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Evok · 05-10-2020, 09:08 PM

1. This reality is just one of infinite realities existing alongside this one in parallel. Take us over to one of those realities in which everything is the same but these S53 playoffs have unfolded differently. What happened in that reality's playoffs and who's in the Challenge Cup over there?
In the first round, the Buffalo Stampede took on the Hamilton Steelhawks again. Instead of a sweep, the Stampede called up future star Elizabeth Doyle to backstop them after falling down 2-0, heading back home. Eli Doyle stood on her head with back to back shutouts at home, and then narrowly lost a tight 4-3 game in Hamilton. Monkey D. Luffy was the star of Game 6, scoring two goals while Doyle made 36 saves to tie the series up 3-3. In Game 7, Doyle was a woman possessed, stealing a win on the road to send the Stampede into round 2.
Manhattan battled for six one-goal games, but still fell short versus New England. New Orleans got called for cheating and were disqualified for Games 1 and 2. They fought hard, but fell in 5 to the enraged Panthers. Edmonton and Calgary went the same as in our world.
In Round 2, Ola Wagstrom was good, but Eli Doyle was better. She made 97 saves in the first three games, taking a 2-1 lead into Game 4. Luffy again flexed his muscles, having assists on all three Stampede goals as Buffalo took a commanding (and unexpected) 3-1 lead back to Boston. NEW won Game 5 convincingly, but failed to find an answer to Doyle at home. In her first six home playoff starts, Doyle was 6-0 with a 0.947 SV% and a 1.833 GAA.
The Stampede go to the Finals! There, they faced the dominant Edmonton Blizzard, coming off a sweep of LAP. The teams battled back and forth, with 4/6 games going to overtime. Doyle battled fiercely as the Stampede pushed the Blizzard, but were unable to pull out the final upset. Despite losing, Doyle went 10-4-2 with a 0.929 SV% and a 2.12 GAA to capture the playoffs MVP

Even though the Panthers fell short this season, the LA influence has been felt around the league and execs in Hollywood are paying more attention to the SHL with the hometown team making waves. If your player could have a cameo in any tv show or movie, what show/movie would they choose? (for the purposes of this PT you may choose a show/movie that already exists just uhhh pretend they re-shoot it with your cameo or something idk).
Elizabeth Doyle would love to make a cameo in the popular TV show “Dr. House”. She always liked the show and had an admiration for the doctor. She would love to be an intern in the show. Not one that will stay a long time, but most likely someone who will stay a few episodes to learn from the best doctor in the world. Any case would be pretty amazing to play. Eli Doyle know this is all fiction, but it’s always fascinating to see the medical cases and the development of the investigation. She would like her character to go off the series by becoming sick after and get the investigation done on her. This would allow her a out due to the fact she would not be able to continue to work while recovering. She always liked to see the doctors going around the patient and performing all the tests and such.

13. Written, up to 4 TPE Pick up to 4 Challenge Cup related topics to write about! Each topic is worth 1 TPE. Each answer must be 50+ words to qualify.
a. Tony Pepperoni is probably the best player in this series. The center played 17 games in total and had more than a point per game. He’s the only player in the finals that had more than a point per game. I think this is rather exceptional, especially with a shooting percentage of only 7%.
b. Strenght and Balance would be the most important thing to check in this game. All of the Hamilton Forward have at least 15 in them and it shows. You knock them out of their skate and steal the puck. This mean you have more chances to score since you always have the puck.
c. Tony Pepperoni, Robert Phelps, Barrett Blackwood would be my picks as forward as they were the best on the ice. Gabriel Johnson and Karlstrabe Scholz are my pick at defense, a bit for the same reason that they were the most amazing on the ice. While Tuck played amazing, I’d pick Geezus Kryyst to represent my team as the goalie as he was a workhorse.
d. Honestly, I live in Canada. In Quebec to be exact. There’s absolutely no way I would survive the winter if I didn’t at least tolerate the snow. I can’t say I LIKE the snow per say, but I wouldn’t say I hate it either. It’s known of a little brother you learn to deal with.

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16/16 TPE

suavemente · 05-10-2020, 09:59 PM

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1. Written, 3 TPE (150 words min.)

