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- nour - 07-31-2017

Task #1 - Top 5 Hunkiest Men in the SMJHL Palayoffs

5. Oliver König - Starting this list off here is Mr. König! The perfectly sculpted hair alone is enough reason to ban helmets in the SMJHL, player safety be damned! That playoff beard just gets a small town gal like me to quiver, every time.

4. Roman Augustus - When he first broke into this league, he bore the nickname of Steamboat;Dreamboat. Both nicknames hold true, but lets focus on the dreamboat part :wub:. He’s just a true rowdy boy, just a fun-having, fun-looking rowdy boy. I wanna play with his hair while he tells me all about how nervous he is for the SHL Draft. Wow I’m in love.

3. Mike Izzy - What. A. Jawline!!! What. A. Smile!!! Jinky Petes is this guy a true hottie. He’s got that high school, king of the cafeteria vibe, with a varsity jacket and the captain of the cheer squad fawning all over him. I’m the captain of the debate team, a shy gal with big dreams and a bigger love for Panic at the Disco. God I hope he notices me across the room. Damn I got distracted, anyways this hunk is #IZZY_APPROVED!

2. Crossfit Jesus - Ay carumba what a cutie this guy is! Despite his elite-level air intake/60 with a set of nostrils like that, he is just the man of this writer’s dreams! I wanted him to lead the Scarecrows to a title, and just call me out from the stands and I would slowly work my way down to him, and someone tries to hand him the cup but he ignores it as all he sees is me, and he embraces me with those loving, strong arms…Crossfit….!-AHEM, um yeah! Really hunky!

1. Dwayne Wyder - This is the definition of a hunky man, and I don’t care if he wasn’t in the playoffs damn it! If you’re on this list, or you’re not, take heed from this absolute monstrosity and learn the true meaning of hunky! Those bulging pecs, his shiny head, a jawline that could cut diamonds, the only man who can pull off a fanny pack. He’s Prince Charming in a Halifax uniform! I just want it to be 1977 and he picks me up from my house in his bright red convertible and takes me to my favourite milkshake parlour. I wanna stay in this moment forever. I would kiss him for sure.

Task #2 - Interview with Nour Harrak

TSN: We’re here in the Knights locker room for the season’s stall clean out, speaking with rookie Nour Harrak, Nour can you tell us a bit about your thoughts on the team’s run this year in the playoffs

Harrak: Well obviously we were really disappointed in the result, Vancouver is a great team and serious rival for us so it was a bit heartbreaking that we went cold through that series, but all in all I’m really happy with how it went otherwise. We weren’t even projected to make the playoffs, so that experience offsets some of the hurt we’re feeling now

TSN: And how do you feel about your individual performance?

Harrak: In terms of total numbers I am really proud of what I was able to do, it was a night and day difference between the regular season and this year’s playoffs so it was great to start performing, but I know I had issues with consistency. I hit a cold streak right around game 6 against Montreal and found my game again too late in game 4 with Vancouver. It’s something I’m gonna work on and have fixed for next year, for sure.

TSN: Alright! Lastly, any words to the fans one last time?

Harrak: Kelowna-faithful, thank you for tuning in with us during this run! We’re nothing without a great fanbase like you guys and we’re ready to bring the heat next season with a stronger team and some new faces. Count on it!

Task #3 - COL-STL Game 7 Infographic

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Task #4 - Playoff MVP

The Playoffs are a time where heroes rise, and players truly solidify their legacies as SHL and SMJHL legends. The coveted Playoff MVP can only go to one, so who is S35’s winner? The case HAS to be made for Whalers netminder Carrick Murray. He has a phenomenal regular season and carried that play into the playoffs where he was a MAJOR contributor to the Whalers championship run! There wasn’t any major goaltending stat that Murray wasn’t top 3 in, posting up only one loss through his 9 games, and finishing with the post-season’s best GAA (2.37), and second best Sv% (.898). His stellar play is often attributed to the stellar defence the team has iced in front of him, but at the end of the day, a lot of the fantastic defensive work came right from Murray. He’s got plenty of support for the regular season MVP, and he’s absolutely made a case here for the playoff MVP as well!

