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1. TriviaEasy +3

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. +4
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?

Hamilton did not sweep two teams like texas so they clearly had a rougher time. While they where not taken to 7 games like texas was they clearly had some tough teams always while texas only had a few challenges on their road to the finals, Hammy won so clearly they showed their quality but They struggled more

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?

Maintaining a dynasty for 10 + years is increadible impressive, as it is easy to die out and lose players to attrition. But the fact that hamilton has stayed good and shows no signs of slowing down is one of the most impressive things that you will see in these sim leageus

c. What is a renegade? What is a steelhawk? Who is Victor Helstrom from the CW trivia?
A renegade is a tiktok dance that was super popular during the peak of covid. A steal hawk sounds like some sort of sex thing. That victor guy sounds like a good player but also he probably is old now so who cares about who he is. This has been my info sesion
d. Who is the best player to play for either team? Is it a current player? Retired? Traded? Make your case.
Best player for Hamilton and probably for both teams is the player known as Michael Scarn is the best player on both teams, he has been one of the most dominate players in the SHL for years and clearly still has alot in him to keep winning and doing well forever.

13. Written, 3 TPE, Parody (150 words min.) +3
One major issue with this league, is that the same teams tend to win every year. This obviously is a bit of a issue due to there being a few teams who dominate for ages. Some obvious things to limit them is cap space. However the lower cap caused a issue where young player ended up not getting resigned by their OG team so i think this is something we should avoid. Another way is to increase regression. The issue with the way regression works is that the average hockey career for a TOP 25% player, is about 12 years (its about 4/5 for a regular player of course), so the fact that players can be going into their 15/16th season and still be a elite player kinda means that teams who are good can easily stay good. Just my two cents. Probably means nothing. I dont think Dynasties are a bad thing, but it should be a little harder for them to maintain imo

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


When will it be new orleans time? we have max earners in most positions we now have lines full of 1000+ tpe players, we are bound to be close right? this is a good thought since i believe that shit will be good now since we should be on the edge of making the playoffs now, I hope so would be fun. I personally hope to get a bigger role in the offense and have the chance to be a real part of the team reather then a bottom of the barrel role player. I hope that we are able to make the playoffs i doubt we will win but it will be a good step towards where we want to be. I hope we are competing to knock off one of the big 5 in hte playoff and really do something crazy and win a cup. That is the goal we hope to hit


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

One of my best friends in sim leagues is Gumbaman, and he has recently gone IA, i am very sad and worried about this so i wanted to write this prompt. Gumba was someone who i talked to a lot and he was always someone i enjoyed chatting with. He was incredible dedicated to sim leagues and was a huge part of the ISFL and SHL for a while. I know he wanted to GM a team more then anything so i was very happy when he got the chance in Regina, but the fact he went IA soon after makes me worries, i hope we hear from him soon he is a awesome dude

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