This reality is just one of infinite realities existing alongside this one in parallel. Take us over to one of those realities in which everything is the same but these S53 playoffs have unfolded differently. What happened in that reality's playoffs and who's in the Challenge Cup over there?

Ahh case of the ‘ole interdimensional travel eh? Well this just happens to be one of the worst realities you can pick because you landed in the Grimdark universe of 40k. The S53,000 playoffs were easily won by the New-New Orleans Spectres again since seizing dominion over the league thousands of years ago. All other teams exist for the mere reason of torturous enjoyment for the Spectres fans who beg for more sacrifices come every “playoff season”. The playoffs are more of a ritual than actual games where the other team simply tries to stay alive long enough so that their families are not disgraced with their shit TOI and branded as “heretical benchwarmers”. The Spectres lavish in their conquests and this year have chosen the Ashes of Cal Dragons to be their main course this year, grown fat and supple, they are the oldest and “juiciest” of the teams to be served up. Current betting lords have the over/under on the match finishing before 55 seconds. From one friend to another, bet the under.

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2. Written, 3 TPE (150 words min.)

With everyone getting a free redistribution this offseason, S54 is quite wide open at the moment. Before those redistributions take place, who would you anticipate being the top team(s) for next season?

Free redistribution is one thing but changing the sim over the FHM is another. I think teams that have shown skill in the transition between the two sims are good candidates to continue winning in the coming seasons. Several teams have struggled but a couple have stood out, Hamilton Steelhawks, Buffalo Stampede, and the New England Wolfpack have all done well in the East. Where the Panthers, Blizzard, and Dragons are top three in the West. Out of these I would stay the most outstanding compared to overall TPE would be the Stampede, good picks and active player base means they stand to be very competitive in the future especially in FHM. Tying back into the point about free redistribution, I don’t expect that to make any drastic changes as the change over to FHM allowed for a lot of restructuring of players recently. I know of potentially a few players attempting to radically overhaul their builds but most seem to just be adapting to the new requirements placed upon them by FHM.

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Which player from the Steelhawks or the Blizzard would you bet on to win a regular season individual award in a future season? What player and what award? What makes you think they'll live up to their potential and take home the hardware?

Flacko Lagerfield @JSS is an absolute beast and I don’t see that stopping anytime soon. I can easily see the legend turning out some filthy seasons in the next couple runs. He qualifies for a bunch of them and I think is a great player on and off the ice (love the UK drill bruv :D)! Sarmad Khan (MVP voted by players) Sergi Karpotsov (most points in a season) Jay McDonald (most goals in a season). Any of the above he qualifies for easily and based on his performance this season I easily see it all coming together for him very soon, this season was not a fluke but rather a sign of things to come.

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Even though the Panthers fell short this season, the LA influence has been felt around the league and execs in Hollywood are paying more attention to the SHL with the hometown team making waves. If your player could have a cameo in any tv show or movie, what show/movie would they choose? (for the purposes of this PT you may choose a show/movie that already exists just uhhh pretend they re-shoot it with your cameo or something idk).

Kalashnikov has already been getting contacted for many movie deals, his striking features and harsh Russian demeanor make him a perfect fit for the generic Hollywood eastern-European bad guy. From John Wick 4 to 007 Goldeneye Part Two: This time James Bond is Black and Halle Berry is white. The added buzz that he will shortly make his appearance in the SHL is sure to add to the buzz, hopefully he doesn’t get too many offers and keeps his head in the game and on the ice. Kalashnikov has done some sour cream and cell-phone commercials in Russia but those were in the dark days and he tries to avoid any sponsorship deals, “They always turn sour” has a very different meaning to V.Kalashnikov.

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10. Graphic, 3 TPE

With the shift to a new era of SHL, HO has decided to redesign the championship trophy. Create a graphic of a new trophy to be handed to the winners of the S53 title.

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16. CW TRIVIA, 3 TPE max - 1 TPE for participation, 0.5 TPE for each correct answer. This is now 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.

pepedinofu

16/16 TPE

Symmetrik · 05-10-2020, 10:44 PM

NSFL PT

bilbo · 05-10-2020, 11:02 PM

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5. Written, 3 TPE (150 words min.)

