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

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2. Written, 3 TPE, GM stands for Great Man (150 words min.)
There have been some good and some bad GMs in SHL history. (Mostly bad) Pick a GM you think was outstanding and explain why you think they were one of the better GMs in SHL history. Point to trades/signings/trophy wins/locker rooms to support your claim.

No way I can pick just one GM from the best tandem the league has ever seen. Keygan and TommySalami are two HOF’r GMs and deserve some recognition.

We can start with the fact that since S43 the Blizzard have not missed the playoffs, current longest active streak in the league. Add in a couple Challenge Cups in S45 and S49 with a few other finals appearances sprinkled in that didn’t go the team’s way.

My history starts with them at the S54 Entry draft. Of the 4 players they selected, SnoopDog and I went on to play prominent roles on the team. One of the players was traded for a 2nd rounder in S60 which was then used to draft Lorec, one of the best players in the SMJHL during their reign.

Their biggest claim to fame in recent history though has to be the S59 SHL entry draft where they landed 5 of the best players available. These players just made their SHL debut with a potential ROTY nomination or two. (173 words)

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6. Written, up to 4 TPE - Grab Bag: Pick up to 4 Challenge Cup related topics to write about! Each topic is worth 1 TPE. Each answer must be 50+ words.
a. What is worth more to you, a cup win in the FHM era or the STHS era?

Since I never played in the STHS era, hard for me to imagine what it was like to have to compete against the top teams. I do know a lot about competing in the FHM era and how almost impossible it is to beat one of the big 4 teams. So I think if you are one of the other 16 teams, you gotta say an FHM win is more impressive. (72 words)

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b. Be honest, would we have seen the same final 4 as last year (Chicago, Texas, Hamilton, Buffalo) had BUF/HAM and TEX/CHI not run into each other in the second round?

For the West I think it’s a safe assumption we would have had a TEX/CHI Conference finals. TEX already beat LAP for one, and I cant see SEA eliminating CHI or TEX in a 7 game series. In the East it’s a little harder to say, BAP might have been able to beat out BUF if they played? I don’t know that TBB is quite there enough to edge out either BUF or HAM. (74 words)

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c. Hamilton has a population of roughly 5 people. Where would you relocate the franchise?

As far as IRL goes, Hamilton has a similar population size as Winnipeg, so I guess we better look into relocating the Aurora too… In the spirit of this task, I’d like to see the team stay in Canada so lets move it Ottawa. Create a rivalry with Montreal while maintaining the rivalry with Toronto (probably to their chagrin). Despite the Senators being particularly bad, the fanbase is pretty passionate and every game I’ve been to has been pretty close to a sellout. (83 words)

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d. Who is the best player to NOT make the final in the past 2 years?

I’m going to pick Karl Krashwagon. Former MVP winner has never made a finals appearance let alone in the last two seasons. 152 points including 70 goals; I know this doesn’t really look like much when Minamino put up 60 this season, but it’s the defensive side of Krashwagon’s game that catches my attention. Hard to pick though when it’s the same two teams every season, most of the leagues top talents fall into these parameters. (76 words)

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12. Milestones, up to 3 TPE
Milestones are folded in with CW. So just link your Milestone claim as task 12 for up to 3 TPE towards your 16 total.

S62 Milestones

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14. Written, 3 TPE, Blow it up (150 words min.)
In your opinion, which team is on track to completely sell off all assets and begin a long rebuild? A few teams are already in the midst of this, but what teams are watching their window slowly close and need to get younger soon in order to start the climb back to the top?

Using the Player Analyze 2.0 TPE tracker and assuming its correct… there are two teams that this prompt makes most sense to apply to; Hamilton, and Chicago. At least in my opinion. With the recent changes to regression both teams core group of players that have helped their teams win cups are all about to get slapped pretty hard with TPE losses.

Looking at their prospect pools, there isn’t much in the pipeline for either team. Hamilton has one player near the top of their draft year, with two more players near the bottom. Chicago is an even worse position with nobody really at a noteworthy level of TPE earning.

Hamilton knows how to get the most of their players though so they probably have some time to figure out some trades and stay relevant with the competitive teams. Even if they had to take a step back, I doubt it would be considered a rebuild. I think Chicago missed their chance this season and without a few moves will for sure find themselves in a rebuild. Again though, I expect them to be back dominating the league before long.

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15. Written, 2 TPE, The yearly IIHF task (100 words min.)
Write your predictions for this year's IIHF tournament or WJC if you care about that more. Will there be surprises? Will any players make their country proud? Who's gonna suck? Be bold!

Since I didn’t get to do my real IIHF predictions because of the odd decision to just rush into regular season sims on a Sunday immediately after pre-season I’ll do my predictions here. Canada once again wins the Gold medal over some team that’s probably Great Britain because like SHL, its always the same teams at IIHF. This season though, my player is going to play an important roll for Canada now that he is on the top line and getting some power play time. I will lead all players in goals most likely and be in the running for tournament MVP.

Japan doesn’t advance to the medal rounds and Ireland now that they have a real Fed Head make a surprise appearance and maybe even medal. (127 words)

         

Trivia Verification Word : LB +3
3 prompts +9
1 milestone +1
Task 20)
So for my CW affiliate claim I’m claiming the tasks I used claims from the World Simulation Basketball League, one of the newest sim leagues out there. Over in the WSBL, season 1 has only just recently concluded, with Blasoons Seattle Orcas taking the opening Championship, and so far it has been excellent. It is fun and unique, as it is the only basketball league with the same earning system as the SHL, PBE and ISFL. The league runs on DDSPB21, created by everyone’s favourite, Wolverine Studios, and despite people’s reservations regarding the football version of this sim, it’s actually no that bad in comparison. In the league are lots of faces you would know from various other leagues, but all mashed up on different teams. Now is the perfect time for any potential prospects to join, as we are in the midst of expansion as well as the S2 draft coming soon, meaning lots of roster spots for potential newcomers. +3

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1. CW TRIVIA, 3 TPE max - 1 TPE for participation, 0.5 TPE for each correct answer. This is 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: Camel
- Claim 2 TPE

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12. Milestones, up to 3 TPE
Milestones are folded in with CW. So just link your Milestone claim as task 12 for up to 3 TPE towards your 16 total.

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Post your claim in the milestones thread for tpe earned per stat, and then link that post in your CW submission. This is done because the person who grades CW will be a different person than double-checks milestones.

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14. Written, 3 TPE, Blow it up (150 words min.)
In your opinion, which team is on track to completely sell off all assets and begin a long rebuild? A few teams are already in the midst of this, but what teams are watching their window slowly close and need to get younger soon in order to start the climb back to the top?

It's hard for me to imagine hotdog doing this because he loves all of us atliens, but honestly from an objective standpoint, I would say Atlanta Inferno is on track to completely sell off all assets and begin a long rebuild. I've only been on the ATL active roster for two seasons now, but it really seems that the team is kind of stuck in "SHL Hell" where we're too good to get a #1 overall draft pick (or any super early first round draft pick for that matter), but we're not good enough to ever make it past the first round. We have a handful of active young guns in the system that will hopefully help out in a few seasons, but I am not sure if it's enough to really get this team to being a top cup contender team. Personally, as long as we make the playoffs, I don't really care how well we do or don't do, and I'm not saying I want this to happen, but I think there could potentially be some sort of additions to the team that would help us out. (189 words)
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18. Written, 3 TPE, Apocalypse Now 150 words min
In the not so distant future (s64), 4 Texas Hamilton finals in a row have seen most of the SHLers quit out of spite. Only a select few remain. Head Office reeeeaaally likes having 20 teams so they have now allowed every user to have 5 players to fill the void of everyone who left. Name your other 4 players that aren't your current player, select their positions, and decide their focus and path in the league. Postulate where they end up after the draft and how the players pan out.

Well, first off, just thinking about doing 5 total CWs makes me want to put a bullet through my head, let alone making sure you stay on top of all the PTs and updates, I guarantee only one of them (if that) would be a successful player. But let's say that I'm a do gooder and can manage to max earn all 5 players, I would love to have two forwards, two defensemen, and one goalie. This way I could just get a good feel all positions and see what works and what doesn't. I would likely have one forward be super offensive sniper, and one defensive goon that's just a grinder and maybe gets at most 10 points a season. Same goes for defensemen, would love to have one super offensive-focused and one super defensive-focused just so I could get the best of both worlds in sims. Goalie.... I'm not really sure how building a goalie works, but let's just say that I would do my best to make sure he doesn't completely suck (which is much easier said than done from what I've heard about building goalies in the SHL). (192 words)
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19. Written, 3 TPE, Groundhog Day 150 words min
You log on to the SHL. Oh shit gotta do your Finals Predictions. Yay Hamilton Texas finals, love shl parity. Weird, the title says s61 finals predictions but its s62? But wait, all the PTs are labeled s61, we're on activity check #388, and no one is complaining about regression. You must have woken up back at the start of the S61 Finals! What do you do differently now that you know how the next season will play out. Change some of your casino bets? Predict some drama? Cheat at primetime?

