S55 Championship Week

S55 Championship Week

Carpy48
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#43

08-31-2020, 03:47 PM

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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?

All in all this season was pretty much like last season for my player. While I had more TPE and was supposed to be 'better', the overall stats were slightly worse (slightly worse SV%, GAA and only 2 shutouts instead of 4), but I guess that has more to do with the team than with my player. We're still a bad team compared to everyone else, especially in our division, so there wasn't much we could really do. I can't really do much to make my player better anymore. Next season will be the last before regression starts, so technically I'll still add some more TPE, but everything else really depends on the team. As a goalie you can't make much of a difference. What I'll try to do better? Not focus so much on my own player or the outcome of games, but be a good captain and encourage the team. Better times will come for us. (158 words)

+3 TPE

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3. Written, 2 TPE (100 words min.)

It's too late for this go-around of expansion, so hypothetically - should there be SHL franchises in other continents? I saw some interesting European proposals in the PT. Should these - or proposals for any other continent that's not North America -

become a reality in the SHL?

I'd definitely like to see teams in Europe and I know I'm not the only one. Whether that would still be the same league - no idea. We shouldn't talk about what's realistic here or what isn't. We have SMJHL teams in Alaska and in Newfoundland, so that's already quite a travel distance, but this is a sim league, nobody cares whether anything is realistic. If we added teams in Europe (or any other continent) it could be its own division or conference, it shouldn't just be one or two teams. Or we move all the junior teams there. If we do this it needs to be a group of teams that have something in common. You could definitely do a lot with it and given that we have quite a few users from Europe, I don't think everything needs to be in North America. (144 words)

+2 TPE

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4. Written, 2 TPE (100 words min.)

Which SHL or SMJHL team was the best team to not make the finals this season and why?

I didn't follow the SMJHL that closely this season, so I'll stick to SHL teams here. You could argue that the entire Great Lakes division (minus Toronto of course) should've or could've made the finals. Likely Manhattan too, but they played in a much weaker division in comparison and it was easier for them to beat their divisional opponents. If I just had to pick one team from the East I would say Hamilton. From the West I thought Edmonton should've had the chance to make the finals, but it was relatively close between them and NOLA. Why? No particular reason, just looking at their regular season numbers. (108 words)

+2 TPE

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8. Graphic, 3 TPE. Think you can do better? Design a new logo for the Buffalo Stampede or the New Orleans Specters or either of the teams in the SMJHL finals.

A new, not-so-serious Buffalo logo.

+3 TPE

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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?

I don't think it's that easy to determine. They're both very balanced. While Buffalo clearly has the best top pairing, NOLA seems very balanced even though their top players don't have as much TPE. You would have to add in the offense or the overall strength of the team to really compare them. I still think Buffalo is the better team though with four players over 2000 TPE. (68 words)

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

This has to be Poopity Scoop. One of the coolest names in the league, especially if you say it out loud. I have no idea why I like it, but I like weird sounding names (you can even turn it around into Scoopity Poop) and most of the others aren't that great in comparison. Overall a very easy choice. (59 words)

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

Otter of course. None of the other options are as cute. You could argue that the fox mentioned here might come close to a fire fox (aka red panda, my favorite animal), but if we're just talking about a regular fox, I still prefer the otter. Also the person behind the name, but that wasn't part of the question. (59 words)

+3 TPE

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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.