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

A whole ton of great people, obviously, all made my life even just a bit better.

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?

The three most interesting or scary logos would be the Atlanta Inferno, Calgary Dragons, or Seattle Argonauts. To me, the Inferno logo shows a Phoenix, which is powerful in its mythology. Top contender, that is for sure. Dragons are obvious, it is a dragon, we all know how dangerous that would be. The Argonauts are kind of my darkhorse candidate, I don't think they would win, but it would be interesting. I'm also giving the logo the benefit of the doubt that there is an army of gladiators ready for battle, because of not, all of a sudden the odds for the Argonauts go straight down. But an army of good fighters could definitely make things interesting against a dragon. I just can't see who could beat the Inferno's Phoenix, though.

As far as the first eliminated goes, I would have to say maybe the Winnipeg Aurora? You could make arguments of lots of the animal mascots over other animal mascots, like a bull against a buffalo, so I'm not sure any one of those teams would be first. It's just like.. what does that logo do? It's like having a healing character in a game. But it doesn't heal anyone, and also doesn't have healing power. It is just there until it dies. 

(214 words)

7. Written, 2 TPE (100 words min.)
To some, an interesting part of sports leagues is following celebrity fans (like Jack with the Lakers or 50 Cent with the Knicks last week) - who would be some relevant SHL celebrity fans? Which well-known celebrities would be superfans of which SHL teams?

One huge fan of the New Orleans Specters is probably one you would not expect, it is the one and the only Keith Lee. Now you may say, hey, overdoo, he's a player for the Panthers. Sure. If you say that because you don't count it as a celebrity, I got news for you! He's also a wrestler! If that change anything? But if you ask because he is on the Panthers, I have news for you. He actually hates Los Angeles. Not the team, the players, management, none of that, they're all great. He just hates the city. It's a dumb city he says. With dumb people that live in a dumb city. He misses New Orleans only now because he realizes how good he had it there. People on the streets knew who he was, instead of in LA where he is critiqued for not using a rental scooter. 

(151 words)

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?

The Buffalo Stampede do this time around, Texas is definitely the better team defensively. Buffalo has four players that scored 30 or more goals this season, which is very impressive, along with four who managed a point per game pace, and one more that was just a few points off of that. The firepower they have is spread out, and dangerous.

(61 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.

Texas. Sorry, but Buffalo and Hamilton are both spoiled franchises who hit it lucky in the transfer. They were run well, and have great management, coaching, whatever, but they're ahead of other teams for a while for a reason. One more cup for Buffalo, no one cares. Texas has something to prove, and has been out of finals for a long time. Boohoo Buffalo.

(63 words)

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

I would say Texas. As far as the city, I think I would pick Buffalo most times. For colours, Texas. It isn't anything special, just black and grey, but I really am not a fan of green and yellow. Texas' logo I also tend to prefer over Buffalo's, neither are bad, neither are top tier for me either, but it is what it is. Lastly, I also prefer Texas' name, in Renegades, to Stampede. So taking the majority, Texas is the winner here.

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

Probably Buffalo. and take it real casual. Just do the basic things, historic tours, some trips to local food places. I'm a little bit of an architecture guy, so viewing some buildings like the Botanical Gardens, or the Martin House would be pretty cool. I'm not too sure what either city offers, but Buffalo appeals to me more for whatever reason. 

(61 words)

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.

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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.

1 TPE Claim