I probably would not build my player any different this season from last, but I would absolutely most definitely change up my casino betting and fantasy picks. I tried to be the big adult this season and make my own fantasy picks based from the prior season's stats, but stupid me didn't put regression into consideration. So while my team may have been great 2 seasons ago, it was mostly nothing but old ass men who did not do shit all season, causing me to finish in dead last for the first time since doing fantasy. I would also take that MAN over bet. I think half of ATL took MAN under and we all suffered for it. Gratz on them, but I'm gonna need them to go back to being absolutely terrible please. I wouldn't bother cheating at primetime. I kinda like the gambling of it where you don't really know how it's gonna go, you just have to make your best guess and hope for the best. (169 words)
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20. Written, 3 TPE, Free Advertising 150 words min
If you're in another sim league and are using 4 of those CW tasks here, you can do this task to advertise that league in your CW. What league is it? Is it fun? How does it work? What are the pros/cons of that league, especially in comparison to the SHL?

I think an MMA simulation league would be dope. I know that there was a simulation wrestling league that was in the works that also seemed pretty neat, but I think doing a UFC type of sim league where you could actually watch AI fights via the EA UFC games could be extremely entertaining. Sims would likely take ages as there would likely be 50+ fights on each sim, but I'm sure a good balance of quick sim and live sim could be figured out. We could even have sim fight nights kind of like how UFC always has fight nights on Saturdays. Another thing I also think would be hilarious would be to get the streamer to do their best play by play call of the fight. There's also not really that fun "end of season / playoff" moments that we have here in the SHL, but fighting through the rankings to try and dethrone the long reigning champion would certainly be fun to experience. (165 words)
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Claim 16 total TPE

Paul Bondage | RD | Atlanta Inferno | 420 TPE

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1. CW TRIVIA, 3 TPE max - 1 TPE for participation, 0.5 TPE for each correct answer. This is 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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2. Written, 3 TPE, GM stands for Great Man (150 words min.)
There have been some good and some bad GMs in SHL history. (Mostly bad) Pick a GM you think was outstanding and explain why you think they were one of the better GMs in SHL history. Point to trades/signings/trophy wins/locker rooms to support your claim.

Another CW, another chance to pump up Atlanta and @hotdog. Even when trying to stink and lose games, Atlanta ends up making the playoffs. This has led them to constantly picking in the early teens, yet when you look at the season leaders in TPE, Atlanta has 5 users in the Top 10 of multiple classes. @sakrosankt is #4 for S56, @Jepox is #3 and @Mr. Finland is #5 for S57, myself is #1 for S58, @micool132 is #4 for S59. This is incredible value for picking late in the 1st rounds. There have been a bust or two, but that’s to be expected. His hit to bust ratio is one of the best in the league. I keep pounding the table, but I really do think we’re coming dangerously close to taking the league by storm because of the drafting skills of @hotdog. Oh yeah, and @goldenglutes has a pretty cool bot that he made that’s way better than Asron Bot.

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3. Written, 3 TPE, Draft Busts (150 words min.)
There are a lot of "could-have-been" draft picks in the SHL, but let's have some fun thinking about someone that busted hard. Write about their potential and where they were picked, and how that franchise could look *if* they had in fact panned out.

CW giveth to @hotdog and CW taketh from @hotdog. The biggest bust that I've come across since entering any league would be that of a man named Phil aka PhillipFresh (I think that's his username). I don’t have the time or capacity to go back and look when he was picked, but I know it was in the first round at maybe pick 12, give or take 3. This kid was such a great interview that I thought he was such a homerun pick that I myself drafted him in the first round in the ISFL (again around the 12th overall pick). The two drafts were about 1 week apart, and I couldn’t believe he fell to me. Literally 6 hours after drafting Phil, he sent out a multiple league wide note saying he was retiring from all leagues. Wow, thanks hotdog! Great advice! Oh and also @Leppish. I say nice things to him in the LR, but he can’t even earn as good as a duck who was drafted 5 picks after him. He always needs to be reminded by Lil’ Jon to do his PTs as well.

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6. Written, up to 4 TPE - Grab Bag: Pick up to 4 Challenge Cup related topics to write about! Each topic is worth 1 TPE. Each answer must be 50+ words.
a. What is worth more to you, a cup win in the FHM era or the STHS era?
b. Be honest, would we have seen the same final 4 as last year (Chicago, Texas, Hamilton, Buffalo) had BUF/HAM and TEX/CHI not run into each other in the second round?
c. Hamilton has a population of roughly 5 people. Where would you relocate the franchise?
d. Who is the best player to NOT make the final in the past 2 years?

a. Well seeing as how I have neither, I don’t think I can come out and be picky or stick my nose up at the option of which cup is worth more. Gun to my head, if I was forced to choose, I would choose death because I will not be forced to make a decision.
b. Uhhh, ya think? No doi we’d have the same matchups. We’re promised parity and we haven’t gotten it yet. I know HO is doing their best to make it work, but there’s just some limitations and it’s a hard task for them to take on. So while I must commend those 4 teams for taking advantage of the sim swap, it is getting a little tiring.
c. I’m pretty sure the population is only 4 now that Little Old Miss Ethel passes after eating too much uncooked corn on Thanksgiving. That said, I would still move them. Probably to the north pole so players are so cold and would want to leave in FA and not come in FA. This would definitely help parity if the players were essentially forced off the good teams. While we’re at it, move Buffalo to Antarctica and Chicago to Seattle. Yeah I know they already have a team, but that place sucks too. Texas can stay where they’re at, because that place is wretched too.
d. The best player, now this may be controversial, to not make the finals is Lassi Suhonen. This dude had a +/- of NEGATIVE EIGHTY SIX! That’s truly remarkable. Best in the league by 4. His shot percentage was a nice 6.7% which is horrifying for a defender, but the kicker is, this guy plays right wing. Legendary. 

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12. Milestones, up to 3 TPE
Milestones are folded in with CW. So just link your Milestone claim as task 12 for up to 3 TPE towards your 16 total.

Link to Milestone Post

12. Milestones, up to 3 TPE
Milestones are folded in with CW. So just link your Milestone claim as task 12 for up to 3 TPE towards your 16 total.
Milestones +3

You are allowed to link 4 tasks from ISFL, PBE, or WBSL CW. Every ISFL, PBE or WSBL task linked will be worth 3 TPE for the SHL’s championship week task. (Maximum of 12). 
My ISFL CW

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

WSBL CW Affiliate - 12 TPE

 Task 12 :  SMJHL Milestones - 3 TPE

CW Trivia Verification Word: Helpmeplz

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12. Milestones, up to 3 TPE
Milestones are folded in with CW. So just link your Milestone claim as task 12 for up to 3 TPE towards your 16 total.

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Post your claim in the milestones thread for tpe earned per stat, and then link that post in your CW submission. This is done because the person who grades CW will be a different person than double-checks milestones.

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3. Written, 3 TPE, Draft Busts (150 words min.)
There are a lot of "could-have-been" draft picks in the SHL, but let's have some fun thinking about someone that busted hard. Write about their potential and where they were picked, and how that franchise could look *if* they had in fact panned out.

I know the prompt says SHL, but I'm still in the J so I plan on writing about a J-draft bust. The man, the myth, the legend...Gus Ceroni. In Round 2 of the S61 SMJHL Entry Draft, Anaheim selected Ceroni with the 18th overall pick. While Ceroni appeared motivated at first, he quickly burnt out on the updating system the league uses and went inactive. Had he stayed the course, he could be a top-line type of player for Anaheim this coming season, especially with my departure from the team. Notable names drafted after Ceroni include: Dirty Boots, Connor O'Byrne, Zayne Dangle, Yannick Svoboda, Jeff Larsson, Ignaz Pleyel, Eddie Creller, and many, many more. I think most would agree that Anaheim hit for the most part in that draft, but this one hurt. Talls saw a player who seemed active and willing to learn, and that was enough to convince him to use a 2nd round pick on him. Ceroni could have been the missing piece to an earlier Outlaws playoff run...but now we'll never know.

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15. Written, 2 TPE, The yearly IIHF task (100 words min.)
Write your predictions for this year's IIHF tournament or WJC if you care about that more. Will there be surprises? Will any players make their country proud? Who's gonna suck? Be bold!

