S57 Championship Week

S57 Championship Week

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01-31-2021, 05:36 PM (This post was last modified: 01-31-2021, 10:53 PM by Lime.)

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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?

For me I think this season was a bit of a sophomore slump. I came off a rookie all-star and Jesster nominee season with high expectations. Those expectations were not at all met. I was poor on both ends of the ice. I tallied just one more point in a 66 game season than I did a 50 game season. I don't need to explain how disappointing that is. Luckily Buffalo is a great team and I have plenty of time and opportunity to start doing better. I scored more goals this season which is at least a positive. The only thing I can think of to improve my play is to acquire more tpe. I simply do not have enough. And then I must put it into the right attributes. Right now the most efficient use of my tpe is to put it into defense. Hopefully taking better care of the puck will give me and my line more chances to generate some offense as well.

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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?

Steve Harrington is a very charitable person. One of his main focuses is helping kids. Having taken care of so many of the youngsters by himself, he recognizes how important it is to invest in their support systems. Harrington donates to the John R. Oishei Children's Hospital and frequently makes appearances to talk to and take pictures with the many young hockey fans that unfortunately find themselves a patient there. Harrington believes that family, even if not by blood, is one of the most important things in life. He hosts fundraising nights for Ronald McDonald House Charities of Western New York and is a spokesperson for them as well. We have to leave our world better than we found it, so every spring Harrington is involved with the Buffalo Green and Clean initiative that involves picking up litter, recycling, and tree planting. There is a lot of responsibility that comes with having a platfom to be heard, and he believes that making sure you draw attention to important causes is something you can easily do to make the world better.

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4. Written, 1 or 2 TPE

HAIKUS - write 2 SHL themed haikus for 1 TPE or 4 SHL themed haikus for 2 TPE.

im a buffalo
i play with my team for fun
i dont score at all

i enjoy great lakes
toronto does not like this
its not my problem

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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 best team to not make the finals this season was the Buffalo Stampede. Of course it was, we took the eventually cup winners to 7 games. Everyone knows the great lakes cup can only be won by one of the great lakes teams (not toronto). Also look to our regular season performance. Third in points. Fifth in Goals For. Third in Goals Against. Third highest win percentage. Thats a lot of thirds. Seems like we were pretty close. If we maybe had one more key player we could have taken it all the way. But we fell just short. Maybe even a good puck bounce is all we needed. Anyone else? Winnipeg almost looked like they were gonna cinderella their way in but it stopped being close in their Hamilton series.

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12. 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.

a. The season series between these two teams was tied 3-3. Do you think either team has an advantage in this series or do you see it as a true toss up?

b. Each of these teams boasts a very strong first powerplay unit - which team has the special teams advantage in this series?

c. Which of these two teams' brandings do you prefer? Take into account colors, logo, name, location, and anything else you consider relevant.

d. Would you rather get a lap dance from Hugh Jazz, have a staring contest with Luke Atmey (velv's old player), reach for objects on high shelves with Dale Miller, or play League with Parker Smeb?

a. Think Hamilton has the advantage because of their coaches. Chicago has historically under performed for their entire history and Hamilton over performed. I think because these are both great teams on paper the only edge will be who has the experience in the finals and playoffs at large and that is clearly Hamilton.

b. In the regular season, Hamilton scored 48 goals on the power play. At the same time, Chicago scored 46. That's very close and well within a margin of error. Not an interesting answer but I would say there isn't really much of an advantage to either team. It seems like Hamilton's goals were more concentrated on a few people, so I suppose if anything Hamilton could be at a disadvantage if one of their big scorers goes cold.

c. This is actually difficult. I find both of these teams to have pretty good branding. The main problem with the Syndicate was their awful logo that was redone a few seasons back. I'm still not 100% on it, so I'd give the edge to Hamilton for that. As far as color scheme, Hamilton does alright but Chicago has one of the best looks in the business. It works amazing on their jerseys, and allows for a cool, sophisticated black and gold motif in their sigs.

d. I would love to get a lapdance from Hugh Jazz. I have thought about it ever since I joined the league. Sometimes I lay awake at night for hours wondering what that gargantuan bottom would feel like pressed against me. My mouth waters just thinking about the possibilities. But I know he is the Hamilton GM and theres no way this romance could work. Unless?

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15. 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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