Task #5 - Cup-Winning Banner

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- prettyburn - 07-31-2017

Task #1
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#5: Game 11: Prince George Firebirds vs Colorado Mammoths
Coming off of the game tying goal, the Firebirds were fired up, and Dayne took out some of this energy in a fight against the Mammoth's Finn Larsson. They fought to a draw, but the Firebirds were able to keep the momentum rolling, scoring the next three goals and eventually winning the game 5-3 - their first win of the series after two losses at home.

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Finn Larsson and Arthur Dayne fight to a draw at 16:51 of 1st period

#4: Game 43: Colorado Mammoths vs Vancouver Whalers
The Whalers were down 1-0 entering the third, and clearly hoped to gain some energy from this fight. After a hard fought battle, however, the Mammoth's Krüger emerged victorious, but the Whalers seemed to have gained some momentum anyway - they went on to score later in the period, and then won this first game of the finals in overtime.

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Finn &nbsp;beats up Jack Dore (VAN) at 3:37 of 3rd period

#3: Game 16: Montreal Militia vs Kelowna Knights
A late game fight, Kelowna was looking to gain some energy when Chuch and Reid squared off late in the third period. Kelowna did manage to capitalize on the post-fight energy to score a goal a little over a minute later, but it was not enough to change their fortunes and the Knights won the game 3-2.

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Mercer Church (KEL) and Dakota Reid fight to a draw at 17:16 of 3rd period

#2: Game 33: St. Louis Scarecrows vs Colorado Mammoths
Colorado was up 3-1 early in the 2nd when Kesler and Rasmussen met each other across the faceoff circle. Shortly after Rasmussen won the draw the two decided to face off again, this time in a fight, and this time Kesler came away the victor. Despite this, Rasmussen's team eventually came back to win the game in overtime. This fight had more of a mobilizing effect on the Scarecrows than almost any fight did on a team in the playoffs.

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Teddy Kesler beats up Joonas Rasmussen at 1:29 of 2nd period

#1: Game 20: Kelowna Knights vs Montreal Militia

This was certainly the fight of the playoffs. Lebeau and Klozoff were exchanging heating words even before the face-off, with Lebeau eventually getting thrown out of the faceoff circle. Koskinen came in to take his place, and beating Klozoff to the draw was apparently the last straw. Klozoff instigated a fight against Lebeau, but the two were equally matched. Koskinen, meanwhile, came out on top over Bakos-Markov, and Ojala managed to win won for the other side against Frīdrihs Ozoliņš.

Montreal's gamble did not pay off - after Klozoff was ejected from the game, all the momentum swung in their opponents favor, with the Knight scoring the next four goals in a row to win the game 5-2.

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General Fight at 1:58 of 2nd period
Oliver Klozoff (MTL) and Alexandre Lebeau fight to a draw at 1:58 of 2nd period
Oliver Klozoff ejected from game at 1:58 of 2nd period
Erik Koskinen beats up Yuri Bakos-Markov at 1:58 of 2nd period
Olli Ojala beats up Miervaldis Frīdrihs Ozoliņš at 1:58 of 2nd period


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Task #4
This is an incredibly difficult decision, as two Whalers had dominant playoff seasons to lead the team to the 4 Star Cup. While Carrick Murphy played incredibly between the pipes, my vote for Playoff MVP goes to defensemen Shoyu Kikkoman. For a team that had a by in the first round of the playoffs, and had an incredibly short path through the two rounds they played in to win the cup, you don't expect to see too many Whalers on the individual leaderboards. But Kikkoman shows up all over the place - he's tied for 5th in goals (with 5) and stands alone at 2nd in assists (10) - not only does his 15 points in 9 games put him at 2nd in the league for post-season points, in all three areas - goals, assists, and total points, the only players ahead of him played 8 games more per person than he did, with 17 games apiece. With 1.56 points per 20 minutes, Shoyu was far and away the best offensive player in the playoffs.