The combined WJC team of Finland/Norway has shown they are here to play and look to contend for a gold medal this year. It is serving as a bit of a coming out party, especially for S62 stars Mikko Rashford, Aksel Fiske, Sconnie McHits, Tommy Tightpants, Cup Noodle, and Jay O'Neil. Under the brilliant management of RashfordU and mer, the squad placed 2nd in the round robin and looks to do even more damage as we head into the elimination rounds. On the other end of things, Sweden has really disappointed in this tournament, failing to make the elimination rounds despite having the star power of players like Melvin Majestik-Moose, Adelie de Pengu and Borje Samuelsson. A regroup will of course occur, and we'll expect Sweden to come back stronger next season.

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18. Written, 3 TPE, Apocalypse Now 150 words min
In the not so distant future (s64), 4 Texas Hamilton finals in a row have seen most of the SHLers quit out of spite. Only a select few remain. Head Office reeeeaaally likes having 20 teams so they have now allowed every user to have 5 players to fill the void of everyone who left. Name your other 4 players that aren't your current player, select their positions, and decide their focus and path in the league. Postulate where they end up after the draft and how the players pan out.

The league CLEARLY needs more of me, so let's do it! 

My first alternate player would be CJ Brandonson, a hard-nosed defenseman. This is the name of my PBE player, and a combination of the names of my two kids. It only makes sense that this player will lay huge hits, as my two toddlers can't keep their hands off of each other and are constantly tackling and pushing. I think Brandonson would have a good career and be a defensive stalwart for a team...let's say the Tampa Bay Barracuda.

My second player would be a goalie, Big Stops. With emphasis on glove and reflex attributes, Stops would excel at making the tough saves and highlight plays, many times single-handily keeping his team in games. He would do great given the team in front of him, but ultimately wouldn't gain too many accolades due to poor team performance for Manhattan Rage.

My third player would be a showboating, high-scoring center named Dangles McSnipes. You know the type: only cares about his own stats, never passes, only cares about headlines, etc. While McSnipes would score his fair share of media attention, his team would struggle because of him. That team is the Winnipeg Aurora.

Finally, an offensive-minded defenseman named Gimme DaPuck would drive his coaches crazy. DaPuck would find himself caught too out of position and looking to attack far too often, which would have him relegated to third line duty for the Seattle Argonauts, who somehow are good enough to win despite him.

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21. Written, 2 TPE, No take backs 100 words min
HO didn't feel like making a job posting for PT Director so they just put you in charge of picking the new one. So elect a new PT director, tag them, and explain why you think they'd be a great fit for the job. Or just someone you want to torture.

For a new PT Director, I'd appoint @WithTheMoose (against his wishes, of course). Isa is incredibly intelligent and quick-witted, and I think users would really appreciate the prompts he'd develop and implement. He's also very good at knocking out tasks, even against tight deadlines, and is always looking to do what is best for users and the overall health of the leagues he participates in.  If anything, this user is looking to cut back on jobs and sim league responsibilities, but you know, when you're great at what you do, you tend to find yourself getting dragged back in by those who appreciate you! Besides, there's nobody I love being given TPE by more than you!

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10. Podcast, 3 or 4 TPE
Record a mini-podcast on any of the below topics!
-SHL
-SMJHL
-International
-How good are goldfish crackers holy shit

1 person Mini-Pod: 3 TPE for 8 minutes or 4 TPE for 10 Minutes
2 person Mini-Pod: 3 TPE for 10 Minutes or 4 TPE for 15 Minutes
Post the direct link to your podcast.

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2. Written, 3 TPE, GM stands for Great Man (150 words min.)
There have been some good and some bad GMs in SHL history. (Mostly bad) Pick a GM you think was outstanding and explain why you think they were one of the better GMs in SHL history. Point to trades/signings/trophy wins/locker rooms to support your claim.

2 - 3 TPE I’m gonna shout out Jax @SecondSucks22 and Jess @sköldpaddor here. They dragged Nevada from the depths of the SMJHL kicking and screaming to a team that won their first ever playoff series against GFG and almost upset 1st seed Vancouver this playoffs. The peak is this coming season. All of the players from the legendary S60 entry draft will be on their last season and its do or die time before the plunge back to the J basement. The legend of JLC will be missed but a few good picks from last seasons draft (including LEG) will be much better this season and help fill the gaps left over by JLC and Harrier. Nevada's S60 class will go down in franchise and Js history as one of the best of all time. And rumor has it that Jess has discovered some new FHM exploits that have yet to be found by Hamilton or Newfoundland or any of the other dynasties.

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6. Written, up to 4 TPE - Grab Bag: Pick up to 4 Challenge Cup related topics to write about! Each topic is worth 1 TPE. Each answer must be 50+ words.
a. What is worth more to you, a cup win in the FHM era or the STHS era?
b. Be honest, would we have seen the same final 4 as last year (Chicago, Texas, Hamilton, Buffalo) had BUF/HAM and TEX/CHI not run into each other in the second round?
c. Hamilton has a population of roughly 5 people. Where would you relocate the franchise?
d. Who is the best player to NOT make the final in the past 2 years?

6 - Grab bag (1TPE each 50+ words) – 2 TPE

c. Love this. Why would have a team in Hamilton? They should be moved to Mexico City and play in the Azteca stadium, the Mexican international teams and America FC’s home stadium. With what technology is able to accomplish these days in Tottenham’s stadium in London and the renovations to the Santiago Bernabeu in Madrid. You could pump billions into a brand new mega Azteca stadium to support soccer, American football, basketball, and hockey.

d. Gunnar Soderberg. Dude is a legend. I know he’s not flashy on the stat sheet, but what he brings to a team in the intrinsic values of leadership and discipline. Chicago was always in the running with him playing and he will be sorely missed. He was a great SHLer and it’ll be exciting to see where is kid goes to this offseason.

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12. Milestones, up to 3 TPE
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13. Written, 3 TPE, Parody (150 words min.)
hahahahahaha remember this task from last season? The one where everyone was like "nah we're good, tampa and BAP will be in the finals soon and you'll see that the old guard will make way for the new young teams". Now that we have the exact same fucking teams in the final again, let me ask, is parity an issue in the SHL? How do we combat this?

13 - 3 TPE A fourth line. Teams like Hamilton are so good because they only need 9 offensive skaters. There needs to be trade offs when creating a roster. Having good players on the same line should create holes on other lines. Good teams only need 9 good offensive players. Then their rosters have no holes. You force GMs to have a fourth line that has to be set to a required minimum minutes. Of course players are going to complain when they have 7 minutes of ATOI, then put in the time to get your TPE up so your not a fourth liner. Would you rather play on a fourth line or watch Hamilton win every season? Plus with the new regression changes wouldn't you rather be called up a little earlier from the Js? On second thought I just became a J co-GM so don't do this idea. I want my players as long as I can keep 'em. 

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14. Written, 3 TPE, Blow it up (150 words min.)
In your opinion, which team is on track to completely sell off all assets and begin a long rebuild? A few teams are already in the midst of this, but what teams are watching their window slowly close and need to get younger soon in order to start the climb back to the top?

14 - 3 TPE New England. For two seasons now they’ve been third fiddle to Hamilton and Buffalo. If New England was in any other division they would be division winners. I don’t see Hamilton or Buffalo ever being bad, so New England is going to have to start being ruthless. Start running scripts. Only draft Checking, Balance and Speed. Force Takeways and bully the other team. I think @"luketd" is going to blow it up. Take a season or two and rebuild New England to unseat Hamilton and Buffalo. The new management will bring a new look on how to do things. Luke is dedicated and old guard. He's ready for the toughest challenge yet in the SHL to take out Hamilton and Buffalo in their own division. It'll start possibly this draft with some wicked trades. Then wait for next season when every recreates due to regression changes. It really is a long game Luke it playing here. 

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15. Written, 2 TPE, The yearly IIHF task (100 words min.)
Write your predictions for this year's IIHF tournament or WJC if you care about that more. Will there be surprises? Will any players make their country proud? Who's gonna suck? Be bold!

15 - 2 TPE I think Finland and Norway are having resurgences and it’s almost come out of no where. For the past few seasons Great Britain and Japan have been dominant, but I think both are on the decline at least for a season or two. But Finland has been strong in the WJC for a few seasons now and those players will come up soon. Norway has been a underdog in the last few seasons of IIHF and deserve a medal soon. As for USA and Canada? Who knows? It’s weird that the teams with the largest player pools seem to struggle. Great Britain will slide for a season or two, but I think they will bounce right back. 

