1. Written, 3 TPE (150 words min)
VIP Status again babyyyyyyyy - your player has been invited to attend one of the first homestands of the CC finals as a VIP guest - all expenses paid, front row seats, any hotel you want - and it's all on the Commissioner's dime! Eggy has complained to me the past two seasons about having to pay for this so I'm graciously volunteering SDCore to front the costs for this season's splurge! Are you going to Games 1 and 2 in Edmonton or Games 3 and 4 in Hamilton? Why are you picking there? And what are you going to do in that city to run up SD's tab?? (This is the same prompt as in the past but we've got different cities! be creative! Don't re-use what was written last season.)
I am probably going to Hamilton for this VIP weekend, Edmonton is a nicer city for sure, but it's only a short trip away from home and can be gone to anytime during the season. So I am going to Hamilton for sure, I will gladly take a free trip on the commishs tab and be able to bring my boys with me. I am flying the whole lot of the Calgary Dragons to Hamilton with me and we will make this a time to remember, or try to remember I should say. We will eat at the finest of restaurants, we will drink the finest of liquors, smoke the finest cigars and have the finest ladies of the night on our arms. This would be a trip fof the ages and have such a ridiculous tab that it would probably be the end of this trip that has become a yearly staple of this league.
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8. Written, 4 TPE
Write a sonnet about an SHL-related topic. Be sure to follow the proper ABAB-CDCD-EFEF-GG rhyme structure or your HS English (or equivalent any-language Writing teacher) will track you down in and give you a failing grade.
My Hamilton, you inspire me to write.
I hate the way you hoot, waddle and bark,
Invading my mind day and through the night,
Always dreaming about the weak car park.
Let me compare you to a bleak cherry?
You are more dirty, awful and clever.
Snow chills the berries of January,
And wintertime has the peak mcever.
How do I hate you? Let me count the ways.
I hate your pique arms, villanious and style.
Thinking of your villanious fills my days.
My hate for you is the sleek mercantile.
Now I must away with a caring heart,
Remember my mean words whilst we're apart.
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9. Written, 1 TPE
Write a haiku about an SHL-related topic. Be sure to follow the 3 line, 5-7-5 syllable structure or Godzilla will stomp on your house/apartment while you sleep.
Meandering thoughts
Surprisingly the great SHL roars
despite the Steelhawks
*I counted SHL as 1 syllable
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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?
Hamilton has the advantage in goal in this series for sure. Simply for the fact that Hamilton will take a million shots on Edmontons net, for that simple fact, no goalie is able to stop everything coming at him so it seems quite simple to suggest that Hamilton has the upper hand in 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?
Edmonton should try to back off of the physicallity a bit as Hamilton will be deadly on the PP. Finishing their checks is recommended for sure, but they should be weary of taking extra liberties on their hits or just during the game in general as putting Hamilton on the PP wil not work out for them at all.
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?
I think Tony Pepperoni will be the X-Factor in this series. He is one of Edmontons top players and will likely be a deciding factor in the series. If he can get going, then Hamilton will be in trouble. If they are able to contain him then Hamilton should easily cruise to victory.
D. Which player name is your favorite from the rosters of these two teams? (not your favorite player, but your favorite name)
I love the name Karlstrabe Scholz. I realize I have anglicized the name as I am to lazy to find it to copy and paste, but I just like the way the name looks and how I think it sounds. It's a great looking and all around great sounding name.
E. WOULD YOU RATHER: (a) eat a Pepperoni pizza with Tony Pepperoni (debatably cannibalism), (b) get a nice long hug from Teddy Cuddles, (c) 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?
I would take Aaron Wilson for sure, he's already proved his ability to find strategies and I think he would be a valuable asset to any team. While I may not use the strategies he finds, I will be glad to have him on my team working with me, rather then on another working against me.
Congratulations Hamilton, I guess. I would say without a doubt Aaron Wilson has to get MVP of this series, if not for his play then for his strategies he has found for sure. He is the reason for Hamiltons success in the whole season and should be rewarded with MVP for sure. Without him, they are just another middle of the pack team, but Aaron has found a way to give them success. While I may not be a fan of the way that the strategy is employed, it is well within the rules and as such has won Hamilton a Challenge Cup.
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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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