Honesty, I'd say my player did fairly well as a rookie in the SHL.  I didn't really set out with any goals for this season since I had no idea what to expect with switching leagues.  I ended up with 25 points, which was my second highest career total, sandwiched in between year 2 and 3 of Juniors (24, 33). 68 blocked shots was very good, but a bit of a drop from my highs of 103 and 104, but that was when I was playing top line minutes in the Juniors, so that's understandable.  I am a little disappointed I didn't hit any of the season milestones, but again, that's likely understandable since the milestones are based on the top 30-50% of the league and as a rookie I'm at the bottom.  The season started slow, but improved, which I attribute to increasing skills from training as well as the team dialing in the tactics. As a two-way forward I hope I can improve both my scoring and my defensive abilities next season.  Now that I am no longer capped with training I can continue to improve throughout the seasons instead of just a bump at the beginning. (199 words)


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I'd have to say Edmonton.  They beat the best team in the West, Calgary, but then lost to Hamilton and we ended up with two East teams in the finals. If the playoff bracket had stayed separated, there's a good chance they could have moved on as the West champions.  Of course, Chicago would have been a tough out, who eventually lost to Buffalo in 7 games, after sweeping Texas 4-0.  Still, after beating Calgary it would have been hard to count Edmonton out.  Who knows what might have happened if they had gotten to face Chicago.  Buffalo and Hamilton would have been an epic Eastern finals. (107 words)


Honestly, this is kind of tough, since the last Simon and first FHM finals are within this list, but I would say S54 NOLA over Hamilton.  After the cheating scandal which led to the FHM switch, Hamilton made it to the finals and won the first FHM Championship, which I'm sure didn't make a lot of people happy.  They made it to the finals again in S54 but this time they were bested by New Orleans for the teams first Championship! After making the finals in their inaugural season of S46 it was a long slog for New Orleans to get back to the finals, but when they made it, they made it count! They even made it a sweep to boot. Several former Crows are on the New Orleans squad, so I was very excited to see them finally win one. You never forget your first! Congrats New Orleans! (150 words)


Assuming the United States is still horribly mismanaging the pandemic, which I guess is kind of the point of the question, the best option in my opinion would be Winnipeg.  It's fairly centrally located in Canada.  It would be a long haul for teams like LA, Texas and New Orleans, but you'd only have to make the trip once and would likely be less travel overall than going back and forth multiple times over the course of a 7 game series.  It's hard to say what the players might do in the bubble since a lot of places will be closed and they will mostly be hanging out at the hotels and arena, but there will be CFL Football to watch on TV, and lots of deliveries of iconic Canadian foods like poutine, All Dressed (or Ketchup) chips, and butter tarts.  Wafer pie is also a local Winnipeg specialty which is a méringue topped custard pie, similar to a lemon-meringue pie south of the border. (165 words)

Monkey D Luffy led all playoff scorers with 30 points, and second was his own teammate.  But of course being on the losing team makes it hard to give him the MVP, no matter how well earned it may be. My money is on goalie A. Jobin for Hamilton.  Last season he played 12 games in the playoffs with a 3.15 GAA, .900 sv% and 2 shutouts.  This season, he was able to extend Hamilton to 18 games, and 12 wins.  He lowered his GAA to 2.59 and his save percent rose to .908, also with 2 shutouts.  I know it's a team game, but goalies get "credit" for wins, and 12 wins in the playoffs equals a cup. (119 words)

16 TPE total.