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Nerio · 07-03-2022, 07:05 PM

SHL/SMJHL Finals

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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, 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?

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?

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? 

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?

A. The panthers are looking a lot sharper this season and have what it takes to go all the way in my opinion. Tampa has overcome their own set of challenges but watching the panthers play throughout the playoffs has proven that they have the offensive fire power and defensive shutdown ability to lock in a win.
B. Tampa's offensive prowess is nothing to scoff at. I think Los Angeles has what it takes though to match up well against them and it is honestly just two words - Rock Strongo. The potency of this player on the offensive side of things matches up against Tampa, and their physical play will serve to shut down Tampa's top line. Lots of LA's players are PPG and multiple hits per game too.

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4. Written, 3 TPE, Do You Touch It? (150 words min.)

In the NHL there’s a well known superstition that any team that touches their conference championship trophy won’t win the Stanley Cup. Are there any superstitions like that in the SHL playoffs? If so, what are they? Where do they come from? Does your team or your player believe in them? Why or why not?

There are three superstitions that we have been taught as young SHL kings. Number 1, if you touch the 4 Star Cup last, you will get to touch the Challenge cup first. Aspiring captains all over the league know this and make sure that their first or last time around the rink with the 4 star cup (if they win it, that is). Number 2, never have your stick blade pointed up on the bench. This is a simple one but a stick blade up is bad luck for 3 seasons, and if you do it multiple times a game you've sealed your fate. Number 3, never, ever post something negative on social media about another team in the league. You will, without exception, find yourself on a side of the trade that will result in you being on the team within a couple seasons. Before social media it was the paper. Technology changes things but some things never change.

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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.

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Post your claim in the milestones thread for tpe earned per stat, and then link that post in your CW submission. This is done because the person who grades CW will be a different person than double-checks milestones.

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https://simulationhockey.com/showthread....pid3232133

Graphics and Podcasts

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13. Graphic, 1 TPE, DALL-E? More like WINN-ING!

Since the ring task was unbelievably easy, I thought I’d try out another insanely easy graphics task. Try using OpenAI’s DALL E Mini to generate a Challenge Cup related image. It could be a championship ring, your player lifting the cup, a locker room celebration. Go nuts as long as you’re attempting to make it SHL related! The results will be weird, but it’s fun!  

LINK: https://huggingface.co/spaces/dalle-mini/dalle-mini

IIHF

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16. Written, 2 TPE, Just Like Back Home (100 words min.)

Choose a dish from your IIHF federation and tell me about it! Does your player make it? A member of their family? What’s special about it to you?

So the wonderful thing about American food is it typically is rooted from everywhere around the world, and you always get tons of it. My favorite thing of all time is hot dogs. Is a hot dog a sandwich? A debate as old as time (I personally think it's more like a taco, but that's just me). Hot dogs are a vessel for all types of flavors and toppings. There's the new york dog, the chicago dog, michigan dog, dogs from all over the country and they all provide a unique experience. The other big thing about hot dogs is the type of nostalgia attached to them. Sports even all around the countries serve up the hot tasty meat sandwiched between a soft bun, and most of us can remember going to a ball game or even a hockey game with our friends and family as kids coming with a hot dog. Brings you all the way back to that day.

Procrastinators

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18. Written, 2 TPE - The Procrastinator Special! (100 words min.)

Congratulations, procrastinator!  Through your terrible time management skills, you’ve unlocked a special task! [TEAM] has won it all! Were the playoffs as you expected this year, or were there some surprises? Did anything stand out to you about this season’s final series?

LA was pretty dominant this season and their run continued into the playoffs. We gave them a couple decent games in round 1 but they swept right through us, and only ended up dropping 4 games total throughout their run (I think the Colorado Avalanche did the same. The finals provided a marginal amount of resistance but they stuck with their winnings ways throughout still. Tampa may have had larger individual performers when you look at the playoff points but Tampa played 4 more games than LA. LA's goaltending was also absolutely exceptional, rocking a .937 save percentage and averaging less than 2 goals against per game.

Beyond Prompts

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23. Written, 2 TPE, How Are You? (100 words min.)

Instead of asking you about other people this season, I figured I’d ask about you! How are you feeling? Take a couple of minutes to write about what’s going on in your life and how you’re feeling lately. I think taking the time to write things down helps me appreciate or understand them better, so maybe this could help you! Or you can just rant about your cat annoying you for 100 words and collect 2 TPE. I guess that works too.

I've been doing alright. It's been an interesting couple of years with the pandemic and all, and I've enjoyed the benefit of being able to work from home. Lately with the weather getting nicer too I've been getting out golfing, which is both infuriating because I suck and relaxing at the same time. I haven't been following the league as much lately but I suspect this will be my last time I do one of these and it's nice to have something like this as part of it. I'm looking forward to what is likely to be my final season and I hope everyone has a good time with it.

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