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Briedaqueduc · 11-07-2022, 12:12 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.

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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. 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?

b. Manhattan has charged from a ninth place regular season finish to an Eastern conference championship and a shot at the Challenge Cup. I don't think that it's out of line for me to say that not many saw this coming. How do you think they got to this point? Who's performing better than expected? Do you think they have enough gas to complete the Cinderella run?

c. At this point in the playoffs, Manhattan has played four more games than Seattle. With the schedule as tight as it is in the playoffs, do you think that extra hockey will affect them? Could it be a positive that MAN has been in a near constant routine of game days while SEA has seen a bit more rest? Or do you think that wear and tear will start to show on MAN if this series goes to 6 or 7 games?

d. In many ways this seems like a battle of who can stay hotter longer. Both teams have PDO ratings as high as 110 while barely having any players that dip below 100. Seattle and Manhattan are both on absolute heaters of strong goalies and high shooting percentages. What do you think is driving this, and who do you think can keep it going longer? Who comes out on top?

a. Seattle did not want to barely miss out yet again this season, so they went all in and get a couple more pieces to add to their team, knowing that these pieces might not be around for long. It is a good move in my opinion, because it is their chance now, and they might not see it ever again, so it is fine to sell their future for it.
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b. Pure luck, nothing really shows from their trades or anything else that they belong in the finals. The East this year was not really as strong, and they somehow slipped by. They could continue with the momentum they built, but i really doubt it, and they should just enjoy being there, it will be a good experience for all their younger players.
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c. I think it will be a negative. Seattle will be more fresh than Mnahattan in this situation, and it is something that is actually good in this situation. They got more time to get their mentals straight, their muscles are more relaxed, and they will have more time to practice in between series without going full out in a game.
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d. It seems that these days, simulation hockey seems to rely more on momentum and chemistry. So to win you need to have the same players playing together and building a chemistry together so that they start playing together as one, and win back to back games, especially at home, so that you keep going.
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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.

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13. Graphic, 1 TPE, crAIyon? More like CWaiyon!

In the spirit of the insanely easy ring task that stayed around forever, we can keep running this one! Try using OpenAI’s DALL E Mini (now known as crAIyon) 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!  https://www.craiyon.com/

This is Paul Koivu lifting a hockey cup!
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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?

For IIHF, here is my professional projection. We will get to see the first Norway gold medal, they have worked very hard to get to where they are, and this season is their season. They will have defeated Finland to get there, but Finland gave them a really good fight. Then for bronze we will have a good fight between Canada and Russia. It should have been Sweden instead of Russia, but Sweden absolutely choked after getting a good round robin. Russia has been buolding for a while so they would love to get this medal, but it would not be their season, as they do not manage to get it and they wilkl have to wait at least another season to touch a medal. In WJC, we will see UCORCAL win it against Canada, in a very close game going to OT 5, with both team absolutely exhausted. For bronze, DACH will win it, in a not very close game against the US.
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22. Written / Graphic, 3 TPE, We Should Start a Band! (150 words min.)

Hockey is no longer in fashion, we’re doing music now! Choose a couple of friends from around the league to form a band with! Who do you choose, what instruments do they play, and what kind of music do you all make together? As a graphic task, show me your band together performing in their home arena.

Paul Koivu actually has been wanting to start a band with his brothers. The name of the band would be the Koivu Brothers, because they are brothers and their last name is Koivu. Paul would be the singer, the frontman, the guy that represents the band and is the face of the band, because obviously Paul is the better of the brothers. Ricky is the useless one in the family, so only one instrument would make sense, the triangle. He is not even really capable of playing it, just like he cannot play hockey. Tommi is good, so he will be the drummer. He is strong and has good coordination so it works well. He is the one leading the beat and everyone relies on him. Wide Peepo Happy the third is a wholesome person, so he plays the piano. It is soft like him, and it needs good little fingers, like he has. The other brothers were not interested so there was no band after all and they kept playing hockey
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