The New Orleans Specters won their first ever Challenge Cup in S54 in dominating fashion, sweeping the Hamilton Steelhawks in 4 games. Not even 12 hours later, they made a massive trade. They sent their game 4 OT winning goal scorer Mitchell van der Heijden, Erben Kasius, and Stein Nilsen along with a first and a second to the New England Wolfpack for Rex Kirkby and Boris Poroshenko. The Wolfpack got significantly younger and this move was one of several for them as well. This move significantly boosted the Specters giving them a number one defenseman that they were looking for and a strong 2C as well. Ultimately, they would fall in seven games to the Buffalo Stampede in the S55 Challenge Cup finals. It’s hard to say if either team really won this trade as very few of the players involved are still with their respective teams and neither has had much success since, but it was a bold move for the Specters to make just hours after winning their first championship.