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Greebsie · 08-01-2015, 05:15 AM

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**OrbitingDeath** · 08-01-2015, 06:01 AM

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Task 4: Championship Banner

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Task 5: The Biggest Game

In a series that was as tight as this one, the biggest game one team could play would be game seven. The final and decisive game of the season, you will either win and hold the cup high in the air, or you will be dripping off, realizing you were so close. It gets even worse if the game goes into overtime. All that seperates you from the cup is a single goal. A single mistake can be enough to lose it all. This scenario is exactly what happened in this years' final. The Steelhawks and Panthers won three each and face off in the last game of the season. The Panthers mean business and open the score within the first minute of the game with a goal from Tomas Pylon. Vuro Vlaters equalizes it still early in the period. The second period only sees one goal, Grosberg scores for the Steelhawks and with 20 minutes seperate Hamilton from the cup. That is unless the Panthers do something back. Bottas scores on the powerplay to equalize the game with a bit more as seven minutes in regulation. With 4:30 remaining, KrÅ«miÅ†Å¡ scores for Hamilton. 3-2, will this finally be enough for the cup? Not if it is up to Adrian Thomaz who scores his eight goal of the playoffs with less then a minute remaining. The Panthers take it to overtime.
And then it happens, a penalty called against Jigsaw McGraw.... After 13:45 minutes of overtime the Steelhawks get a chance with a powerplay. Exactly 1 minute in the powerplay it is Gabriel DuJardin who scores the game winner. His first goal of the playoffs is the one that brought them the cup!

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stevo · 08-01-2015, 10:41 AM

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ArGarBarGar · 08-01-2015, 12:21 PM

Task 1 (1 TPE + .5 TPE for each correct) - Predictions

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Task 2(2 TPE) - Word Scramble

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Task 3(2 TPE) - Trivia

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Task 5(3 TPE) - Biggest Game

The Steelhawks biggest game in their cup run was against the Minnesota Chiefs, in game 2. The Chiefs were able to take a 2-0 lead midway in the second period, but the Steelhawks found a way to tie the game late when Clitsome and Muerto scored. However Minnesota kept at it and scored late on a shorthanded chance. Hamilton was able to break through in the third period, however, and score twice in a minute to take a 4-3 lead, but the Chiefs would not go away. Chernika Banananov scored late to tie the game and force overtime, giving the Chiefs a chance to win the game in overtime and tie the series despite being outshot in game 2. Hamilton was in a bad situation, as despite solving Ranjan Tanner could not shut the door which gave Minnesota the chance to win the game. Overtime was mainly about Minnesota outshooting Hamilton, and Tanner was able to make some huge saves to keep the game in hand. Finally, on a powerplay chance, Riko Muerto scored and won the game for Hamilton, making the series 2-0 and giving the Steelhawks a huge lead in the series. From there, they took a 3-0 lead and beat the Chiefs in five games. This game was the turning point of the series, because once they were able to win both games on the road against a top-tier Minnesota team, they had the confidence to win a game in Hamilton and finish them off in their own building, leading them to the finals.

Written/GFX 6 (3 TPE) - Showdown

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Written/GFX 7 (3 TPE) - A show of sportsmanship

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Alonzo Garbanzo Final Tallies (Among Defensemen):
2nd in Goals (208), All-Time Assists Leader (765)*, All-Time Points Leader (973), 3rd in Hits (2587), All-Time Blocked Shots Leader (1882)*
*All-Time Leader Among All Skaters
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***Hallsy*** · 08-01-2015, 03:11 PM

Task 2(2 TPE) - Word Scramble
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Task 3(2 TPE) - Trivia
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Task 4(3 TPE) - Championship Banner

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Task 5(3 TPE) - Biggest Game

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What has been the biggest game so far for each team in the Finals? (SHL do SHL, SMJHL do SMJHL)

The biggest game for the Hamilton Steelhawks was Game 4 in round 1 against the Manhattan Rage, they were down 2-1 to Manhattan, a Team that stole home ice in Game 2 and won at home in game 3. They outscored Hamilton 6-2 in those 2 games prior to Game 4 this was a big game, lose be down 3-1, win tie the series up at 2 and regain home ice advantage against Manhattan.

