Affiliate PT task (3 TPE): PBE Affiliate

Task 1 (3 TPE) - verification word: blech

Task 2 (3 TPE)

Way, way back, in the original years of the SHL, things were a lot different. This was long before HAM figured out the sim (again) and before the curse of Discord, so all league business had to take place on the forums. There weren’t a lot of rules. Players wore whatever they wanted onto the ice, with no uniform requirements other than skates and a hockey stick. Refs, players, and fans alike often had difficulty telling one team from the other. All games had to be played on outdoor rinks, in season, since there was no such thing as indoor rinks. Forget the modern miracle of the zamboni. Players played on the ice as it was. Fights were much more common, both on the ice and off. Refs often had to give players a good bop on the head to convince them to get into the penalty box. HO consisted of only a few dedicated users desperately trying to keep the league going, one forum post at a time. Was truly an age where men were men and goats were scared.

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Task 12 Milestones (3 TPE)
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Task 13 (3 TPE)

Parity, parody, however you feel about it, I think most players are concerned where the direction the league is headed. Sure, after 10 freaking seasons a new team has finally made the finals, but predictably, their foe is one of the usual suspects. Are we headed in the right direction? I think, at this point, it is far too early to tell. I think we need to see at least 5 seasons where new teams at least make it to the third round of the playoffs and a few new champions emerge before the league reaches the point where we can laugh about ‘the era where Hamilton always won’ or whatever you want to call it. Of course, if it’s TEX/HAM again next year I think we start to see the league fall apart (farther than it is right now) because it's just no fun to feel like you have no chance at winning at all. Is it likely? I’m far too suspicious to think that, but I that doesn’t mean I don’t hope that parity is on its way.

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Task 21 (2 TPE)

Nothing makes me happier than making someone else's sim league life hell! I do know that some sim leagues allow submissions in other languages, but I don’t know if anyone has taken the opportunity to do so. Anything I did would have to be put through Google Translate, but I bet that would be even worse to grade! One thing to make Leviadan’s life harder would be to write your submissions using a variety of fonts, sizes, and colors. Would the graders just give up after suffering from the excruciating headache of trying to read it and give me the TPE? Or deny it? There’s only one way to find out! (just kidding)

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