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?

Realistically it is a mixed bag for Name Redacted as far as how Season 57 went. In his rookie season with the Manhattan Rage he started 24 games and ended up with a 20-4-0 record. His Goals Against Average was 2.08, so that was a good metric for him. He put together 7 shutouts which is very good considering he started only 24 games. Unfortunately, those are all team-based stats. When you get to stats that are more based on individual goalie skill, things don’t look quite so rosey. He let in 50 goals on 527 shots which was good for a .905 sv%...not abysmal, but certainly a far cry from the all-star level stats he had otherwise.

In short, Name Redacted’s success can be attributed to a great team in front of him and sheltered starts. There’s no denying that he put together some decent games against difficult teams, but for the most part he sat back and saw less than 20 shots a game from sub-par opponents.

Name Redacted is going to work hard over the offseason to build up his stamina and his fundamentals in order to be a much better player for the Rage going forward.

2. Written, 2 TPE (100 words min.)
Create a new skater or goalie role for FHM. In what scenarios is this new player role best utilized? What attributes are considered important attributes to this new role, and why? Which attribute is the key one?

If I were to make a new goalie role for FHM, I think I’d harken back to the days of Martin Brodeur and create a 3rd Defeneseman Role. This role would completely stifle the dump and chase by coming out of the net, stopping wraparounds, and feeding the breakout with a good pass. Goalies of this role would need good positioning to know where to be to intercept the puck, skating to be able to get to the puck and back into net quickly and on-balance, puckhandling to be able to carry the puck around, and passing to be able to outlet to his defensemen or up ice to a forward. The main attributes would for sure be skating and passing to be as efficient and quick as possible.

3. Written, 3 TPE (150 words min.)
Over the offseason your player is getting involved in some charitable causes. What is your player/team doing around the community/for charity this offseason?

Name Redacted feels strongly about giving back in his local communities. Name Redacted started the “Mask Up” campaign in Vancouver when he played for the Whalers and has continued his work in Manhattan. The goal of the organization is to try to encourage mask wearing to reduce the spread of COVID. Name Redacted says that he has already found his forever home in the Rage, so there’s no need for him to spread beyond that.

The Mask Up campaign does this through public events where we give away masks and allow people who come to shoot against real SHL goalies. Everyone knows by now that the first shot always goes in on Name Redacted, so a lot of people get to score their first SHL goal. It’s a good time overall.

Name Redacted is also very much into literacy. As someone who had to learn the language to come here and play hockey, he has a soft spot with those who are ESL and trying to gain citizenship. He volunteers time every offseason to help tutor a small group on their citizenship tests.

4. Written, 1 or 2 TPE
HAIKUS - write 2 SHL themed haikus for 1 TPE or 4 SHL themed haikus for 2 TPE.

Fantasy for me
Was non-stop domination
Thanks Chicago Boys

I hear complaining
Of a Great Lakes Thunderdome
*Laughs in Atlantic*

Hanging up the pads
So many without a place
Becoming skaters

It is a sad week
Nine-hundred and ninety-nine
TPE update

5. Written, 2 TPE (100 words min.)
Which SHL or SMJHL team was the best team to not make the finals this season and why?

The Manhattan Rage were for sure the best team to not make the finals this year. Chicago had faced off against them in the first round. The Rage lost, sure, but they were all 1 goal losses, one of them going to double OT. In the subsequent rounds, Chicago was able to easily roll over their opponents on their way to a Challenge Cup. If no one else was able to give them the challenge that Manhattan was, I’d say it would be pretty easy to conclude that Manhattan would have fared pretty well in the finals, and deserved to be there. I’m looking forward to seeing future meetings between these teams.

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.
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?

I’ve spent 4 seasons with Dale Miller and I have a collection of fun things for him to stand on when he needs to reach high shelves. I have a small crank elevator that plays the Oompa Loompa song as it elevates him, along with a pair of moon shoes and a trampoline. It’s a constant source of fun, so getting items on high shelves with him would be the best out of these for sure.

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.

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