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Kiwi Söderberg-Snooks || RD || Nevada Battleborn/Chicago Syndicate
Birthplace: Wellington, New Zealand
Height: 6' 6"
Weight: 225lbs
Number: 38
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S78 31OA in SMJHL Entry Draft - Nevada Battleborn

S78 WJC Team Czechia Player - Silver Medal

S79 6OA in SHL Entry Draft - Chicago Syndicate

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SMJHL Regular Season Stats

S78 - NBB || 66 GP || 5 G || 22 A || 27 P || 4 Wins || 81 PIMs

S79 - NBB || 66 GP || 6 G || 15 A || 21 P || 5 Wins || 86 PIMs

S80 - NBB || 66 GP || 3 G || 11 A || 14 P || 3 Wins || 37 PIMs

SHL Regular Season Stats

Conner Snooks || LW || PHI/EDM/NOLA/WPG || NBB || Retired

Birthplace: Swansea, Wales, UK

Height: 5' 10"

Weight: 190lbs

Number: 19

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S60 Undrafted FA - Nevada Battleborn

S60 WJC British Isles Player - Gold Medal

S61 13OA in SHL Entry Draft - Philadelphia Forge

S61 Vyacheslav Onoprienko Trophy - Most Underrated Player - Finalist

S62 WJC British Isles Player - Gold Medal

S64 Ryan Jesster Award - Best Rookie - Winner

S68 Made All-SHL 3rd Team

S69 Challenge Cup Winner

S69 IIHF Great Britain Player - Bronze Medal

S73 Challenge Cup Winner

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SMJHL Regular Season Stats

S60 - NBB || 66 GP || 11 G || 7 A || 18 P || -46 || 11:56 ATOI

S61 - NBB || 66 GP || 28 G || 21 A || 49 P || -6 || 17:10 ATOI

S62 - NBB || 66 GP || 21 G || 22 A || 43 P || 1 || 16:58 ATOI

S63 - NBB || 66 GP || 28 G || 35 A || 63 P || 26 || 18:12 ATOI

SHL Regular Season Stats

S64 - PHI || 66 GP || 24 G || 18 A || 42 P || -1 || 18:42 ATOI

S65 - PHI || 66 GP || 27 G || 30 A || 57 P || 18 || 20:42 ATOI

S66 - PHI || 66 GP || 33 G || 38 A || 71 P || 5 || 19:15 ATOI

S67 - PHI || 66 GP || 37 G || 52 A || 89 P || 26 || 21:55 ATOI

S68 - PHI || 66 GP || 48 G || 51 A || 99 P || 35 || 21:30 ATOI

S69 - PHI || 66 GP || 38 G || 34 A || 72 P || 13 || 20:53 ATOI

S70 - EDM || 66 GP || 43 G || 53 A || 96 P || 6 || 21:16 ATOI

S71 - EDM || 66 GP || 29 G || 36 A || 65 P || 30 || 18:02 ATOI

S72 - EDM || 66 GP || 24 G || 40 A || 64 P || 43 || 16:43 ATOI

S73 - EDM || 66 GP || 22 G || 32 A || 54 P || 43 || 16:05 ATOI

S74 - NOLA || 66 GP || 31 G || 32 A || 63 P || 28 || 19:53 ATOI

S75 - NOLA || 66 GP || 19 G || 36 A || 55 P || 23 || 16:40 ATOI

S76 - NOLA || 66 GP || 18 G || 35 A || 53 P || 12 || 16:58 ATOI

S77 - WPG || 66 GP || 6 G || 23 A || 29 P || -8 || 18:12 ATOI

:AlerisApple: || co-GM Nevada Battleborn || S63 - S77

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S60 - WJC - Team British Isles Gold Medal

S61 - WJC - Team Young Guns Group Stage

S66 - WJC - Team British Isles First Round

S66 - NBB - SMJHL Regular Season 1st Place Finish

S66 - NBB - Nour Harrak Winner (Best GM Duo)

S66 - NBB - Four Star Cup Winner

S76 - WJC - Team Ice First Round

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

Nike

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2. Written, 3 TPE, GM stands for Great Man (150 words min.)
There have been some good and some bad GMs in SHL history. (Mostly bad) Pick a GM you think was outstanding and explain why you think they were one of the better GMs in SHL history. Point to trades/signings/trophy wins/locker rooms to support your claim.

While not an underappreciated GM by any stretch of the imagination, likely one of the more forgotten GMs of the last 10+ seasons of the SHL is @Leafs4ever. Leafs was for many seasons, likely the most respected users & owners of the SHL. His professional demeanor and ability to be fair, impartial and honest was part of what made him so successful as a site owner, manager and player. He was widely respected among all of us that were here in the early S10s, and was a mainstay with the Winnipeg organization for the entirety of my first two or three players. Leafs was not the most active GM on the trade front, the free agent front or otherwise. It was never flashy with Leafs. But Winnipeg was pretty much always competitive; always competing for a playoff spot and more than a few times were they right there at the end of the Challenge Cup finals. Without a doubt, Leafs4Ever is a deserving GM for the SHL Hall of Fame and one of the most outstanding folks I ever met on this site.

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4. There have been a lot of rule changes in the SHL. Where do you think these changes have gone right, where do you think they have gone wrong? Would you ever want to go back to a previous way of doing things? Do you think the SHL is fine as is?

There is one, new and egregious rule change that has gone wrong. And that rule is the new regression rule. I will beat on this drum all day until I turn blue in the face and everyone in the league wants me to disappear forever for fear of having to hear about regression. You want to make the SHL more lifelike, sure that’s fine. But for the love of god can we please not continue to have a system that punishes players for wanting to continue on with a single character for more seasons. As much as I absolutely adored my latest trip to the SMJHL, the fact of the matter is that there are many users who don’t like to create a new player. They don’t want to have to start all over from scratch and they want to keep the player they are currently building. By nerfing those players into the sun with a heavily loaded regression schedule, it takes the fun out of the league for those users who want to build a player for longevity and not for single season dominance.

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6. Written, up to 4 TPE - Grab Bag: Pick up to 4 Challenge Cup related topics to write about! Each topic is worth 1 TPE. Each answer must be 50+ words.

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a. What is worth more to you, a cup win in the FHM era or the STHS era?

A cup in the FHM era likely means that you were among the best teams and deserved to be there. A cup in the STHS era (pre-breaking) meant that you were among the top half of the league and managed to find some luck and correct line combinations along the way. A cup in the STHS era means more to me because the league was simply a different animal back then. GMs were simply not as capable of the testing and preparation as they are today. Teams that looked dominant on paper, could fizzle out. The league had more randomness, and in my opinion, created more excitement come playoff seasons as a result.

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b. Be honest, would we have seen the same final 4 as last year (Chicago, Texas, Hamilton, Buffalo) had BUF/HAM and TEX/CHI not run into each other in the second round?

If Buffalo and Hamilton and Texas and Chicago had not run into eachother in the second round, yes, I do believe we likely would have seen the same final 4 teams again this year. And, while those are the top teams in the league, I also believe that the shift of other teams headed in to compete is starting to show. I think next year we might even see a new team in the finals

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c. Hamilton has a population of roughly 5 people. Where would you relocate the franchise?

Honestly, why are we even bothering to relocate the franchise? Just disband the entire team, fire all of the staff and fire them into the sun. Relocating them is basically allowing them to continue to exist but live in our universe. We don’t want them and they should go away. If you are going to relocate them, relocate them to the sun. There, I answered the question.

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d. Who is the best player to NOT make the final in the past 2 years?

Ryuuji Minamino. Are you freaking kidding me with this guy? SIXTY goals in a single season? Over 100 points. One of the most single handedly impressive seasons that we will likely ever see in the FHM era of the SHL. And this guy doing it on a roster that is already incredibly talented. He just never missed all year with a shooting percentage in the high teens. He’s without a doubt the best player not in the finals in S61.

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12. Milestones +3

https://simulationhockey.com/showthread....pid3151133

Thanks Jove for my sig

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

parity

6. Written, up to 4 TPE - Grab Bag: Pick up to 4 Challenge Cup related topics to write about! Each topic is worth 1 TPE. Each answer must be 50+ words.
a. What is worth more to you, a cup win in the FHM era or the STHS era?
b. Be honest, would we have seen the same final 4 as last year (Chicago, Texas, Hamilton, Buffalo) had BUF/HAM and TEX/CHI not run into each other in the second round?
c. Hamilton has a population of roughly 5 people. Where would you relocate the franchise?
d. Who is the best player to NOT make the final in the past 2 years?

a. 53 words - A cup win in the FHM era has more value to me, though the Four Star cups feel more valuable than the Challenge Cups due to the parity issues. The FHM J feels like it strikes the best balance between rewarding GMs and players and allowing for teams to compete with each other. 
b. 56 words - Probably, though I think that Los Angeles, Tampa, and Baltimore all showed notable relevancy this season. I don't think any are top 3 teams, but they're relevant enough to at least make teams sweat at this point. Having these teams meet in the Divisional Finals masks some of the parity issue in the league right now.
c. 64 words - I would move the Steelhawks to Washington D.C., though not just for the low hanging fruit of D.C. being associated with slimy politic and questionable integrity. I think most hated teams in sports end up from the east coast metro areas and it's weird to not have that in the SHL. Boston, New York, Philly, and Baltimore are all taken, so Washington it is.
d. 53 words - The S53 gang. Guys such as Minamino, Wagner, Harrington, Duncan, Sutherland, Juke, and Magnus are some of the best players in league history, and many of them are carrying teams to great heights, but their peak seasons are left with them facing off against the likes of Texas and Hamilton again and again.

