2. Written, 3 TPE (150 words min)
Alternate Reality: Physicists and other smarties believe that this reality is just one of infinite realities existing alongside this one in parallel. Take us over to one of those realities in which everything is the same but these S51 playoffs have unfolded differently. What happened in that reality's playoffs and who's in the Challenge Cup over there?

I feel like i've written about this alternate reality before but this season it makes even more sense for it to happen as it actually was quite likely in some reality's. In this reality Hamilton doesn't have an OP shooting team so we can just assume they don't exist, also in this reality Crawfling is somehow not a god against Chicago so the Syndicate would take their 2-0 series lead and move on to the Eastern finals beating Buffalo somehow and advancing to the challenge cup finals. Meanwhile in the west NOLA decides to not randomly lose in the playoffs again after dominating the regular season as usual and easily makes the finals for an exciting expansion bowl. Unfortunately at this point Cain decides to do his random sucking in the playoffs due to STHS hating him and NOLA and Chicago wins the cup in an exciting 7 game series.

15. Written, up to 5 TPE Pick up to 5 Challenge Cup related topics to write about! Each topic is worth 1 TPE. Each answer must be 50+ words to qualify.
A. Tommy Tuck posted a better SV% during the regular season, but Geezus Kryyst has been lights out during the playoffs. Which team has the advantage in goal for this series?
B. Edmonton averages more hits per game than Hamilton, but also more PIMs - and Hamilton has proven pretty deadly on the power play this postseason while the Blizzard's PK has struggled. Be the coach: should Edmonton stick to a physical style of play or back off a bit in this series?
C. Who is your X-factor skater in this series? Who's got the intangibles? Who's gonna step up for their team when it matters most? Why do you think so?
D. Which player name is your favorite from the rosters of these two teams? (not your favorite player, but your favorite name)
E. WOULD YOU RATHER: (a) eat a Pepperoni pizza with Tony Pepperoni (debatably cannibalism), (b) get a nice long hug from Teddy Cuddles, © have Tor and Tommy Tuck tuck you into bed at night, (d) do squats with Hugh Jazz, (e) have a tug of war with Tig, or (f) have Aaron Wilson uncover a brand new strategy for your team to use? Why?

A) I think Geezus Kryyst has the advantage in goal for this series, not because I think hes a better goaltender although he may be as  both are extremely good goalies and two of the best in the league, but because Kryyst will be more fresh due to Hamilton being so good at constantly shooting the puck resulting in the puck always being in the Edmontons Blizzard zone and eventually a tired out Tommy Tuck

B) While you don't want to be not physical at all as it can be quite useful for intimidating the opponent and getting the puck off them, I think in this case Edmonton should back way off in this series as Hamiltons powerplay is deadly and lethal due to their skill and capability of shooting the puck.

C) My X-factor skater in this series is Aaron Wilson, he practices 24 hours a day refining his skills giving no other team any real chance of beating him, in the end as long as he's on the team Hamilton will be good and I don't see what Edmonton can really do about it

D) My favorite player name from these rosters is Terrence Nova, I'm pretty neutral on the name Terrence not having any thoughts on it either way, but for some reason I really like the name Nova and think its cool. It's a nice color too and everything nova related is cool.

E) Two of these options appeal to me more than the others, first off pepperoni pizza is great and who's to say Tony Pepperoni isnt a huge pepperoni pizza fan too, secondly who wouldn't want Aaron Wilson to uncover a brand new strategy for their team to use, i'd love to watch such a galaxy brain in action working.

5. Written, 3 TPE (150 words min)
The Most Generic Prompt of All Time - what is your player looking forward to in the offseason? What are they planning on doing? Training? Relaxing? Testing free agency? Whatever it is, let us know!

After a disappointing game 7 loss to the Manhattan Rage in the Eastern Conference Semi Finals. Daniel Smeb plans on taking a nice little break and vacation for as long as he can, perhaps he'll go back to his original home of Korea for a bit to visit some friends and other family, his fellow Smeb brothers would probably come along with him though making the trip much less pleasant. After that Daniel has to begin training again for the IIHF and Team Japan as the team made their first run out of the group stage last year and after a crushing one goal loss to the eventual champs in Team USA are looking for even more this success this time. Lastly Daniel has much work to do in the offseason mostly involving figuring out how to get better at shooting and worse at passing so that he can lead his team to the finals this time and an eventual challenge cup

16. Written, 2 TPE - The Procrastinator Special! (100 words min)
Welp, you waited until the last day to grind out your CW and the CC finals are longggggggg over by now. congrats to [TEAM], woo! Reflecting back on the series, who gets your vote for series MVP? Make the case why this player deserves it over any other.

The index isn't fully updated making this a bit harder but if i had to vote for MVP it would have to be one of Aaron Wilson, Tony Pepperoni or Geezus Kryyst. I think cases can be made for why all 3 are deserving for the award. For Aaron Wilson he's on of the teams leading scorers offensively and supposedly has a very big impact on the team off the ice too. Geezus Kryyst has been outstanding these playoffs so far with an insane save % and is another reason why this HAM team is having so much success. Lastly Tony Pepperoni perhaps the SHL MVP is continuing his dominance in the playoffs as one of the leading scorers and by far the leader of his team offensively


18. Casual Member Special, 3 TPE max - 1 TPE for participation, 0.5 TPE for each correct answer - SEND ANSWER IN PM TO "PT DIRECTOR" (tagged below)
A. In which season did the Hamilton Steelhawks last win the Challenge Cup?
B. Name a player who has won the Anton Razov trophy while playing for the Edmonton Blizzard
C. Which Edmonton Blizzard player famously has a cow as their player render?
D. Of the 18 skaters on Hamilton's playoff roster, how many of them have a Passing rating higher than their Scoring rating?

**Important**: Send the answers to username "PT Director" with the subject of the message titled “S51 CW" - Do not send it to my personal account; those will not be graded. Do not post the answers in here; you will not get credit for the task.

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