1. Trivia Verification Word
Grizzls

3. Four Star
There’s a few different theories about what the Four Stars on the Four Star Cup stand for: the four divisions in the SHL, or the four wins required to prevail in a best of seven playoff series. Another popular idea is that four stars with five points each represent the four lines of five players (3 FWD, 2 DEF) that a Cup-winning team needs to call upon, and that the Cup is meant to represent the roster depth and perseverance that a team needs to have to win a championship. The only problem with that theory is it ignores the importance of elite goaltending in getting through the grind of a long playoff series. (Goalies are people too!) There’s even a really bonkers idea out there that the very first championship trophy in SHL history, way way back in the unofficial, semi-pro beer-league days, was literally a “cup” from Four Star Pizza, a joint just down the road from the crappy rink all the first SHL teams shared. That kinda seems like bunk to me, since there’s no evidence that a place called Four Star Pizza ever even existed. The stars could represent core values like “Strength,” “Unity,” “Perseverance,” and “Sportsmanship,” but that just seems hokey. Personally, I like the “four stars for four wins” theory, but whatever the stars really mean might be lost to history. (227 words, +3 TPE)

6. New Stat
It might be interesting to see how the sim handled the addition of "stat modifiers." These wouldn't be statistics exactly, but instead they would alter the effective values of a player's other stats based on certain conditions. For example, we could imagine a modifier stat called "Clutch Gene" that has different effects in the 3rd period: a player gets +1 to offensive attributes if his team is trailing, +1 to defensive attributes if his team has a 1-goal lead, and +1 to all stats in overtime. Another example I thought of would be a modifier called "Fan Favorite," where a player gets +1 to certain attributes during home games. The exact attributes boosted could depend on the attributes that are most important for that player's archetype. For example, a Goon or Enforcer forward might get boosts to Screening, Strength, Fighting, Aggression, and Bravery, whereas a Sniper forward might instead get boosts to Getting Open, Shooting Accuracy, Shooting Range, Offensive Read, and Speed. (162 words, +3 TPE)

7. Milestones -- +3 TPE