TASK 1: (Written, 3 TPE)
Well, seeing as this was my rookie season I have to say I'm pretty happy with how things turned out. For a brief moment Dash was in the top ten for hits in the league which is pretty crazy to think about considering it was just her first season in the league, so even though the cards didn't end up falling that way at the year's end that's still something I'm really proud about. I ended up with 164 hits on the year which was 5 out of the leaderboard, so I was almost there. With 6 goals and 9 assists for 15 points on the season that's probably a tad bit higher than I was expecting to see so I was really pleased with that as well. Next season I'll be looking to improve on all of those numbers, but for a rookie year I'm more than satisfied. I'll be focusing heavily on my offensive stats to try and blow expectations out of the water next year.

Task 3: (Written, up to 5 TPE)
Pick up to 5 challenge cup related topics to write about! Each topic is worth '1' TPE. Each answer must be 50 words or more.

1. I'd have to say that the edge here goes to Buffalo. While both TDZ and Kortesi have pretty lengthy resumes when it comes to their GM history, this is entirely from the SMJHL. Yes, the SMJHL provides great experience, but you've got rookie SHL GMs up against one of the longest tenured GM pairings in the league. While NOR has a bit more experience in regards to expansion drafts, this is a playoff series. Edge to Buffalo for sure.
2. I'd say the edge between the goalies goes to Buffalo's Cedric Robinson. While Cain has faced about 3.5 more shots per game than Robinson, I don't think that really makes up for the fact that Robinson sports a lower goals against average and a higher save percentage. Both goalies are definitely two of the top in the league, but bewteen the two I'd give the nod to Buffalo's goaltender.
5. Personally I'd say the all star game should go to Buffalo, and I'm only slightly biased because that's my hometown. It's a city that loves its hockey and has been really lifting itself up, building itself anew from the ground up to become a destination once more. There's a lot of space in which various fan events could be held, and neighboring harborcenter provides easy hotel access for media and players. It's a great place to send the all-star game, and I think the fans would be more than thrilled to see it happen.
6. You're going to want to watch out for New Orleans' second line. Smyth, Kurczewski and Paquette are a force to be reckoned with, all three of them in the league's top ten in goal scoring. It's amazing to think that the second line has been the lethal one, rather than the first, but it seems that the team has been able to take advantage of their depth to punish other teams' lack of it. They've been firing on all cylinders and Buffalo's going to want to be sure to shut down that line, not just the top one.
7. I'd have to say Roman Augustus of the New Orleans Specters. While he's not leading the team in scoring, he's been providing depth scoring which every team needs if they want to be successful. With 4 goals and 3 assists for 7 points, he's been pretty reliable throughout the post season. He's also been logging a bit of time on both PP and PK, just doing what he can to give the team ever little edge they can get.

Task 9: (Written, 3 TPE)
This looks to be one of the most exciting Challenge Cup Finals the league has ever seen. Not only do we have two teams looking to win the Challenge Cup for the first time in franchise history, we're looking at two teams who have never even made a finals appearance before. If the New Orleans Specters want to take home the league's ultimate prize at the end of this series they're going to need to continue to get some good puck luck. Joe Kurczewski was 8th in the league this season with a shooting percentage over 15%, so they'll need the bounces to continue going their way here in the finals. Meanwhile for Buffalo the key is going to be getting that second line on the ice as much as possible - Konig and Marius were two of the best players in the league for a reason this season, so if that continues Buffalo could have a relatively easy path to the finals ahead.

Task 13: (Written, 3 TPE)
The ad starts with the Challenge Cup playoffs logo on the screen, which fades away leaving a black screen. The screen remains as such for three seconds, before the words "That's where we would've put these teams' past challenge cup appearances. // If we had any." appear on the screen. These fade away, giving way to the word "History," behind which highlights from the Buffalo Stampede's playoff run thus far begin to play. After two seconds the word history fades out while the highlights continue to play. After three more seconds the highlights cut to the Specters and the word "Will" appears on screen. The same pattern happens with this, until a few seconds later when the screen goes back to black, the music comes to a head, and the words "be made." are all that remain. This fades out, and the information for game one appears on the screen, with no other sound. With this simple screen the ad comes to a close.

TASK 14: (*CASUAL MEMBER SPECIAL* Send answer in PM, up to 3 TPE)

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