If I were on a different team in the playoffs I would be on Newfoundland. I'm assuming that I get to choose whatever team I want as if I were going through free agency to a new team. Newfoundland has a totally stacked team so that's why I would want to go there, but I think I can definitely see how they could use Zadina in the playoffs. All of their offensive talent is there but who's going to play on the PK? Zadina's game revolves on creating offense through good defensive play. It would give him a great opportunity to improve on his defensive game too so that's a win win situation. Even on a bad team like Kelowna this season he was almost +10 in giveaways/takeaways. It also gives the Berserkers some really good depth scoring and if anyone on the team gets injured he can slot in on any line on the offense. That would definitely improve Newfoundland's chances of winning the cup.

For fan appreciation day the Kelowna Knights are going to be handing out foam swords at the gate of the game! The swords are going to have different player's names printed along the blade with the jersey numbers printed on the hilt. Whenever the team scores a goal the screens will flash and tell the fans to swing their swords in the air together. It's going to look totally sick and we'll use the video that comes from it in the future as a promotional video for the team. A little more creative than a foam finger but it's sort of the same idea.

We're going to be comparing the top 2 superstars on each team.

Newfoundland - Ric Charlesworth
Ric Charlesworth is the 1st line center for Newfoundland. Through the playoffs he scored a whopping 12 goals and 7 assists. Of those 19 points there were 17 scored at even strength. The offense that he generated was absolutely bonkers.

Anchorage - Cole Carter
Cole Carter is one of the top wingers for Anchorage. His game is really balanced, you can expect him to provide great defense while generating offense as both a goal scorer and as a playmaker.

Key Hidden Stat: Giveaways and Takeaways. Charlesworth had 11 giveaways and only 1 takeaway while Carter had 7 giveaways and 7 takeaways. While Charlesworth had 4 more points it looks like Carter might be the better line driver of the two.

A.) The best player name in this series is by far Towelie. No first name or last name, just Towelie. I never thought I'd see the day where a literal towel was potting 20+ goals an killing it in the playoffs but here we are with him having an incredible rookie season in the smjhl.
B.) It's tough to say but honestly if I have to pick a team I'm not choosing Anchorage, I'm going with Newfoundland. That team is seriously just way too good for the SMJHL. Lots of players that are at the rookie cap and lots of players that are at the 3rd season cap. They're an unstoppable force.
C.) Well to start with for Vancouver to get past Newfoundland the wheels would have to absolutely fall off the bus, That team is an unstoppable force so I'd say that the players all must of gotten sick or been unable to play due to a non hockey related disaster. As for Quebec City getting past Anchorage, while the series was 4-0 I could see it happening if Nor Dekes stands on his head for the series and The top 6 pop off.
D.) When it comes to Newfoundland I don't think there was one key player. They had 6 skaters score more than 20 goals. It really was a team effort. For Anchorage it was Cole Carter. His CF% Rel was among the best on the team, and the same goes for FF% Rel. And he scored over 30 goals with a PDO below 100. Absolutely incredible.

F: Ric Charlesworth - The top goal scorer of the playoffs. Definitely the kind of guy that you want as your top line center, especially if you can find some wingers to help drive the line.

F: Cole Carter - This guy is a great two way winger. He scores goals, he can thread the needle from anywhere in the offensive zone and he'll backcheck hard to break up a play and get an odd man rush the other way.

F: Maxwell King - King is the perfect playmaker to have on your top line. It's great to have goal scorers but you need someone to set up your goal scorers and he's exactly the player to do it.

D: Shion Okamoto - A pure offensive defenseman. He'll pot goals himself but he'll also create plays from the blue line. A perfect QB for the powerplay.

D: Jay Sink - While Sink is great in terms of offense, his real asset is his ability to create turnovers through the neutral zone. Pair him with an offensive defenseman and he'll do wonders for the transition game.

G: Evgeni Petrov - By far the best goalie in the league. Best SV% and win to loss ratio of any starter in the playoffs, 2nd best GAA of any starter in the playoffs.

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