1. Written, 3 TPE (150 words min.)
Reflection on your season - how did your player fare on the ice this season? Did you meet or surpass your individual player goals or did you come up short? Whether you excelled or disappointed - what can you attribute that to? What will you try to do better next season?



This season I personally feel like my player did exactly as I expected him to. Now this is different from what I had hoped for my player as I was aiming closer to a point per game which obviously didn't happen but I guess 35 points in 50 games is respectable. I had a really slow and not so good start to he season i would say the first 15 games or so and then the remainder I managed to start playing at a point per game level which had me excited for a strong finish but of course I can't have nice things. With 10-15 games left in the season my players hunger vanished and he went back to the start of season totals barely managing to make the score sheet which really blows and I blame my defensive stats for that. I personally feel correcting the defensive issues my player has will help get close to playing better on the ice , which in turn means putting up more points and assists and hopefully leading Colorado to a four start cup.



16. CW TRIVIA, 3 TPE max - 1 TPE for participation, 0.5 TPE for each correct answer. This is now completed through a Google form linked below. Make sure to spell your answers correctly or you will not get credit. Post your verification word in your CW post.

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5. Written, 3 TPE (150 words min.)
What are your predictions for the upcoming IIHF or WJC tournament? What team do you think will win/surprise people/be bad/etc.?


My prediction is for the WJC as I am not quite ready for the IIHF on my player frankly. I personally feel that this year the gold belongs to team Canada, and yeah we had a sad exit last season I truly feel that this time around we have it in the bag. My player is coming off a career season in the SMJHL and if going a point per game in the WJC last year comes around again all I can say is watch out. In the IIHF again, I think Canada takes gold but here I have bold predicition, Japan will either take silver or bronze. I honestly think they will surprise people, being my former team on my former player I really do think they have something there to upset any team who doesnt take them seriously and I am serious with this prediciton, they will end up, upsetting a large number of teams this IIHF


2. Written, 3 TPE (150 words min.)
This offseason will be extra exciting, as it features the rare expansion draft! Write about how you think the expansion draft will play out, either for one or both of the expansion teams or from an SHL team's perspective.

With the expansion draft happening this coming year I honestly feel both expansion teams will not be bottom of the league after the draft. No offense, I just think those titles belong to Tampa Bay , Toronto and San Francisco. Bold prediction but I think both expansion teams end up with an amazing pool of players and will make the playoffs in their inaugural year. Now will they win a series probably not, but anything can happen when it comes to hockey. I do really have a strong feeling a lot of people will sleep on both Atlanta and Seattle and when they do , that is when both teams will strike. I would also love to see a little bit of a rivalry develop between the two expansion teams, first starting in the draft by taking eachothers players and years down the line in the SHL finals , east vs west,now that is something I would pay to watch.


13. Written, up to 4 TPE Pick up to 4 Challenge Cup related topics to write about! Each topic is worth 1 TPE. Each answer must be 50+ words.
b. In the two regular season matchups, each team won once at home. Do you expect the results to reflect a home ice advantage in this series?

I personally think whoever holds home ice advantage will win the series. Now is home ice the breaking point? Not really, but history I think does show that home ice advantage means something and it will mean something in this series based off the limited sample size we have of the regular season between these two teams.

c. Based on FHM player ratings, New Orleans has higher average ratings in bravery, aggression, and fighting? Will that toughness have any impact on this series?

Personally speaking yeah I do think that the Spectres have the advantage with the toughness they carry. I fully excect Buffalo to get bullied in the Finals and will be presently surprised if im wrong. The only issue that might pop up is that New Orleans could take a few extra penalties because of their toughness which could backfire their whole strategy.

d. What is your favorite name from a player appearing in this series? Why do you like that player's name?

Ekko Van Otter. He is legit an otter what more can one want from that? I personally think that if you name yourself after an animal you are automatically in my good books, and I want you to succeed suggest as my otter bro over here. I also think that his name secretly contributes to his performance on the ice.

e. There are several animal names in this series - which of these animals is the coolest? sloth, hippo, otter, monkey, fox, kirby.

Normally I would say Fox, because its a canid but I will go with Otter because I wrote a book report on otters once in Elementary school some 21 years ago and personally thought they were such a cool animal and I really did love them. Had a book about them and all so my vote goes to the Otter.