy rolled into the Tampa Bay area with a ton of confidence, decked out in a new suit that used up the last of his measly hometown discount contract. (Editor's note: his 50 point season marked the start of Murphy's diva phase). He chose to go to Tampa Bay partly because it's warm and partly because even Florida is better than Calgary as a location. He made great use of the blank cheque the league provided him, the touring local restaurants three times a day and nightclubs 3 times a night. He even managed to track down a $2000 bottle of tequila, which he proceeded to share with absolutely none of the other SHLers in attendance. His antics led to him to be the story of the championship series, which wasn't really hard since almost nobody cared about TBB/CGY anyway.

Task 15: PM sent

Task 8: I think Nikolai Evans will one day become the type of defender that wins awards. I got to see him up close as my D partner in Hamilton and I knew from the start he was a top pick for a reason. As a user he's a reliable veteran, and he's building a strong player that will excel in future seasons. I think it's pretty safe to say he'll win a Stevens at some point, and given that his last player is.a HOFer, I think it's possible he manages some even loftier achievements in time. He's got the talent, the experience, and the young up and coming teammates needed to continuously elevate his game

Task 4: In the correct timeline, my calculations show that the Hamilton Steelhawks ended up winning the Challenge Cup. We can tell that this timeline was not the prime timeline because Tig Murphy did not score a single goal in the playoffs after scoring 18 in the regular season. In the real one, Murphy scored 4 goals to complete a comeback against the Barracuda before scoring 5 more goals and 10 points in a 4 game sweep of the Dragons. Steelhawks star Robert Phelps led the way with consecutive hat tricks in games 3 and 4 of the final, and the stalwart Geezus Kryyst allowed just 3 goals in the series. Jax Duggan scored the Challenge Cup winning goal, delivering on the promise that led Hamilton to offer sheet him away from Winnipeg. Calgary was very sad in this new timeline, and everybody was mostly fine with that. People called the Steelhawks run a fluke in our timeline, but they have no idea what the real truth was for those lucky enough to occupy the real one.

Task 6: The best player yet to make the final is undoubtedly Robert Phelps of the Hamilton Steelhawks @DrunkenTeddy. The "team dad" in Hammy, Phelps had been around the block and back, always turning in quality seasons for the Hawks. He's come close, including just this season where we lost to the Barracuda with a finals berth on the line. He's getting into regression, but is such a great TPE earner that he'll be able to fight through it and be a top player on the team for some time, and then transition into a great supporting piece. Hamilton is building through youth, and is getting closer and closer to making a big splash, even bigger than the one this season where they surprised everyone. It would shock me if Phelps didn't make it to the final before his time was up, and should Hamilton finally lift the Challenge Cup, you can bet our captain for life will be among the most deserving players to ever win it.