1. 3 TPE, PT Coupon for one CW Task

SHL best because it can be a fun escape into a character not yourself and the community has come off doing some great charitable work!

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

Brogen is looking to go a little off the wall with his cheating and trying to test out something for his future beer league career. In order to do it, planning will need to be made well in advance, and several scientists working around the clock in order to innovate some equipment. The whole gig will be centered around a stick with the capability to use a magnet type effect to rubber. This will be attached to a switch that Brogen can carry in order to allow the puck to be released when it's time to score. This stick will also have a memory coating that will cause anyone who is not Brogen who touch it to be shocked mercilessly. Otherwise, it will allow for Brogen to have unparalleled control of the puck at all times in order to dip and dodge around the entirety of the opposing teams. With this, Brogen will be able to ensure that he puts up some massive numbers, and ensure that his team gets the victory.

3. Written, 3 TPE (150 words min.)
If real life versions of all 18 SHL team logos were entered into a fight, which would come out victorious and why? Which would be the first eliminated?

While I would love to be able be able to give it to my current team of the Dragons, I think we have to go ahead and give it to the Atlanta Inferno. The Phoenix is a historied mythological creature that is known for it's ability to to continually rebirth it self in flames. With this, I think any other mascot in the league will have trouble trying to get rid of it permanently. With this ability it will be able regenerate again and again while taking down all the others bit by bit as they fail to match the awesome regeneration power of the Phoenix.

In terms of first one to go, I'm going to have to go with the Barracuda. Unlike the others, it is restricted to one environment only. If any of the other mascots gets it out of the water, it will not survive long

6. 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?

I think it's always tough to expect anything other than greatness from Team Canada. Again this season it's looking like they're going to have an absolutely stacked roster. Headed up by some of the SHL's top scorers such as Theo Morgan, they promise to come out with a high-powered full frontal attack from their forwards. They will be going into the tournament with the two top scorers in the SHL and countless players who had strong seasons and led their clubs to be the best that they could be through the whole season. While we definitely can talk up the forwards for years and years as one of the strongest cores ever to grace the SHL, we can't overlook the defensive backing that they have, with hosts of the best scoring and defensive defensemen in the league such as Adam Barron and Gabe Johnson.

This truly looks like one of the strongest Canadian teams in years, and they are going in with the weight of everyone expecting them to win the gold. They definitely have the manpower, but as we all know, the IIHF tournament has plenty of opportunities for shocking upsets.and be making an early exit from Mascot Kombat.

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.

b. This is Texas’s first cup appearance since winning it in S36, while Buffalo is recovering from 2 recent final losses to Hamilton. Which team will have a bigger chip on their shoulder entering the finals.

I think that you really have to think that Buffalo has the bigger chip on their shoulder going into this one. Having a ton of regular season and early playoff success is one thing, but these guys want nothing more than to win a cup. Feeling that awful sting of coming close but not being able to close twice in such recent history will really have those players pumped up and ready to avenge the last ones lest they become like their city mates, the Buffalo Bills.

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

I think that I probably prefer Buffalo's branding. It's a little more off the wall and unique to me and takes an uncommon colour combination to pull it all together. I always do love an animal as a mascot as well, there's something with human-based mascot costumes that always sets me off and they always just seem a little too strange to me. Buffalo is an excellent city for hockey, and of course comes with some incredible wing recipes which is just a huge win in the long run.

d. Would you rather have to spend a long weekend hanging out in Dallas or Buffalo? What would you do?

While there are a ton of great things about Buffalo, taking the time to head to Dallas for a long-weekend would be a great time. Booze is incredibly cheap there, and the weather is quite often leagues above where I live. Texas as a whole is home to some excellent BBQ, and I would want to dip into that with some tall cool beers on a nice hot patio and soak in that sun.



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

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