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?

My player will strive to be the absolut best in 2 attributes actually. One will be shooting accuracy so that Alexander Selich can finally brake the 20 goals mark and the other will be offensive Read because an offensive powerhouse of a player needs to be able to read the defense well in order to make the correct hockey play that leads to a high scoring chance for his own team. Alex Selich will be also quite a good skater which means what it says good but not quite great. He should still be in the upper echelon of SHL players in terms of his overall physical or rather skating skills.

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!

Alex is going back to Germany to see his family and training with his older brother the already retired Eduard Selich. This time to offseason will be quite challenging though with the recent Coronavirus outbreak so he doesn't actually know if he will be allowed to reenter the United States after having been in Germany. If there is actually a travel ban this problem could impose quite the challenge for the SHL as a whole since there are a ton of European born players that like to travel back to their homecountries after a long SHL season and IIHF play. Alex will also work on his game and become less of a Two-way forward but more of a Counterattacking Forward that tries to create a rush after his team received a turnover. He also practiced his shooting accuracy quite a bit to be able to become a better perimeter shooter.

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?

I am for this idea. Reducing the carbon footprint is quite the great thing to do since our environmental impact is quite big. We also have the perfect place for a neutral site that quite near the center of all the existing SHL teams. We actually have multiple sites to be exact in which we could even hold the conference finals. For the west the stadium would be in Seattle and use the facilities of the Seattle Riot that since moved to Tampa Bay. In the east we have the Montreal stadium which was vacated by the now Kraken. As for the SHL finals we have another old Tampa Bay team with the Las Vegas Kings which would be slightly more inland than Seattle.

7. Written, 1-2 TPE
Our poetry theme this season is a limerick! Write 1 SHL-themed limerick for 1 TPE or 2 SHL-themed limericks for 2 TPE.
Limericks

There was a GM Daco his name
He did a thing and got some fame
Minny was punished
Daco vanished
and McZ left this lovely game

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?
Personally think the strategic edge is almost non existent in STHS but I give it like a 10% credit which is enough to sway a series a certain way. My pick for that is the management team. JY has been one of the longest members on the site and having plenty of experience in STHS. Be it as a simmer or SMJHL/SHL GM. Luke is also up there with his tenure as the GM and their Coach Alaska has been also a SMJHL GM who got deep into the playoffs with subpar teams.
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?
Personally think the more balanced approached is usually better but ultimately it depends on the team you are facing and which weaknesses you can exploit of the opponent. Especially this season where you can potentially have an all scoring line on the 3rd line so I take the Manhattan Rage here.
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?
Personally like the Pride logo more a tiny bit more because of the color scheme which is quite unique in the SHL and it is nice to see purple and gold represented. Design wise I am more of a Manhattan fan because the Bull does nicely represent their name and conveys a feeling of rage.
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)
Definitely Ray Bork for me. I am personally someone whose favorite team is the Colorado Avalanche. So the name being similar to Ray Bourque ist quite nice. With knowing tweedle and his old draft streams we also always had the bork alam as an alarm for trades so the name is quite fitting, has a nice reference and is funny on top.
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'd prolly take the chainsaw lesson with JY because the internet history of Daft would just leave me scarred for life and wish I could lose my eyesight and blackout those memories. JY knows how to handle a chainsaw even the delicate so that some people might even be able to pleasure themselves with it.

17. 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. As determined by draft class, which rostered player is the oldest player in this series?
B. Name TWO players who have played for both the Pride and the Rage.
C. Among ACTIVE PLAYERS, who has the most points scored in Pride franchise history?
D. Who was recently selected as the #1 player in Rage franchise history as part of their Top 50 in 50 series unveiled this season?

Done