1. CW TRIVIA, 3 TPE max
dogwood

3. Written, 3 TPE, Four Star (150 words min.)
That's one is easy!  Greatness, humility, determination, and teamwork.  Yes, it's hokey. Yes, it's wholesome, but that's what it stands for!  First, you have to be great in the SMHJL to win.  No matter about anything else, you have to be a team full of elite talent and great players.  Second, humility.  You can't get too big for your britches here!  You have to stay humble always.  Next, determination.  There are always hard times, lulls, and just times that things don't go your way.  You have to grind through the hard days and come out on the other side all the better.  Lastly, it's al about teamwork.  No one player can win the Cup - it's about the entire roster from the top line on down.  You cannot shoulder the entire weight of the franchise on your back, there's just not enough strength in the universe for that.  You have to rely on your teammates, trust them, and make sure to cover each other when there are mistakes.  It's a long season and if you don't have the full trust of your roster, there's no way you win.
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4. Written, 3 TPE, Do You Touch It? (150 words min.)
In our locker room, we all move one locker to the right in any elimination game.  That doesn't mean the lockers switch nameplates or anything, but we just get dressed in the teammates locker to our immediate right, all the way around the entire room.  That's our main superstition and it even supersedes the "don't touch the trophy" thing for us.  It all started when one of our teammates, who shall remain nameless, accidentally got dressed in the wrong locker but he was known for his violent temper and had headphones in.  None of us dared to correct him, so we all just shifted down one...the result?  We absolutely dominated that team in astounding fashion to clinch a spot in the next round. Ever since that moment, we've signed up to that superstition and it hasn't failed us yet.  I've even brought it to Toronto and we're going to debut it next season...hopefully en route to a Challenge Cup victory for all our wonderful fans in the lovely city of Toronto.  Some superstitions are bogus, but I'm a firm believer in this one.
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5. Written, 3 TPE, Mysterious Person 150 words min
Edmonton "Eddie" O'Johnston was perhaps the most important figure in SHL history.  While O'Johnston was a great hockey player in his own right, he really made a name for himself and for the SHL with his administrative and managerial skills. After his playing career ended in the MLHAA (Minor League Hockey Association of America), he was going to get drafted to the major leagues, but that league was in financial trouble and folded.  The MLHAA soon followed and for a three year stretch, there was no professional hockey in the United States. O'Johnston just couldn't stand for that.  He traveled around the country taking donations and advertising for a new hockey league.  He eventually raised $85,000, which was a huge sum back then, and purchased enough hockey gear for the first two teams to join the league.  When that succeeded, more teams wanted to join and before he knew it, the SHL was born.  O'Johnston was then able to take a break from managing one of the teams and was elected as the first president of the SHL and oversaw it's initial decade run and first expansion. We owe him a debt of gratitude.
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6. Written, 3 TPE, New Stat (150 words min.)
Oh this one is easy.  If I could add a stat, I'm definitely adding "clutch factor."  This would be defined as how well a player plays when his team is in a close game and near the end of periods.  Down by 1 and need a goal?  A player with a high clutch factor will play above his abilities.  Up 2 in an elimination game and you're shorthanded?  That player will kill the penalty at a higher rate than normal.  It essentially defines who can play the best when the lights are the brightest.  It would also be a fun stat for people to build with because you wouldn't always get the benefit.  If you're up 3-0 in the regular season, the clutch factor might not come into play at all.  But when the stakes are the highest, when the lights are the brightest, and when your team needs you the most, that's when the clutch player will absolutely dominate.  It adds an interesting wrinkle from a gameplay and build perspective, as well as opening up opportunities for some non-max earners to make a living being that clutch player who gets major minutes in tight spots. It would be a great add for the league.
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