In Game 4, Manhattan got ahead 4-1 in the third period it looked like Manhattan was going to get another victory and be one more away from the second round of the post-season. 13 seconds later, Griffon Simmons scored to cut the lead down to 2 goals. this might of been a key point in the series right here. Then less than 30 seconds later Simons showed way he is an elite centre in the SHL by getting another assist to cut the lead to 1 goal. The Steelhawks later railed and tied the game up forcing overtime. Simons then was clutched and scored the GWG for the steelhawks. I think without this rally by the Steelhawks they would of lost in the 1st round. The team rallied behind Simons to go all the way to the finals. I think when historians look back in the S24 playoffs this game was maybe the most important game for the Steelhawks unless they go on to win the championship but again, this game was apart of their journey to the cup and it still was a key game to watch and maybe one of the most entraining games to watch unless you are a rage fan, then sorry.

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Written/GFX 6 (3 TPE) - Showdown

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For writing, 250 words, compare them and who will be more vital to his teams success.

Adrian Thomaz vs Griffon Simons. The battle of second line centres. Lets look at their regular season stats between these two centres to see who is the better centre.

Thomaz played 23.88 mins per game in the regular season, he got 9 goals and 30 assists for a 39 point season, he hit 41 players and took 198 shots on net. He was a +17, and was a key PKer on his team. He won 54.16% of his 1645 Face-offs. Thomaz also was a key member of the power-play

Simons scored 24 goals got 31 assists and had a 55 point season, he hit 11 different players, got 188 shots and was a +21. He played a minor role on his team PK, and was a key member on the power-play.

Simons is the best player on the ice in my mind but does he has the mentality to be clutch in a tight game and not to give more chances to the other team? Simons got 7 minors during the regular season vis Thomaz 2. Simons however was more clucth scoring 6 game wining goals and 1 tying goal vs Thomaz only 1 game wining goal.

I think Simons will make a bigger impact on the ice for his team, he lead his team in points and is a good player in his own zone, he knows his job is to score goals and needs to score them in key moments of the game. Post-season success is knowing when to score, when to defend. There is usually one key play of every game and series that a player can make to win a series and I feel Simons could make that impact over Thomaz.

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Written/GFX 7 (3 TPE) - A show of sportsmanship

1.How does it feel to be in the finals again Schultz?

Schultz: It is great to be in the finals again, Its been a long 3 seasons and I think this is going to be a good start for this franchise to start being one of the best teams in the league for a very long time.

2. Will you win the Challenge Cup this season?

Schultz: I hope so this team needs to win a championship, we have had stacked teams where we should of been winning it every year and had the expectation of winning and we have been denied a shit ton of times in the finals in recent history this needs to be a Hamilton victory.

3. Team MVP?

Schultz: Tanner, best player on the ice and best player off the ice. He is a stud playing the most important position.

Dion · 08-01-2015, 08:28 PM

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Falkirk · 08-01-2015, 08:29 PM

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The S24 SMJHL Finals saw the Montreal Impact and the Vancouver Whalers face each other. Montreal finished last in the east, while Vancouver finished last in the west. Both teams had to get by there whole conference to make it to the finals.

Vancouverâ€™s biggest game was probably game 5 versus the Kelowna Knights. The Whalers continued their late season brilliance straight into the playoffs, beating the Prince George Firebirds in 6 games. The second round had the Whalers face rivals the Kelowna Knights. The Whalers also proved to be too much for the Knights, winning the series in game 5. The Knights seemed depleted, losing 6-3 to the Whalers. Captain VLAD McZehrl was named the first star with 1 goal and 1 assist. Vancouverâ€™s playoff run could be summed up so far by this game; a big performance by McZehrl supported by secondary scoring was just too much for opposing teams. Even though they had not won the cup yet, the Whalers definitely got some payback after getting swept in the conference finals by the Knights the previous year.