12. Milestones, up to 3 TPE
Milestones are folded in with CW. So just link your Milestone claim as task 12 for up to 3 TPE towards your 16 total.
Post your claim in the milestones thread for tpe earned per stat, and then link that post in your CW submission. This is done because the person who grades CW will be a different person than double-checks milestones.

https://simulationhockey.com/showthread....pid3151124

14. Written, 3 TPE, Blow it up (150 words min.)

In your opinion, which team is on track to completely sell off all assets and begin a long rebuild? A few teams are already in the midst of this, but what teams are watching their window slowly close and need to get younger soon in order to start the climb back to the top?

The low hanging fruits are Chicago, the old boys about to get pounded by regression, as well as Toronto and New England, both teams potentially struggling to hold on to talent as they bring in new management teams. The team that's flying under the radar but who should still blow it all up is Philadelphia. The organization is already losing Luke, their S54 core is getting hit by the new regression plan, and while they were trending upward I don't know if the old half of the core is good enough anymore. They have a slight window coming up, but if next season starts rough I could definitely see them looking to move valuable components to teams looking to compete in the new look league that we fast forwarded to. Trading for upcoming picks will be additionally valuable given the number of recreates that might be expected, where Acsolap could recreate into one of those classes similar to what JayWhy and Ace have recently done.

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19. Written, 3 TPE, Groundhog Day 150 words min

You log on to the SHL. Oh shit gotta do your Finals Predictions. Yay Hamilton Texas finals, love shl parity. Weird, the title says s61 finals predictions but its s62? But wait, all the PTs are labeled s61, we're on activity check #388, and no one is complaining about regression. You must have woken up back at the start of the S61 Finals! What do you do differently now that you know how the next season will play out. Change some of your casino bets? Predict some drama? Cheat at primetime?

Another shot at S61 would be great not gonna lie. The season was good but could have gone even better. Wagner had a breakout season to the point where he might be breakout player of the year in the SHL but he could have been in the running for a most valuable player award. Los Angeles won the division and took Texas for a good ride in the Western Conference Final, but failed to break the groundhog curse. Finally, Carolina had a legitimate title bid and played the eventual winners closer than any other J team. A different timeline could have been a peak season for my time on the site, a very orange pair of championship weeks, top honors in both leagues, all while continuing to be a rambunctious pain in site leadership's ass with my critiques and ideas. While I would love another shot at the season, I'm happy with how things turned out and think there's still more to be done.

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Jimmy Wagner || Seattle Argonauts || Carolina Kraken || RW || S53 || 1002 cTPE || 2295 pTPE (7th all time)
6'1 || 190 lbs || Perg, Austria || Swedish passport
S52 SMJHL Draft - 6th Overall - Carolina Kraken
S53 SHL Draft   - 5th Overall - Los Angeles Panthers
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SHL Season Stats
Szn |Team | GP |  G |  A |  P | +/- | Sht | PM | TOI
S56 | LAP | 50 |  6 | 16 | 22 | -10 | 108 | 24 |1023 // A /
S57 | LAP | 66 | 16 | 25 | 41 | -13 | 167 | 24 |1508 // A /
S58 | LAP | 66 | 15 | 31 | 46 |  -3 | 173 | 12 |1485 // A /
S59 | LAP | 66 | 22 | 26 | 48 | -19 | 208 | 12 |1576 // A /
S60 | LAP | 66 | 25 | 31 | 56 |  13 | 214 | 10 |1380 // A /
S61 | LAP | 66 | 19 | 35 | 54 | -10 | 251 | 16 |1436 // C /
S62 | LAP | 66 | 38 | 48 | 86 |  12 | 330 | 14 |1481 // C / MVP Nominee, Breakout Nominee, 2nd Team All-SHL
S63 | LAP | 66 | 20 | 40 | 64 |   5 | 292 | 22 |1442 // C /
S64 | LAP | 66 | 32 | 38 | 70 |  40 | 256 | 16 |1387 // C /
S65 | LAP | 66 | 18 | 27 | 45 |  25 | 209 | 10 |1310 // C /
S66 | LAP | 66 | 31 | 28 | 59 |  24 | 183 | 38 |1198 // C /
S67 | SEA | 66 | 21 | 39 | 60 |  32 | 194 | 24 |1120 //   /

S68 | SEA | 66 | 30 | 37 | 67 |  46 | 146 | 22 |1176 //   /
S69 | SEA | 66 | 21 | 38 | 59 |  42 | 147 | 28 |1188 //   /
S70 | SEA | 66 | 14 | 23 | 37 |  13 | 134 | 32 |1154 //   /
S71 | LAP | 66 | 21 | 55 | 55 | -17 | 142 | 22 |1267 //   /
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Challenge Cup Playoff Stats
Szn |Team | GP |  G |  A |  P | +/- | Sht | PM | TOI
S56 | LAP |  5 |  1 |  2 |  3 |  -6 |  11 |  0 | 111 // A /
S57 | LAP |  6 |  1 |  1 |  2 |   1 |  21 |  0 | 137 // A /
S58 | LAP |  6 |  2 |  2 |  4 |   2 |  11 |  4 | 142 // A /
S59 | LAP |  6 |  1 |  4 |  5 |  -2 |  21 |  2 | 150 // A /
S60 | LAP |  6 |  1 |  1 |  2 |  -3 |   8 |  0 | 123 // A /
S61 | LAP |  5 |  1 |  3 |  4 |  -4 |  15 |  0 | 113 // C /
S62 | LAP | 17 |  8 | 12 | 20 |  13 |  63 |  2 | 390 // C /
S63 | LAP | 22 |  6 | 13 | 19 |   3 |  74 |  0 | 502 // C /
S64 | LAP | 12 |  6 |  6 | 12 |   6 |  59 |  2 | 274 // C /
S65 | LAP | 20 |  3 | 15 | 18 |  19 |  50 |  0 | 413 // C / ⟅ⅬⅩⅤ⟆ CHALLENGE CUP CHAMPION ⟅ⅬⅩⅤ⟆
S66 | LAP |  9 |  2 |  2 |  4 |   1 |  17 |  2 | 173 // C /

