1. After his move from the New Orleans Spectres during the off season in free agency to the Atlanta Inferno in Georgia Rex Kirkby was not sure what to expect from his first season in a new division and conference. On top of this the season moved from fifty games to sixty six games so the bar for achievement was somewhat muddied. As well as this the head office persecuted Kirkby at the beginning of the season and despite the rule book not being clear on the matter suspended him for the first four games of the season. However despite the adversity he posted a career season in points and if it was not for an end of season slump probably would have been firmly in the mix for a stevens award. A presence at both ends of the ice Kirkby was an all round action man making well over one hundred hits and blocks as well as putting up 52 points in 62 games. Overall a very decent season.

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3. During the off season Rex Kirkby was approached by charity very close to his heart and one that he had done work with before as a way to keep fit during the lull between seasons. Charitable bear wrestling. The chairty puts up the worlds biggest juice heads like Hafþór Júlíus Björnsson, Oleksii Novikov and Eddie Hall against the worlds most ferocious bears like Grizzlies and Polar bears and throws them together in an arena. All tickets and pay per view subscriptions then go towards freeing caged and pet bears and to maintaining their habitats around the world. Rex Kirkby isnt quite stupid enough to get into an arena with a full grown bear but he does help with commentary, manning the phone lines and acting as the face off/spokesperson for the oganisation. Over the years there have been a few incidents that have threatened the existance of the charity but its nothing that a personal visit from Rex can't help smooth over.

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4.

Onopriekno
Completely useless award
Valued by no one

Mister Rex Kirkby
Really wants a Stevens win
Probably wont though

Quebec talked some shit
Anchorage was too legit
No cup for the French

Fire chickens rise
Is there a better franchise
The answer is no

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5. I think Quebec will feel hard done by not being in the four star cup finals. After the weird playoff formatting with franchise hockey manager it ended up being seed one vs two and nine vs 12 for the semi finals which meant one of Anaheim or Vancouver more or less got a free ride to the final while Quebec who had far and away been the best team in the regular season came up against their closest challenger in Anchorage. In the end it came down to a Pablo Salvatici breakaway goal and quite frankly superior management from Anchorage to tip the scales but Quebec go home empty handed from the semis in what probably should have been the finals series.

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6. Much like in the simulation hockey league with the advent of franchise hockey manager the international ice hockey federation tournament held every off season has become a lot more predictable. Gone are the days where Ireland can fluke their way to five cups in a row. Therefore I think that it will be more or less the same as the past few seasons where the dominant teams are likely to come from Canada, The United States and Great Britain. The first two have an endless pool of players to choose from so a fall off is unlikely while Great Britain has effectively used transfers to top up its already high talent roster and to supplement their forward core that used to be its main weakness and is now becoming as good as any other groups in the competition. So I think those three will be the main contenders for medals but look out for Japan and maybe Czechia or Norway to throw their hat into the mix as well.

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15. Verification word: Boats

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