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. (3 tpe)
Verification word: go leafs

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. Answer: Seattle is back in the finals for the second time in a row. While last season was an unexpected run led by a miracle goalie performance-- this season's appearance comes at no surprise to those who watched their offseason closely. What roster changes do you think have put Seattle in this position again? Do you think it's enough for them to finish the job this time around?
Answer: I think what really pushed seattles over the top this season was the big offseason trades they made to add some key veterans to their team that have had a lot of offensive success throughout their careers. Getting guys like Luukas Lilja, Jonas Kahnwald and Jimmy Wagner from the Los Angles Panthers who have a cup ring and lots of playoff experience was huge.

3. Written, 3 TPE, Song of the Playoffs (150 words min.)
Every season the NHL buys the rights to a song that they edit their playoff promotional materials to. This season we’re doing the same thing for the SHL! Pitch me your “Song of the S67 Playoffs”! Who sings it? Why do you think it would make a good hype song?
Answer: Music has long been an important part of the Simulation Hockey League and in hockey more generally. It plays a huge role in the atmosphere in an arena, and many players will listen to music before the puck drop to get ready for the game especially to get hyped before a playoff game. So my pitch for the Song of the S67 Playoffs would be Thunderstruck sang by AC/DC. This is a classic that is not only fun to sing along to, but everything from the vocals to the guitar just gets you amped up. It is great to play at all times of the game, but especially after a big hit or a huge goal. Despite how long the song has been around, and how often most of us have heard it, it simply never gets old and will continue to be played by hockey players and fans for years to come and would be the perfect playoff song.

4. Written, 3 TPE, Tough to Swallow (150 words min.)
In your opinion, who was the best SHL or SMJHL team to NOT win the Challenge Cup / Four Star Cup? Who was on that team, and why do you think they deserved to win it all? What round did they lose in and how? Was it bad luck? A hot opposing goalie? Inexperience?
Answer: I am probably a bit biased but I think the season fifty four Newfoundland Berserkers are the best SMJHL team in history to NOT win the Four Star Cup. When you look at things that team would have future SHL MVPs, top points scoeres at forward (and record breaks), absolute studs on the backend and a starting goaltender at the SHL level. The team consisted of future star SHLers such as: Steve Harrington, Ryuuji Minamino, Jack Klompus, Patric Twist, Mats Marner, Cale Amundsen, Elias Kierkegaard, Jukka Timonen, (Clean) Andrei Kostitsyn, Liam Slate and many more. Now just imagine if that was your SHL team right now with all those players I am sure you would have a cup team right there. Many of these guys went on to win Challenge Cups and that hard fought serious against the Carolina Kraken in the eastern conference finals of the SMJHL playoffs was really the finals series. After the Kraken won that close series they went onto winning the Four Star Cup so I think Newfoundland would have been in that same spot.

7. Milestones, up to 3 TPE
+3 tpe: https://simulationhockey.com/showthread....pid3281295

15. Written, 3 TPE, IIHF Round Up (150 words min.)
Write your predictions for this year's IIHF tournament or WJC! Tell me about your team! Are they up and coming? Win now mode? Entering into a re-build phase? What are your expectations for your player? What teams are you watching out for this time around?
Answer: Season sixty seven was another step in the right direction during its IHHF tournament for team Latvia. While there is still more growing left for this pretty young team, last season was the first in many seasons that team Latvia made it out of the round robin which was huge. Even though team Latvia lost in the quarter finals they had some really big wins against some major players in the world. An exciting thing for this tournament too will be Mats Marner wearing the captaincy for team Latvia again so I hope that I will be able to lead the team to some success. There are going to be some rookies joining the team this season with a lot of promise including Teodors Skalbergs, Koty Kochan and Gravy Train. In addition, there are going to be some players on team Latvia that will be retiring. Overall, I hope team can improve on their quarter finals finish from last season and think it can be done.