S67 | SEA | 23 |  5 | 15 | 20 |  20 |  53 |  6 | 409 //   / ⟅ⅬⅩⅤII⟆ CHALLENGE CUP CHAMPION ⟅ⅬⅩⅤII⟆

S68 | SEA | 21 |  6 | 13 | 19 |  16 |  48 | 10 | 418 //   / ⟅ⅬⅩⅤIII⟆ CHALLENGE CUP CHAMPION ⟅ⅬⅩⅤIII⟆

S69 | SEA | 16 |  1 |  7 |  8 |  20 |  28 |  4 | 310 //   /

S70 | SEA | 13 |  3 |  1 |  4 |  16 |  33 |  4 | 221 //   /

S71 | LAP | 12 |  3 |  4 |  7 |   3 |  29 |  4 | 235 //   /
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SMJHL Season Stats
Szn |Team | GP |  G |  A |  P | +/- | Sht | PM | TOI
S52 | CAR | 50 |  6 |  8 | 14 |  +5 |  63 |  6 | 569 //   /
S53 | CAR | 50 | 10 | 20 | 30 |  -2 | 125 |  8 | 916 // C /
S54 | CAR | 50 | 24 | 29 | 53 |  20 | 171 | 12 | 943 // C / MVP, Scoring Leader, 1st Team All-SMJHL
S55 | CAR | 50 | 17 | 26 | 43 |  30 | 145 | 10 | 876 // C /
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Four Star Cup Playoff Stats
Szn |Team | GP |  G |  A |  P | +/- | Sht | PM | TOI
S52 | CAR | 11 |  0 |  1 |  1 |  -1 |   8 |  2 | 118 //   /
S53 | CAR |  4 |  1 |  1 |  2 |  -3 |   7 |  0 |  75 // C /
S54 | CAR | 20 |  5 |  9 | 14 |   3 |  60 |  4 | 419 // C / FOUR STAR CUP CHAMPIONS
S55 | CAR | 11 |  5 |  5 | 10 |   4 |  28 |  4 | 203 // C /
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WJC Stats
Szn |Team | GP |  G |  A |  P | +/- | Sht | PM | TOI
S51 |PRWR | 19 |  4 |  8 | 12 |  -6 |  45 |  4 | 357 // M / Andani Award Nominee
S52 |DACH | 15 |  1 |  1 |  2 |  -2 |   8 |  2 | 100 // M /
S53 |DACH | 13 |  4 |  3 |  7 |  -2 |  21 |  0 | 186 //   /
S54 |DACH | 13 |  1 |  1 |  2 |  -3 |  16 |  0 | 219 //   /
S55 |DACH | 13 |  5 |  4 |  9 |   3 |  28 |  4 | 221 //   /
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IIHF Stats
Szn |Team | GP |  G |  A |  P | +/- | Sht | PM | TOI
S54 | AUT | 13 |  0 |  1 |  1 |   2 |   3 |  4 | 121 //   /
S55 | AUT | 13 |  1 |  1 |  2 |   0 |   7 |  2 | 124 //   /
S56 | AUT | 12 |  1 |  3 |  4 |   2 |  13 |  4 | 218 //   /
S57 | AUT | 12 |  3 |  2 |  5 |  -8 |  30 |  2 | 220 //   /
S58 | International hiatus
S59 | International hiatus
S60 | SWE | 14 |  8 |  6 | 14 |   5 |  43 |  6 | 221 //   / IIHF BRONZE
S61 | SWE | 13 |  5 | 10 | 15 |   1 |  55 |  0 | 228 //   /
S62 | SWE | 13 |  0 |  3 |  3 | -11 |  33 |  2 | 192 // C /
S63 | SWE | 13 | 12 |  8 | 20 |   7 |  56 |  0 | 229 // A / TOP FORWARD AWARD
S64 | SWE | 15 |  7 |  6 | 13 |  11 |  39 |  0 | 239 //   / IIHF SILVER
S65 | SWE | 12 |  2 |  4 |  6 |  -3 |  21 |  6 | 183 //   /
S66 | SWE | 15 |  5 |  4 |  9 |   2 |  33 |  2 | 182 //   /

S67 | SWE | 15 |  3 | 10 | 13 |  11 |  22 |  0 | 200 //   /
S68 | SWE | 15 |  7 |  3 | 10 |   7 |  21 |  6 | 198 //   / ⟅1st⟆ IIHF GOLD ⟅1st⟆
S69 | SWE | 15 |  5 |  2 |  7 |   4 |  19 |  6 | 198 //   / IIHF SILVER
S70 | SWE | 13 |  1 |  1 |  2 |   2 |  16 |  6 | 163 //   / IIHF SILVER
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Accolades
S51 - WJC   - Alex Andani Award Nominee (Top Rookie)
S52 - CAR   - Jordan Nugent Hall Award for the Most Dedicated Player
S52 - CAR   - Alonzo Garbonzo Award for the Top Rookie
S53 - CAR   - Named Captain
S53 - SMJHL - Eastern Conference All Star
S53 - CAR   - Kain Webb Award for Team Leadership
S53 - CAR   - Cristoph Klose Award for the Top Forward
S53 - CAR   - Michael Fitted Award for Team Values
S54 - SMJHL - Eastern Conference All Star
S54 - CAR   - Kain Webb Award for Team Leadership
S54 - CAR   - Cristoph Klose Award for the Top Forward
S54 - CAR   - Kurtis Hunter Award for the Team's MVP
S54 - SMJHL - 1st Team All-League
S54 - SMJHL - Jared Hanson Award (Scoring Champ)
S54 - SMJHL - Ideen Fallah Trophy (Committee MVP)
S54 - SMJHL - Zach Miller Trophy Finalist (Most Dedicated)
S54 - SMJHL - Elias Armia Award (Commisioner's Award of Excellence)
S54 - SMJHL - ★★★★ FOUR STAR CUP CHAMPION ★★★★
S55 - SMJHL - Eastern Conference All Star
S55 - CAR   - Jordan Nugent Hall Award for the Most Dedicated Player
S55 - SMJHL - Zach Miller Trophy Finalist (Most Dedicated)
S56 - LAP   - Named Alternate Captain
S58 - SHL   - Damien Littleton Winner (Most Dedicated)

S60 - SWE   - Bronze Medal
S61 - LAP   - Named Captain
S62 - LAP   - Phillip Winter Award (Team MVP)
S62 - SHL   - 2nd Team All-SHL
S62 - SHL   - Aidan Richan Award Finalist (Most Improved Player)
S62 - SHL   - Ron Mexico Award Finalist (MVP)

S62 - SWE   - Named Captain
S63 - LAP   - Western Conference Champions
S62 - IIHF  - Top Forward Award

S64 - SWE   - Silver Medal

S65 - LAP   - Western Conference Champions
S65 - LAP   - ⟅ⅬⅩⅤ⟆ CHALLENGE CUP CHAMPION ⟅ⅬⅩⅤ⟆

S67 - SEA   - Western Conference Champions

S67 - SEA   - ⟅ⅬⅩⅤII⟆ CHALLENGE CUP CHAMPION ⟅ⅬⅩⅤII⟆

S68 - SEA   - Western Conference Champions

S68 - SEA   - ⟅ⅬⅩⅤIII⟆ CHALLENGE CUP CHAMPION ⟅ⅬⅩⅤIII⟆

S68 - SWE   - ⟅1st⟆ IIHF GOLD MEDAL ⟅1st⟆

S69 - SWE   - Silver Medal

S70 - SWE   - Silver Medal

Chris Conner || Carolina Kraken || General Manager
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S54 | CAR | Coach | 32-13-5 | 69 pts | 3rd in reg season, ★★★★ FOUR STAR CUP CHAMPION ★★★★
S55 | CAR | CoGM  | 37-12-1 | 75 pts | 2nd in reg season
S56 | CAR | GM    | 31-17-2 | 64 pts | 2nd in reg season
S57 | CAR | GM    | 26-32-8 | 60 pts |
S58 | CAR | GM    | 26-39-1 | 53 pts |
S59 | CAR | GM    | 32-30-4 | 68 pts |
S60 | CAR | GM    | 36-26-4 | 76 pts | Division title
S61 | CAR | GM    | 42-20-4 | 88 pts | Division title
S62 | CAR | GM    | 41-20-5 | 87 pts | Division title
S63 | CAR | GM    | 39-26-1 | 79 pts |
S64 | CAR | GM    | 22-36-8 | 52 pts |
S65 | CAR | GM    | 29-32-5 | 63 pts |
S66 | CAR | GM    | 20-40-6 | 46 pts |

S67 | CAR | GM    | 24-36-6 | 54 pts |

S68 | CAR | GM    | 43-22-1 | 87 pts | 2nd in reg season, postseason under protest

S69 | CAR | GM    | 37-26-3 | 77 pts |
S70 | CAR | GM    | 30-31-5 | 65 pts |
S71 | CAR | GM    | 34-28-4 | 72 pts |
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S56 | LAP | Offseason Interim GM

S68 | CAR | GM of the Year Nominee

1. CW TRIVIA, verification word = vagabond [+3]
12. Milestones [+3, running total +6]

WSBL Affiliate CW Task #1
WSBL Affiliate CW Task #6
WSBL Affiliate CW Task #7
Please note that my WSBL username (Dogmatist) is different than my SHL username (Renomitsu). This is indicated in my signature on that site (I have also linked several point tasks from SHL to WSBL, including my fourth CW task over there, which I am not using!)
[+9, running total +15]

15. IIHF Task
This season I'm fully expecting a great performance from Sweden. I'm well-aware that we have come up short of expectations in prior seasons, but other teams had similar TPE totals and a higher level of competitiveness than our team in prior seasons. Despite the odd group sim... stuff... that's complicating the group round and frustrating some with stat collection/keeping consistent results because of some weird group misalignment, I'm fully expecting Sweden to come through with a complete group victory and a strong performance through the elimination bracket. There's no good reason for us not to win this season as I'm confident in our leadership and we've played well in prior seasons. The individual awards aren't super important to me – but if we can absolutely destroy the competition and take home a title I'd be happy.
[claiming +1 from this, running total +16]

Thanks @Amidships!

C | Violet Stoica | Regina Elk/Atlanta Inferno | Sweden | 356 TPE 


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Transactions

Selected 12th Overall in the Season 75 SHL Draft

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SMJHL Statistics

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1. Trivia (3TPE): Victor Hellstrom 
   Verification word: noodles

2. GM Stands for Great Man (3 TPE)
    In my personal opinion, @"sve7en" is the best GM in the league. His ability to pull together a crew of lovable weirdos season after season into a competitive, exciting team is unparalleled. Off-season trades? Nailed it. Hasn't made a bad one yet. But I think his greatest strength is in his drafting. Sve7en has a terrific way with people, and is an excellent ambassador for the league. Part and parcel with being a J GM, I suppose, but his ability to sift wheat from chaff and make knock0-out draft picks season after season is amazing. In my entire tenure with Carolina, all of his draft picks have been super cool people, and did a ton to add to the already excellent, friendly, welcoming locker room culture. The locker room is the greatest strength of the Carolina Kraken, and this is all due to Sveven. He has cultivated such a positive, supportive environment in Carolina that I truly can't imagine having been drafted anywhere else. As far as a landing point in the league, Carolina is the best gateway into Sim Hockey, and Sveven is the best guide.

