11. Written, 50 to 200+ words. It's About Time

This season was a fun one. My player played their second year so it was easier to know the players and their teams after a few seasons now. I feel like I sort of knew that San Fran would win it again, but at the same time its so rare to see a team three-peat. It takes a lot dedication and spirit to keep a team that good for so many seasons in a row. Congrats to the management and the players for their third cup in a row. Well deserved.

So many teams were climbing the ranks this season and that was fun to watch. My team, the Chicago Syndicate, made the leap to being a winning team this year and we made the playoffs. And had the audacity to take New Orleans to seven games. Not bad. Not bad. Can’t wait til next season because I think we will do even better. Definitely a team on the rise. I am excited to see new rivalries form and see some new challengers for the cup, but if San Francisco feels like they have one more in them, heck, then bring it boys and girls! New teams also making waves are all going to be harder to eat next season.

210 Words 4 TPE

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14. Written, 50 to 200+ words. Volatile Results

Well, being a player who was on that eighth seeded team who took it all in the end and ended up winning the Gold medal, I thought it was fantastic how volatile the result was. Its fun to watch that slim chance turn into a medal and then turn into a gold medal. It was fun. And honestly completely unexpected. It made the IIHF really interesting for me anyway. Of course, I can’t speak for the stacked teams who didn’t make it, but the fun of it all, is there is a chance for any team to win the gold. Norway did it a few seasons before i thought we would get gud but well, here we are.

118 Words 2 TPE

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12. Written, 50 to 200+ words. Jenga

Expansion is going to be weird with four new teams at once. The math works out, that each team should only lose three players but this could still be devastating to a team that is in the mid range coming off a rebuild. The math also checks out that it will be equal hit for each team so in reality, it shouldn’t affect any standings as they would have been. It will be interesting to see how this plays out.

It would also be interesting to see if there’s any drama pertaining to the expansion. Four new teams plus a vacancy in an existing team. Should be fun! Can’t wait to see the brands that everyone comes up with.

119 Words 2 TPE