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gordieboom · 08-25-2022, 11:05 AM

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1. CW TRIVIA, 3 TPE max - 1.5 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.

Verification: Alvin

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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. I'm not sure many people would have seen this coming. Two teams that joined the league at the same time, both making the finals and competing against each other for their franchise-first cup. So... who do think wins it all? The first time to the Challenge Cup Seattle Argonauts, that have been dismantling higher seeded teams through their entire playoff run? Or the President's Trophy winning Atlanta Inferno that are back with a vengeance after a S64 Challenge Cup defeat?

b. You can't talk about Seattle's run without talking about the dominant performance of starting goaltender Willie Miller, who has posted a .935 SV% heading into the finals. If your Atlanta, how do you solve this brick wall? If your Seattle, what do you do to make sure your guy stays hot?

c. Atlanta's big storyline is their incredible depth. They have eleven players that have logged 10 or more points so far in the playoffs. If you're Seattle, how do you try to contain three lines of unending offensive pressure? If you're Atlanta, how do you ensure everyone is able to continue to contribute against such a stellar defense?

d. Seattle's powerplay has been on fire contributing 14 goals up to this point, which comes out to almost 30% of their goals scored (50G total) in these playoffs. Atlanta on the other hand have managed just 5 power play goals, which is only 5% of their scoring (59G total). In your opinion-- is this a good thing for Seattle, or a good thing for Atlanta? Maybe a good thing for both? Do you think a dynamic team like Seattle that can capitalize on so many of their PP chances will lead to Atlanta playing scared-- worried about what might happen if they enter the box? Do you think a relentless Atlanta team that is so flush with even strength scoring is going to be too much for Seattle to take?

a. Atlanta Inferno will win it and they fully deserve it. They have had the best regular season with 50 wins in 66 games. Seattle have beaten the former winner Los Angeles Panthers and the San Francisco Pride, but i think there luck will end in the finals. Willie Miller has an incredible playoffs run. If you compare his stats with the regular season it is actually redicilous. I wish the goalie performances are more balanced.

b. I already talked about Willie Miller. Yes he has an incredible record in the playoffs, but he surely can’t continue that lucky streak. If i was Atlanta Inferno i wouldn’t worry too much. They are the hottest team in the league right now playing against a goalie that used all his luck. If i was Seattle i would cross my fingers for a miracle.

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5. Written, 3 TPE, Secret Weapon (150 words min)

It’s never too early to start thinking about how you’re going to gain a competitive edge next season! How is your team going to go the extra mile to get wins next season? Is it a secret training regimen? Sneaky equipment modifications? Booby trapping the visiting teams’ locker room? Anything goes.

Well this is actually not a science. To gain a competitive edge on other teams GMs try to balance their bank balance. They are spending little to none to their prospects, which helps them to sign players from the free agent market. It is an understandable strategy but it doesn’t take into consideration that their prospect pool is vital for the long term aswell. Players need money to train, that is not different for prospects. Prospects need to feel welcome, otherwise you risk losing them for nothing. So i would say, don’t spend too much money on your current roster. If that doesn’t help you could still do some ‘tricks’ like food-poisoning the opponent goalies, decrease your net, increase the opponents net, bribe the referees, etc. Finally i think my team should think more defensively instead of offensive first. It is nice to have players with 100+ points, but that does not win you cups. Defense is the key to victory.

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7. Milestones, up to 3 TPE

Milestones are folded in with CW. So just link your Milestone claim as task 7 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.

+3 TPE - S66 Milestones

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15. Written, 3 TPE, IICAN See the Future (150 words min.)

Write your predictions for this year's IIHF tournament or WJC! Last season we had a lot of surprise finishes that shook up the groups quite a bit this time around. Do you think last year’s top teams will stay there? Was that an anomaly? Why or why not?

Thanks for this task, IIHF/WJC can use some attention. Normally my predictions aren’t far off the reality, but i think this time it is really hard to predict. We are using a different sim, so results will be quite different. Despite that i am going to make a very bold prediction: USA will both win the IIHF and WJC tournament. Last season, USA lost in the quarterfinals against Switzerland. This season they will meet again in the quarterfinals/semi finals, but this time USA will settle the score 7-1. Their opponent in the finals will be Canada, but it won’t be an exciting matchup: 8-3. In the WJC, USA will win all games and beat DACH in the finals. As with teams underperforming, i think Finland will struggle and not make it into the playoffs. There will not be any major upsets besides that though. Whatever happens it sure are going to be entertaining tournaments.

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22. Written / Graphic, 3 TPE, Animal Rescue (150 words min.)

Your player has been asked to use some of their immense pro-athlete wealth to open up an animal rescue! Lucky for you, the type of animal was not specified, so it’s your call! What kind of animal does your player want to protect and why? Is it something you find cute? Something that actually needs help? Or do you just want a herd of llamas on hand to threaten your enemies with? As a graphic task, show me your player hard at work tending to whatever animals you’ve chosen.

That is a simple question. If i could rescue one animal than it would be the squirrel. I myself am part of the sciuridae family, so if i can help my family i will. My family is the most important thing in my life. We do have a big family and most are fortunate to live in wealth, lots of nuts. Others are less fortunate and live in poverty. They are forced into bad habits, like stealing nuts from other squirrels. That is not nice. Hopefully i can help out every squirrel by playing good hockey and earn a lot of money. I could invest into a nuts company and feed all my brothers and sisters. That would be awesome. Now you would think aren’t there other animals that should be rescued first? Sure, but you don’t know what is like to be a squirrel. I am famous, one of the few squirrels to have make it in the human world. They are proud of me, as a return of gratitude i had like to give something back.

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