2. Looking at my new SHL team, the Edmonton Blizzard, I recognize that it is a rebuild team. Most of the strengths align with the prospects, not the players. Edmonton is incredibly weak right now, being one of the worst performing teams across the entire board. Edmonton clearly has plenty of potential though and does plan on calling players up earlier. Edmonton also lacks a coherent tactical strategy, having performed worse than several teams that have a similar composition. I am slowly investing myself into Edmonton’s front office and do hope I can make my own positive changes there as well. Edmonton does need to complete past its core, either in trades or with the draft picks it has coming up. HFFO has so far shown he is capable to such a task from my perspective, so I am certain the holes Edmonton has now will not exist several seasons from now.

7. Vancouver won! I was worried throughout the finals, unsure if we would win at the end, but as the last of the games ended Vancouver ended up in a rupture. Vancouver was a very much overlooked team this season, holding a well-developed lineup across the board. That on top of how well The Wog performed as a goalie really allowed for us to pull through everyone else. Looking back now though, I believe Vancouver always had a running chance. The trades Seany made in the season, and how many high TPE players Vancouver had positioned it as an underdog with a bite stronger than its competitors. Maine hinged on its first line, and Nevada had weak tactics losing to the St. Louis Scarecrows. Ottawa was more of an upset in my opinion, as the team made it all the way to the finals with a still developing core as one of the newer expansion teams in the Junior leagues.

16. Goals. I came into the SHL as a goalie because I thought it'd be amusing and enjoyable. I did not expect my tribalism to take root when I was drafted into Vancouver, and slowly shifted to the idea of a defense skater as a quiet echo of how a goalie is defensive by its nature. I’ve grown close to The Wog, so pulling too far away into a forward position seemed too skewed to truly entertain in my eyes. As of now though, I do not have grandiose plans. I will try to build my player how Edmonton needs and simply enjoy the community slowly building up within the locker room. If a Hall of Fame spot does land into my lap alongside this journey, I have no plans to refuse but such a goal is not in my line of sight due to future plans in my life.

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