Just like everything else in S53, IIHF is going to be an exciting mystery for us all! We've seen the introduction of a new format (all 14 teams in one group) and it's bound to be a very exciting tournament. What are your predictions for IIHF this season? What team or teams do you think have the best shot at taking home the gold? How do you think your team will fare?

First of all, IIHF won't be an exciting mystery. Team Great Britain will dominate in the tournament because that would be the most neat and makes sense to me. GB has a great shot of taking home the gold, since a lot of our players are still in the prime or are better (theoretically) than they were last year. Let's just hope FHM works in our favor. Other teams that have a shot at being cool are probably like Austria and Germany. Don't ask me why, but they both have beaten us in the past. Maybe Ireland will make a come back. It would only be right. I don't know. What's more important than that is what will happen off the ice. Dominic Montgomery has a lot of plans that involve being happy and smiling and making the most out of a week or two with pals like Leo Lockhart and Olivier Cloutier.
WC: 153

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6. Written, 3 TPE (150 words min.)

Come up with a program of intermission entertainment for one of the games of the finals. What's the between-period on-ice entertainment the fans will enjoy? The goofier the better, go crazy.

What the fans will enjoy is a good ole' fashion food fight on the ice that wastes everyone's time and gives money to someone you don't know. This intermission entertainment contest would be called "Ham vs. Snow Cones," and it would involve fans of both teams trying to take the other out before they reach the center of the ice. Hamilton Steelhawks' fans would be throwing slices of ham at their opponents, while the Edmonton Blizzard's fans would be throwing mini snow cones. Yes, the snow cones sound dangerous, because ice, but don't worry, the fans playing have protective helmets on. If you get hit with a food item, you're out. Think about like 25 people on the ice, all getting pelted with food. The losing team has to eat all the food so nothing goes to waste. Yes, very gross. Yes, dumb. Talk about a big clean up. Guess the marketing teams should have been better.
WC: 157

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Even though the Panthers fell short this season, the LA influence has been felt around the league and execs in Hollywood are paying more attention to the SHL with the hometown team making waves. If your player could have a cameo in any tv show or movie, what show/movie would they choose? (for the purposes of this PT you may choose a show/movie that already exists just uhhh pretend they re-shoot it with your cameo or something idk).

Dom Montgomery with his flowing hair and good looks could be a great addition to many shows, but he cannot act to save his life, so going on a reality TV show is probably the only way onto the silver screen. Perhaps he'd have a cameo on a show like Queer Eye, coming in as a celebrity guest to show some man that toxic masculinity is dumb and not needed, even if you're into sports and having muscles and stuff. It'd probs be a cool move for the SHL too, maybe making more people aware of hockey and how accepting the league has become over the years.
WC: 107

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The arenas in Edmonton and Hamilton certainly don't need any gimmicks to get people into the stadium for the series, but the arenas want to make sure they're pulling out all the stops on the big stage. Help the concessions department of one of these two teams develop a new product, with marketing specifically pertaining to this finals series, to be sold at the arena during the finals. Describe the product and the marketing in 150 words or create a promotional poster showing the product, its name, the price, etc.

To help the Edmonton Blizzard's sales during this Challenge Cup finals, their marketing team has come up with a limited edition season 53 snow globe. This snow globe has a Challenge Cup trophy on the inside with the top three blizzard players (rather, little miniature versions of them with their roster numbers on their little jerseys), stabbing slices of ham with their hockey sticks. The little ham slices have faces and are very cute, but very dead with cartoon x_x faces. There is a little of snow in the snow globe as well, because Blizzard. On the outside of the snow globe, it says "S53 Challenge Cup Finals" in an icy-looking font that isn't great but works, with the Blizzard's logo on either side the SHL logo on the back, of course. These snow globes can be purchased for $15.53 CAD and the 53 cents from every snow globe goes to a special charity of the Blizzard organization.
WC: 158

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13. Written, up to 4 TPE Pick up to 4 Challenge Cup related topics to write about! Each topic is worth 1 TPE. Each answer must be 50+ words to qualify.

