+3 TPE - S68 SMJHL Milestones

+3 TPE - New Year New Me

For this next season, my player hopes to improve in a number of different areas moving into his third season in the SMJHL.  Firstly, as a winger, I hope to boost my point totals as I move to a higher TPE cap.  By focusing my training in these areas, I hope to become a point-per-game player on a Kelowna squad that finished the season much more strongly than it started.  In terms of team success, I am firstly hoping to make the playoffs.  After our finish in the standings, however, I don't want to hedge my bets by expecting anything better than that.  We can talk about competing for a better position after the season is under way.  As a teammate, I also want to continue to improve off the ice as well as on the ice.  I want to become an even greater leader for the team and I want to improve my skating ability for the upcoming year ahead.

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+1 TPE - Trivia - verification word: doug 

+3 TPE - Boat versus Bull

I think this scenario would result in a fairly clear-cut outcome.  In this matchup of navy boats versus raging bulls, the navy boats would be at an extreme advantage.  Even in a forest, the setting of this matchup, the boats would still be favored despite the cover of the trees.  Bulls are known for charging, and even in the middle of the night, where they would be able to attack under cover, the security spotlights on the naval ships would allow them to detect the bulls running at them.  With this, the naval ships would be able to rotate their guns and launch a devastating blow to the herd of bulls charging their way.  With so much firepower, the bulls would stand no chance and would be easily obliterated by the ships if impacted with a shell.  In one scenario, I can see the bulls inflicting damage if they were able to sneak up to an unsuspecting ship and ram it.  However, in this case, the ship would likely damage itself and eliminate the bulls by firing off a close-range shell.

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+3 TPE - A Country Built on Hockey

To take this one step further, I'm taking a page out of the history book and creating two international hockey organizations that mimic the former real-life rivalry between NATO and the Warsaw Pact.  In one corner, comprised of only the United States and Canada, the Western Hockey Alliance would feature some of the best players in the world.  Already two of the greatest hockey nations on their own, combining the US and Canada would solidify the organization as the top dog and favorite in international competitions.  By combining the talents of forces like McDavid, Hughes, Crosby, Makar, Kane, Matthews, Marner, and many other top players, the new organization would be a very tough out.  However, victory would not be guaranteed for this power, as the other world organization, the Global Hockey Federation, would use the strength of every other nation around the world.  Powered by players from Russia, Sweden, and Finland, the team would feature Igor in net, Kucherov, Josi, Draisaitl, and many other international stars.

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+ 3 TPE - Neutral Turf

Unable to play in any existing country, the IIHF would play its games on the planet of Castronova in another galaxy forty light years away.  In this scenario, scientists have discovered technology that allows inner-planetary travel in a matter of seconds or minutes, thus allowing this to be entirely possible.  To travel to this planet, it would take about 5 hours of our time via specialized aircraft.  On this planet, athletic competitions are almost unheard of, so the inhabitants of the planet are very fascinated by the concept of sports and hockey in general.  Based on the climate of the planet, which is mostly cold and icy, hockey would be played outdoors along the illustrious ice caves lining the shores of the oceans.  In this environment, inhabitants are able to enjoy a brand of hockey similar to pond hockey, but with established rules and coaching.  However, this brand of hockey is much safer than pond hockey due to the planet's state.

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Total: +16 TPE