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?
My player Jaska Seppala had a great season in my opinion and for sure surpassed my expectations. Jaska Seppala had a lead leading 27 goals as well as 49 points leaving me a third in points. I improved my goal production from last year by four and my point production by ten. I am extremely happy with that. It is unfortunate that did not register in the playoffs though so, I am hoping I become more involved next season in the playoffs. Also, even though it was an impressive season for me it was not a MVP caliber season. I am hoping next season I can become a contender for that title. I attribute my excellent season for my improved speed stats and shooting stats. I am for sure going to be training every day to improve my speed even more. I have faith that it will work out for next season.

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?
I think its safe to say Segei is not coming back. It is really sad when someone goes missing without a trace. I know Andrei has done everything he can to try and track him down. Jaska Seppala would love to be involved in that search so he decided to rent a helicopter and fly around Andrei’s last known location. However, he has not been successful in getting into contract with Andrei so if anybody can help with that, it would be great. Jaska Seppala luckily has never had to experience what Andrei Kostitsyn has been going through but he is here for Andrei.

5. Written, 2 TPE (100 words min.)
Which player from the Steelhawks or Specters has a great chance to make the Hall of Fame when their playing days are up? Make the case for that player's HOF bid.
Flacko Langerfield absolutely deserves to be in the hall of fame. Lagerfield has been at the top of his game for many seasons. He also has one cup and one mvp title to his name. I feel like he for sure could have won more if he did not spend most of his career with the Seattle Riot and later when they moved to Tampa Bay with the Barracuda. The Barracuda had some good season but not really much of a cup run. He has also been nominated for many trophies like the Ron Mexico and has multiple all star nominations under his belt.



13. Written, up to 4 TPE Pick up to 4 Challenge Cup related topics to write about! Each topic is worth 1 TPE. Each answer must be 50+ words.

a. These are absolutely two of the best goaltenders in the league in Cain and Kryyst - which team has the advantage in net in this series?
I think NOLA has the goalie advantage. Cain has a lot more TPE than Kryyst. But it will be interesting especially considering Kryyst had slightly better stats in the regular season getting a slightly better GAA and sv%. However, throughout the playoffs Cain had the better GAA. All in all I think Cain has the advantage here.
b. There are two Johnsons in this series - Gabriel (HAM) and Darnell (NOLA). In fact, the two used to host the Johnson & Johnson Podcast together, but they're now on the ice as bitter rivals. Which team has the better Johnson?
Gabriel Johnson of Hamilton registered eight points in fifteen playoff games, registered 22 hits and an impressive 50 shot blocks. He also had a game rating of 68. On the other hand, Darnell Johnson has seven points in seventeen games, 38 hits, 52 shot blocks and a 53 GR. They both play RD so on paper it seems like Gabriel Johnson is the better Johnson.
c. The Specters won both regular season matchups, but Hamilton finished with better team stats overall. Do regular season head-to-heads provide an accurate forecast for a playoff series? (answer predictively if it hasn't happened yet; reactively if it has.)
We say the specters sweep the Hamilton Steelhawks so I absolutely thing head to head is a better predictor. Even if I would have written this out before the series started, I would have said the same thing. With head to head we can see how each teams’ tactics favors against each other.
d. If SDCore offered you an all-expenses paid week-long vacation to either New Orleans or Hamilton, which city would you choose to go to? (tough choice I know lol.) How would you spend your time there?
Hands down it would be to New Orleans. New Orleans is a great city filled with a lot of history and I have always wanted to travel to the city and visit it. I also really like Louisiana style food so that’s a bigger plus. I would love to do some kind of ghost tour in the city.

14. Written, 2 TPE - The Procrastinator Special! (100 words min)
Welp, you waited until the last day to grind out your CW and the CC finals are longggggggg over by now. congrats to [TEAM], woo! Reflecting back on the series, who gets your vote for series MVP? Make the case why this player deserves it over any other.
Lil’ Manius in my eyes deserves the series MVP. Manius has been an anchor for the New Orleans Specters for their whole cup run and he really stepped up in finals. He scored and contributed to many goals and was hardly ever on the ice when the Steelhawks scored. He also played a significant role in the New Orleans Specters power play. Also, despite being a forward he played a huge role on defense. Lil’ Manius was never afraid to dish out a hit when needed. This is why in my eyes Lil Manius deserves to be the series MVP.



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: zomb

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