S77 Championship Week

S77 Championship Week Due: Sunday, July 28th @ 11:59 PM PST

skyrrhawk
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#236

07-28-2024, 07:17 PM

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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.

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9. Written, 50 to 200+ words. One Step Closer

After long last Minnesota managed to make their way to second round, but were not able to push further just yet. Since switching to FHM we have had multiple teams that have won the cup but there are still quite few teams that haven't been able to make it all the way. Baltimore, Calgary, Manhattan, Minnesota, Montreal, Tampa Bay and Toronto have not won the Challenge Cup during the FHM era, some have been close, but which one you think will be the next one to win and why do you pick them over the others?

Manhattan is loading up for a strong future. Obviously, Aksel Fiske is still around and doing well- as the elder statesman of the team by somehow more than just far- but he's got great young players coming up behind him: Betzee Nickelback, Austin Morley, Celeste Desjardins, Jaromir Jagrbomb, Roger Murdock, Mary Hollywood, Niclas Sundqvist, Jacppo Nummilavin, and Ylib Kove seem to be poised to become a force on the Simulation Hockey League stage. Obviously, a lot of these players are as yet unproven beyond a season or two in the SHL, but that's what time and development is for. With a couple more seasons worth of prospects, I think Manhattan is very much on track to be a Cup contender and maybe even a winner with the amount of buy in that they seem to be getting from their players at the moment. And it can't be understated how important it is to get that buy in from your players, or your rebuild efforts could all be for naught if they don't have faith in the plan for the team's future. These players are largely well-rounded and driven, with the ability to further develop their game and work together towards that ultimate goal.
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13. Written, 50 to 200+ words. National Rivalry

Which team do you see as your main rival in either IIHF or WJC? Maybe it is the closest neighboring country or someone who you have met in the playoffs countless times? Or maybe your team got split for WJC and you now have eternal hatred for the other team or the other way around, did your teams get merged and you want to show to your old partners in IIHF why they were bringing you down? Do you think that most of your team agrees with your pick or is it for more personal reasons?

Celeste is rolling with a couple of more personal rivalries, mostly against the national teams of their former Citadelles teammates. Because who better to be a rival than a good friend? As a result of this competitive mentality, Norway and Latvia both rank highly on the Desjardins National Rivalry List.

And also Canada.

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[total tpe with trivia: 8]