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?

Sasha Dangelchek’s first season for New England was somewhat of a disappointment. We all knew that he was coming in at a fairly low TPE level and wouldn’t necessarily be an impact player right off the bat, but his play was at a lower level than I would have hoped. This upcoming season, more time and money will be spent on weekly trainings and personal training, and hopefully Sasha can get to a TPE level where he can have a better impact on the game. I’m hoping to get a league job where I can gain that money for the things I need to buy. Sasha will be a better player in Season 55.
That being said, it wasn’t an awful debut for Sasha either. Whereas he didn’t frequently have a super positive impact on the game, he rarely made huge mistakes either. He was a serviceable bottom-six player. For the first season in the SHL proper, I think he played about as well as expected. – 166 words

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!)

In New England, you know we like to party and usually party pretty damn hard. So we’ll use any excuse to get together to cause a little ruckus. Now, we were all disappointed in the season we had this year. So this is also an excuse for us to blow off some steam. We’ll “watch” the games – really just in the background – but we’ll mostly use the time to get together as a team and raise our morale. And probably drink more than a few White Claws, especially once you get Dangelchek and @Zomp together. Those two boys love their claws. We’ll commiserate over our lost season and look ahead to the future. We’re a pretty tight-knit group up in New England, so I’d assume the whole team would be there. We also don’t really have any other friends so what the hell else are we going to be doing? – 152 words

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 we all know, Andrei has been traded to the Wolfpack so I’ve started to get to know him personally. I can understand the concern about Sergei, but I wouldn’t necessarily say he’s missing. I’d say he’s more “misplaced”. I’m sure Sergei is sitting back in his dacha somewhere with his woman or man, enjoying his life.
I’m personally willing to help Andrei locate his brother at his dacha. I’m assuming that it comes with a nice hefty reward, and maybe personal use of said dacha – cottage in Russia for those who don’t know – and maybe even airfare out there. Who knows what Andrei might do for his brother? – 111 words

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.

There once was a league with a sim
For some guys it worked out great
But for others whose prospects were dim
It was something they grew to hate
I’m not saying that this was me
As I truly do love this group
But certainly to a degree
It does make me feel like poop
I’m not saying I had a bad season
And I hope you wouldn’t say that too
But really for whatever reason
I feel like I let down my crew
But don’t worry, members of Wolfpack
I’ll make this game lick my nutsack


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.
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.)

I think the Challenge Cup has shown that head-to-head can be a great predictor of postseason success. New Orleans didn’t lose a single game to Hamilton this season, Challenge Cup included. If one team just has the other’s number, it can be borne out in those head-to-head stats. I’m honestly not sure if New Orleans was necessarily the better team overall; in fact, I don’t think they were. But they certainly were better when playing Hamilton, and that’s what matters. – 80 words

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?

I’d definitely choose Hamil-haha who am I kidding? New Orleans is supposed to be one of the most dope cities in the United States. They have great music and I’d love to see a second-line parade. That’s when a group of people follows a jazz band down the street, drinking and dancing. I’ve always wanted to visit New Orleans in real life – like my actual life -  and if someone else is paying, I’m certainly there. – 77 words

Trivia – 3 TPE - verification: Nutsack