While the Impact had a very tough conference final against the Falcons, winning in game 7, the series-winning game against the Scarecrows was huge. As mentioned Montreal finished last in the conference and had to face the team that was only 1 point out of first in the league in the first round. The Impact came out guns blazing winning the first 3 games against St. Louis. The Impact found themselves down 5-2 in the 3rd period of game 4. Many were already planning for the seemingly inevitable game 5. The Impact had other plans. The scored 4 straight goals to take a 6-5 lead which ended up the final score. Wagner of the Impact was the first star with 2 goals and an assist. The Scarecrows were swept in the first round after almost being the top team in the league. They were visibly psychologically done; they had merely 5 shots in the 3rd while Montreal had 15. I believe this is the biggest game for Montreal because it showed determination in the Impact team as they never gave up. Huge series win for Montreal, versus a team they went 2-8-0 against in the regular season.

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The S24 SMJHL Finals has the two last place teams in the respective conference face off. These two teams are the Montreal Impact and the Vancouver Whalers. Montreal has a few stars in forwards Flacko and Jesster, defensemen Lidstrom and Burton, and netminder Ciarelli. The Whalers on the other hand have forwards McZehrl, Ballard, and Bure, as well as rookies Hoover and Allen. They also have defenseman Uptuck and goalie Lundqvist. An interesting match-up however is Wagner from Montreal, and Gibbs from Vancouver. Both are defenseman drafted in last yearâ€™s SHL draft. Both were also drafted by the West Kendall Platoon. They both play on their respective teamâ€™s top line. On paper Wagner is a much better defenseman, he lead his team in assists and points with 35 and 45 respectively. This was good enough for 4th in the league for defenseman scoring. He was also 6th in the league for shots blocked with 70. Gibbs had only 22 assists and 32 points, but had 69 shots block, only one less than Wagner. Gibbs is more of a defensive first player with some playmaking mixed in, while Wagner is a solid all-around defenseman.

Playoffs of course are a whole different season. Through the first two rounds Wagner struggled a bit, putting up only 2 goals, 5 assists, and 7 points in 11 games. In the same amount of games Gibbs had 2 goals, 9 assists and 11 points.

While Wagner is one of the best defenseman in the league, he is also on a team with Burton and Lidstrom. So even though he may be vital to the Impactâ€™s success in the finals, Gibbs may play a bigger role. Gibbs is a top 2 defenseman on the Whalers, but after him and Uptuck, there is a huge drop in defensive talent. He may not necessarily have to put up points, but he will need to play solid defense. For this reason he is more vital to Vancouverâ€™s success.

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Å atan · 08-02-2015, 08:05 AM

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5. The biggest game by far for the Los Angrla Panther was Game 7 of the Western Conference Finals against the Texas Renegades. Both teams were facing elimination; the winner would go on to face the Hamilton Steelhawks in the Challenge Cup finals while the loser would head to the golf course. LA came out of the gates with a goal from Brian Morley, but Texas struck back with two of their own. in the second, both teams scored and Texas would take a 3-2 lead into the 3rd period. With momentum on their side, it seemed like the Renegades would make the finals to face their archnemesis once again. It took awhile, but three quarters of the way through the third period, the Panthers scored and tied things up. Then, with just over two minutes left, they scored a final time to regain the lead. They managed to hold it for the rest of the game, and LA headed to the finals on the back of a real nail-biter.

