1. CW TRIVIA, 3 TPE max - 1.5 TPE for participation, 0.5 TPE for each correct answer.

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IDK how many TPE

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.

b. Looking at save percentage and goals against average it seems that Beau Kavanagh has the upper hand over Justin Time. Do you think they do or are those numbers misleading?

It's finals. I think that none of this matter now. Teams are ready and have been working all season just to be here. Now it's all based on right strategies, better chemistry, better working lines and smarter front office. Goalies will be very important too, but you can't win if your team doesn't score. So it's all based on everything together.

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d. Which of the teams had easier path to finals?

Well, both teams had one series which had all seven games. However, ''Pride'' played against 17th seeded Chicago. They had 3rd seeded ''Panthers'' and 8th seeded ''Aurora'' too. ''Platoon'' meanwhile had ''Inferno'' (14th), ''Forge'' (5th) and ''Steelhawks'' (11th) as their opponents. I would say that ''Pride'' had harded path to the finals if we look at the opponents themselves. If we look at standings, rosters and just paper itself, it was harder for ''Platoon'' in my opinion.

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e. Which one would win a fight, a lion or an eagle? How would it go?

I think that it's based on if there is any rules. Lion has more power and is faster on the ground. Eagle has an ability to fly and it might have some scratch power. However, I'm pretty sure that lion would win in a survival game. Just based on a fact that it would be a cat against bird. I don't neither lions or eagles though. Not a huge fan of these two.

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

Very hard to predict such a thing. ''Pride'' had a first round sweep victory. Then they took ''Panthers'' to seven games which was risky, but won in five games against ''Aurora''. Baltimore had six games in the first round against ''Inferno'' which was followed by a seven game thriller with ''Forge''. Five games in semi-finals too, winning against ''Steelhawks''. Hard to predict, as I said. However, I would bet on Baltimore. This team won regular season and had much better away record. Since they have home ice advantage, it's very important. However, anything can happen in my opinion.

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11. Written, 2 TPE, Home Country (100 words min.)

I have always liked Slovakia and Finland. Slovakia had my favorite players Marcel Hossa and Marian Hossa. Finland meanwhile was a country which I have always liked. I am from Latvia, but when I joined there, I didn't feel welcomed. So I moved to Finland and they have always been friendly to me. So, I have always stayed with them. Then I just decided that I will have each of my player from there if I will keep making re-creates. It was a pretty easy choice for me since they always welcomed me and tried to help. Very kind people and I really like Finland. Maybe I should even visit it some day. Beautiful country (at least in pictures).

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SHOULD BE 8 TPE IN TOTAL!