Task #5
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- Kris - 07-31-2017

Task #1

--Top 5 playoff breakout players--
There were some players that had an exceptional playoffs showing, yet they didn’t show much of that in the regular season. Here they are -
  • Nour Harrak - Kelowna - in the regular season this winger from Kelowna manged to put up not too impressive 18 points (7 goals and 11 assists) in 50 games, but in the 12 playoff games he improved his productivity big time, averaging a point per game with 6 goals and 6 assists. His shot percentage went up from 7.45% to a respectable 14.63% as well. With this performance he led every rookie in the SMJHL in playoffs scoring.
  • Hoid Wit - Vancouver - this defenseman didn’t really showcase his slapshot accuracy in the regular season, scoring 3 goals on 38 shots, yet in the playoffs to score 3, he needed to take just 8 shots, possessing a staggering 37.5% shot percentage. Such performance could have definitely motivated Vancouver players to shoot more and eventually win the cup.
  • Wolf von Hammersmark - Colorado - He scored 9 goals for Colorado in the regular season, showing that he wasn’t one of the team’s top scoring options ,yet in the postseason he was second in the league in goal scoring with 7. Seems like many players got confidence boosts during the playoffs that made them be that much more productive.
  • Colton Hagan - Colorado - in the regular season this forward played for PGF and Colorado, and showed that his physical game isn’t his strong suit with 48 recorded hits in 49 games, but in postseason he was the league’s hits leader with 48 in 17 games. That’s a sign of a player who gives everything and a bit more from himself in the postseason.
  • Brandon Gauthier - Vancouver - this center in the regular season was decent at taking faceoffs, winning just over 52 percent of them, but in their run for the cup he led the league in FO%, with 58.16%. Winning faceoffs definitely play a role in winning games, and Gauthier definitely showed that he’s got skill at those.
Task #2
I.-interviewer
F.-Francesco Bellucci

I. - ...so here we are, in Detroit, talking to the rook, Francesco Bellucci, who played for the unlucky Falcons team this season. Francesco, was the season really unlucky or did you guys lack skill to compete at the end?
F. - I think we were unlucky. In mid-season, we were not far away from the second place, we were constantly in the mix for the playoffs, but some lucky goals for the opponent teams, some unlucky plays from our side, sadly, ended our hopes for making a run for the cup. Disappointing, but it’s better to look forward and to improve not look at what happened and find someone to blame.
I. - It seemed like it wasn’t just the bad luck, as team’s first line center Chris Smulander requested a trade shortly after the season end. Any comments on that?
F. - Smulander was a good buddy of mine, someone with a season of SMJHL experience under his belt already, and apparently he felt that the team and the management didn’t do enough to secure a playoffs spot. You can definitely see this event as questionable and maybe unprofessional, because I know he came to Detroit with passion and now he was so open about wanting to leave.. I don’t know. Sometimes things like that happen. I know that I gave everything and my teammates did too. We’ll see then how can we replace him next season.
I. - In the end you played in the relatively new series for the 1st overall pick in the next SMJHL draft, and ended up sweeping Halifax, taking the pick easily. How did you manage to show such good hockey after the disappointing end of regular season?
F. - Yeah, it wasn’t really a battle, because we clearly had more experience on the ice and the series was pretty easy to take. Not a huge fan of this idea, but hey, we’ll take the first overall pick. That’s definitely something we can work with and I believe our managers will make the best out of it.
I. - Thanks for your time, Francesco! Good luck in the SHL draft and in the next season!
F. - You’re welcome, and thank you!

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Task #4
In my opinion SMJHL playoff MVP is Vancouver Whalers goalie Carrick Murray. He led all goalies in lowest GAA with 2.37 in 9 games and was second best in save percentage with 89.8%. He was the backbone of Vancouver and definitely the main reason the Whalers won the Four Star Cup. In the first game of SMJHL finals, he intimidated Colorado’s hot offense by making 38 saves on 39 shots, leaving an impression that even by putting on big pressure Colorado will have a really tough time beating this goalie. In the next three games he put on solid performances night in and night out, allowing more than 2 goals only one time, while Vancouver’s offense felt encouraged by Murray’s performance in game 1, doing the job needed to send Colorado home with a sweep in the finals series, and let the league’s best goalie have a season to remember forever.

