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.

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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!

Jay Cue definitely has a career in Hollywood, outside of hockey. So no need to imagine anything.
His next hockey movie will be a blockbuster in 3 parts, starting on his minors career, showing his struggles to get to the league, making himself known to coaches and General Managers, and eventually getting his chance in Portland, with the Maine Timber. His first season was a bit underwhelming, with his competitive adaptation to the game taking a bit longer than expected and so, but by the end of his first season everyone could already see he had a great chance of success.
His second season affirmed exactly that, with Cue becoming one of Timbers top players, scoring and assisting a lot more, and while his team missed the playoffs due to some bullshit about "FHM playoff setups", that just gave him a lot more motivation coming into Part 3 of the story, which will be released soon.

(156 words)

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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. Looking at the playoff results, mainly the finals, we have to say that the Texas Renegades had the toughest path to the final. Everyone knew Hamilton was going to get there anyway, so their path was just a mere disposing of teams in 4, 5 and 6 games, while the Renegades had to go to 1 nail biter in 7 games. (61 words)
b. I have to say that, while not an easy task, everyone could go from nothing and become great. It is way harder to get there and then stay at that point for as long as the Steelhawks have. And the best part? There is absolutely no sign they are slowing down. No complacency at all, just a desire to keep winning. (61 words)
c. I have no idea what a renegade is, or a steelhawk, or who Hellstrom is and why he shows up on the form. But considering they drafted me last season, i decided to go into google and check it, and lets just say that Hamilton probably has a few amusement rides called Steelhawk. Which is kind of fun to think about.
Am i wrong about this? No idea. (68 words)
d.It is really hard to look into Hamiltons roster and think their best players ever are not there right now. And especially when you look into Mitchell van der Heijden numbers. The center had a giant season last year with over 100 points, followed by another big one this time, with 84, he is probably one of the best centers ever to grace this league and the Steelhawks. (68 words)

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13. Written, 3 TPE, Parody (150 words min.)
There has been some discussion on the forums but its always good to hear more opinions: Parity. Going back 6 seasons including this one there have been 4 teams in the finals: Buffalo, Chicago, Hamilton, and Texas. If you add New Orleans you can go back 8 seasons. 5 different teams for 8 straight finals. Is this an issue? Does it need to be fixed? Can it even be fixed? I'm interested to hear opinions, approaches, or just doom and gloom on whether you think this will change, or if we will still be talking about the same teams making the finals over and over in 5 seasons.

Looking from the outside, it obviously seems a bit strange and "unfair" that in 8 seasons, only 5 different teams made it to the finals. Is this a bad thing really? Well, in my opinion, yes and no.
It can definitely be a bad thing if we get the so called users looking for a championship run. This means that every good player wants to leave their current teams in free agency to try and sign for a ring contender, meaning that good players flock to the same teams over and over again, making them stronger for longer, while weakening the rest of the league. Comes with the status, just look at the NFL with Tampa Bay.
But it can also be a good thing, as it forces teams to try and get better, to change their tactics, their recruitment, their staff, whatever, to try and reach the heights of the so called "power 5".

(155 words)

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20. Written, 3 TPE, Pulling a Jordan 150 words min
This is for you folks in multiple sim sports leagues. Pick your player from another league and translate them to the SHL. Which player attributes from your sport would translate to hockey? Design a full player page for them based on the player page of your other league and discuss how they would perform in a season. Would they be godlike? Shitty? You can pull a switcheroo and discuss your SHL player playing in the other sport as well.

If i could bring any player from another sim league to play in the SHL, i would bring Jay Cue Sr., former Arizona Outlaws QB in the ISFL.
If you never heard of him before, the best way i can describe his skills is to make you think of a Prime Tom Brady, mixed with a Prime Johnny Manziel, mixed with a Prime Nathan Peterman, with a splash of "Pre-Lasik Surgery" Jameis Winston. See what i mean?
So, if this type of player came into the SHL, imagine the chaos. Him making great assists and scoring incredible goals in one play, but 5 seconds after he would hit is own team goalie, make a bad pass and see the opposing team scoring on them. Classic Cue. The best part is that this tendency would only increase with his TPE going higher, to reach maximum memes at around 1500 TPE or something.
He would still be a legend though.

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