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?

My season went well as a playmaker as I finished 7th in the league in assists. Unfortunately my overall game and my teams overall game just didn't get it done on enough nights to be a real threat this year. I spent the first chunk of the season on the 3rd line and our team was doing pretty we couldn't find consistency. After this I was bumped up and played a lot of different positions this year but our team just never got on a roll. My goals for the season was to win the cup to be honest...I really want to win a cup down here in the SMJHL and my personal stats aren't that important. They should be good enough to help win but my main goal is to win it all. So ultimately I failed my most important mission but next year I can get it done with my team. If I find a way to jive better with some teammates maybe I can get to the top 3 in assists this year and help us win a cup as well.

2. Written, 3 TPE (150 words min.)
Of the 10 most recent finals series, which do you think is the most memorable and why? Which will be remembered in history as the best/most important/most memorable series or victory? S46: BUF over NOLA, S47: WKP over CGY, S48: BUF over WPG, S49: EDM over NEW, S50: CGY over TBB, S51: HAM over EDM, S52: MAN over SFP, S53: HAM over EDM, S54: NOLA over HAM, S55: BUF over NOLA.

S49 for me is the winner for most memorable. But it is strictly on a personal level as I won that cup with the Edmonton Blizzard. My player performed will and lead the team in even strength points in the playoffs. I retired after we won the cup even though I was just about to really hit my prime. Most of the cups since then I have not paid much attention to the SHL in great detail so I can't really comment much on them. I know a lot of chat happens in Discord but I really miss when the playoff posts on the forums would have more back and forth comments and trash talk in them. It made it fun to keep up with what was going on. Buffalo has clearly had some amazing years during this stretch and they should be remembered for a long time.  All the winners on the list are interesting and it will be fun to read some people break these series down more.

4. Written/Graphic, 3 TPE (150 words min.)
If the SHL needed to set up a playoff bubble (like the NHL did in Edmonton/Toronto or the NBA in Orlando), which city would be the best candidate to host as the hub city? What would the players do during their time in a playoff bubble? (For graphic option, make an advertisement [like a pamphlet/brochure] in support of a specific city as the hub city and highlighting the reasons why.)

I think Toronto in the SHL would make a great host city we needed to do a bubble. The city of Toronto has some of the worlds best facilities for athletes and specifically hockey players.  All of the SHL players would know they could train and keep their minds and body as strong as they can during this hard time. There is many great restaurants around the arena but due to budget restraints we could only include 2-3 in the bubble. But we would make sure these 3 places would have a great variety of food for all players of different nationalities. There would be great distanced activities planned at the hotel...anything we can do to keep you sane while you are separated from the one thing you want most...human touch. There would be a concert planned where everyone stays in their own room and just listens in on skype to some great artists who are playing in the lobby.

7. Written, 3 TPE (150 words min.)
What's your prediction for this season's IIHF tournament? Which teams do you expect to do well (or not well)? Which players?

This year at the IIHF I think the United States will have another strong showing. Canada was second in their group last year and I could see them being a great team this year as well. Last season they scored n bunches and managed 64 total goals but they weren't nearly as great defensively as Great Britain who only let in 16 goals in 12 round robin games. With the growth of Canada's roster I could see them being really hard to beat. The United States and Japan were a top of their group a last year. The USA just seems like they have a none stop supply of great players which makes sense based on the website. They are always run well and I don't see them slowing down. The swedish star Wagstrom should have a great tournament. Monkey D. Luffy will probably lead Japan to many wins and could be the MVP. Julio Tokolosh should be a big player for the USA.


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 an impressive set of skaters - without factoring in any coaching or tactical strategies, which team do you think has the better roster of skaters on paper?

I think Hamilton has a more impressive set of skaters. They have put together a really impressive roster and I picked them to win it all in the predictions. They have a deeper roster in my mind and Buffalo has a bigger single star with Luffy. Hamilton has Aaron Wilson and he will do whatever it takes to win. I think they are too deep for Buffalo.

b. Do you foresee the teams making any strategic adjustments during the course of the series? Should the teams be quick to switch tactics or stick with what they've been using?

I could see a team making some adjustments if they get down 2 games early in the series and it isn't going according to their test sims. I know the GM's and coaches must test multiple strategies and sometimes they will need to go to plan B. That being said if they have tested it do death and really believe in what they have maybe just let it ride. You can do everything right and still lose.

c. These two teams hail from the Great Lakes Division. Which of the Great Lakes (Huron, Ontario, Michigan, Erie, Superior) do you think is the Greatest and why?

Lake Huron in my opinion is the greatest of the great lakes. I have spent lots of time swimming in Georgian Bay which is on Lake Huron. My parents grew up there and it is so beautiful there. Even the bay looks endless when you stand on one side and peer across the water. The size of these things is amazing. Huron has so many nice areas that are filled with sand and the water gets so warm. Very humid there in the summer.

d. If, once it is safe to do so, you had to go hang out in person with one of the users on Buffalo/Hamilton, who would you hang out with and what would you do? (if you pick gabe you get -1 tpe)

I would like to sit and have a beer or 5 with DrunkenTeddy on Hamilton. He has been around this league forever and he has done soooooo much to help this place grow and just be fun in and alive. He knows so much about behind the scenes as well as just making a great player that it would be great to spend time with him.