S55 Championship Week

S55 Championship Week

Gwdjohnson
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#39

08-31-2020, 03:21 PM (This post was last modified: 09-04-2020, 03:42 AM by Gwdjohnson.)

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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?

Much like with last season, I can't say I am very pleased with how Gabe Johnson performed on the ice this season. In fact, I am way more upset with how he did in S55 than S54. In the inaugural FHM season, Johnson was 4th in voting for the Stevens trophy for best dman, but point production has been on a steady decline since. Johnson had a reduction of 3 points from S53 (47) to S54 (44), but this season I failed to even hit the 40 point mark, only managing 6 goals and 39 points. Part of this might have to do with me building Johnson into a more all-around reliable defenseman, meaning he is sacrificing point production for better defensive performance overall. Although my player has been doing worse the more TPE I add, I hope that more additions to offensive stats will help boost my production for next season, when I'm in the elite TPE bracket, and I can finally get that elusive Stevens nom. (168 words)

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6. Written, 2 TPE (100 words min.) The world's hottest app is TikTok - which SHL or SMJHL player would have the biggest following on TikTok? What do they post there?

Despite being not one of the biggest stars on the Hamilton Steelhawks, center Skao Anazibf ( @nour ) has the biggest TikTok following of any SHL player. He just enjoys posting videos of himself doing dances to popular songs, much like your average popular user. His biggest hit was a video of him inventing a dance to use alongside a song by fellow SHLer Aumy Jr., called Your Shadow. Despite the success on this platform, Anazibf has reportedly been cited as being too active on the app, while slacking in the development of his SHL career. However, they can concede that his moves do be kinda fresh doe so the issue has not really been pushed further than a slight warning.

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12. Podcast, 3 or 4 TPE

Record a mini-podcast on any of the below topics!

- Highlights of the S55 season (on or off the ice)

- S55 playoff round-up

- S55 Challenge Cup/Four Star Cup finals Breakdown

- S56 predictions

1 person Mini-Pod: 3 TPE for 5 minutes or 4 TPE for 7 Minutes

2 person Mini-Pod: 3 TPE for 6 Minutes or 4 TPE for 8 Minutes

Post the direct link to your podcast.

Link to Podcast (14 mins, done with @jeffie43 )

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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. Both of these teams have stacked defenses - which team do you think has the defensive advantage in this series?

b. In the two regular season matchups, each team won once at home. Do you expect the results to reflect a home ice advantage in this series?

c. Based on FHM player ratings, New Orleans has higher average ratings in bravery, aggression, and fighting? Will that toughness have any impact on this series?

d. What is your favorite name from a player appearing in this series? Why do you like that player's name?

d. There are several animal names in this series - which of these animals is the coolest? sloth, hippo, otter, monkey, fox, kirby.

a. It has to be Buffalo. Darrow, Scoop and Selich are among the most elite dmen in the league, while for NOLA Kirkby has been their only real top quality presence at the back. Odelein and Claude are great too, but I also think Buffalo's depth of Wang, Owens and Vanderberg outmatches NOLA's depth of Serpe, Smyth and Johnson.
b. Possibly. Buffalo has been fantastic at home in these playoffs, while NOLA has dropped a few here and there at home though. So the home ice advantage might be more of an edge for Buffalo on the series if there really is one present. If NOLA can turn their home arena into a fortress, it would massively boost their chances.
c. I think the ratings will benefit Buffalo more in the series. Buffalo has an effective approach similar to one Hamilton runs, which is taking very few penalties while having players who are very good on the puck. This means they allow few shots and draw penalties while also pressuring opponents a lot on the 5 on 5 play. I think more aggression, bravery and fighting could hurt NOLA with how BUF plays.
d. It's obviously the otter. Well, I guess it depends on what kind because sea otters are apparently assholes, but knowing hotdog his player is definitely a river otter assuming he isn't a human, so yeah it's the otter. Otters are super cute and been a staple of the SHL ever since the cellyotter emote was founded, so although I'm a fan of some of the other animals listed, it's an easy choice for me.

16. Trivia submitted: Verification is Stampede