For the Hamilton Steelhawks, the biggest game was #1 against Minnesota. Up against the best team in the East, the Steelhawks knew they were in for a rough game. Taking Momentum away from a stacked Minnesota team by tearing the wind from their sails at home would be critical to winning the series. They got off to a strong start, scoring two goals to take a 2-1 lead going into the second. What followed was a defensive clinic by the Steelhawks. For forty minutes, neither team scored a goal. Despite multie penalties, neithe team could find the back lf the net. Hamilton efficiently shut down Minnesota's deadly offense and rode a 2-1 lead through two periods for a win. the momentum they gained would carry them theoigh the series with Minnesota and into the next round.

6. Riko Muerto and Nicholas Pedersen both occupy a vital position in their respective teams' lineups: that of the first line center. Critical in both offensive and defensive situations, a #1 center must be equally capable with and without the puck. Consequently, a strong franchise center is considered one of the key components to winning a Challenge Cup. But who has the better center? Hamilton or LA? Let's take a look at their playoff numbers and find out.

The easiest way to measure offensive ability is by looking at goals, assists, and shots. Muerto had an edge in goals, with 11 to Pederson's 6, but Pederson was the better playmaker with 15 -four more than Muerto. Muerto also had a slight edge in total points, finishing with one more. Surprisingly, Pederson had the edge in shots with 66 to 63 despite his lower goal total.

Advantage: Pederson. Despite lower goal totals, Pederson was the more prolific shooter, and was at a disadvantage when facing the more prolific veteran goaltenders of the Western conference. Additionally, he showed an ourstanding ability to set up his teammates, proving himself to be more well-rounded offensive player.

On the defensive side of things we will look at two critical stats: FO% and hits. Winning faceoffs allows your team to gain possession of the puck and set up offensive chances immediately, while a physical center can break up opposing offensive chances and regain control of the puck. Muerto had an overwhelming advantage in hits, with 31 compared to Pederson's 3. Muerto also had an edge in the face-off circle, with 54.6%, a 3% advantage. However, Pederson took far more draws, which likely contributed to his lower percentage. Also of note, Pederson played more shorthanded minutes than Muerto, showing that the Panthers trusted him in vital defensive situations.

Advantage: Muerto. Although Pederson played more defensive minutes, usage does not ability. Muerto was statistically the better defensive player, so he earned the advantage.

Conclusion: The Los Angelas Panthers have the better center in Nicholas Pederson. Though Muerto had a slight edge in many stats, his minutes were somewhat sheltered by second-liner Griffon Simmons. The enormous responsibility placed on Nicholas Pederson, and the way he thrived underneath it, makes him the better #1 center.

7. Today on TSN Radio Vancouver we have an interview with Patrikov Bure, a junior send-down currently playing for the Vancouver Whalers of the SMJHL. Before the SMJHL finals start, we took a minute to sit down with Patrick and ask him about his thoughts on this incredible playoff run.

1. We hear a lot of talk about the excitement of these SMJHL playoff games, but what has been the most exhilarating off-ice part of this playoff run?

Its been fun dealing with all the trash talk to be honest
*Chuckle* lots of guys thought "hey the Whalers are never going to beat us" Look at us now The rookies and veterans are all having fun and I am enjoying it

2. What is the biggest lesson this playoff run has taught you as a player?

It doesn't matter where you play, whether it be 2nd 3rd or even 4th line. You have a role and you need to play it to win, if I didn't realize this a lot sooner, we would have been kicked out a lot sooner

3. Through three series, the Whalers have never faced elimination. What has been the key to maintaining your team's momentum throughout this deep playoff run?

Coming out and firing. We don't give them a chance to recover and think out new strategy. We had to attack, attack, attack and once we have momentum, there isn't a team in the world that can slow us down.

Thanks for your time Patrikov. Best of luck in the finals, we'll be rooting for you.

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Trill · 08-02-2015, 12:49 PM

Mook knew this and didn't knock any points off, I only have a photo editor on my phone cause I don't have a computer so plz don't dock me lol

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5) The Hamilton Steelhawks have had quite a few big moments throughout the entire postseason. I would say, however, that their biggest moment was game two in the series against the Minnesota Chiefs. Obviously to win a cup there has to be a ton of big moments and huge goals and such to win four series'.