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Task 5
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- Shmurph - 07-31-2017

Task #1 - Top 5 of the games saved by a goaler

Number 5 : Scarecrows VS Mammoths Game 3 : Jimmy Wagner (STL) : 34 saves on 38 shots for 0.895 and a win 5-4 in OT

Number 4 : Mammoths VS Firebirds Game 2 : Aleksandr Aleksandrov (COL) : 32 saves on 24 shots for 0.941 for a victory 3-2

Number 3 : Militia VS Knights Game 3 : Thaddeus Prince (MTL) : 30 saves on 31 shots for 0.968 and a win 2-1

Number 2 : Whalers VS Mammoth Game 1 : Carrick Murray (VAN) : 38 saves from 39 shots for 0.974 and a win 2-1 in OT

Number 1 : Mammoth VS Scarecrows Game 7 : Aleksandr Aleksandrov (COL) : 54 saves from 55 shots for 0.982, a win in 3rd OT and wining the series against Detroit

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Task #4 - This year’s series gave us a lot of good hockey, high scoring games, games who goes in overtime and even a game 7 against the Scarecrows and the Mammoths who had three overtimes before a winner could be decided. We also got a new champion team this year, the whalers winnig the cup. The playoff MVP this year should be from the winning team, Shoyu Kikkoman of the Whalers. Kikkoman dominated the playoffs, scoring 5 goals and having 10 assists for a total of 15 points in only 9 games and an incredible 1.56 point per 20 minutes. He also ended with the second highest hits of his team with 16 and a shot percentage of 35.71%, third of the Whalers Thoses are some impressives stats for any forward but since Kikkoman is a defenseman, it make this feat even more incredible. That's why I think this season Playoff MVP should be Shoyu Kikkoman.

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Task #5
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- Å atan - 08-01-2017

[b]Task #1 - Top 5 Playoff Snacks[b]

#5 - The Roundtable Burger (Kelowna)

By all measures, the Roundtable is a solid burger. Its massive, fresh-beef patty, mountains of saucy mushrooms and onions, and blend of mozarella and blue cheese qualify it for a high place on any arena list. But its just a supersized version of a burger on the regular-season menu. So it comes in at 5th, not because it was bad, but because there was nothing really new about it.

#4 - Green Chili Nachos (Colorado)

It's a simple snack, but its a great one. The Mammoths put a new twist on their arena nachos for the playoffs, loading them down with locally-made green pork chilli, roasted chili peppers, and optional cheesy queso. We're hopeful it will come back for the regular season, but we recommend trying it now just in case.

#3 - Bulgogi Burritos (Vancouver)

A local favorite, these spicy burritos are made with strips of thin, seasoned, stir-fried beef. Add spicy peppers, black beans, and garlic aioli and you've got yourself a winning snack.

#2 - The Arch (St. Louis)

The Scarecrows definitely rake in the creativity with this sweet snack. The Arch is a deep-fried pretzel, molded into the shape of the city's famous arch, dusted with icing sugar, and generously drizzled with hot caramel or fudge.

#1 - Chicken Schwarma Poutine (Montreal)

Hands down the best offering of the playoff season, the Montreal Milita's chicken schwarma poutine would be a must-eat regardless of where it was beig served. Fresh cheese curds, spicy chicken gravy, and dleicious schwarma top some of the best arena fries we've ever eaten. Eat it. Don't think about it, just book a flight to Montreal and get some.


[b]Task #2 - Season in Review with Seth Paige[b]

Interview Hi Seth, thanks for taking the time to talk to us today. To get started, would you care to give us some thoughts on how your team's season went?

Yeah, sure. I think we played well all year, got some great contributions from our vets, and the rookie's stepped up too. Landing Langabeer at the deadline definitely gave us a big boost too, he was easily one of the best in the league, and he made his presence known as soon as he stepped out on the ice. In the end I think we probably leaned a little too hard on our stars. The first line carried a lot of our offense, top pairing took most of the key minutes, and we had to rely on Wagner a little more than we would have liked. Obviously those things didn't catch up to us during the regular season, but in the playoffs things are so much closer, and we finally ran out of magic.

Interview I know the wounds are still fresh, but do you have anything to say about the Colorado series?

