1. CW TRIVIA

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2. 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. An LAP team that was disappointed in a S63 finals loss is back again to face a TBB team that has been hungry for their chance in the entire FHM era. Who are you taking as a winner and why

I am taking the LA Panthers because honestly I think the roster has the strength and most importantly, the courage to take on the brave and strong tough hockey team, Tampa Bay Barricades. I just think the panthers have a more well rounded out locker room and can stand a war of attrition better than the Barricudas.

b. Tampa Bay’s top forwards have been absolute power houses on this run, totalling 102 points across their top 6. If you’re LA, how do you line-match against two lines that are on an absolute tear?

Well you know what the La Panthers definitely have a tough position in this upcoming matchup. I think what you have to do is put out your sandpaper grind and grit guys and tell them to you know like rub hard agaisnt the top opposition. Make them work for every inch of ice and then hopefully tire them out.

c. L.A.’s D pair of Kierkegaard and Kahnwald are maintaining a shocking 2 more GF/60 than GA/60, despite playing more than 21 minutes a game including PK time. If you’re Tampa Bay how do you get around these two? Hope to outlast them in endurance, or look to more depth scoring?

The secret to getting around both of Kierkegaard and Kahnwald is you  just gotta get your legs moving and go around them, they have a well known weakness of being really slow and honestly i think the panthers have the right firing power to exploit that weakness. It is easier said then done though.

d. TBB’s roster has racked up many more shot blocks (294) than LAP has (188). Do you see this as a good thing? Is this an iron willed team that’s willing to lay down their bodies to get the job done, or do you think it paints a picture of a team that can’t maintain possession and has to find another way to keep the puck out. Maybe a bit of both?

I think its a combo of both if im keeping it honest. in the playoffs you have to sometimes lay your body on the line, it is inevitable and all the great teams do it. but you dont want to rely on it because it hurts a lot and maybe you can like brusie your leg and then be out of comission and nobody wants that man.

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5. Written, 3 TPE, Mysterious Person 150 words min
Make up an important character from SHL history. Tell me their name, what their job was, and why they’re important. Maybe they were an eccentric team owner? An agent that represented half the league? Heck, make it a real person from SHL history if you want! I’m always down to hear cool old SHL stories!

Let me tell you the tale of Tom Mcdonald, one of the most important people in the history of the simulation hockey league. Tom Mcdonald was born in Maine back in 1984. He was a tall man who liked the game of hockey and had wide hands. He grew up on the farms surrounded by a bunch of like little pigs and let me tell that caused him significant problems that occur a lot. any ways he became a goalie because the pigs would like attack him and he'd have to dodge them because theyre really fast and they can hurt you. this helped him build his reflexes and he went on to become the greatest goalie in simulation hoceky leaugue history. he won 4 cups with his time on the regina elk and added 2 mvps. he still keeps pet pigs to this day and even has one in his house. he calls it his special pig.

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7. 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.

Milestones

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22. Written / Graphic, 3 TPE, Gone Viral (150 words min.)
Your player unexpectedly has a video go viral on social media. Why? Does it make your player look good? Does it make them look bad? What happened and why was someone filming you to begin with? ALTERNATIVELY for a graphic task, show me your player being filmed in their viral moment.

oh no this is horrible news for tommy westbrook (but this time i upd. a video was released and it is not a good thing for him. he is in big trouble. he was caught bringing some pigs into the hamilton locker room. when asked about it he said hey why were you following me? these are my pigs and im gonna bring one in and do what i like. this is my locker room. the media did not take kindly to this and hes currently under investigation by the hamilton steelhawks. tommy westbrook but this time i upd has deleted all his social media. many fans are crying and asking the hard questions. why did he have a pig? was gonna eat it? (no he wasnt he had other plans) hopefully the steelhawks go leniant on him. it was a simple mistake. the pig has been rescued and sent back to the farm.

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