S57 Championship Week

S57 Championship Week

MN_Moosey
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01-23-2021, 06:15 PM (This post was last modified: 01-31-2021, 02:09 PM by MN_Moosey.)

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15. CW TRIVIA, 3 TPE max - 1 TPE for participation, 0.5 TPE for each correct answer. This is 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.

glacier

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7. Written, 3 TPE (150 words min.)

SHL-NHL comparisons. With the NHL season kicking off again, what are some team or player comparisons between SHL and NHL? Pick one (or more) comparison(s) and explain why it works (e.g., Monkey D Luffy is the Connor McDavid of the SHL because xyz, or the Chicago Syndiacte are the Nashville Predators of the SHL because xyz, or nour is the Gary Bettman of the SHL because xyz).

There are two comparisons I want to make. The Hamilton Steelhawks are the Tampa Bay Lightning of the SHL. A lot of people can see this due to their sheer dominance, but the craziest part is that both teams are filled to the brim with depth. Hamilton has and will be a strong contender for many seasons to come. Tampa has finally broken through and won their first cup in over a decade and still manage to keep a majority of their depth and talent while complying to the salary cap. We could very well see both win another trophy in the next couple seasons. The other comparison is, well, Tampa Bay Barracuda and the Ottawa Senators. This is more of a recent comparison, but both teams have struggled to stay off of the league floor but have accumulated young talent and maybe could be a contending team in a few seasons (barring Melnyk actually spending some cash and not being at the cap floor). They had a good number of top draft picks and did some trading to get something for their stars to help build for the future.

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8. Graphic, 3 TPE

Design a Challenge Cup championship t-shirt for one of the teams in the finals. (A four-star cup t-shirt for the SMJHL is ok as well.) Hey maybe if your design is good enough it'll make it to the merch store!

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12. 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. The season series between these two teams was tied 3-3. Do you think either team has an advantage in this series or do you see it as a true toss up?

b. Each of these teams boasts a very strong first powerplay unit - which team has the special teams advantage in this series?

c. Which of these two teams' brandings do you prefer? Take into account colors, logo, name, location, and anything else you consider relevant.

d. Would you rather get a lap dance from Hugh Jazz, have a staring contest with Luke Atmey (velv's old player), reach for objects on high shelves with Dale Miller, or play League with Parker Smeb?

a. Both of these teams boast high octane offenses and solid defense. They are part of the same division so they have play each other a ton this season. The season series is an even split 3-3 between the two. With game 7 being a home game for Hamilton, the edge goes to them being that they only lost 1 game to Chicago and it was in a shootout. Hamilton also has the better goaltender, albeit they are very close in numbers. (81 words)

b. These teams offer quite the powerplay lineup but they are very close in numbers. Each has a plethora of players leading in powerplay points. Chicago depends more on their forwards on the unit while Hamilton isn't afraid to give the point man some love. The team that can play the cleanest game will see victory in this series. (58 words)

c. I can be a bit of a stickler when it comes to branding. I look a lot at the reasoning for a certain element or color scheme. The thing that disappoints me the most is that Chicago went yellow instead of embracing the baby blue and red of the city flag. The name harbors back to the city's crime roots but not embracing more about the city is just disappointing. Hamilton is fine I guess. Steelhawk just sounds like an avatar name an edgy kid would use in an MMO or something, but I am always a fan of steel blue. (101 words)

d. As a person of relatively short stature myself, I would have to enjoy reaching for objects on high shelves with Miller. Mills is a good bean and I think my long arms can help reach even the highest of shelves. I'm interested to see his technique for getting objects. Does he use a step ladder? Does he climb the shelves? I will find out for sure. (66 words)