S62 Championship Week

S62 Championship Week

Jayba1t
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#57

12-21-2021, 12:53 AM (This post was last modified: 12-23-2021, 11:06 PM by Jayba1t.)

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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.

Trivia Verification Word: jay2233

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

There are a lot of "could-have-been" draft picks in the SHL, but let's have some fun thinking about someone that busted hard. Write about their potential and where they were picked, and how that franchise could look *if* they had in fact panned out.

I think the true bust of the SHL has to be when the Seattle Argonauts selected Center Max Manning in the 1st round of the Season 61 Simulation Hockey League draft. Man, this guy could have been a solid center, maybe even elite at his top potential. He was developing okay in the Juniors, posting a 54 point season in his sophomore year. However, this season, he mightily struggled and tanked hard in terms of offensive production. Despite better deployment and a seemingly improved build he fell off a cliff. This pick, even though it's the late first round of pick 20, is already pointing towards a bust. Seattle could have had another top and up and coming prospect to add to their system, but instead chose a bust who is looking worse and worse by day. Again, this dude has not even played a game in the SHL in his career at all. Looks like a juniors lifer here.

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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. What is worth more to you, a cup win in the FHM era or the STHS era?

Since I have only had a player and created in the FHM era, FHM era it is. Also I'm not sure if using two different sim engines would completely change the value or worth of a cup. A cup is a cup, I'd personally love one and would take one any day. Hoping for one soon!

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b. Be honest, would we have seen the same final 4 as last year (Chicago, Texas, Hamilton, Buffalo) had BUF/HAM and TEX/CHI not run into each other in the second round?

Honestly, yes. Parity has been an issue in this league and it is quite apparent with the same few teams coming up every finals. Buffalo and Chicago were absolute monsters, with Chicago losing like 1 game this entire season and Buffalo who led their division. The same 4 would have entirely been possible.

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c. Hamilton has a population of roughly 5 people. Where would you relocate the franchise?

I'd relocate Hamilton to literally any other viable city on this planet. For real though, I'd bring it to another location in British Columbia. This may be a biased answer, but I think we could use one especially considering that we do have a market for hockey. Totally zero bias here. None at all.

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d. Who is the best player to NOT make the final in the past 2 years?

There's literally a million options I could go with here as parity is totally not an issue. I'll go with Ryuuji Minamino of the Chicago Syndicate, since scoring 60 goals and 100+ points in a 66 game season is absolutely nuts. No player in the SHL has ever recorded a 60 goal season and he'd be the best player to not make the finals in the last 2 seasons.

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18. Written, 3 TPE, Apocalypse Now 150 words min

In the not so distant future (s64), 4 Texas Hamilton finals in a row have seen most of the SHLers quit out of spite. Only a select few remain. Head Office reeeeaaally likes having 20 teams so they have now allowed every user to have 5 players to fill the void of everyone who left. Name your other 4 players that aren't your current player, select their positions, and decide their focus and path in the league. Postulate where they end up after the draft and how the players pan out.

So, the apocalypse has struck. My plan for my SHL future would be to continue the Manning family. Max's brother Alex would join the SHL. He would play as a right defenseman. He focuses mainly on a two-way game, and tries to be as balanced as he can. I say he would have a decent career. Next there would be Calle Rosenberg. He would be a feisty, energetic and fast left winger who scores goals night and day. He'd also have a decent career. The third would be Lindy Wilson. A PBE failed prospect, he'd immediately jump in and become a smooth and silky offensive defenseman. He only knows what offense is, and believes the best defense is a good offense. Decent career too. Finally, I think to round it out, I'd have a goalie. Troy Andrews. Not sure what goalie types there are, but he'd be decent too I guess.

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21. Written, 2 TPE, No take backs 100 words min

HO didn't feel like making a job posting for PT Director so they just put you in charge of picking the new one. So elect a new PT director, tag them, and explain why you think they'd be a great fit for the job. Or just someone you want to torture.

With no hesitation, I'd choose @micool132 as SHL's new PT director. I think he'd be a great fit at being the PT dude person. He's a real nice, friendly and funny person who wants to win the cup everyday. (He's gonna win the cup) I think he could come up with some interesting and creative ideas or prompts for the different types of point tasks there are. (He has good ideas for everything and is always reasonable) Now whether he actually wants to do that, is another story. But for the purpose of this task, Micool is my selection. No torturing at all.

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MILESTONES: here 3 tpe

3 + 3 + 4 + 3 + 2 + 3 = 18/16 tpe, 2 extra I guess