3. Draft Busts (3TPE)
It's difficult to call it a bust, but the biggest disappointment that I have been witness to during my time in the SHL so far has been the tragic loss of the Carolina/Montreal gaoltender Meeka Keprosoft to inactivity. Meeka had an impressive debut with the Carolina Kraken and was selected in the SHL Entry draft my the Montreal Patriotes to eventually replace aging Montreal tender Goodman. Meeka had some excellent games, and stole quite a few wins for the Kraken. He made a HUGE splash when he was called up to the SHL to play some games for Montreal. Meeka played like a god between the pipes; barely out of his rookie season and stealing wins in the league above. There was no ceiling for hopes and expectations. And then, as is the way with many SMJHL friends, he vanished. Meeka was on track to become a star goalie in the J, and his career with Montreal could have been amazing. Sadly, we'll never know.
12: Milestones (3TPE)

15. The Yearly IIHF Task (2 TPE)
    This year, I firmly believe Canada will be the WJC Champion. They have had a strong start to the tourney, under excellent management since that hack Benpachi didn't re-apply. They have a strong, deep roster and they're playing well. I think they have a solid chance to take it. Roddy B, their captain, is continuing his time-honoured tradition of doing absolutely fucking nothing in international play. Takes penalties, gets some (very few) points and presumably does a lot of skating around. We can only hope he matures as he prepares to compete for a spot on the IIHF Team Canada. Champion? Sure! MVP? Not a snowballs chance in hell.

18: Apocalypse Now (3TPE)
    My 4 other players, in addition to Roddy B, are as follows:
    1. Christ Anev: Chris Tanev with a halo, our lord and savior. Full-on stay at home defenceman. I would aim to max out shot blocking and positioning as my main priorities. I think Christ Anev would have a place on any SHL team. Stay at home defenders are not the most glamorous players, but they are extremely useful. I predict he'd go in the second round of the draft, but quickly become a fan favourite.
    2. Jacques Strappe: a combo agitator/ power forward. The diminutive, 5'8 Quebecer is out to start fights and bite ankles. 3rd round draft pick, leads league in penalty minutes in rookie season. Contributes offensively, enough to hold down a 4th line spot on the squad. 
    3. Hugh Mann: this pefectly orindary human being from Placeville, USA, is definitely a human. He plays center and despite being oddly tall and thin, and not understanding pop culture references to things made after 1973, he is a solid draft pick (and also very human, did I mention that?).
    4. Threesheep Jackson: obligatory goalie, he is simply three sheep in a trench coat. Surprisingly effective at saving pucks. Short career, ended tragically short by the ravages of the short lifespan of sheep.

21. No Take Backs (2 TPE):
    I nominate @"Jimmysmo27" for the new PT director position. My decision is based on on the following criteria: 1. It would annoy Jimmy. Like, a lot. And that would make me laugh. 2. He is a super creative and funny dude, and the PTs would for sure be fun. 3. He has beef with Granny, and I can see an entire season of PTs dedicated to having the entire league write smack-talk about Granny. In any case, the PTs would definitely be something new and exciting. Sorry Jimmy, but you've got the job forever. The headaches are on the house! Don't go mad with power before dinner.

16 TPE total

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1. CW TRIVIA, 3 TPE max - 1 TPE for participation, 0.5 TPE for each correct answer. This is 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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Victor Hellstrom
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4. Written, 3 TPE, Rules (150 words min.)
There have been a lot of rule changes in the SHL. Where do you think these changes have gone right, where do you think they have gone wrong? Would you ever want to go back to a previous way of doing things? Do you think the SHL is fine as is?

I enjoy the SHL as is but as it is with anything in life, we should always strive for improvement. I think there has been a lot of debate over some of the radical changes that have emerged recently (regression). Regardless of whether you agree with this specific implementation, it is exciting to see so many passionate users on both sides of the issue and a HO that at least paid attention to the feedback they received. I think communication could have been a bit better on both sides but I digress. While I enjoy the SHL, I do think changes need to be made to survive. It would get stale if the current SHL continued for many years. I don't have a ton of experience on the site but I think the changes made have almost always been improvements so hopefully this will continue in the future. I liked the regression adjustments though.
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6. Written, up to 4 TPE - Grab Bag: Pick up to 4 Challenge Cup related topics to write about! Each topic is worth 1 TPE. Each answer must be 50+ words.
a. What is worth more to you, a cup win in the FHM era or the STHS era?
b. Be honest, would we have seen the same final 4 as last year (Chicago, Texas, Hamilton, Buffalo) had BUF/HAM and TEX/CHI not run into each other in the second round?
c. Hamilton has a population of roughly 5 people. Where would you relocate the franchise?
d. Who is the best player to NOT make the final in the past 2 years?

a. A cup win in the FHM era would always mean more to me since I did not exist in the SHL world for the STHS era. I really like that FHM rewards better teams, even if it is lopsided in the favorites degree. Hopefully we'll start to see some more upsets in the future with some of the league changes.
b. Not sure how to answer. If the semis were with different teams would the finals by definition also be different teams? Either way, I'd like to see different teams in the finals. It would be more exciting for everyone in the league knowing they had a better shot to win it all.
c. Hamilton should be relocated to Mars. It would be cool to have an interplanetary team. Just makes their travel schedule harder too so hopefully they stop winning championships. Mars is kind of cool too. They would be the first people there. Maybe they would have to worry about surviving more than hockey but semantics.
d. Best player to not make the finals in the past two years is probably someone on BUF or CHI as they haven't made the finals but were dominant regular season teams. I'm not going to sift through and try and figure it out though because each team has a lot of high TPE players who could be mentioned.
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13. Written, 3 TPE, Parody (150 words min.)
hahahahahaha remember this task from last season? The one where everyone was like "nah we're good, tampa and BAP will be in the finals soon and you'll see that the old guard will make way for the new young teams". Now that we have the exact same fucking teams in the final again, let me ask, is parity an issue in the SHL? How do we combat this?

I'm partial to 4th lines with specific line ice time minimums so players don't get just 5 minutes a night. Another way would be to incentivize more than min contracts. Any team that really wants to compete has to have all min contracts and that seems unrealistic. I liked ReD's suggestion about tying contract value with TPE, incentivizing asking for more money to get more TPE. This way players choose between individual success and team success potentially. My fear is that this system could go overboard and GMs won't be smart enough to blow all their money, leaving active users without a team. This would be worse than the current system if it happened in my opinion. I think 4th lines would encourage players to move to other teams if they want individual success to get a 2nd line spot rather than a 3rd line spot on their current team. As with any system, a lot of refinement is needed and someone will find a way to cheat the system eventually.
+3 TPE

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Grape Fruit || F || Los Angeles Panthers || S56 || 1642 TPE
SMJHL Career Statistics
SMJHL Regular Season:
S55 | 50 GP | 6 G | 13 A | 19 P | +14 | 6 PIM | 0 PPP | 0 SHP | 60 S | 30 SB | 12 H | 15 GA | 8 TA
S56 | 50 GP | 5 G | 21 A | 26 P | +14 | 6 PIM | 3 PPP | 0 SHP | 114 S | 38 SB | 23 H | 17 GA | 30 TA
S57 | 66 GP | 9 G | 28 A | 37 P | -10 | 4 PIM | 11 PPP | 1 SHP | 157 S | 76 SB | 75 H | 40 GA | 39 TA
SMJHL Playoffs:
S55 | 11 GP | 0 G | 0 A | 0 P | -5 | 0 PIM | 0 PPP | 0 SHP | 6 S | 1 SB | 3 H | 4 GA | 4 TA
S56 | 12 GP | 4 G | 5 A | 9 P | -3 | 0 PIM | 1 PPP | 0 SHP | 17 S | 12 SB | 9 H | 4 GA | 5 TA
S57 | 5 GP | 1 G | 3 A | 4 P | +4 | 0 PIM | 2 PPP | 0 SHP | 10 S | 4 SB | 5 H | 1 GA | 3 TA
SHL Career Statistics
SHL Regular Season:
S58 | 66 GP | 8 G | 7 A | 15 P | -27 | 13 PIM | 0 PPP | 0 SHP | 54 S | 35 SB | 5 H | 9 GA | 8 TA
S59 | 66 GP | 7 G | 15 A | 22 P | -6 | 6 PIM | 0 PPP | 1 SHP | 74 S | 43 SB | 30 H | 17 GA | 20 TA
S60 | 66 GP | 9 G | 23 A | 32 P | +23 | 12 PIM | 0 PPP | 0 SHP | 111 S | 61 SB | 68 H | 28 GA | 20 TA
S61 | 66 GP | 17 G | 40 A | 57 P | -8 | 20 PIM | 24 PPP | 1 SHP | 199 S | 89 SB | 87 H | 38 GA | 28 TA
S62 | 66 GP | 16 G | 36 A | 52 P | +36 | 22 PIM | 1 PPP | 0 SHP | 213 S | 77 SB | 93 H | 45 GA | 26 TA
SHL Playoffs
S58 | 6 GP | 2 G | 1 A | 3 P | 0 | 0 PIM | 0 PPP | 0 SHP | 3 S | 6 SB | 1 H | 0 GA | 0 TA
S59 | 6 GP | 1 G | 2 A | 3 P | 0 | 0 PIM | 0 PPP | 0 SHP | 5 S | 3 SB | 0 H | 1 GA | 2 TA
S60 | 6 GP | 1 G | 1 A | 2 P | -1 | 0 PIM | 0 PPP | 0 SHP | 8 S | 8 SB | 7 H | 6 GA | 1 TA
S61 | 5 GP | 0 G | 3 A | 3 P | -5 | 0 PIM | 0 PPP | 0 SHP | 8 S | 8 SB | 7 H | 2 GA | 6 TA
S62 | 17 GP | 3 G | 11 A | 14 P | +4 | 2 PIM | 2 PPP | 0 SHP | 48 S | 24 SB | 21 H | 8 GA | 12 TA

