1. Trivia, 3 TPE
Verification word: Jammin

3. New Year's Resolution, 3 TPE
Like everyone, Mat Smith has created a new year's resolution that he has no plan to achieve and is likely unattainable anyways. In 2023 he wants to achieve just one season with a save percentage above .900. The odds will be stacked against him, however, as the last three seasons he couldn't do it, and his TPE is only getting lower from here on out. Still though, he should have about four full seasons to accomplish this, so hopefully he can get lucky and have just one good season, hopefully not destroying his career save percentage in the process thanks to FHM 8. Alongside this, he also wants to keep his goals against average below three each season, as even if his save percentage has dipped dramatically at least this has been one small win that he can hold on to. Other than that, like every other player he's hoping for at least one more Challenge Cup before he has to retire.

4. Dream Series, 3 TPE
My dream finals for next season would have to be Chicago versus Toronto. The biggest reason for this is that it's gonna be the legend and the goalie I share the crease with in Finland, Harry Carpet's last season, so even if I lose I wouldn't be able to be mad; there isn't anyone in the league who deserves to win a Challenge Cup more than him. It would also be cool to have a little faceoff between the two Great Lakes teams that were maybe written off a little bit more than Hamilton or Buffalo during the heyday of that division, to show that our two teams have been able to stay strong and become even stronger than the other two. The one downside of winning this series would be that I would feel terrible being the team and especially the goalie that stood in the way of getting Carpy a Cup.

7. Milestones, 3 TPE
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13. CrAIon, 1 TPE
Rare photo of the inspiration for Manhattan's current branding


18. Procrastinator, 2 TPE
I'm not a huge fan of repeat winners, so despite having friends in Seattle that I was rooting for I was also a little bummed to see them make the finals again, especially because they destroyed my team in the conference finals to get there. In the finals I was definitely rooting for Manhattan to win it since I also have friends on that team, but it was definitely going to be an uphill battle for them with where both teams finished in the regular season. Back to back cup finals losses is rough for Manhattan, so they're probably the team I'll be cheering for to get it done in the East going into next season.

23. Acrostic Poem, 2 TPE
Story of my season:
S - So
M - Mat Smith
I - Is
T - The
H - Horriblest


3+3+3+3+1+2+2=16+ TPE