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?  This was my rookie season in the big league, and I would have to say that it turned out better than I expected honestly. I say this because I did not feel like /I had that great amount of TPE to compete with some of the big boys, but I guess it was a decent amount to keep me somewhat relevant. I also did not think too much about it because being on a team that is at the bottom of the league, although on the rise with great talent coming up, but figured I would struggle because of it but was not too bad and actually helped the team succeed. Was in the running for Rookie of the Year for a lot of the year but lost the momentum towards the end of the year. Next year with the help of the new talent, I will be able to do even better next season and so will my team! (160 words)
 
2. Written, 3 TPE (150 words min.)
This offseason will be extra exciting, as it features the rare expansion draft! Write about how you think the expansion draft will play out, either for one or both of the expansion teams or from an SHL team's perspective.  The expansion draft looks like it is going to look fun this year and I look forward to seeing which players end up on the new expansion teams. There is a lot of good players that are not being protected or have their contracts expiring. Interesting how each new GM will handle about picking their new players. I say this because one team will get a top pairing defenseman and the other will get a line 1 or line 2 forward to start off. I would imagine that the new GM would draft their counter parts in getting a forward and a defenseman, respectively. Although if I were one of the new expansion GM’s I would build from the back up, so I think that Aquanauts are starting off better. So to add on to my build from the back up, I would get the best goalie available and if it is someone that is IA, get one in the works going right away with the actual draft, then build up from there. Going a great offense man does not hurt. (181 words)
 
5. Written, 3 TPE (150 words min.)
What are your predictions for the upcoming IIHF or WJC tournament? What team do you think will win/surprise people/be bad/etc.?  In the up coming IIHF and WJC I believe that Great Britain and the British Isle are going to do well and may even end up winning it. They have been close for the past few years and I believe that this year they will push it over to winning gold. British Isles, this may be one of their last chances in a while since they will lose their big boys to the IIHF. They include Edward Williams, Frederick Wanesly, and Patric Twist, which are elite talent in the WJC and will be welcomed with open arms when they join IIHF next season. I believe with the veterans of MacIntyre, and Kirkby holding down the fort in from of a strong goalie, it is Great Britain’s to lose this year I feel. Some countries that will be good too will be USA, but not as good as in the past, and Switzerland. A surprise team will be Norway!!! (158 words)
 
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?  Based on purely TPE, they are extremely close and New Orleans just slightly edges Buffalo out. But the TPE does not completely mean everything even though it helps lol. The goalies help a lot and the forward can be defensively to help the defense. I think that New Orleans has more defensive forwards and the goalie with more TPE, so I believe that they have the defensive advantage in this battle! (71 words)
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?  I do, lol just that plain and simple. We have found out that home ice advantage does give the home team an advantage. So, if they are very close stats and strategies, then I believe that the slight extra home ice gives will give the team the advantage in the series. (51 words)
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?  I do think it helps but I do not think it gives New Orleans the advantage. I think that it helps with them being the more defensive team and will help them with blocking shots and screening. This will make the series closer, but I think that Buffalo has the offensive power to break through and prevail them in a Cup Championship. (62 words)
d. What is your favorite name from a player appearing in this series? Why do you like that player's name?  The person’s name that I like the most in this is a toss up between two Buffalo Stampede, Monkey D. Luffy and Hippo Passamus. I love Monkey D. Luffy’s name because it is from an Anime and and I love Anime even though I keep meaning to watch that series but its sooooooo long. I love Hippo Passamus because it’s a pun off an animal and hockey, plus his player is massive like a Hippo lol! (76 words)
e. There are several animal names in this series - which of these animals is the coolest? sloth, hippo, otter, monkey, fox, kirby.  Kind of answered this in the previous question but the HIPPO!!! I love that there is so many animal names and Otter is a good one, Monkey is okay, but I know the character is from Anime and love it for that. Sloths are meh, foxes are to smart/sly and untrustworthy, and Kirby is an animal? News to me, just thought he was a pink blob lol. (67 words)
 
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: Jmac