Task 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

We have pizza

Task 4. Written, 3 TPE
Write a sonnet about an SHL-related topic. Be sure to follow the proper ABAB-CDCD-EFEF-GG rhyme structure or I'm gonna track you down and give you a failing grade.

They came in twos, out of the framed wood
About whose burning boats they savaged
From those who lamented as they could
The Expansion, their rosters ravaged

From the ashes after came new hope
More ice time for prospects, young and fresh
Then the big league once again could cope
With adding a pair of teams made flesh

Again, season sixty we’d expand
Another toll to pay for success
More players soon plucked from where they stand
And leaving the teams again with less

The teams lament players lost, it seems
But the playoffs now host sixteen teams!

Task 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?

Once again, it is the usual suspects of Canada and the United States to finish near the top in medals, with Great Britain and Czechia looking to get the most out of their strong teams. With the retirement of DeMaricus Smyth and Brady MacIntyre, the Czech Republic loses two older but large pieces of their team, and will be looking to make the most of it for one final IIHF run. Switzerland is looking to take another step into medal contention with an improved squad, and Sweden looks to be as good as ever. The smaller nations will once again struggle, with Austria, Latvia and Norway fielding younger teams overall. Austria is at least in a very good position with a strong late-S50’s group that will look scarier in a few more seasons. Lingering around the middle of the pack will likely be Germany, Russia, Finland, Japan, and Ireland. IIHF doesn’t have a large shift in power each tournament, but with a decent string of retirements prior to the S60 expansion draft some nations will lose aging but good players, so expect to see many stories surrounding last hurrahs and farewell tours.

Task 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 would think that despite the finals losses, winning some recent cups is a load off of Buffalo here. Texas is looking for their first win since S36, and are looking to be the first team in the 66-game era to not be a Great Lakes team and win it all. Three GL teams have been dominant the last decade, and Texas has been knocked out previously by a GL team a few times already.

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

Honestly both are good, but I like Texas’ better. The branding has more of a North American sports logo feel, while Buffalo’s seems more like a European football crest for a club. While there’s nothing inherently wrong with that, I personally prefer the sports-logo style for the SHL as a NA-based league. In addition, having the green and yellow work well together with buffalo, but it needs slightly thicker black lines around a couple of parts of the logo to give it more definition and make the logo pop.

- Total of 2 TPE claimed for task number 12

Task 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.

Confirmation word: Pride


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.

Nicolae Antonescu (Goaltender)
OTLs: 4 or more (4)
SV%: % 0.921 or higher (0.926)

https://simulationhockey.com/showthread....pid3045818

Total claim 2 TPE for Milestones


TOTAL CW CLAIM: 16