1. Written, 3 TPE (150 words min.)
Reflection on your season - how did your player fare on the ice this season? Did you meet or surpass your individual player goals or did you come up short? Whether you excelled or disappointed - what can you attribute that to? What will you try to do better next season?

Igor Volkov had a very chaotic season. He began his sixth season on the Chiefs hoping that things would improve for him and the team, but alas, it was not to be. After a struggling performance on the Chiefs, Igor grew increasingly dissatisfied. Eventually he snapped suddenly and decided in a very controversial move to relocate to the Wolfpack. Despite burning bridges with his old team, Igor was welcomed warmly into the Wolfpack. Although he was initially one of the worst players on the team given his build, he slowly improved. Being traded mid-season and having to adapt to a new team was difficult, unsurprisingly. Lots of stuff had to be unlearned and redone to fit in with the new culture and environment. In the end, it feels that things worked out for the better. Igor admits that he's very satisfied with where he ended up. He would not leave the Wolfpack for the world and intends to retire there.

2. Written, 3 TPE (150 words min.)
Well, dang. Your team didn't make the finals this season - my condolences to you. Are you and your teammates planning on watching the finals even though you're not in it? If so, what are your watch parties like? If not, are you still following the finals or trying to ignore it completely? What are you and your teammates doing together (if anything) instead of following along? (if you're on Hamilton or New Orleans, or either of the 2 SMJHL teams that soon will be playing in the finals - congrats and sorry :p this one isn't for you!)

New England is rather bitter about the whole ordeal, which is surprising to Igor, who was traded from a team ranked near the bottom. In his mind, it could always be worse. New England was so close to participating in the last eight, but got knocked out just barely, I think ending up in ninth. Correct me if I'm wrong. Nonetheless, Igor decided to watch the Rage, and when they lost, he packed up his bags and went home. In the meantime, some other players were reportedly playing chess-inspired Monopoly. Whatever that is. Apparently it must have been to take their mind off of the finals, Igor thought. Whatever was going on, Igor reminded himself that at least his team had a shot at participating in the final eight. Maybe next season will be better, especially once he trains for the offseason. Actually, why not start training wight now? Igor enters the weight room.

3. Written, 2 TPE (100 words min.)
It has been publicized a decent amount on this site but Hamilton prospect Andrei Kostitsyn's brother Sergei appears to be missing. Does anybody know where Sergei? What have you done/what can you do to help Andrei track down his brother?

As a Russian citizen, Igor decided to help Andrei track down Sergei. Igor had contacted a certain branch of the Russian government earlier, who reported some data about Sergei Kostatitsyn. He appeared to be alive, but in the end, it was just someone with the same name, unrelated to Andrei. The next step would be to contact the Belarusian, Kazakhstani, and Kyrgyzstani governments, as those are probably the next most likely countries. It is also possible that Sergei could be dead. We'll exhaust every country and see what turns up. But for now, Sergei remains missing and never has been seen.

7. Written, 3 TPE
Write a sonnet about an SHL-related topic. Be sure to follow the proper ABAB-CDCD-EFEF-GG rhyme structure or your HS English (or equivalent any-language Writing teacher) will track you down and give you a failing grade.

The SHL was running out of room;
It needed to expand and get new teams.
If not, the league would surely meet its doom
And yet we thought it was the stuff of dreams.

Nevada and Quebec were now revealed,
Their logos - rather hideous I guess.
Yet this expansion one planet appealed.
They wanted to turn Earth into a mess.

The Martian Hockey Federation said,
"No more on Earth your league shall yet expand
And if you do, your species will be dead
And Martians us will rule over your land."

No more on Earth the SHL will stay
As Mars complains to the HO today.

8. Written (150 words min.) or Graphic, 3 TPE
With only one champion in the SHL and the SMJHL per season, that means the other 26 teams came up just a bit short (or a lot short). Team owners know that fans can get frustrated by shortcomings, so they're always trying to keep optimism high in the fan base. Written option: give an excerpt from an ousted team's owner's press conference at the end of the season focusing on the team's bright future or however they can keep fans' optimism high.

"What the hell. WHAT THE ABSOLUTE HELL?!?! HOW THE FREAKING HELL DO YOU LOSE ALL FIFTY GAMES?!?!?! THIS IS A DISGRACE. THAT'S IT. I'M SWITCHING MY FANBASE TO HAMILTON!!!! And good day to you, sir." The fans of Tampa Bay were furious. Attendance was going down for quite some time, but with the horrible record and the GM being fired, there are rumors that the team could fold next season. For their last game, they apparently only sold 8,652 tickets. Maybe 8,651. The exact number is disputed. No optimism is left for the team, and the fans know it. "You'd be better off playing on Mars! You'd at least score a goal there!" some angry ex-fan said. The Martian Federation of Hockey was delighted to hear this. Perhaps Tampa Bay will be forced to pack up and relocate to Mars. This would mean that Mars would be the first planet that the SHL has expanded to since S1. Negotiations with HO are reportedly underway as to the logistics of transporting the team to Mars.

16. CW TRIVIA, 3 TPE max - 1 TPE for participation, 0.5 TPE for each correct answer. This is now completed through a Google form linked below. Make sure to spell your answers correctly or you will not get credit. Post your verification word in your CW post.

Verification word: Who?