2. Written, 3 TPE (150 words min.)
I think the TPE will matter more, with one season in the books everyone is looking towards the champs for what works.
Hamilton blasting through both Buffalo and New England (which both have pretty significant TPE lead on the champs) should be somewhat a point towards how teams will preform.
Hamilton, New England, Buffalo and Manhattan will be the power houses in the east, all of the four teams sports very competitive teams with great earners in all positions. The biggest riser in this group will most likely be Manhattan which had a pretty weak season. Chicago should be the underdog and the dark horse of the east and might pull an upset to push out the other four teams.
In the west it's a little more dicey. There's two teams that stand out and that's Edmonton and San Francisco. Both teams fields very competitive rosters that should be able to compete with the east power houses.

3. Written, 2 TPE (100 words min.)
Tig Murphy is my bet. The trusty defender of the Hamilton Steelhawks are bound to have another smashing season. I have no doubt in my mind that Murphy is bound for the Hall of Fame after his career and another award would just solidify it.
Being on Steelhawks is also a guarantee for success, with great coaches being able to push the most out of their players.
Murphy shows dedication both on ice and off ice and that will reward him in the long run.
Now if only he would get some more ice time it wouldn't even be a question of if, but when.

4. Written, 3 TPE (150 words min.)
I think there's lots of potential new awards, both for defenders and forwards.
The first one I'd suggest adding is awards for leagues best power play and penalty kill player, both of these forms being an important aspect of teams success. Which player lifted their teams power play to the next level? In real life there's loads of players that's excellent when given a little extra space and so it would seem to be here as well.
Same goes for Penalty kill, the guys who eat the rough minutes and do so without complain, they deserve a little extra recognition.

The second one I'd suggest would be the best equal strength forward and defender. Not all great player play on the Power Play or Penalty Kill unites but still manages to put up great seasons, Eko Van Otter and Viktor Marius being great examples on star players with very little impact on the Power Play. It would be great to see recognition for their contributions to the teams

5. Written, 3 TPE (150 words min.)
IIHF will be an absolute shit show in my opinion, with it at best being a pit stop during the off season I can't say I'm more excited about it with the addition of FHM. I have no idea who plays on what nation, all I know is that Hippo plays for Sweden and we're pretty decent. I think Ireland has seen it's glory days and there's probably another power nation rising to dominate.
Now I might be particularly negative, I'm not even in the IIHF locker room of my team.
I think a fresh start would be great for IIHF in FHM, unlock all rosters and let players choose which team they want to play on. Let the GM's of the different nations pitch the players the want on their team and and build locker rooms they think will work.

14. Written, 2 TPE - The Procrastinator Special! (100 words min)
I haven't followed the series at all, and since indivdual indexes for each game is hard to come by I'm going to go with the only player that's above PPG of the two final teams. Toni Pepperoni carried his team to the finals where it ended with a loss, but still. I don't think Edmonton would have went all the way if it wasn't for Toni Pepperoni leading the charge. Comparing scoring to Hamilton which spread out their scoring over all lines. Toni has been a forefront player for a while now and during the playoffs he manged to snatch the highest points total while only shooting at a 6.85%. Impressive

That would make IIHF something more then the current dull event it is right now.


16. CW TRIVIA, 3 TPE max - 1 TPE for participation, 0.5 TPE for each correct answer.
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