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 them sim leaguers

2. Written, 3 TPE (150 words min.)
The Purge is a concept where typically illegal things (e.g., robbery, murder) are legalized for one day. In an SHL-purge, there's a game day where everything typically illegal to do on the ice is now legal. No rules for sticks or pads, no penalties, no icing, etc. What will your player do on the ice to make the most of this and gain a competitive advantage?
Oh boy, we’re purging on the ice now. I have this plan to slyly move the blue line a few inches to really mess with players that try to toe the blue line by feel. There are going to be a lot of humorous offsides penalties. The refs will be able to still gauge the lines pretty well since they are more away from the play and have good views of the blue line already. The players, on the other hand, will still be trying to use other marks such as where the bench begins to get a feel for where they are at on the ice. My player is going to yell onside when the opponents get to where the blue line used to be, just mere inches away. This will tilt the favor toward my team and see us stopping all sorts of plays from breaking into our zone. It’s minor enough that we won’t draw too much attention. Focus will remain on the other plays committing actual atrocities with the purge.


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?
Going full bias, I thought Hamilton was a pretty serious threat this season. I thought we were geared up for a repeat, or at the very least, a finals appearance. It wasn’t like we went down without a fight, we went up against the best team. The team had the best scorers, with 3 of the top 4 regular season scoring leaders. That offense was going to be a threat to any team. It should have been able to carry the team to the finals. With the impressive regular season we had, we figured the road to the cup was ours, but surprisingly we were knocked off that path.

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’m expecting a lot of fight out of Team Switzerland. The Swiss have been near the top of IIHF before and seem poised to get back into the conversation of world champs. They are hungry and have been training hard all off-season so far. There are some players that missed the playoffs completely or had an early exit and are excited about the chance to put up some good performances on the international stage. When you have a good crop of young skaters with some veterans mixed in there, it will be a good outing for the red and white team. We consider the youth of Switzerland to be a big plus much like the flag. Expect teams heavy with Texas or Buffalo players to be banged up and sore after going the distance and doing battle in the final series of the playoffs. International teams with Texas and Buffalo players will enjoy that those players are already caught up to speed, so it might work in their favor.

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. That is a good layoff for reaching the finals, but it seems like they had less to prove. Buffalo’s been one of those top teams to reach the finals frequently, have had success, but also failures. Winning probably meant more to Texas, but they weren’t as upset about the recent finals loses, if I had to guess.
c. The Texas brand is crisp and feels very Texan. Their banner on the site reminds me of a Texas license plate. I’m not the biggest fan of the current Buffalo logo and colors, but I think the Stampede are a decent brand. I give Texas the nod here but it’s not as far of a gap as I’d expect when comparing the two brands.


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.
Milestones claim

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