S63 Championship Week

S63 Championship Week

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03-06-2022, 05:37 PM (This post was last modified: 03-06-2022, 05:38 PM by bk1689.)

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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.

CW TRIVIA LINK

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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!

63 years ago? Things were much different. Smoking was not only around,, but encouraged. Helmets? What were those? The things that people would wear if they were worried about falling? Pfft, these guys were professional hockey players, who cares about falling. The league was also much more bland then, white or black jerseys were all you saw, everyone also talked with that old timey voice, you know the one. Players had actual jobs outside of the league back then, and boy were the men ever men. No glass made for an intimate experience with the fans, and there would be the odd 5 minute major doled out to a fan who got a bit more then they bargained for while chirping an opposing player. Needless to say, the league was much more entertaining then and a little bit wilder for sure. When people say the good old days, this is exactly what they mean.

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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. Los Angeles has been riding their top players for almost a full minute more of ice time than Hamilton has theirs. If you were a coach, do you buy into this strategy? Do you let your top guys leave it all out there every night or aim for the most balanced attack possible?

b. Guy O'Shea and Evangelos Giannopoulos have been absolute block machines for Hamilton in the playoffs with 109 between them. If you’re looking for offense in this series, how do you get around these two defensemen?

c. Los Angeles’ defense, on the other hand, has not been afraid to join the play and put up points. How do you prepare for a five player offensive attack? How do you counter?

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?

A. 100% use the players to their full potential and play them as much as possible. I'm assuming they've done it in every game leading up to this, so why fix what isnt broken? If they are able to perform at peak levels, then by all means, play them every chance you can.

B. How do I get around these 2? I don't, I get players to take them out. Then how many shots they can block is irrelevant. They will be sitting in the press box for the whole series after I'd get done with them. Can't block shots if you aren't playing.

C. How do I prepare for a deadly offense? The exact same way I'd prepare with a solid defense. Send someone out to injure them. Get them out of the game and series and then they dont need to be worried about. Pretty simple plan, in my own opinion. Brash, but it works.

D. How would I get in their head? The theme from the other answers carries over here. I charge the net as much as possible, I stand my ground whenever I am near the net and let them know that I am not scared. And who knows, maybe I injure the starter and get them out of the way.

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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.

+3 TPE - Milestones

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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?

Is parity solved? Haha, take a look at the reguar season standings and that should show you all you need to know. No parity has not been reached and I don't think it ever will with the sim in it's current form unfortunately. Teams have realized what it takes to win and if you aren't willing to follow those builds/tactics, then you don't stand a chance of winning, which is sad. STHS had it's issues for sure, but atleast the randomness was nice. It get's tiring seeing the same teams battle for the cup over and over every season, and it looks like it will stay that way. If someone new joins the league, and you have a perennial contender message you and someone near the bottom, of course you're gonna go with the contender and that just leads to the dynastys that we see now within the league.