1. CW TRIVIA, 3 TPE max - 1 TPE for participation, 0.5 TPE for each correct answer.

Verification word: Chesterfield

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

If I could change one moment in the SHL history it would be the switch to FHM. Now, I admit I’m not a simmer or terribly tech savvy so I understand that my opinion on this matter is only from a lowly players view point so grain of salt please. The SHL stopped being fun for just players when the switch was made. There is no randomness anymore and that was half the fun of Simon T. A random player could have a killer season and so could a team. Goalie’s would have a random stand-on-their head season and a not spectacular team could go on a playoff tear. But now it’s so methodical. The players with the highest TPE on the teams with best roster will win every time. And that’s great for them, don’t get me wrong but the site has become a manager-driven league with FHM and players are all but obsolete. Doesn’t mean I don’t care anymore, it’s still fun with what it is, but it used to be better.


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

A biopic is being made about Sekai Wollker and what a story so far! Well, not really but Wollker’s climb from a lowly volcano farmer to the SHL potential greatness is the rags to riches story that Hollywood loves to tell. Growing up on his Uncles Volcano farm in Iceland, Sekai was never expected to be anything but another generation of farmer with scalded fingers and not much to show for a hard day’s work. A federal hockey scout happened upon him one day slapping shots into the side of a cliff and suspected there was more to the young Icelander than met the eye. Sekai went with the old man to a bigger city and from the moment he laced up his first pair of real skates, the Kid was destined for greatness. His journey to North America was long and arduous but now as he embarks on the dream he had from a young age and play in the SHL... Sekai will get his happy ending.

14. Written, 3 TPE, Upswing (150 words min.)


I like to think the team currently outside looking in is the Minnesota Monarchs. Is that because it’s the team I’m going to play for and I’m slightly biased? Yes is the answer. Minnesota has not been a force for many seasons but they have never really gone full rebuild either. It would be nice to see all my hard work in player development would pay off for a team that’s fun to be on and has the potential in a few seasons to be super. With the intention of staying my entire career on the Monarchs Roster it would be so much fun to see the team achieve greatness. I suppose one always wants this for the team they support but to have it happen within a career that is anticipated to be great, a more worthy team could not be rooted for in my opinion. Making the playoffs is a good start and once they establish their worthiness, advancing through the playoffs to the final is the ultimate goal.


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

Next year we talk Latvia but this year we talk Team UCORCAL because that is the team I am on. So far we are doling so much better than last year but so many of our players are now at the 425 TPE cap the improvement in the standings was inevitable. A few players are super studs and a few are younglings but together, the team is looking good. As my final year in juniors I would love to take some colour of medal home but that remains up to fate and the hockey gods. One last chance at junior glory, even to make it past the round robin would be an achievement.

18. Written, 2 TPE, Baby come back 100 words min

A player that has left the site that I miss terribly and would love it they would com back is McZehrl. This guy just has the ability to make me laugh and scowl at the same time ans his attempts to troll are lacking sorely from this modern day and age. No one even talks about balls obsessively anymore and I wonder if people even know balls? Without them being brought up every ten minutes or so, what is going on with balls. Does anyone even know? Have people travelled from the far reaches of the kingdom to figure this out? Oh... he’s back. Never mind then.