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!

I would like to focus the film documentary series of the Winger for the Buffalo Stampede, Jaska Seppala around some of his key moments playing in the juniors with the Kelowna Knights and in the Simulation Hockey League with the Buffalo Stampede. Some of these moments would be the season Jaska Seppala won the top goal scorer trophy in season 54. Another moment would be when he got drafted to the Buffalo Stampede in the first round. Some other moments was when he joined the team late in the season 55 playoffs to help the buffalo stampede win a cup (with his moral support) and then finally playing in the finals in S60 and lifting the cup up. There would be lots of emotional barriers that Jaska Seppala would have to overcome in his career, the many playoff finals he lost and the eastern conference losses. I think it will be great.

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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?

I would say Hamilton had a harder path to the cup just because of how much more competitive the East is compared to the West. There are a lot more contenders on the east side but then again Hamilton doesn’t have much of a competition with the tactics they use. Almost no reason to care about the playoffs.

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?

I would say the rebuild is a lot more impressive. It takes a lot of time and patience to complete a rebuild. The Texas Renegades were at the bottom but spent a lot of time and effort to develop their players into a competitive team. I would say that is really impressive.

c. What is a renegade? What is a steelhawk? Who is Victor Helstrom from the CW trivia?

A renegade is some one, often some one who is important or has power, who then changes their allegiance in a treatrouse way. Could be for good or bad reasons maybe. I am not entirely sure. A steelhawk is a hawk made of steel. Victor Helstrom is just someone that was put on CW trivia for no real reason.

d. Who is the best player to play for either team? Is it a current player? Retired? Traded? Make your case.

I think the best player on the Texas Renegades is Alexander Wachter because he scored the most points this season. That takes a lot of talent to do so which is why I think he is the best. He also had a +/- of 33 which is neat and shot at a wild 13% all while only averaging 1 minute of pp time.





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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.

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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.

There is absolutely no parity in the simulation hockey league and I fail to see any way of fixing it. We could force teams to test in certain ways but how will that get enforced? Buffalo, Chicago, Hamilton, and Texas were all bad at certain points in their history and became good so it is not like any of them got lucky. They did all work hard to become good but it is absolutely tough for any other team to get into the finals and win a cup while these teams exist in the FHM. It was easier when we were not using FHM but some of these teams are just trying to find the next best “cheese” to win. One could argue it does not take a lot of skill to find the cheese but it is where we are at. I do not have a solution for fixing this. I just do not really see a way of doing that.