1. 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.
Go leafs

2. Written, 3 TPE, GM stands for Great Man (150 words min.)
There have been some good and some bad GMs in SHL history. (Mostly bad) Pick a GM you think was outstanding and explain why you think they were one of the better GMs in SHL history. Point to trades/signings/trophy wins/locker rooms to support your claim
My S8 draftee Cole Reinhart (Tez) has to be one of the greatest general managers of all time in the SHL. The dude built an absolute dynast with the Edmonton Blizzard winning four Challenge Cups and what is even more impressive is that he managed the team to three cups in four seasons with an incredible dynasty in season thirteen, season fifteen and season sixteen. Tez also won three Lance Uppercut Awards being selected as the best general manager in the SHL. Tez was really able to bring together an Edmonton franchise that was suffering through a long rebuild and bring them to glory. He was a great leader in the locker room, great marketer rebranding the Edmonton Comets to the Edmonton Blizzard and also made a lot of great trades, draft picks and free agent signings. Overall Cole Reinhart was a highly respected general manager in his day and was someone who set the standard for the league in terms of what it takes to be a great general manager.

3. Written, 3 TPE, Draft Busts (150 words min.)
There are a lot of "could-have-been" draft picks in the SHL, but let's have some fun thinking about someone that busted hard. Write about their potential and where they were picked, and how that franchise could look *if* they had in fact panned out.
One of the biggest draft busts of the season fifty four SHL draft comes at the hands of the Chicago Syndicates first pick in the first round at seventh overall with Vitek Vitecek. However, this was not supposed to be the player Chicago was going to take. They had their eyes on Newfoundland prospect Mats Marner at the time and had in depth talks about how they were going to selected him at seventh overall. Then with a surprisingly last minute trade on the draft floor, the Calgary Dragons traded up to sixth overall to snipe Marner the pick before he was projected to go to Chicago. Looking back the move really hurt Chicago as they ended up drafting a player seventh overall who never made the big league and Marner lost out on what would have been a cup run with Chicago in season fifty seven. But its funny how things played out as Marner is on the Syndicate now after signing with the team in free agency in season sixty.

6. Written, up to 4 TPE - Grab Bag: Pick up to 4 Challenge Cup related topics to write about! Each topic is worth 1 TPE. Each answer must be 50+ words.

a. What is worth more to you, a cup win in the FHM era or the STHS era?
I think a cup win the FHM era means more because it is not completely random anymore and is something you really have to be on a team with players that have a good amount of tpe and a team that has strong knowledge of coaching tactics and testing in the FHM strategy world.

b. Be honest, would we have seen the same final 4 as last year (Chicago, Texas, Hamilton, Buffalo) had BUF/HAM and TEX/CHI not run into each other in the second round?
I think we would have seen the same final 4 as last year with Chicago, Texas, Hamilton, Buffalo had Buffalo and Hamilton not faced each other in the second round in the eastern conference and Texas and Chicago had not run into each other in the second round of the western conference because I think these are the top four teams when it comes to the blend of coaching and player tpe.

c. Hamilton has a population of roughly 5 people. Where would you relocate the franchise?
I would relocate this franchise to Quebec City because I think they would be a great fit. There would not need to be any SHL division realignment as Quebec city could still stay in the same eastern division and is not too far away geographically from Hamilton in comparison to other teams in the league and is a big passionate hockey city.

d. Who is the best player to NOT make the final in the past 2 years?
Hands down the best player to NOT make the final in the past 2 years is my boy Ryuuji Minamino @Nhamlet from the Chicago Syndicate. He has been a beast breaking point records and goal records during the regular season popping off with over one hundred points and sixty goals. There is nobody who has been better offensively in the last two seasons.

12. Milestones, up to 3 TPE
Milestones are folded in with CW. So just link your Milestone claim as task 12 for up to 3 TPE towards your 16 total.
https://simulationhockey.com/showthread....pid3150598