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3) Management told us players that we got to choose when a fan appreciation day was, and that we could have multiple because of how much support (and ticket money) the fans were giving us, especially the new rookies. I picked a game in the middle of the year to let the others get the first/last game of the year. I chose the 4th game of the season series against Kelowna, in hopes to get the fans happy and use their support to beat a team that we previously struggled with. I decided to do things a little different than others, and gave out both some pucks with our team's logo on them, and gave out free tickets for a raffle. The raffle was funded by Ham and I, each putting in $5k. The raffle rules were that you got $5k and got to choose a charity to send the other $5k. The raffle winner was shown at the end of the game to incentivize people to stay and watch the 3 stars, and some of the fun events we did after each game. It was shown after the shootout, where we tied our season series against Kelowna. The winner was a man named Craig Smith, and he chose to donate all $10k to the Central Newfoundland Regional health centre to help handle the pandemic. 225 words

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5) Ham came into the locker room and told us about an animal rescue that was going on in Abbotsford, just a half hour drive from our hotel in Vancouver during the 5th game of our season series. The standings were tight, the locker room was tense and it sounded like a good escape from the self doubt and lack of confidence (we lost our last game vs Vancouver 3-2). Mikko booked it straight for the cats, and I stayed around the puppies. Over the course of the day every Zerk was at the event, and we were able to find new homes for 186 animals, including the puppy I picked up for myself, and his new name is Jason. I brought Jason in to the room the next night before our important game against Vancouver, and combining the happy vibe from the previous day and Jason giving puppy eyes to people, it completely changed the feeling in the air. We felt full of confidence, and played with little error in our game, and toppled the giants in Vancouver 4-2. 179 words

8) Jeff was drafted 28th overall, and my #1 motivation was to prove the GMs wrong for not drafting me, and sure enough on Grapehead's rankings I placed 4th and 6th in the 1st and 2nd Grapehead scouting rankings respectively. My on ice performance was better than I first expected (a 0.33ppg), but came short of beating Ignaz Pleyel in the points race and fell 2 points short of the 0.5ppg that I wanted near the end. Going forward, the hope is for 0.75ppg next season with a 350 build, but I will change my expectations as the season goes on. The expectation I and the Zerk squad have is to be competitive this year and play to the standard the vets leaving us this offseason have set for this organization. The level of play the Zerks will roll out next year will certainly lie on the new S63 players as well as the now-sophomores of the organization, but no matter where we land in the standings we will be hard to play against and will play our best game every single game of the season and make our vets in the LR proud. 193 words

12) "When I look at Jeff Larsson, I see potential for a star player, the face of a franchise. He works hard, you can see it in every shift, every move he makes. He is the leading-by-example type of guy, a man who works hard in practice just as hard as in games. Any team would be lucky to have him on the team, and that's a note for SHL teams in this upcoming draft. This is a guy who makes the guys around him better, and is ready to play and doesn't crack under pressure. His playstyle is offensive based, but not too weak defensively meaning he can play all situations. The weakness in his game is probably his mentality, he isn't the type that wants to block shots even though he has the drive and willingness to win, he doesn't want to sacrifice the body. He's more of a quiet skilled superstar like a Sedin, that doesn't quite react aggressively at the highest level like he does with his friends in practice or beer league. It's understandable but sometimes you have to deliver some blows back and Larsson isn't that guy anymore. 193 words

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13)
a) It must be Pasta the Turtle. The name suggests that he is pasta in the shape and body of a turtle, but when you look deeper into it, his shell is made of pasta but his head is that of a turtle. His name is epic and no one else's name can compare. 53 words

b) They got goalie'd in game 1 and almost took game 2, they just need to score when it counts and clear the zone. Their possession hasn't been great and even when it's tied the game still looks lopsided. They need defense, and not just from the D but from the forwards too. 52 words

c) QCC scored, on average, 4 goals per game against NL. Scoring wasn't the issue, and it certainly wasn't Nor Dekes. The team's ability to play defense wasn't good enough and combined with lack of scoring down to the wire they didn't have what it takes. Colorado just got unlucky and were on the wrong side of the bracket, but if they were to beat Vancouver they would've needed to beat Vancouver in that OT frame and capitalize on the small mistakes that Vancouver makes, as waiting for a perfect chance isn't how you beat the best of the best. 99 words

d) The key player for the Zerks was Robert Black. The man had more points/60 than Greyson cooper, and is a candidate for league's most valuable player going into the awards show. Aside from getting the 2nd most points in the FHM era, he did it playing less than 17 minutes a game and played quite well defensively. 58 words

TOTAL TPE: 18/16 (16 claim TPE)