a. Who is the best player in this CC finals? Plenty of good candidates: Lagerfield, Phelps, Kryyst, McIntry, Pepperoni, Scholz, etc. Who's your choice for best player and why?
Tony Pepperoni has my vote for best player on the ice in the finals. He's leading in points, has an 80 in offensive game rating--putting like everyone to shame--and isn't a puck hog, claiming 15 assists, which is nice to see in the finals. He helps make things happen and with not more than six penalty minutes in the entire playoffs so far. Sure he gets a lot of ice time, but he deserves it.
WC: 75

d. Blizzard... snow... ok debate time - do you like snow? yes or no? why or why not?
I do not like snow. As someone who is around it enough of the year, I used to smile and be happy when it snowed, to see the Earth covered in a sheet of fluffy white stuff, but no more. It means it's going to be cold, and people don't know how to drive on the snow, and also, I'm too old to really be sledding, so what's the point. I am happier when the ground is green. No to snow.
WC: 81

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16. CW TRIVIA, 3 TPE max - 1 TPE for participation, 0.5 TPE for each correct answer. This is now 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.

parksandrec

Your Mothers Favorite Goalie · 05-10-2020, 11:37 PM

NSFL PT
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Mayuu · 05-11-2020, 04:52 AM

2. Written, 3 TPE (150 words min.)
I think the TPE will matter more, with one season in the books everyone is looking towards the champs for what works.
Hamilton blasting through both Buffalo and New England (which both have pretty significant TPE lead on the champs) should be somewhat a point towards how teams will preform.
Hamilton, New England, Buffalo and Manhattan will be the power houses in the east, all of the four teams sports very competitive teams with great earners in all positions. The biggest riser in this group will most likely be Manhattan which had a pretty weak season. Chicago should be the underdog and the dark horse of the east and might pull an upset to push out the other four teams.
In the west it's a little more dicey. There's two teams that stand out and that's Edmonton and San Francisco. Both teams fields very competitive rosters that should be able to compete with the east power houses.

3. Written, 2 TPE (100 words min.)
Tig Murphy is my bet. The trusty defender of the Hamilton Steelhawks are bound to have another smashing season. I have no doubt in my mind that Murphy is bound for the Hall of Fame after his career and another award would just solidify it.
Being on Steelhawks is also a guarantee for success, with great coaches being able to push the most out of their players.
Murphy shows dedication both on ice and off ice and that will reward him in the long run.
Now if only he would get some more ice time it wouldn't even be a question of if, but when.

4. Written, 3 TPE (150 words min.)
I think there's lots of potential new awards, both for defenders and forwards.
The first one I'd suggest adding is awards for leagues best power play and penalty kill player, both of these forms being an important aspect of teams success. Which player lifted their teams power play to the next level? In real life there's loads of players that's excellent when given a little extra space and so it would seem to be here as well.
Same goes for Penalty kill, the guys who eat the rough minutes and do so without complain, they deserve a little extra recognition.

The second one I'd suggest would be the best equal strength forward and defender. Not all great player play on the Power Play or Penalty Kill unites but still manages to put up great seasons, Eko Van Otter and Viktor Marius being great examples on star players with very little impact on the Power Play. It would be great to see recognition for their contributions to the teams

5. Written, 3 TPE (150 words min.)
IIHF will be an absolute shit show in my opinion, with it at best being a pit stop during the off season I can't say I'm more excited about it with the addition of FHM. I have no idea who plays on what nation, all I know is that Hippo plays for Sweden and we're pretty decent. I think Ireland has seen it's glory days and there's probably another power nation rising to dominate.
Now I might be particularly negative, I'm not even in the IIHF locker room of my team.
I think a fresh start would be great for IIHF in FHM, unlock all rosters and let players choose which team they want to play on. Let the GM's of the different nations pitch the players the want on their team and and build locker rooms they think will work.

14. Written, 2 TPE - The Procrastinator Special! (100 words min)
I haven't followed the series at all, and since indivdual indexes for each game is hard to come by I'm going to go with the only player that's above PPG of the two final teams. Toni Pepperoni carried his team to the finals where it ended with a loss, but still. I don't think Edmonton would have went all the way if it wasn't for Toni Pepperoni leading the charge. Comparing scoring to Hamilton which spread out their scoring over all lines. Toni has been a forefront player for a while now and during the playoffs he manged to snatch the highest points total while only shooting at a 6.85%. Impressive

That would make IIHF something more then the current dull event it is right now.

