Answering for Option 1:

Indeed! Teddy Bloos comes up with this marvelous idea to get the Thunder Bay Walleye a rally pet! A team animal! Many teams in the SHL and SMJHL and in leagues across the sim league universe have adopted a rally pet, typically a dog. So, Teddy Bloos coordinates with a local animal agency and manages to get a team rally dog!

Now, the typical rally dog is like, I guess a golden retriever breed? Something along the lines of those moderately big but super friendly doggos. Well, for whatever reason, the Thunder Bay Walleye are assigned a sad chihuahua instead. It definitely was a surprise to be sure, but the team has welcomed the sad chihuahua with open arms. It has basically become the talk of the town among hockey fans in the town of Thunder Bay, but just like the players, they're embracing it. In fact, a lot of regional news networks have picked up on the story, and are holding a contest to name this sad chihuahua