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

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

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

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


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

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



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