Task 1

Scherbak had a disappointing rookie season, signing as a free agent early in the year and recording only three points. In his sophomore season, he had a much stronger showing, recording thirteen points (6 goals and 7 assists), as well as leading his team in faceoff win percentage with 48.77%. Much of this can be attributed to his best friends and roommates, rookies Gunnar Soderberg and Vadim Malichov, whom Scherbak states as his emotional support throughout the season. Currently he is sitting on five goals in 15 playoff games for the Knights, proving that when it counts, he is able to step up, recording a game winning goal and a series winning goal during his recent three game goal streak. Next season is going to be the real test of Scherbak’s career, with Sawchuk and Batsbak likely being called up to their respective SHL teams, Scherbak is next in line to be the number one center for the Knights. Only time will tell how he fares in that particular task.

Task 11

Scherbak was drafted last season by West Kendall, and has already made a small impact on the team. After his team was eliminated from the Four Star Cup Finals, he was approached by his GM about getting the call up to the big league to replace one of the aging veterans stepping down. He would likely fit in well in the bottom six to begin with, but is obviously hungry to make his way up the line up and become the kind of player he thinks he can be. Someone he looks up to in West Kendall is Alex Light, a former Knights star, and Scherbak would one day love to play on a line with him. Scherbak will likely play at least one more season in Kelowna, as he feels he has unfinished business against the Scarecrows, but look for him to make his West Kendall debut in S48. Scherbak’s goal in his rookie season is to play at least ten minutes a game and be at least a ten goal scorer.

Task 3
1. It’s hard to overlook the experience that the GMs of Buffalo have. Though there isn’t a lot of successful playoff history in Buffalo, both GMs have a ton of experience both as players and GMs, and its that edge that ultimately will lead to Buffalo’s victory this season.
2. Aleister Cain has had a great playoff run for New Orleans, but Cedric Robinson has to be given the edge here, coming into the finals with a record of 8-2. He will finish the Playoffs with a save percentage of .906 and a GAA of 2.68, and, to top it off, he’s doing all of this as a rookie.
3. F1: Leafer Reilly (Reilly is the most individually decorated player on either team, hard to ignore the intangible there) F2: Vasily Horvat (A great, solid veteran player) F3: Oliver Konig (Leading scorer for Buffalo) D: GOD McZehrl (Speaks for itself. Leads both teams in TOI, and is a proven game changing player) D: Richard Physt (Workhorse for New Orleans, leads the team in TOI) G: Cedric Robinson (Could be called the MVP of this playoffs and would deserve it)
5. Obviously Buffalo, as a more established franchise, deserves to have an All Star Game before New Orleans does, but its impossible to overlook what an ASG in New Orleans, one of the liveliest cities in America, would look like. Based on aesthetic alone, there’s no better city to throw an SHL wide party.

Task 13

[Camera pans empty locker room. The logo on the floor dissolves from Buffalo to New Orleans.]

VOICEOVER: The Challenge Cup has a blank space. This season, two teams have the chance to put their mark on it for the first time in the history of the SHL.

[Monochrome, slow motion clips of stars from both teams dressing for a game. A single puck hits the ice in slow motion.

VOICEOVER: Will it be Buffalo, for the first time in twenty one seasons, finally finding a way to hoist the Cup?

[A faceoff, taken from above. New Orleans wins it. Sounds of skates of ice, pucks on sticks. No crowd noises, just hockey.]

VOICEOVER: Or will it be New Orleans and their Cinderella story season, putting their name on the Cup in their debut season?

[Shots of a goal light flashing, crowds rising to their feet to scream, a big, open ice hit.]

VOICEOVER: One thing’s for sure.

[Black screen, white text]

VOICEOVER: History Will Be Made.

Task 14

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