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1. CW TRIVIA, 3 TPE max - 1 TPE for participation, 0.5 TPE for each correct answer. This is 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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Confirmation word: parity

1. CW TRIVIA, 3 TPE max - 1 TPE for participation, 0.5 TPE for each correct answer. This is 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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3. Written, 3 TPE, Draft Busts (150 words min.)
There are a lot of "could-have-been" draft picks in the SHL, but let's have some fun thinking about someone that busted hard. Write about their potential and where they were picked, and how that franchise could look *if* they had in fact panned out.

There's a user that I remember from my draft class: uhh. He was drafted 11th overall by the Hamilton Steelhawks, and I remember hoping that the team that drafted me (the Jets) would manage to pick him up. The reason I was so high on him was because he was an active user at the time and had some good writing chops, as evidenced by posts in the media subforum and via PGTs (back when they were a thing). He wound up going IA not long after his first seasons with the Steelhawks, and I don't actually know if they would be a better team with him considering they wound up winning a thousand Challenge Cups anyway, but it's interesting to think of what could have been.
Speaking of the S50 draft... Ricky Bobby was taken by the Jets and was looking to be an important member of the rebuild until he completely ghosted us, which is a shame but I get that sometimes people lose interest.

6. Written, up to 4 TPE - Grab Bag: Pick up to 4 Challenge Cup related topics to write about! Each topic is worth 1 TPE. Each answer must be 50+ words.
a. What is worth more to you, a cup win in the FHM era or the STHS era?
b. Be honest, would we have seen the same final 4 as last year (Chicago, Texas, Hamilton, Buffalo) had BUF/HAM and TEX/CHI not run into each other in the second round?
c. Hamilton has a population of roughly 5 people. Where would you relocate the franchise?
d. Who is the best player to NOT make the final in the past 2 years?

a. I don't really think it matters. I would certainly take any cup win at this point, but I think if I had to choose with a gun to my head I'd choose a win in the STHS era. Why? Because the results back then seemed much more random than they are now. The teams winning in the recent FHM era began the season pretty much knowing they'd get to the conference finals at the very least, and I think that predictability takes some of the magic out of deep cup runs.
b. Yes, yes, a million times yes. There was no doubt in my mind that two of those four teams would be facing off in the finals this season. As painful as it is for my player to see retirement come sooner than anticipated due to a change to regression rates, there needed (and needs) to be changes to ensure that the same four familiar faces aren't meeting in the finals in the future. It's monotonous, repetitive, uninteresting and downright demoralizing for players not on one of those four teams.
c. I would have said Montreal, easily, were it not for the fact that the Patriotes exist now. So instead, I'll go with another city with five people: St. John's. It's the capital of my home province, and even though Newfoundland has a team in the SMJHL already, I think it would be neat for the province to have one in the big leagues as well. Of course, it's never going to happen, because there's no reason why one of the least populous provinces in Canada should have TWO teams before Pittsburgh has even one, but it's fun to think about.
d. Karl Krashwagen. He's by far Baltimore's MVP and it's criminal that he hasn't had the chance to show off the kind of clutch playoff performer he can be. This is the kind of player that can single-handedly turn a playoff series for his side, and Baltimore has been a contender I believe, so it's not like he was all that far from the finals as it is. Hopefully he gets a chance once the top four teams slide down a little.

12. Milestones, up to 3 TPE
Milestones are folded in with CW. So just link your Milestone claim as task 12 for up to 3 TPE towards your 16 total.
Post your claim in the milestones thread for tpe earned per stat, and then link that post in your CW submission. This is done because the person who grades CW will be a different person than double-checks milestones.

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14. Written, 3 TPE, Blow it up (150 words min.)
In your opinion, which team is on track to completely sell off all assets and begin a long rebuild? A few teams are already in the midst of this, but what teams are watching their window slowly close and need to get younger soon in order to start the climb back to the top?

Toronto. It's hard to say that because it's the team I've been a part of for several seasons now, but unfortunately the window has passed and it's time for the management (whenever the team gets one, giving the SHL's issue with finding willing GMs) to get much younger. It sucks, because I would have said we had a couple of more seasons in us to contend, but it's especially out of reach now with the changes to regression.
I think in the end the thing that killed us was a lack of knowledge about FHM, and the lack of a coordinated game plan to tackle team building, game-wise. The LR had a great group of people in it, but we didn't really have people that knew the ins and outs of the sim engine and had time to meticulously test strategies and line combinations to maximize our chance of winning. I think the future can still be bright for the North Stars, but it's going to take a few seasons where it's torn down and rebuilt anew.

Jae-ik Barron || C || S73 || Great Falls Grizzlies || Atlanta Inferno
Player Type: Two-Way Forward / Shadow
Birthplace: Seongnam, South Korea
Height: 6'2"
Weight: 201 lbs
Number: 27
Nationality: Canadian / South Korean
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Transactions:
(S72) Drafted 4th overall by the Great Falls Grizzlies
(S73) Drafted 13th overall by the Atlanta Inferno
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SMJHL Regular Season Statistics:
S72-S74 (GFG) - 198 GP | 35 G | 99 A | 134 P | -38 | 84 PIM | 254 HIT | 115 SB | 19:24 TOI
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SMJHL Playoff Statistics:
S72-S74 (GFG) - 19 GP | 6 G | 9 A | 15 P | +1 | 10 PIM | 22 HIT | 12 SB | 20:13 TOI


Adam Barron || D || S50 || Retired
Player Type: Two-Way Defenseman
Birthplace: Bonavista, NL, Canada
Height: 6'2"
Weight: 195 lbs
Number: 27
Peak TPE: 2318
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SHL Regular Season Statistics:
S52-68 : 1042 GP | 174 G | 466 A | 640 P | +278 | 427 PIM | 1103 HIT | 1743 SB | xx TOI
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SHL Playoff Statistics:
10 Post-seasons - 94 GP | 26 G | 37 A | 63 P | +5 | 32 PIM | 117 HIT | 159 SB | xx TOI
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SMJHL Regular Season Statistics:
S49-S51 (HFX) - 150 GP | 12 G | 59 A | 71 P | -8 | 92 PIM | 143 HIT | 157 SB | 19:27 TOI
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SMJHL Playoff Statistics:
S49-S51 (HFX) - 18 GP | 3 G | 10 A | 13 P | +8 | 10 PIM | 11 HIT | 23 SB | 22:40 TOI
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Transactions:
(S49) Drafted 18th overall by the Halifax Raiders
(S50) Drafted 1st overall by the Winnipeg Jets
(S57) Traded to the Toronto North Stars
(S63) Traded to the Baltimore Platoon
(S66) Signed with the Atlanta Inferno
(S67) Signed with the San Francisco Pride
(S68) Retired during the Off-season
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Awards & Accomplishments:
SHL Challenge Cup: winner (S66)
SHL Anton Razov Trophy: nominated (S58)
SHL Ron Mexico Trophy: nominated (S58)
SHL Scott Stevens Trophy: winner (S58)
SHL Aidan Richan Trophy: nominated (S58)
SHL Bojo Biscuit: nominated (S61)
SHL Turd Ferguson: winner (S68)
IIHF: gold (S54, S56, S57, S58), silver (S61, S62), bronze (S55, S63, S64)
IIHF Best Defenseman: winner (S58, S61)
WJC: gold (S51), silver (S50)

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