The reason I say game two was their biggest moment was pretty simple. Minnesota is an offensive juggernaut in the Simulation Hockey League and has an outstanding lineup. Minnesota took a two to zero lead heading into the first intermission and Hamilton went into the locker room with their spirits down. It was an exciting game of back and forth the rest of the day and the game eventually went into overtime. Riko Muerto eventually netted a goal to give the Steelhawks a two to zero lead in the series. That was huge in my opinion, because a two to zero and momentum in the series against the superior team. Momentum against a team like that could mean everything to Hamilton and their players because a team like Minnesota could easily swing the series in their favor with a hot streak. The Steelhawks are a fantastic team but I still think Minnesota is the better team but sometimes intangibles can carry a team to a big run. This really set the tone for the rest of the playoffs, giving themselves confidence and the feeling that they could go the distance with any team in the SHL.

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6) Two players I want to compare from the Los Angeles Panthers and Hamilton Steelhawks are centers, Bubba Nuck and Brian Morley. These two are in vastly different stages of their careers as this was Morley's tenth season and only Nuck's third. Morley has long been one of the best overall players in the league, whereas Bubba Nuck is one of the brightest young players.

Bubba Nuck is more of a two way center, although his passing ability is clearly lacking for someone that plays up the middle. His strength is defense, to me he seems like a poor mans Jonathan Toews. He is one of the hardest hitting and most physical players in the entire league and is not afraid of confrontation or physical play. He is a very intimidating player to go up against and makes a great impact on the Hamilton team. He only had twenty two points on the season but he clearly made his impact on the defensive end. He delivered 116 hits, compared to 42 hits taken. His presence was definitely felt throughout the playoffs by every team, he's a great player to watch that everyone needs to keep their eye on.

Brian Morley literally does every single thing well on the ice. His biggest strengths are his passing ability, puck handling and skating. He had fifty four points over the season and he is clearly one of the best players, if not the best, in the entire league. There really isn't much to say about Morley, his game and statistics speak for themselves.

Both of these are great players on their respective teams and their impacts were felt in different ways on the ice. Hamilton came out victorious and won the Challenge Cup and Nuck was definitely a huge part of that success. Morley had an amazing season though and he shouldn't be disappointed with what he and his team accomplished. I can't pick who was more vital because they were both instrumental to their teams success in different ways.

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AlwaysGettingHaxed · 08-02-2015, 04:23 PM

Task 2(2 TPE) - Word Scramble

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Task 3(2 TPE) - Trivia

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Task 4(3 TPE) - Championship Banner

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Task 5(3 TPE) - Biggest Game

The biggest game for the Hamilton SteelHawks coming into the Challenge Cup finals, had to be game 6 of the Eastern Conference semi-finals against the Manhattan Rage. While Hamilton was favored to win the series and they would have had game 7 at home, the Rage had a wild card in CJ James. James has shown in the past he can steal games by himself, and in an elimination game that is dangerous. Jakob Tanner is a solid game, but he even admits he is nervous playing in game 7s, not necessarily something you want from the most important position on the team in those situations. Tanner, however, played a superb game in net allowing just 1 goal on 20 shots. His team gave him a lead in the first, that he would not relinquish.

The Los Angeles Panthers biggest challenge going to the Challenge Cup finals this season was, without a doubt, game 7 of the Western Conference finals against the Texas Renegades. The Renegades, long considered a contender for their depth on the roster, had many players on their roster with experience on winning the cup. The Panthers biggest asset was in goal with Jackson Weekes, who broke multiple SHL records this season. He would have to show why he set those numbers, as he went against a formidable foe in Jordin FourFour, whose one record he beat. Neither Weekes nor FourFour would have their best game, but in the end Weekes made a couple key saves when his team was down to keep them in it. The Panthers were buoyed by the Renegades undisciplined game, finally scoring the game-tying goal on their fifth powerplay. After that they took full advantage of their momentum to score a late goal in the third to win the series.

