3. Written, 2 TPE (100 words min.)
By now, you're probably familiar with the attributes on FHM, and you likely have some sense of what type of build you're going to be aiming for with your player. What one attribute are you going to focus on most? Of all the attributes in the game, what is your player going to strive to be the absolute best at? Why are you picking that specific attribute above all others?
Positioning is perhaps the one that I will work on the most, that is such a key skill in hockey and even more so for a defender who might not be as physical as some, be in the right place and use the stick well - should get the job done most of the time at least.

Not sure how likely it will be, but being top level in aggression sounds great, I want to play in the limit all the time, not necessarily with huge hits, but nothing comes for free when you play against me. Constantly doing little dirty plays with the stick, face washes in front of the net etc. (112)

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!

The number one thing on my mind right now is getting ready for regression, that is going to be a pain in the ass once again, but something that needs to be done. After the treatment is over I will relax for a week or two before the training starts again. I have been working hard after New England got eliminated, so hopefully, it won't take too much to get back into top-level condition after the regression and a short break from it all.

Other than that no huge plans, going to visit Finland briefly and say hello to family and friends, the rest of the time I´m in New England. I just finished some construction work in my place, increased the swimming pool size, cost a lot, but now I can finally bring a boat into the pool and sit there. Bit excessive maybe, but when you play hard you need to do swimming pool related activities hard as well. (159)

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?

Against it, the fans will still travel there and if the distance is big it could even increase the carbon footprint when more and more fans will fly out to see their favorite team play. I doubt that many will stay there the whole time you know, stay for game or two then fly back. Ticket prices will be ridiculous when some buy a ticket and then sell them online. Could even see empty seats because of that - too high prices. On top of that, the atmosphere in the games won't be the same, I´m sure it will be loud, but not as loud if you play in one teams home arena. The risk of violence will increase when there are so many people from both teams. (128)

8. Written/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. Describe the product and the marketing in 150 words or create a promotional poster showing the product, its name, the price, etc.

What I have in my mind is some kind of item that people can use more than once - Rage Shovel or Pride Shovel. Pretty straight forward, with 30 dollars you can buy quality shovel that will last. The materials used are some kind of metal, maybe some wood as well. The main message behind both is to encourage people to buy quality items over something that they use a few times and then throw it away.

In New York, you could use the shovel to for example clear your porch from snow, so in New York, the marketing would use that idea in their stands when trying to sell it. You can see some pictures of a smiling person shoveling away. The Rage shovel would be red to show the ´rage´ factor.

When we move to San Francisco the Pride Shovel is mainly used as a social statement, marketing focuses on the homeless issue. The Pride Shovel could be used to clean the poop of the homeless while walking home from the game. A smiling homeless person could be sitting on a sidewalk watching someone shovel their poop from the street. Ironic twist to it all is the shovel being one colored item - pure gold. Not real gold obviously. (211)


14. 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.

1. Head GMs JayWhy and Grapehead have been GMing for a while, whereas Co GMs Luketd and DaftRaincloud are newer to management - which team's front office staff (including coaches) do you think will provide a strategic edge (lol as if such a thing exists in STHS) in this series?

I´ll say San Francisco has a small edge purely because I think DaftRaincloud is a great username, to come up with something like that takes creativity and willingness to think outside of the box, that outside of the box thinking could help out when doing tactical changes during the games for example or when figuring out how to run the powerplay. Options are endless, but either way I think that offers a small edge over Manhattan. (76)

2. Manhattan has been rocking a pretty evenly-distributed ice time for forwards (35-33-32) whereas San Francisco is going a bit more top-heavy (40-40-15). Which approach do you think is better for a fierce Challenge Cup series?

Manhattan and their more balanced way have to be the better option, long playoffs already and if San Francisco has been rolling with a similar system for a long time, the players have to be feeling it. Then on top of that any minor injuries that could slow players down, evenly matched rotation for the win in my opinion. (59)


3. The Rage and the Pride have, in my opinion at least, two of the best logos in the entire SHL. Which team's logo do you like more and why?

Fair opinion, both are great logos. I like San Francisco and their colors bit more, purple and gold/yellow go together so well. Manhattans logo is more fierce looking, red and black combination fit nicely, but if I would have to pick just one, I´d say San Francisco is slightly better because of the colors. Got that funky feel to it. Jersey look great and I bet they are easy to sell. (71)

4. What is your favorite player name on either of these two teams and why? (not favorite player/user, just focusing on their player name)

From San Fran my favorite has to be Timothy Drunkebird, makings of a legendary name. It has a nice ring to it, feel-good name and I think if and when Simothy keeps improving as a player it will provide some funny moments when you see the name in a goal highlight or something.

Manhattan has a player called Backdoor Barnacle - I like that. Can't say for sure if it´s a dirty name or not, but that is why I like it. Backdoor is an unfortunate name to give out to your kid, but right now I salute Backdoors parents, great name. (102)

5. Would you rather: (a) a chainsaw lesson with JayWhy, (b) a private Gritty meet-and-greet for you and Luke, © an all-you-can-eat grape buffet experience with Grapehead, or (d) an hour session where DaftRaincloud shows you everything from his internet history?

I´ll take chainsaw lesson with JayWhy, never used a chainsaw in my life, but would like to learn, could be a valuable tool in the future. Not sure what kind of lesson it will be, but if we start from the basics and move on from there, maybe use the chainsaw to do some kind of art from wood? That would be awesome. (63)[/color]


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