It was a tough one. In the playoffs, the margin for error is so much lower, one little thing can change the outcome of a game or an entire series. We were in it until the end, but their goalie killed us in the last game. When someone steps up and puts in a performance like that, it's hard to say they didn't deserve the win. There's always next year, I guess.

Interview One last question Seth, how do you feel about your season personally?

I think it went well. Definitely met a few of my big goals. I was solid in my own end, put up a good +/-, played some important minutes. I think the big thing was establishing myself physically without depending on my size to succeed. I think I made some good progress there, really made some guys hurt last season. Hoping to work on my gap control and transition game for next season, when I'll hopefully be playing bigger minutes.

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[b]Task #3 - 4-Star Cup Final PbP[b]

Good evening ladies and gentlemen and welcome to TSN. I'm Mike Hawk and this is 'In Case You Missed It'. Tonight your game in five minutes is Game 4 of the 4-Star Cup Final between the Vancouver Whalers and Colorado mammoths.

This one got off to quick start seven minutes in, when the Whalers won a faceoff in their own zone. Inari Twain grabs the puck and skates it in along the boards. Tries a toe drag to get around the defender, but he rifles the puck just wide. Hoid wit picks it up along the boards with some speed, wheels around the back of the net, goes for the wrap around, and it's under Aleksandrov's pad. 1-0 Vancouver! The rest of the period was all Vancouver, as they kept Colorado hemmed in their own zone and really tested Aleksandrov with a barrage of shots.

Seven minutes into the second and Colorado's trying to even it up. Vancouver can't seem to come away with the puck as it cycles back to the blue line. Vratislav Zbynek takes a shot, but Carrick Murray's there for the save. Rebound goes right to Chase Byron, but his shot is blocked. Byron picks it up again and pulls it around the boards, comes back to the point. Finn Kruger comes up the boards with it, sees some open ice for the dish to Daedric Heikennin, who buries the rebound. And we're tied at one. Colorado really showed why they made it this far in the second, tying the game and doubling Vancouver's shot output.

Things really got going in the third. With the Mammoths still running the show, Carrick Murray makes a great save off a slapshot from Zbynek and we go to the faceoff dot. Larrson wins it, back to Uedo. Uedo over to Byron. He fakes a shot and sends it to Larrson, who buries the top-shelf wrister. Textbook goal off the faceoff, and it's 2-1.

With under two minutes to go, the Whalers are pushing desperately for another goal. Bringing it up the ice is Shoyu Kikkoman. He makes it past the blue line, but the defense swarms him and he has no shot. Drops it back for Magar, who threads the blueline, waiting for a passing line. Emiya Shirou rockets up the boards and cuts into the slot, Magar makes the pass, and Shirou ties it up with the half-slapper. Beautiful. And we're going to OT.

Three minutes into the overtime, and Vancouver has another great chance. Phelps wins the faceoff in Colorado's zone and sends it back to Bennett. She waits and rips a slapper at Aleksandrov, it's tipped by Odjick, but it's just wide. But Hoid Wit picks it up in the slot, goes to his backhand, and just slips it past a sprawling Aleksandrov. Vancouver wins it, 3-2 in overtime.

I'm Mike Hawk, and that was your Game in Five.

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[b]Task #4-Playoff MVP[b]

There's an easy choice for this year's playoff MVP, and that's Shoyu Kikkoman of the Vancouver Whalers. Anchoring Vancouver's excellent blueline, Kikkoman led all defenders in playoff scoring, with 5 goals and 15 points in only nine playoff games. He ranked second in playoff scoring for all positions, despite playing only 9 games, where every other player in the top 5 played 17. He played a hefty 21 minutes per game, and posted a bananas 35.71% shooting percentage over the course of the playoffs. Kikkoman may not have unleashed his deadly slapshot often, but when he did it found the twine. Kikkoman was no slouch in his own end either, contributing 16 hits despite a playstyle normally lacking in physicality. Kikkoman seemed to find a new level during the playoffs, becoming not only the best defenceman in the 4-Star Cup Playoffs, but also one of the top point producers despite playing relatively few games on the path to the Cup. For these reasons, he should be the undisputed playoff MVP.


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