16. CW TRIVIA, 3 TPE max - 1 TPE for participation, 0.5 TPE for each correct answer.
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RETIRED

Nictox · 05-11-2020, 06:49 AM

1. Written, 3 TPE (150 words min.)
This reality is just one of infinite realities existing alongside this one in parallel. Take us over to one of those realities in which everything is the same but these S53 playoffs have unfolded differently. What happened in that reality's playoffs and who's in the Challenge Cup over there?

I have traveled mysteriously into a new realm, somewhere where Hamilton did not win the Challenge Cup, where they never exploited STHS. This place is strange and surprisingly similar to ours. I walk the deserted streets of what looks to be Winnipeg and notice flyers all over the place. Apparently the SHL finals are taking place and everyone around the world has traveled to see them. As I examine down the flyer I come across the two teams battling it out. My eyes widen, as shock starts to set it. I am familiar with the two teams playing, but it was odd to see this happening in the Challenge Cup finals. The teams were the Calgary Dragons, led by a grizzled Mike Izzy, and the St Louis Scarecrows. In this dimension, St Louis is so good they are moved into the big leagues while another team was sent down. I quickly Boobled (this dimensions "Google") who was sent into the minors and was shocked to see Seattle Riot's name mentioned. What a strange place this is.

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2. Written, 3 TPE (150 words min.)
With everyone getting a free redistribution this offseason, S54 is quite wide open at the moment. Before those redistributions take place, who would you anticipate being the top team(s) for next season?

I think we will not see much of a difference next season. The top teams are going to get better and the teams on the verge should be competitive. I think it is taking people time to adjust to FHM, which is not a bad thing. This engine is a lot better and the sims are way more exciting. Take from me, an ex-GM for the SMJHL, the simon sims were garbage and were literally over in two seconds. This builds excitement. My players loved getting the ping for streams. I liked the chirping going on during the stream, I could do without the spam and trolls but you take what you can get. I think now teams know how they have to build their lines and everyone should be better because of it. I know it took me most of the season to figure things out, but once I did things looked great. St Louis was a middle of the standing team that took Detroit (the number one seed by a landslide) to seven games. All because we figured out how to set lines to make things happen.

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4. Written, 3 TPE (150 words min.)
With new tools at our disposal in FHM, we may eventually see some new awards enter the fold. Create a suggestion for a new SHL award. What kind of achievement is the award given for? Who's the award named after? Who would've won the award this season?

This is a fun idea, a cool concept. Almost like you are doing the awards committees job by giving them ideas. Anyways, I think awards need a little change up this season. Their should be at least 2 awards for forwards and for defenseman. Offensive Forward, Defensive Forward, Offensive Defenseman, and Defensive Defenseman all should be a thing. I guess you could call the Two Way Forward award the defensive forward award, but to me it means something different. Awards for hitting should still be a thing. A take aways award would also be cool to see. Obviously top Goalie is the same, maybe it will be easy to tell how they good they played based on GR's and what nots now? I think a sportsmanship one should be include on this list. An award that is meant for the guy who played a ton of minutes, took zero to few penalties, while also putting up points. I guess that is the one I would want to add, Sportsman Award. Who I would name it after I wouldn't know where to look right now.

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13. Written, up to 4 TPE Pick up to 4 Challenge Cup related topics to write about! Each topic is worth 1 TPE. Each answer must be 50+ words to qualify.

a. Who is the best player in this CC finals? Plenty of good candidates: Lagerfield, Phelps, Kryyst, McIntry, Pepperoni, Scholz, etc. Who's your choice for best player and why?
Pepperoni is probably the best in the league, let alone this series. I am not a huge fan of Edmonton but you have to give respect to a player of his caliber. I believe he will be a top player for many seasons, and many playoff series. I look forward to playing him next season. (55)

b. Based on player ratings, EDM has the advantage in speed and acceleration and HAM has the advantage in balance and strength. Which team's physical skills will give them the edge in this series?
It took me awhile to learn this myself, speed is great but is useless if you fall over everytime you get touched. Balance and Strength wins this argument for me every single time. Grit will win this series, and if you check the index, it has. Speed has it's advantages, but you cannot solely rely on it to win a game. [61]

