S61 Championship Week

S61 Championship Week

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10-12-2021, 02:18 PM

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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.

Victor Helstrom

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3. Written, 3 TPE, Draft Kings (150 words min.)

Pick a draft class in the SHL that you believe had the most impact on the SHL. It can be a consensus pick, like S36, 31, or 53, or an off-the-board one (S41?). Explain your reasoning to why this draft class impacted the league; Could be in a good way, or a bad way.

Season 55 is one of the most impactful classes during the 50's in the Simulation Hockey League. This class, which joined in May of 2020, arguably the first class who found the SHL after being stuck at home during the start of the pandemic. I know personally, I found the SHL in early May of 2020, after two months of lock down and working from home. Any who, now in this class you have multiple recreates who went high in the drafting order, and have now amassed a wealth of regular SHL contributors, such as GMs, Awards Committee members, streamers, updaters, etc, etc. Not only that, but around the top 15-20 members of the class can still be considered "max earners", my estimates are that around 15 of this class are on track to join the two thousand tpe club. This class has seen 4 expansions during it's time, seeing it happen twice in the J and twice in the big leagues. This class knows adversity and seeing their friends being selected for expansion teams. Resiliant.

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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 now reformed Weinstein films, who have cut all ties with found Harvey, are on the rebound and exploring all options to make them just as relevant as before. Instead of producing films like Scream 4, Hateful 8, St. Vincent, or even the classic Django Unchained, they've decided to rebrand as a documentary company. Some of the working titles they have right now "Why the SHL reigns supreme" "ISFL is a league" "PBE is kind of a league" "Nobody cares about Baseball" and "Victory". That's right Victory, the story of Igor Victory, following his journey through his Free Agent summer following his first two years in the SHL. Directed by Finnish Film director Marjaana Hämäläinen, this is her first work in the sports world, and first work in the North American film community. It details Igor's journey from his days in Tampere and joining juniors clubs there to his time in Anchorage, his drafting to Tampa Bay and then his decision to sign in Philadelphia.

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12. Milestones, up to 3 TPE

Milestones are folded in with CW. So just link your Milestone claim as task 12 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....pid3117749

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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. I think it's difficult to say whether Hamilton or Texas had the tougher path to get to the finals. They both played 15 games a piece. They both played a recent (within 5 seasons) cup winner in the 2nd round. They only difference is that Texas was taken to game 7 against Chicago and Hamilton was taken to 6 games in the Semi finals against BAP. If you look purely at whether a game 7 makes it more difficult than Texas wins this one.

b.Sustained greatness or coming back to the finals twice in three seasons. That's the ultimate question. I think this has to go to sustained greatness in the end. 5 Championships in 11 seasons is nothing short of being amazing. That's seeing players peak and decline and then getting new players coming into their prime, trading well, drafting well along the margins. It's impressive, more impressive than 2 appearances and one win in 3 seasons.

c.Renegades are the people with their own philosophies, they change the course of history. They're people like Chief Sitting Bull, Tom Paine, Dr. Martin Luther King, Malcom X. They were all renegades of their time and age. A steelhawk is apparently a roller coaster in Kansas City, MO. It's also a weapon in World of Warcraft, I guess. Victor Helstrom is actually Taylor Swift telling you to "suck it".

d. The Best player on the Hamilton Steelhawks is none other than number 69, played his entire career for the Hamilton Steelhawks, The one and only Ben Dover. Over 890 games played, 207 goals, 493 assists, and exactly 700 points. Dover earned all star nods 3 times but never won the elusive Challenge Cup.