1. Written, 3 TPE, Ups and Downs (150 words min.)
So this was a tough season for everyone in the SHL. Dealing with trolls online, horrible PR from product endorsements, and on top of that all some minor identity fraud to add to the pile. Are these the worst things to happen to your player this season, or did something unimaginably horrible happen? On the flip side, were there any bright spots hidden in the countless nuisances and problems? What good things on and off the ice happened this season for you?

Other than being banned from most countries following my anti mask fiasco, I'd say that the PR and the online trolls didn't really get to me this year. My year was defined by a huge shot count against...by far the largest in the league. As far as I could tell, I had all the tools I needed to get out in front of them and have a stellar year. While my .917 was not awful for someone facing over 40 shots a game, I really felt this was my year to jump out and have a stellar year. Instead, I held us in quite a few games, especially early in the season, then trailed off and had some pretty awful appearances. My lack of shutouts showed that I wasn't really able to fully steer games this year the way I was able to last season. So this year my biggest issue was my on-ice play, and I will work to rectify it this offseason.

2. Written, 3 TPE (150 words min.)
Pokemon! Everyone loves em, and if you don't, you didn't have a childhood. Or adulthood. Anyways, let's imagine all SHL and SMJHL players are now pokemon. Assemble your team! On top of that, what is your strategy to navigate the POKESHL? Try to get the strongest pokemon and become champion? Catch all of the possible players and complete your pokedex? UwU Breed them? Catch low level juniors players and train them? Or become a gym leader, helping others on their path to greatness? I'd love to hear your approach.

Ok so Squirtle is my starter and anyone who does differently is a scrub. The first part of my plan is to reset the SHL repeatedly while fishing for my first player to be a shiny with perfect IVs. This should win me some championships right out of the gate as I slaughter all the other noob trainers. I'll eventually level the Squirtle up to Wartortle, after which I will press B every time he wants to evolve because Wartortle is the best Pokemon ever (@ me nerds). Then comes the part of my plan that will put me in the hall of fame forever. I'm going to take my Challenge Cups and place them at the 6th position in my inventory, then execute the Missingno/M glitch on the side of Cinnabar Island. Boom. Challenge Cup duplication glitch. Now I have more Challenge Cups than there are seasons of the SHL and no one can stop me. I'll be the winningest GM ever.

Also I wouldn't let any Treeckos on the team.

5. Written, 2 TPE (100 words min.)
We're adding 2 teams to the SMJHL this season. Do you think we should keep the current SMJHL playoff format of everyone makes it? Or is it time to just take the best 8 or 12 teams and let em duke it out? Defend your stance.

I don't have an issue with everyone making it, as long as the difficulty of all teams' paths through the tournament are reflective of their regular season standings. I hate the current NHL system of prioritizing regional matchups over actually rewarding good teams by giving them easier opponents and vice versa. Every team in the league could make it for all I care...as long as if you are last place, your first round opponent is first place. The hockey should start off pretty imbalanced and get better as the tournament goes on, and that's what you see with straight ranking. Regional brackets ruin this by allowing finals-calibur matchups to happen in early rounds, leaving the final rounds of the tournament lacking in comparison.

So essentially, I'm not ok with going to regional matchups. If that means that everyone makes it, so be it.

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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16. slash's secret bonus prompt SHHHHHH. Written, 2 TPE (100 words min.)
Luke let you keep the money you stole from him in the heist, and won't tell the authorities. But you have to take him on a wonderful date using the money. How does your evening go? What dining and activities do you have in store for good ol' Lukey boy?

So Luke loves losers. It's absolutely no secret. From Manhattan to Tamper Bay, the dude just loves when his favorite teams don't cut the mustard. That's why I'm going to take Luke to go see the biggest losers of them all, his favorite Philadelphia Flyers. The date will start when I pick him up and I have to pay the toll to leave New Jersey. Then we will head to the Wells Fargo Center, where we will get to see a special treat...Dave Hakstol's return to Philadelphia as the coach of the Seattle Kraken. We will watch shit hockey for a few hours then go home depressed. All according to plan.

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.
https://simulationhockey.com/showthread....pid3083320