c. Assemble your ideal fantasy team out of players in this series - F, F, F, D, D, G. Explain your choices.
Tony Pepperoni, Robert Phelps, Barrett Blackwood, Gabriel Johnson, Tig Murphy, and Geezus Kryyst. A team that can score goals, defend like a mother fucker, and stop a puck. Can you imagine this line together? The unit would be unstoppable. I think i is pretty obvious I checked the points leaders and GR leaders when I made these picks, but these are also cool guys who play very well. [68]

d. Blizzard... snow... ok debate time - do you like snow? yes or no? why or why not?
I do. I love snow. I do not care how you feel about it, I love it. I love it a lot. I could go on and on and on and on and on about how much I love it, but why would I do that when you can just go outside and enjoy the snow we just received in Northern Michigan. Wanna go sledding in May? Now you can! I really do like snow, but everything has a time and place. [82]

16. CW TRIVIA - Verificartion Word: Specters

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juke · 05-11-2020, 10:38 AM

1. Written, 3 TPE (150 words min.)
This reality is just one of infinite realities existing alongside this one in parallel. Take us over to one of those realities in which everything is the same but these S53 playoffs have unfolded differently. What happened in that reality's playoffs and who's in the Challenge Cup over there?

The biggest 'what if' in our reality's version of the SHL finals was EDM sweeping LAP in round 2 to move on to the finals. That sweep included 4 one goal games, all going to OT, and 7 total OT periods in just 4 games played. Other realities didn't have such harsh coin flip odds for LAP. The Panthers win game 1's OT. As a result, they have a little bit of momentum going into game 2. Not much, but enough to just get them over the hump in another close, OT game. Now up 2-0 instead of down 0-2, they go to EDM where the Blizzard play hard at home, but once again this reality is nicer to LAP as they split the EDM games and take a 3-1 lead. Eventually moving on to the championship, they fair quite well against HAM. They were the only team with a better corsi in the regular season, and they translate that possession advantage into a close, 7 game series win. The cup heads to LA, where the Panthers party with celebs so hard in the offseason that the bender still affects them as next year's preseason starts up.

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2. Written, 3 TPE (150 words min.)
With everyone getting a free redistribution this offseason, S54 is quite wide open at the moment. Before those redistributions take place, who would you anticipate being the top team(s) for next season?

Have to assume that a lot of what we saw this year will still carry over into next. In the east, I don't think NEW's roster will have much/any change, so I'd expect to see them to towards the top again. HAM rolled through BUF and NEW in the playoffs this year en route of their cup win, and they seem to be well known to test sim in FHM, so I think as long as they make the playoffs they should be able to compete against anyone regardless of their records. BUF was a strong team this year, and they've recently made trades that makes them immediately stronger next year. I'm also biased, but I think MAN will return next year significantly improved. I know some of their players are in the midst of regression, but they still have one of the highest total TPE teams, and seemed to just get unlucky goaltending this year. In the west, I think LAP, CGY, and EDM will build off their strong years this year to finish top of the conference, and I could see SFP making vast improvements as well. For similar reasons as MAN, they have a very high average TPE roster and under performed this year.

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5. Written, 3 TPE (150 words min.)
Just like everything else in S53, IIHF is going to be an exciting mystery for us all! We've seen the introduction of a new format (all 14 teams in one group) and it's bound to be a very exciting tournament. What are your predictions for IIHF this season? What team or teams do you think have the best shot at taking home the gold? How do you think your team will fare?

I think that from what we've seen with the SHL and SMJHL seasons, FHM is far more beneficial to the best, highest TPE teams than Simon ever was. So when it comes to IIHF, we're going to see teams like USA and Canada have very strong teams that perform very well, and there will also be a tier of pretty strong teams like Sweden, Great Britain, Czechia, Germany etc just below them. It's easy to say it'll just be a USA/Canada gold medal game, but when you're not playing 7 games series like the playoffs, it'll be a lot more likely that one of those pretty strong tiered teams can manage the upset. As for my team, Finland, I think it may be another year that we have some struggles. We have a young roster that continues to get stronger, and may be good in a few tournaments down the road, but it would take some pretty big upsets for us to make a deep run.

