Quote: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 went to games 3 and 4 in Hamilton and I tried to burn down three fast food restaurants while I was there. It was the least I could do to compensate the city for all the joy they stole from me this year. That was just a pregaming activity, though, because after that we headed to the arena and made sure to really load up on 32-dollar nachos and 24 dollar beers (this is after the exchange rate). I also had my mom and dad come over from Sweden and we drove around town to check up on all of the fast food restaurants. Unfortunately, it turned out that I’m not much of an arsonist and all I managed to do was burn down a bush outside of one of them. Disappointed, we all headed back to the hotel that we picked out. I said goodnight to my parents, then went and ordered seven sexy movies on pay per view and only actually watched two of them while eating and drinking all of the overpriced little snacks and drinks in the hotel room.

Quote: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?

In another universe, the league was broken even worse than it was broken in this reality, and it was decided that a switch in sim engine was needed. HO decided to switch everything over to bubble hockey as a simulation, and employed two unfortunate simmers to physically battle out every single game on the bubble hockey table and record the wins via etch a sketch photographed and uploaded to the forum for everyone to see. When all was said and done, the winner was the San Francisco Pride, because honestly, hell, why not. They beat the Hamilton Steelhawks in a thrilling seven game series that included a terrifying delay in one of the games when the bubble on the bubble hockey table cracked and a simmer had to spend several hours on the phone with customer support having a replacement bubble sent via express mail in time for the play by play to continue.

Quote:4. Written, 3 TPE (150 words min)
Pretend that your team has hit an injury bug - the roster is so depleted that your coach is asking you to play out of position. What position is your coach asking you to play and what about your player build will help you be successful in this new role?

Gunnar actually has some experience with this in international play for team Sweden. Sweden’s roster is small enough that he has had to slot into a defensive role instead of his normal position at forward. It works out alright because Gunnar has had maxed out defense for a while thanks to some solid coaching in juniors, and as a playmaker forward has a pretty strong passing game. He has also benefitted from the excellent tutelage of some strong defensive players on the Barracuda, so when the injury bug comes knocking, it’s pretty easy (or at least, not a total nightmare) for him to drop back and play defense instead of forward. Rest assured though that once the injuries have passed, he will be thrilled to go back to his usual playing spot, even if playmaker is debatably the most unfortunate build in the game after recent revelations regarding the passing and scoring attributes.

Quote: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!

Gunnar is looking forward to going home and spending some time with his family as usual, and spending some time with his boyfriend. He’s also been thinking about the future a lot, and may end up asking said boyfriend some pretty important questions as they take their time enjoying the offseason and just enjoying each other’s company. In addition to all of that, he’s pretty excited to just hang out with his dog and take him on some really long walks on days when he doesn’t have to be at the gym super early. But that’s all the recreational stuff. Staying competitive requires constant commitment, so wherever he ends up going, Gunnar makes sure he has access to a gym at least (and preferably somewhere he can skate). When he’s at home in Sweden, he also helps out with coaching some of the local youth hockey teams that he himself played on when he was younger.

Quote: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.

They broke the whole league
How could they do it
A pox upon them

Quote:18. Casual Member Special, 3 TPE max - 1 TPE for participation, 0.5 TPE for each correct answer

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