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Written/GFX 6 (3 TPE) - Showdown

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Written/GFX 7 (3 TPE) - A show of sportsmanship

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Wongy · 08-02-2015, 05:54 PM

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The Hamilton Steelhawks most important game 4 of the eastern conference semi-finals. Before this game, the Steelhawks were down 2-1. After losing game 2 in a close game 3-2 in overtime and again in game 3 after getting shut out 3-0, they came right back in game 4 winning a huge game in overtime. After that game, they won the next 2 games to beat the Rage and then swept Minnesota Chiefs in the next series. After the game with the Rage, they never looked back. If the Steelhawks would have lost that game in overtime, they would have been down 3-1 and might have never even made it to the finals.

The most important game for the Panthers was game 3 in the conference finals. After finally losing their first game in the playoffs in game 2 of the conference finals, they came right back in game 3 in convincing fashion winning the game 4-1. After that game, they proved that they can come back from adversity as they eventually won the series after taking it in game 6. If the Los Angeles Panthers never won that game, they would have been down 2-1 in the series and if all the results were the same so to say, the series would have went to a game 7. A game where the Renegades are used to the pressure. Even if all the results were the same, the one thing you could not do against the Renegades was let them lead the series and let them play their game. If the Panthers lost that game, the Renegades probably would have won that series.

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Riko Muerto and Nicholas Pederson are the two starting centers for their respective teams. Both players were vital reasons why they were successful in making the playoffs and were successful in helping them in the playoffs as well.

Riko Muerto had 22 goals and 22 assists in the regular season giving him a total of 44 points. That is an outstanding number for a center who also need to focus on defence. The Hamilton Steelhawks will miss him this season as this will be his last season in the SHL. Nicholas Pederson on the other hand had 18 goals and 29 assists with the Panthers. He is a dominant goal scorer but an even more devastating playmaker and his point total proves it as he had 7 more assists than Muerto this season. On the offensive side of things, we would obviously have to give the edge to Pederson. On the defensive side of the ice, we would have to give the edge to Muerto. Muerto had a plus minus rating of +8 this season. Pederson only had a +3. Muerto knows how to keep the puck out of the net and put it in the opposing team's net. He knows how important every goal is and that is why we gave the edge to Muerto in that department. Even though Pederson had more points, Muerto was on the ice for goals for more than Pederson was.

The main stat for centers is faceoff percentage. Muerto had a 46.67 faceoff percentage while Pederson had a 51.92 faceoff percentage. One of the most overlooked stat for star centers around the league, but for this series, it will be very important. Puck possession is vital, and starting off with the puck is very important. And this is where Pederson also beats Muerto.

The center who will be more dominant this series is Muerto, whether it'll be enough to put the Panthers over the Steelhawks, only time will tell.

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Carl · 08-02-2015, 07:12 PM

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For Hamilton, game 6 of the Challenge Cup finals was likely the most important game of their entire run. After going down 3-2 against the Los Angeles Panthers, if the Steelhawks lost, they were out. They knew that each period, each game had to be won for them to not only stay alive, but win the cup. After giving up the lead in the series, they rallied back in game six to win 4-3 in overtime and tied the series at 3 a piece. From there, Hamilton rode that momentum into game 7 and won another match 4-3 in overtime. Had they not won game 6, they would have been out but they kept their hopes alive and turned it into a cup. The definite MVP of the game was Rider Clitsome. His 2 goals were a team high for the game. His goal in OT won the game for the Steelhawks also, securing a game 7. Jakob Tanner should also not be ignored. The young goalie shined in this game. With the pressures of OT on him, he turned away all 7 shots he faced. Without Clitsome and Tanner, the Steelhawks would not have won.