[167 words, 3 TPE]

12. Podcast, 3 or 4 TPE
Record a mini-podcast on any of the below topics!
- Highlights of the S53 season (on or off the ice)
- S53 playoff round-up
- S53 Challenge Cup finals Breakdown
- S54 predictions

1 person Mini-Pod: 3 TPE for 5 minutes or 4 TPE for 7 Minutes
2 person Mini-Pod: 3 TPE for 6 Minutes or 4 TPE for 8 Minutes
Post the direct link to your podcast.

https://soundcloud.com/nhamlet21/cw-podcast - 2 person mini-pod with Nhamlet

[4 TPE]

16. CW TRIVIA, 3 TPE max - 1 TPE for participation, 0.5 TPE for each correct answer. This is now 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.

Verification word: juke

TPE: 16/16

KenitohMenara · 05-11-2020, 11:10 AM

1) This reality is just one of infinite realities existing alongside this one in parallel. Take us over to one of those realities in which everything is the same but these S53 playoffs have unfolded differently. What happened in that reality's playoffs and who's in the Challenge Cup over there?

There are thousands of alternate realities out there but the one I saw had a crucial difference to the reality we know. The Manhattan rage roll up their sleeves, they get the job done and lift their second straight challenge cup in front of their home crowd in Madison Square Garden. There was no reason to believe that they couldn’t do it, sure they finished 4th in the division and were going up against the monsters of the east known as the New England Wolfpack but they had done the exact thing last time out. The Chicago Syndicate were a top team and Manhattan found a way to stick it out and win it all. All the cards seemed to be lining up for that reality as well. After going 3-0 down in the series, Manhattan would charge pack, winning both game 4 and 5. The reverse sweep looked like a reality until New England found a way to rally back in game 6.

If Manhattan closes out that series, they go on to win it all.

2) With everyone getting a free redistribution this offseason, S54 is quite wide open at the moment. Before those redistributions take place, who would you anticipate being the top team(s) for next season?

The free distribution will cause great shake ups in the league and a great potential of new kings to rise has emerged. I say that the Manhattan Rage, the New England Wolfpack and the Buffalo Stampede will be the three teams to see in the east. There is enough talent on all three teams that makes me believe it will happen that way though the east as an entire conference will be tough to call. Chicago could also make a run at that title but they are more likely a darkhorse candidate. In the west, its the Panthers that still stalk over the crown but both Edmonton and San Francisco also have a huge opportunity to strike. Edmonton in particular have already proven this year that they have the talent and players to go far enough to win now with this distribution, who knows what will happen to their fortunes. Too tight to call in the west

4) With new tools at our disposal in FHM, we may eventually see some new awards enter the fold. Create a suggestion for a new SHL award. What kind of achievement is the award given for? Who's the award named after? Who would've won the award this season?

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5) Just like everything else in S53, IIHF is going to be an exciting mystery for us all! We've seen the introduction of a new format (all 14 teams in one group) and it's bound to be a very exciting tournament. What are your predictions for IIHF this season? What team or teams do you think have the best shot at taking home the gold? How do you think your team will fare?

There is a team that has been slowly building their powerbase for a long time in the IIHF. A team that has had success elude them for so long due to a revolving carousel of moving parts. A team that always had potential to go far but was denied at every chance. Now though, a new era has dawned for them with the birth of the FHM era. New, young and hungry players have emerged to lead this country to a title and they want that power, that glory, that prize for themselves.

To count the ways they have suffered would be too numerous to count. Overtime disappointments, finals apperances that went nowhere, early exits that only exacerbated player and coach frustrations. Their country demands a trophy and they are tired of waiting but now they have the team to go far. That team is Finland and with studs all around the ice, it's about time they took home a gold medal.

13. Written, up to 4 TPE Pick up to 4 Challenge Cup related topics to write about! Each topic is worth 1 TPE. Each answer must be 50+ words to qualify.
Best player in CC Finals . For me its Tony Pepperoni. A man who has given up just about everything for the sport he loves. A man who just wants one more chance at the challenge cup. He had an outstanding season with 57 points and all he wants is to lead the Edmonton Blizzard to glory one more time.

