S59 Championship Week

S59 Championship Week

Nhamlet
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06-06-2021, 01:36 PM (This post was last modified: 06-06-2021, 01:37 PM by Nhamlet.)

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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 play fake hockey.

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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?

It would immediately turn into a combat robot arena situation where players would slowly become more and more equipped with technology. At first it’ll start medievil, spikes on shoulder pads, blades on the ends on sticks (actual sharpened ones) and the skates being extra sharp with lots of kick motions. Then as each research and development department for each team takes bigger steps to inflict more damage on the opposing team, and ideally reducing the amount of injuries to their own players, they’ll turn to technology. It’ll be things like players essentially in tanks, combat suits and to an extent, controlling robotic then cyborg players in place equipped with weapons. The peak of all of this will essentially start with nuclear warfare resulting in a player lock out, eventual demanding of rights of players both human and mutant alike, forcing an expansion for both human and hybrid human teams/leagues. To say the least, potentially sparking a new race war as the result of SHL without rules is one of the more likely possibilities

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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?

It’s starting to feel like a bit of a broken record at this point but I could see Newfoundland who could have had a finals showdown with Kelowna. I will instead go with Detroit who were much more anticipated to have more postseason success having seen their multiple 1st round picks from a couple seasons ago, take top roles but only bowing out in the 2nd round as the division winner. Part of it is facing an unpredictably predictable Anchorage team that always seems to do well no matter what season it is, and the other part just seems to be not getting the bounces in Detroit’s favor. Their team has largely been one of the more impressive ones in the league on top of having the leading regular season goal scorer so to not make it to the finals, much less even get a series win, must be incredibly disappointing.

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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.

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

a. Buffalo comes out ahead with the likes of Aron Hernadivic taking a serious step forward in being up there for points leader, his linemate Matt Kholin contributing significantly along with the still elite Monkey D Luffy. Augustus Wang also looks to be a runaway favorite for defenseman of the season given his offensive production relative to his peers in the same position.

b. With the definition being chip on their shoulder, it’s got to be Buffalo who had a couple chances to win it all, and being so close to getting another title would make them extra thirsty to get it done. That being said, Texas hasn’t won or even been to the finals in ages so that drought might be the difference maker.

d. Is this even a question? Texas seems like it’s got everything going for it from the local food scene, to having the nightlife that would be incredibly attractive to anybody with a variety of interests. Buffalo is largely just Buffalo and is one of those places you end up at not because you want to but you have to be there.

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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.

tea

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16. hotdog's secret bonus weird prompt. Written, 2 TPE (100 words min.)

If worst came to worst and the situation were dire....... you need nutrition....... you must consume your peers. If you had to eat another SHL player, who would you eat and why? (sorry in advance Julio)

There are a plethora of other choices from Evil Allbran, Beeg Yosh, and the oh so delectable Pasta the Turtle. But I think the obvious and exotic choice has to be Duncan the Walrus. On a purely practical sense, the size of the walrus, adults being up to something like 2000 kilograms means for a greater yield of more meals and overall nutrition total that would allow myself to sustain until the next need to sacrifice another SHL in order to live. As a bit of tidbit info, it turns out when their flippers are fermented for several months, they become a local delicacy dish common to the Inuit people.

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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.