2. Written, 3 TPE (150 words min)
In an alternate reality, the Chicago Syndicate won the S51 Challenge Cup which brough great excitement to the city of Chicago. In the Eastern Conference Semi-finals the Syndicate still faced off against the Manhattan Rage. However after leading the series 2-0, the team was able to close it out and beat the Manhattan Rage in 7 instead of losing. The Syndicate then would move on to face the powerhouse Hamilton Steelhawks. In this alternate reality, the Syndicate had a strategy that could yield decent results against the Steelhawks. While they weren’t favoured, the simulation god Simon T blessed them with some good luck and they were able to beat the Steelhawks in a hard fought 7 game series. Riding the high from their win against the Steelhawks, the Syndicate would face off against the New Orleans Specters in the finals a matchup between the two strong S46 expansion franchises. The Specters managed to get past the Panthers in this reality and looked like a very scary team. However the Syndicate were resilient and riding the high from the Hamilton win, were able to win in 7 and capture the Challenge Cup.

5. Written, 3 TPE (150 words min)
Akira Ren has had quite a long offseason since the Lethbridge Lions were eliminated from the playoffs. The past season was a disappointment for the young player and he found his role downgraded a little for the betterment of the team which he was fine with. He took some time off during the offseason to travel and enjoy the holidays backs home with friends and family which was quite nice. He is now starting to get back into his training and looking to pass over 700 TPE soon which is very exciting! He isn’t quite sure what the future holds, he may be making his SHL debut with the Chicago Syndicate on the 3rd d pairing if they decide to run with 7 defensemen but it is also possible he is sent down again to the Lethbridge Lions for another shot at a SMJHL title. He has a slight preference to being called up since it will probably be a little more exciting but he knows some of his friends in Lethbridge would love to see him back down again so he is happy either way.


6. Written, 2 TPE (100 words min)
I feel like Aaron Wilson of the Hamilton Steelhawks will win quite a few awards throughout his SHL career, which will probably upset many members. As Wilson continues to gain in TPE I don’t think winning MVP is out of the question for him at all. He does a lot of work in testing sim engines and finding out the best builds possible. With the switch over to FHM he has already said that he will test sim 24/7 to find the best builds and strategies possible. It makes sense that anyone who put that amount of time in will have a player who wins awards.

15. Written, 5 TPE
A. I would give the goaltending edge for this series to our lord and savior Geezus Kryyst. He has been stellar thus far in the playoffs with a 0.934 save percentage and I don’t see that changing in the finals. Tommy Tuck has played decent himself thus far but I don’t think he is faced an opponent as potent as Hamilton yet.

B. I personally think giving Hamilton more power plays will be a death sentence. They have too many good scorers that will take a ton of shots and score on the Power play. I think the Blizzard really need to improve their penalty kill for the finals and work to minimize penalties and improve their defensive play to contain the Hamilton Steelhawks.

C. On the side of the Hamilton Steelhawks I expect Zivan Zidek to be the X-factor. Not because of his play on the ice tough, I doubt he plays at all but I expect him to trash talk a lot and get under the skin of the Edmonton Blizzard and thus giving his team a mental edge. On the side of Edmonton, I think Boruvka Banananak is their X-Factor. He has been a big time scorer for the team and will need to step up for Edmonton to have any hope.

D. My favourite player name in this series has to go to Barbie Tanner of the Edmonton Blizzard. The name combines the last name of Edmonton Blizzard GM Connor Tanner who is an awesome guy and Barbie’s which I used to love playing with as a child. Why did I love them? Well simply I was a Barbie girl living in a barbie world.

E. This is a tough one but I will go with the nice long hug from Teddy Cuddles. I think we could all use a nice long hug after this past season and Cuddles seems perfect to give it. I might have gone for the pizza but the cannibalism part scares me. The bed tuck might be a little personal and I fear hanging out with any of the Hamilton boys might put me in the line of fire from some SHL members

18. Casual Member Special, 3 TPE
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