Task1
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Task 2
One GM I will always give a lot of credit to is Esa aka Steelhead77. No longer the head of the Calgary regime, Esa was able to win cups with that Calgary game in multiple eras. He’s been able to draft very well, and keep those players motivated to reach their full potential. Even the quiet guys he manages to go out of his way to message to make sure they’re motivated enough to keep going. One thing that I thought Esa was the best at everyone at though, was strategizing his assets. No matter what he had on his team, he was always able to keep his team competitive and gunning for a playoff spot. And he knew better than anyone, once you got into the playoffs, anything can happen. Strategizing after being down 0-3 to Hamilton to win his first Challenge Cup, the run that started it all. Esa is in my opinion one of the best in all time history, and it’ll be difficult for anyone to even try to claim that top seat.

Task 3
Logan Wong is definitely the biggest bust so far of the Wong family. With both Ben Wong and Hunter Wong both being hall of famers, and Gabriel Wong being a 3 time Challenge Cup winner, Logan Wong is the only player from that entire family tree to have not won anything. Ben had the individual awards, Gabriel had the Challenge Cups and Hunter had both. With that much expectation, it’s clear as to why Logan wasn’t able to live up to such high expectations. And it obviously had nothing to do with the Calgary organization either, as they’re the home of so many superstars, but Gabriel just wasn’t able to live up to the prestige. What could’ve been, a top line two way forward for Calgary for years to come. After having so many seasons of consistent goaltending from Hunter, having a guy who can lock up opposing teams top players all game would’ve been vital for the next Calgary dynasty.

Task 4
Not necessarily a rule change, but I think the switch from STHS to FHM was a much needed one. While I lived through the SHL in the STHS years, everyone has pretty much mastered it and found all the loopholes around it. It became a one dimensional system where all players were the same and too many players reached their cap and were the exact same players. With FHM, players must decide what type of player they want to be, and have more of the advance attributes to contribute to their style of play. No longer are all players the same, but all players have their own special style. This also adds a level of dynamic to the management of each team now, as each head office needs to assess their players, assess their styles and try to match them to get the best chemistry. Not only this, since each player has so long to get to their full cap, they hit regression before they do so most of the time, so managers now need to have a farm team ready at all times to keep their competitive window at all times, and not rely on the same players for 30 seasons.

Task 6
A) A cup in the FHM era would be more important to me, but that’s just cause of what I was able to accomplish in the STHS era. I felt as if I did everything I ever needed to as a player and as a goaltender. I won cups and individual awards, but none in the FHM era. So it’s time for the Wong dynasty to conquer FHM.

B) Honestly probably, those 4 teams were the final 4 last year, and if it weren’t for certain placements of some teams and powerhouses going against each other earlier than wanted, then the best 4 teams would’ve been in the final 4 again. We have the same finals as last year, so if it could’ve happened if certain seeding happened, then I think the same final 4 could have happened.

C) In my opinion, while I think the Vancouver Whalers are a long storied franchise in the SHL, I think they first need to be relocated to Victoria, and then give Vancouver the SHL team they deserve. They have proved year in and year out their dedication to Vancouver. The “Toronto” of the West should have a team in the pros, and give Western Canada their pro team, and not force them to cheer for Alberta’s Edmonton.

D) I’m just going to say Ethan Duncan from the Platoon. He had 75 points in season 61, and 83 points in season 62, which helped him finished 9th and 10th respectively. In the playoffs, Duncan had 16 points in 15 games in season 62 and 13 points in 18 games in season 61, and unfortunately, he was not able to help his team make it to the finals.