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?

In terms of regular season I woefully under performed. I failed to meet any of my objectives offensively and managed to have pitiful results when I dropped the gloves. The highlight of my regular season was managing to record over 200 hits which is quite impressive given my limited role. What was truly disappointing was that after my move to Anaheim I was given more opportunity than in Newfoundland but I was dreadful. All that being said my player overachieved in the playoffs which erases any ill feelings I had towards S57 as a whole. I managed to score 9 playoff goals while being a force defensively and winning 4 our of my 5 fights. These are the numbers I dreamed of putting up. Now what makes this most interesting is that my minutes did not really change… but my position did. I was being played at center and now I want to focus my development on becoming a strong center option at the next level, hopefully this will let me be a more valuable member of my new team in the regular season.
Words: 184

2. Written, 2 TPE (100 words min.)
Create a new skater or goalie role for FHM. In what scenarios is this new player role best utilized? What attributes are considered important attributes to this new role, and why? Which attribute is the key one?

My new player would be a play making goaltender. The key attribute would be passing but I’d strongly be an advocate of pursuing poke check and everything related to skating. This build would be based around producing offensive chances for the team. I would generate turnovers via poke check while also recover loose pucks or dump ins. With the puck on my stick I would try to lead the breakout with strong passing. Yes this is a very nontraditional role for a goalie to play but I believe with the right defensive scheme and strong enough skating… a goalie would be able to retrieve pucks shattering dump and chase tactics. It would require defensemen who could hold players up at the blue line to force those dump ins and forwards who are good at finding open ice to provide quick outlet options for the goalie.
Words: 145


3. Written, 3 TPE (150 words min.)
Over the offseason your player is getting involved in some charitable causes. What is your player/team doing around the community/for charity this offseason?

My player will become involved in the Italian cultural scene. Specifically I would encourage Italian language classes and Italian cooking classes at our local Italian Cultural center. It is important to preserve our cultural tradition and over the years these kind of centers have fallen by the way side. People tend to lump all Europeans together now a days given the sheer variety of immigrants coming into Canada and the United States. Often we are treated almost as if we are not immigrants our selves because we come from a western country. However we have strong and unique cultures throughout Italy and I believe they should be preserved and celebrated. My role will be to bring publicity to the events at our local cultural center and hope to get second or third generation immigrants to come in and reconnect with their homeland. At the same time being a welcoming place for new Italian immigrants to hear familiar sounds and smell familiar smells.

Words: 161

5. Written, 2 TPE (100 words min.)
Which SHL or SMJHL team was the best team to not make the finals this season and why?

The Newfoundland Berzerkers had an amazing playoff run and after back to back finals appearances the previous two seasons they were obviously the best team not to be in the finals. This recent history not only proves that they are one of the best SMJHL teams but shows they have the grit to make it all the way. To win the SMJHL championship any team should have had to beat Newfoundland themselves to have it be legitimate. Also as an ex-Berzerker myself I wish Anaheim could have gone head to head with them in the finals so I could punch in the faces of a few old teammates.

Words: 108

6. Written, 3 TPE (150 words min.)
What's your prediction for this season's IIHF tournament? Which teams do you expect to do well (or not well)? Which players?

The IIHF tournament is a difficult one to predict. Sure many of these players come together to play season in and season out for this tourny but the entire year they are with not only different players but entirely different coaches. This system change is as important as the fact they are playing with new players. This in my opinion means that leading scorers from the regular season will not repeat in the IIHF… look for Canada and the United States to dominate given their depth but in terms of individual players I’d say you need to look to the smaller teams… perhaps a player no one would expect from team Austria will come to the forefront and put up tremendous numbers because they normally are not afforded the positions and minutes on their normal SHL side! That being said I do not believe any individual performance from Austria will be enough and they will finish last.

7. Written, 3 TPE (150 words min.)
SHL-NHL comparisons. With the NHL season kicking off again, what are some team or player comparisons between SHL and NHL? Pick one (or more) comparison(s) and explain why it works (e.g., Monkey D Luffy is the Connor McDavid of the SHL because xyz, or the Chicago Syndiacte are the Nashville Predators of the SHL because xyz, or nour is the Gary Bettman of the SHL because xyz).

When it comes to teams The Texas Renegades are the Philadelphia Flyers. They have had success in the middle of their time with numerous championships and strong teams, this coincided with a rough reputation which can only be matched by the Broad Street Bullies. I think this is the easiest comparison to make. Otherwise the Hamilton Steelhawks have to be the Detroit Redwings of the past 25 years. Sure the Redwings are in a slump now but they were the definition of classy strong organization year in and year out for most of our lifetime, just as the Steelhawks have been. Finally in terms of players I look at myself Niccolo Livius and say that there is currently no player in the NHL that I can compare myself. I’m a relic of a bygone age more of a warrior on skates than a hockey player… that being said I guess it has to be Nicholas Deslauriers given his fighting numbers but I’m not as strong a skater plus more defensively reliable than him.

Words: 173