16. CW TRIVIA, 3 TPE max - 1 TPE for participation, 0.5 TPE for each correct answer. This is now 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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Z0REM · 05-11-2020, 01:26 PM

1.
In an alternate reality this season streamed ahead with the Rage maintaining their pace from last season and rocketing back into the finals off of a high TPE team that had a lot of promise. As a physical team, we would have run over the competition with out offensive depth and looked to be a dynasty going forward. NEW still being our main competitors and biggest rival we would have matched up again. After a close 7 game series, we would have taken game 7 with a one point margin going into the next series high on endorphins and completely putting our opponents to shame. From there we would have swept that series and gone into a final challenge cup battle against the Spectors so that I could face off against Michael Fox and Jimmy Slothface. This will be my goal every season until it happens. Sorry if this sounds repetitive. After another 7 game series, the last game goes into triple overtime where Phineas draws a penalty shot at the last minute, misses, and then scores on the next play after getting shamed by his teammates. Rage win.

2.
This one is a bit of a mess, with different teams still figuring out roles and perfect lines I still see NEW being the top team of next season. They already have a proven ACE on the team who will be there to score goals for them no matter the situation. If they do some retooling to round out their defensemen and go into next season with even fewer game losses we could see one of the most dominant teams to emerge in the SHL for as long as I have been around. The second team will be everyone's favorite Hamilton. They came back out of the STHS era with something to prove and it showed in their results in FHM. Dominant early and in the late games, they were powerful on the puck and will only get better with one more season of age. Last but not least, Manhattan should be seeing a rise in their offensive power over the offseason resulting in a strong goal scoring depth this next season that will ricochet them out of their 50/50 game-winning average. Look for them to rise.

5.
Looking towards the IIHF there can only be one dominant team and that will be the USA. We might be one season removed from glory but I have a feeling that with this new format there will no longer be a stronger and a weaker block. This will make it a bit easier for the USA who have been struggling in the dominant group since I began. While we had huge success in my SHL tenure we fell into hard times last season and look to recapture our former glory by preying on the other teams. I see the USA taking the top spot this year. USA or bust as I head the crowds saying. There will still be som struggles against the other top teams, but if things go the way I expect there will be a certain player on the USA roster that will herald in the golden era of international championship.

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Why would I want to reinvent the wheel on the already best in show of an intermission game of toddlers playing and youngins playing on the ice for the enjoyment of the crowd. In order to really amp up the enjoyment, we would introduce two additional pucks to the battlefield and watch these little ones run around and try to figure out if they should defend or attack. Usually the problem with these games is the pace and the fact that no goals or action every really happens as the kids are too small and inexperienced. With three pucks there will be 3 times the action! Look forward to actually chanting for your favorite kiddo and maybe seeing a goal actually happen. To help improve these odds, we are adding walruses to both teams goals for the added benefits of throwing fish on the ice from the stands to rig the games. I for one would enjoy this added chaos to the finals matches.

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13. Written, up to 4 TPE Pick up to 4 Challenge Cup related topics to write about! Each topic is worth 1 TPE. Each answer must be 50+ words to qualify.
a. Who is the best player in this CC finals? Plenty of good candidates: Lagerfield, Phelps, Kryyst, McIntry, Pepperoni, Scholz, etc. Who's your choice for best player and why?
Lagerfield is the player to look out for in this game. This oldy was recently tapped as the one of the best players in the league this season by a good friend of mine who analyzed that flacko has done more with less help on his line. Lets look for his flashy plays and grace.
b. Based on player ratings, EDM has the advantage in speed and acceleration and HAM has the advantage in balance and strength. Which team's physical skills will give them the edge in this series?
Speed and acceleration are key in this game I have out. I am giving the edge to EDM and we will see who will take it in the end. Balance and strength only help if your role needs those attributes and we do not expect everyone on HAM to be grinders or power forwards.

d. Blizzard... snow... ok debate time - do you like snow? yes or no? why or why not?
Snow all the way. You can eat it, pee in it, and make snowballs out of pee and throw them at your worst enemy. Why would you ever want something as inferior as just rain when you get no benefits besides being soaked to the bones and generally unhappy. Snow day is the best day.

16. Verification word : chill

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