For the Los Angeles Panthers, game 3 of the western conference finals was their biggest game of the playoffs. Texas was a tough challenge and early on in the series, they made the Panthers look as though they didn't belong. Texas took a quick 2-0 lead in the series and went into game 3 looking for a commanding lead. Had they lost, the Panthers likely had no shot of winning and making the finals. They showed tenacity and ended up winning 4-1. From there, they won 3 of the next 4 and took the series in 7. Had they lost game 3, they likely wouldn't have made the comeback. The MVP of the game was Nicolas Pederson. He led both teams with a goal and an assist, scoring the eventual game winner in the first period to break a 1-1 tie. Jackson Weekes also had a nice game, turning aside 19 of 20 shots to keep his team winning. Great effort from both players.

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For our head to head showdown, we've decided to look at two S20 centers for both squads. They have a similar history. Neither player was a high draft pick and neither player came into the league with a ton of hype. But since becoming SHL players, both players have produce and produced well. Now, those players who were quiet have become SHL superstars. We're seeing them head to head in the finals.

The first is Hamilton's Griffin Simmons. Simmons is widely considered to be the best forward from the season 20 draft. A smooth skating playmaker, all he's done is produce from day one. His first season he was one of the only rookies in past seasons to almost hit point per game, which gave him the SHL rookie of the year award. Since then, he's only got better and better. Being named an SHL all-star this season, he scored 55 points in 52 games. He's kept up that dominate play in the playoffs. He's only getting better with each day.

Not to be outdone, Nicolas Pederson has been almost as good as Simmons has. After a cool 47 points this season, he's established himself as one of the SHL's elite. In fact, him and Brian Morley may be the best duo in the SHL today. That's a pretty hefty accomplishment. What he has the Simmons does not is experience. Pederson made the Challenge Cup finals in S22 and was hungry to get back. His hungry and experience could help him win the battles. He knows what to do and is hungry to do them. He wants a cup, and he wants it now.

In the end, we feel like Pederson's hungry will put him ahead of Simmons in this battle.

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With JHS

How was the adjust from co-GM to GM?
Nerve racking to say the least. My experience was unique in that I essentially performed all the Head GM duties after being hired as Co-GM, since Kit went inactive pretty much immediately. it was really tough to fill that spot without being guided by an experienced member, I had to do things like budget, roster, etc without anyone guiding me along the way. It was a different adjustment than just simply Co-GM to GM, I want thrown out of the frying pan into the fire, I was just simply dropped into it. So it was difficult, but in the end I was able to pull through thanks to hiring my Co-GM Originsz and a great group of guys in the Locker Room.

How did you feel going into playoffs?
I felt pretty confident, it felt like we were finally turning things around. We were the hottest team in the league in the run up, we almost caught up with the Firebirds for 2nd in the division. It's not often the last place team in the league can be confident about having a chance for the cup, and its not often that the last place team is almost equal in talent to the first place team, but we were fortunate that it occured. We were able to straighten our lines out at exactly the right time, get everything forever, and put everything together at the end.

How did it feel hoisting the cup?
It was an unbelievable feeling. It was an unbelievable season. It was a cinderella story, one of those things that you see happening to other people, but never actually think it will happen to you. I was proud of our team when we beat the Firebirds, even prouder that we beat the Knights, but I dont think anybody predicted us taking the 4 Star Cup this year. Being a first year GM is really nervewracking, but winning the ultimate trophy in my very first season gives me a ton of confidence in my future. Being able to bring another cup to the franchise that I played my junior years on, and won a cup with, was an awesome feeling. I love that franchise and will always cherish the fact that I was able to do something so great for this team.

Anchorage42 · 08-02-2015, 11:16 PM

Task One - Predictions: Completed

Task Two - Scramble: Submitted

Task Three - Trivia: Submitted

Task Four - Banner: [Image: u4dgKPO.jpg]

Task Six - Showdown: [Image: O8a4QaI.jpg]

Task Seven - Sig: [Image: sv626wZ.jpg]

Bonus - Cup Winning Goal: DuJardin from Grosberg

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