1. Cumminty

2. Written, 3 TPE, Back In My Day (150 words min.)
The SHL has been around for the sim-time equivalent of 63 years now! That’s a lot of time for things to change. What was the league like 62 years ago in season one? Did nobody wear helmets? Were players allowed to smoke on the ice? Plenty would have changed in over six decades!

Back in the day, approximately 62, or 63, maybe 64? No, it was 63 seasons ago, the Simulation Hockey League was born. Back then, it was the wild west. Some of the old heads can you tell you exactly how crazy it was back then. You were allowed to fight the fans. You could pay off the refs before the game. You could even pay off the announcer to make it seem like you were doing way better than anyone could have imagined! Of course, that only worked during non live streams. If it was a live stream, there was only so much you could do to try and cheat the system. but don't worry, people still tried and succeeded. As for on ice antics? There were those a plenty. Slashing was practically legal. High touch didn't count as a dead puck. If you wanted to fight the goalie or even have your goalie wear a Captain "C", you could do it. Those were the days. (166)

3. Written, 3 TPE, Those That Came Before (150 words min.)
When did your franchise last win a Challenge Cup? Write about that team, some of the key players, and what intangibles they had going for them to be able to win it all. If your franchise hasn’t yet won a cup, choose any cup winning team and talk about why you’d like your current team to emulate them. Did they have an all time great roster? Were they scrappy under dogs?

So here is the hard part about this prompt for players like myself, Igor Victory. The Philadelphia Forge have never won the Challenge Cup. I know, this is tough to imagine. But we're only 3 seasons old, and haven't had the same opportunities that other teams have had. The good news is, we are an expansion team that has made the playoffs every years we've been around. Our current team is a tough and scrappy one. All of us are loyal to the core to The Forge. It would be tough to be a new team otherwise. You can't have a newer, good team that doesn't have players that buy in. The systems put in place, the enviornment in the locker room has to be perfect and one that strives for excellence, as well as compassion. If those doensn't exist and you can't connect with the players. The locker room will never win a Cup. (155)

13. Written, 3 TPE, Parody (150 words min.)
BWOMP BWOMP BWOMP PARITY ALERT PARITY ALERT- Well, a new team in the finals since the mid s50s, it only took ten seasons. Is parity solved? Will new teams make it in as the old guard becomes a forgotten waste of brain space? Don't forget, Hamilton is here AGAIN. Yes we have new teams... but what if it's TEX HAM again next season? Is that even likely?

OH MY GOD, IS PARITY SOLVED? DID WE DO GUYS? DID THE NEW UPDATE SCALE AND REGRESSION CHANGES WORK? THE LOS ANGELES PANTHERS HAVE MADE IT TO THE CHALLENGE CUP FINALS. IT'S FINALLY WORKING! IT'S NOT BUFFALO, HAMILTON, CHICAGO AND TEXAS. SOUND THE ALARRMMMSSSS!

No, parity isn't fixed. Wanna know why? It's FHM. It's too decisive and allows for these franchises to become dynasties and dominate their competition year after year. You see, there are some sinister people who work at Out of the Park and specialize in the Fantasty Hockey Manager series. The unfortunate thing is, those few select people have infilitraed teh Simulation hockey league and are making it so that only those four teams make it to the finals, consistently. It all started right as the pandemic was hitting and these people had nothing better to do. So they decided to join up and make it so. Now, we'll never know the true identities of these people, and that's okay. It's probably for the best. Until we make the switch from FHM6 to a newer engine, The parity was also be an issue,


12. Milestones
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d. The starting goalies for these teams, Olof Karsikko and A Jobin have been nearly unbeatable up to this point with a 0.937 and a 0.927 SV% respectively. If you’re a player on the other team, how would you get inside their heads so that you can put the puck in the net?

To get in their heads, first and foremost I crop dust their crease every time I skate past them. There's no coming back from that. Secondly, I only bark at them. If they constatnly bark at some one, they become self conscious. Lastly, I compliment them. But in back handed ways. That way they really have no idea what's going on (61)