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.

verif word: penny

5. Written, 3 TPE, Haven't I seen this already (150 words min.)
SHL has a playoffs setup that has teams in the same division playing each other for the first two rounds.With only 5 teams in each division it often means that same teams play versus each other season after season. This can lead to good rivalries but also get pretty repetitive. Do you think this is a good structure or would you like to see it changed? Why? You can but don't have to ignore limits of FHM.

I personally have no clue what FHM requires the playoff format to look like, so I'm going to have to ignore that out of necessity. I think having at least some level of divisonal matchups in the playoffs is a good thing for exactly the reason mentioned in the post (rivalries)! I think arguing about whether we should keep it at 1 or 2 divisional series is kind of a moot point though. At the core of the matter is this: I think seeing greater team diversity in the playoffs really isn't really of a format issue, but an issue with the size of the league. "Real life" (soz for the kayfabe break) sports leagues usually have upwards of 30 teams and both the SHL and the J have barely in the ballpark of that amount combined! Of course you're going to see the same matchups, there just aren't that many teams. This isn't an argument for league expansion either, so please don't misinterpret me.

11. Written, 2 TPE, Home Country (100 words min.)
Why did you choose your IIHF country? Is it where you’re actually from? Is it where your friends play? Was it for a specific role play reason? I want to know how you decided where your player comes from!

I chose Canada for my player due to an extremely poorly timed bit. I thought, at the time, that Drake was like conceptually hilarious. He has a few good songs, but growing up he was mostly just a meme in my head. The Story of Adidon dropping at such a memorable time in my life definitely didn't help him either. He was always the funny Toronto guy. Dake. Drale. You get the picture. Then I kinda remembered he was a creep and changed it to the render that I have today due to being uncomfortable with associating with that. I never changed my IIHF affiliation from Canada though, mainly because the Canada's junior roster wasn't the best and I would feel bad if I abandoned them, so to speak. That is the truth. No more, no less.