S75 Championship Week

S75 Championship Week Due: Sunday, March 24th @ 11:59 PM PST

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03-14-2024, 01:18 PM (This post was last modified: 03-14-2024, 08:12 PM by mee. Edited 1 time in total.)

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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.

CW TRIVIA LINK
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+3 TPE

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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. During the Conference Finals Panthers had no players who had multi goal game, yet they beat the Texas in 5 games. Can New England shut down a team with such depth, how could they do it? 

b. On New England side Ivan Lacksamus is back on MVP form, scoring 15 goals and 38 points in 19 games, including the 15 points scored in Conference Finals. Should Los Angeles try to find a way to stop him or hope that their stars kick in the next gear to meet the challenge head on?

c. Olof Karsikko, who has won the Razov and the Challenge Cup with both teams, while already past his peak comes into finals with higher save percentage than Grzegorz Brzeczyszczykiewicz who on the other hand has lower goal against average. Which team in your opinion has advantage on net and how much of an impact you think it will have on the series?

d. So, a pack of wolves fighting some panthers. Where the fight happens? How it goes? Which side wins? Were animals hurt while answering this prompt?

e. If it ain't broke don't fix it: Who you got? Who wins? Why?

a) The Panthers depth is quite impressive. In a mighty run through the Western Conference, it has seemed unstoppable. I do believe it may be too much for New England to handle. To try to match a team that can churn out line after line after line is just not an easy task in the sport of hockey. The Wolfpack will have their hands full.

b) Ivan Lacksamus is an absolute beast. He has been tearing apart the playoffs, and in the last series against the Forge, he put up a crazy 15 points in six games. The Panthers must be able to keep him in check. In home games, they should take advantage of the last change and make sure he always sees the top defensive pair.

e) I think the Wolfpack are going to become back to back champions. While yes, they did just drop the first two games of the series, they did the same in the conference finals. This is the team that grinded out two game sevens, and came back from 2-0 against Philly. The Panthers have yet to be challenged in the playoffs. Without having faced that adversary, I don't see them being able to close the deal.

+ 3 TPE

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6. Written, 2 TPE, Maybe next season (100 words min)

Which SHL or SMJHL team was the best team to not make the finals this season and why?

6. The Forge had the final stolen from them. There is no doubt that the Forge are the best team in the league and it isn't even close. The fact that New England beat them was a total travesty.

The Forge led the league in goals for during the regular season. Since the point of hockey is to score goals, that makes them the best at hockey in the league. What did you say? Defense? Not the point of hockey. The Forge were the best team at scoring goals, therefore they are the best team at hockey. Therefore it is a robbery that they are not playing in the CC finals.

+2 TPE