2. Written, 3 TPE (150 words min.)
You're put in charge of making the casino odds on the Cup winner for next season. Whom are you giving the best and the worst odds to, and what's your reasoning?

I want desperatley to say Calgary because we should go in to S53 near the top of the league in TPE... but honestly we have to look at who's been testing and for how long.. and when you do that there are some coaches and GM's on teams that have helped build the new engine specs through months of testing and i got to believe through this they picked up a level of sophistication on strategy that most of the other teams have not yet picked up on. These first few seasons are going to have allot of learning on the fly.. those that dont need any hand holding will have a real advantage. So im going to say that Hamilton with the knighted one Robby Phelps & the boy genius Aaron Wilson are the favorites going into S53. If not Hamilton then id guess that Tomen, WBF and their stampede are right there too as the team to beat early on.


4. 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!

Moving into my 19th off season Mike Izzy knows what it takes to have his mind and body prepared for the rigors of the SHL, so i plan to spend this off season doing things with my son #A-Rye who just turned 14 and has recently taken a liking to the track. His old man loves betting horses!.. so much that i bought #A-Rye a colt named #Mare_izzy back when he was 7. We had some trouble with #mare-Izzy.. they wouldnt allow him into our Toronto penthouse and bitched about us leaving him in our parking spot.  So #A-Rye eventually traded the stallion for either a puppy or a taser.. i cant remember. The Kid also watches allot of pornhub, but as a father i cant allow that.. so ive put strict parental controls on 2 of his iphones. Mike Izzy also loves to give back so Ill also spend some time in Whitby at the #Throat-Izzy foundation for kids with shitty esophagus's... cause the throat aint no joke.


5. Written, 2 TPE (100 words min.)
Which player from the Rage or the Pride would you bet on to win a regular season individual award in a future season? What player and what award? What makes you think they'll live up to their potential and take home the hardware?

The Pride are the epitamy of a ‘team’ as they don’t boast that 1 star.. that one guy that you think of when hearing the name San Francisco.. they have reached the finals collaboratley through hard work and strong player build earning.. a strategy you don’t typically see in the SHL. Manhattan has reached the finals with a more standard approach relying on some of there top tier players to carry them and one of those guys is Luke Thomason. Luke is a special young talent who combines a hall of fame work ethic with the promise of a skill level that borders on generational talent. Thomason began to live up to those lofty expectations scoring 53 points and 145 hits in S52. My guess is Luke will enjoy at least 1 Ron Mexico nomination before his career winds down.
@luketd

6. Written, 2 TPE (100 words min.)
The SHL is taking a stand and trying to do its part in reducing its carbon footprint. One of the proposed ideas is to eliminate back and forth air travel during the Challenge Cup and Four Star Cup finals and instead hold all 4-7 games in one neutral, rotating location a la the Super Bowl. Are you FOR or AGAINST this idea? Why?

While the idea is noble, it does not highlight the positive aspects of a challenge cup series coming to a teams home town. The SHL typically runs auctions and events which goes to a host of charities within that teams state. Players in the challenge cup visit local schools with positive messages. Players appear all over town boosting sales and revenue for local establishments. The SHL cares about global warming and he environment but there are better times to promote that then in the challenge cup where so many positive things happen in the cities that it’s being played in.


8. Graphic, 3 TPE (150 words min. for written option)
The arenas in San Francisco and New York certainly don't need any gimmicks to get people into the stadium for the series, but the arenas want to make sure they're pulling out all the stops on the big stage. Help the concessions department of one of these two teams develop a new product, with marketing specifically pertaining to this finals series, to be sold at the arena during the finals. create a promotional poster showing the product, its name, the price, etc.


@Grapehead


9. Graphic, 3 TPE
Create a magazine cover that highlights either a player in the finals or a standout player from the regular season.


@ej27




Mike Izzy = 16 TPE