Quote:1. 3 TPE, PT Coupon for one CW Task
From reaching the $6000 goal for COTA Charity, write 3 words on why the SHL is the best

Great people, fun drama.

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Quote: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?

I've never really thought about it, but the SHL truly has some great logos in terms of the toughness factor for a fight. I think I'd have to eliminate the Aurora first simply because that's not really something I could see entering in a fight. The next one I could see being eliminated are the north stars. They can at least make an argument about being hot and basically unkillable, but they simply have no way of attacking. Maybe in the old days when people relied on the north star to navigate, but in todays day that just isn't necessary. The monarchs likely have a solid guard protecting them, but the monarchs themselves would be fairly easy to defeat. If I had to predict who would actually win in this battle, I think I would have to go with the dragons. I just don't see a way that any of these other mascots could defeat a dragon. The barracuda might survive for a bit since they can hide in the water, but eventually the dragon may just heat the water up enough to either evaporate it or boil it.

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Quote: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. Which of these teams has stronger offensive firepower?
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.
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 have to spend a long weekend hanging out in Dallas or Buffalo? What would you do?

a. I think both of these teams have some scary offensive power with great depth, but I'd have to give the edge to Buffalo here in terms of pure offensive talent. Their roster is stacked all around and that only helps to feed off each other. From the defense to the offense, all of their players have the ability to contribute to the offensive flow of the game.

b. I believe Texas has the bigger chip on their shoulder here. Texas has gone so long now without winning the cup, and it wasn't long ago that they were a bottom feeder in the league beginning a complete rebuild (circa S50-S53). They've really made great strides at building up their team from scratch and are poised to show the league that someone from outside the Great Lakes is capable of winning the ship.

c. Despite being on Texas, I can't deny that I love the Buffalo Stampede color scheme. I'm not a huge fan of their branding outside of the color scheme, but as a Packers fan I will always support the fellow green and gold teams. The black/grey coloring of the Renegades just doesn't quite do it for me, though I do appreciate the Renegades as a team name.

d. Oh boy is this even a serious question? The only thing that would make me want to spend time in Buffalo is to see the crazy fans jumping through tables. Outside of that, I feel like Dallas beats Buffalo out in almost every category. There's just so much more to do in Dallas, and you also don't have to endure some of the most brutal, snowy winters in the country.

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Quote: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.

Verification word: textextex

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Quote:17. Milestones, up to 3 TPE
Milestones are folded in with CW. So just link your Milestone claim as task 16 for up to 3 TPE towards your 16 total.
SHL Milestones: https://simulationhockey.com/showthread.php?tid=116299
SMJHL Milestones (for senddowns): https://simulationhockey.com/showthread.php?tid=116278

Claiming 3 TPE from Milestones

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3 + 3 + 4 + 3 + 3 = 16 TPE