S61 Championship Week

S61 Championship Week

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10-10-2021, 05:42 AM (This post was last modified: 10-17-2021, 04:16 PM by lilstifler.)

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1. 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.

Verification word: lilstifler

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12. 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.php?tid=119534

Post your claim in the milestones thread for tpe earned per stat, and then link that post in your CW submission. This is done because the person who grades CW will be a different person than double-checks milestones.

https://simulationhockey.com/showthread....pid3116882

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15. Written, 2 TPE, The yearly IIHF task (100 words min.)

Write your predictions for this year's IIHF tournament or WJC if you care about that more. Will there be surprises? Will any players make their country proud? Who's gonna suck? Be bold!

Now the annual task. I like these kinds of tasks where I can predict something. So, in my opinion, nothing changes greatly from year to year. This year the Russian team will be joined by the group, because at least when you look at the compositions, it doesn't look so convincing. The weaker teams will certainly be Latvia, Russia and Ireland. Of course, my forecasts may be flawed and one of these teams may surprise us. As leaders, I would name Finnish, Canadian, U.S. teams, personally the Finnish team seems to me to be able to loudly invoke itself to the title of champion. If you have to talk about players who might be surprised, I'll certainly be quiet because leaders change every season and it's hard to predict. Let us look forward to the results of Latvia and Krish.

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2. Written, 3 TPE, What if...? (150 words min.)

Pick a moment in SHL history to change. It could be something large, an expansion draft, sim engine change, or something smaller, like a trade or team punishment. Change something about this moment in the SHL and explain the impact the difference would make in how the league developed since that moment. (think Butterfly Effect)

It's hard to imagine a very big event that I'd like to change. But I certainly would like to change the time I joined the league. It was the middle of the season, more end-half and certainly the other players were already head-to-head superior to me. As I tried to run, they had already taken shape and ran for points and a bucket. And yet if I changed it, what would my career be? This is a good question to which I cannot find an answer at this time, perhaps I would be even better off and closer to the limit of 2000 TP. Maybe I'd be a league star to know. Perhaps when a career goes to the end and will have to start about creating a new star, choose a better time so that I don't regret my choice then and be satisfied with the performance. Although at this point my performance is not profitable, I always want more.

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4. Written, 3 TPE, Biopic (150 words min.)

You've been contacted by a big film studio who wants to center the next big hockey movie around your career so far! All you need to do is supply a 150+ word explanation about what will be key scenes of moments or games in your career, the cast, and a general timeline of the film as it follows you from team to team, junior to pro. This one is open ended so how you approach it is up to you!

The story should certainly start with the fact that I am from Latvia, born in Liepaja. It is the third largest city of Latvia, given its size. It wasn't easy until the junior league. As you know, hockey is an expensive sport because of clean equipment and ice rentals. And I wasn't from the richest family, but eventually my parents did everything to make me reach what I've already done. I was lucky, of course, because all the cards were in honor of me. I continued to play in the local Latvian league, then received a call from my agent who had heard about SMJHL. I was excited because I wanted to be a professional. I got into the league, not through draftu like others, but straight with a contract that was bad for me on the one hand, because I couldn't prepare myself enough for that level while the others had run in. Play St. In the Louis team, I was draftēts in Hamilton for 4 seasons, but there were two consecutive shifts, and I ended up in the first-place San Francisco team I didn't stay in and was selected on the Seattle team, where I was still fighting.

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6. Written, up to 4 TPE - Grab Bag: Pick up to 4 Challenge Cup related topics to write about! Each topic is worth 1 TPE. Each answer must be 50+ words.

a. Hamilton was not taken to 7 games, Texas enjoyed two series sweeps, which team had the harder path to the final in your opinion?

b. Almost ten seasons ago, in S53, Hamilton enjoyed a 40 win season while Texas mustered a measly 9 wins. Now these two teams sit atop the season standings, and the playoff standings. Which is more impressive, to stay good for a decade, or to complete the rebuild and finally achieve greatness?

c. What is a renegade? What is a steelhawk? Who is Victor Helstrom from the CW trivia?

d. Who is the best player to play for either team? Is it a current player? Retired? Traded? Make your case.

a.) Let's be honest Hamilton had a big ordeal before, because it was to meet with the Buffalo team, which was also one of my favourites to the Cup fight out. But let's not say that for the Texas team, the road was easier because there were also strong teams in the second branch. Both teams have been where they deserve to be and will have to find out the best.

b.) Joy to hear such a fact because as S53 once has a season in which I appeared in this league. Well, I can say, the team has grown up and got a lot from my drafta class, got a number of good young hockey players, rebuilt the team greatly, and is now one of the leaders. Believe me, Seattle has the same fate.

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