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?

This was a downer season to say the least. If it could go wrong, it did go wrong. Starting off with just an entirely underperforming roster. The hope had been that our veteran leadership could get it done but the complete opposite happened. We didn't even sniff the play-offs for more then a moment. We barely strung a few wins in a row together. Hell, most of us seemingly had our worst seasons ever. Then our entire management moved onto other things. Can't say I blame them but it was still a big blow given that I had just been re-signed for another three years. Luckily though, there is an upside, we have a great crop of prospects in the pipeline and our new management looks to be pretty awesome. Next season will hopefully signal that improvement as we shift regimes and move onto a new era for the Winnipeg Aurora.

151 words

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.

As much as I'd love to say that we should make them battle it out and only let in the top eight. I think it's much healthier for the league to let everyone have the fun and excitement of the play-offs and the chance to win the Cup. A lot of these players are new to the league and giving them the maximum amount of excitment possible means a higher retention rate overall. Hopefully then they make friends in the community and want to stay when they inevitably end up missing the play-offs a full time in the big league.

100 words.

9. Graphic, 3 TPE
Create a magazine cover that highlights either a player in the finals or a standout player from the regular season.



10. Graphic, 3 TPE
Design a Challenge Cup/Four Star Cup Championship banner for one of the teams in the finals, like those which appear on the side of the site.




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?

If I'm gonna take him out with my hard stolen money, then I'm going to make it romantic as fuck. I'm talking going all the way on it. First, a visit to the most expensive taco truck you've ever been too. I'm talking classy as fuck. The type of place that puts gold leaf on their burrito. Then we're going for a moonlit walk along the river before finishing it off in a rented trailer. Double wide baby. Gonna make sure theres a brand new kind waterbed in there and everything. Then we pop a little bit of America's fanciest bubbly and see where the rest of the night takes us.

111 words.

16 TPE.