Task One: Item Giveaway

At the first game of the round one Colorado/Prince George series, everyone in the stadium was graced with a Colorado Mammoths playoff towel to be whipped around in joy during the games. The towel, a bright white, is donned with the Mammoths logo and a black text along the tops and bottoms reading "Colorado Mammoths, SMJHL Playoffs S34." Ten lucky fans, based entirely on random selections of seats, were given a second playoff towel that differed slightly. The black text read only "Playoffs S34," and surrounding the familiar logo were the signatures of the entire team. Ten fans received these on what would go on to be a 3-2 win for the Mammoths. Unfortunately, I could've sworn I saw one of the towels going for a decent profit on eBay...

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Task Two: Player Highlight

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<div align="center">ARTOM ZHUMBAYEV</div>

"If you want to talk about someone who played his heart out during the first round of the SMJHL playoffs, then let's take a minute to talk about Artom Zhumbayev. This kid--this rookie--had a great regular season, sure, but watching this kid play during the playoffs was an entirely different matter. THe netmidner walked away with a .896% save percentage, sure, but he also walked away with a 2.37 GAA and it could've been a lot worse for him and his team if he didn't play the way he did. In the early games, Zhumbayev faced a lot of high quality shots that, against another goalie, might've gone in, who knows. But Artom's positioning and his almost always accurate vision stopped a lot of great shots from turning into goals. In the later games, he was facing less shots and still letting in 2 or 3 here, which certainly didn't help his overall save percentage, but again, if we're talking about a guy that played with a load of heart and a lot of skill, I think you look at Zhumbayev as that guy. He's that team's playoff MVP in my eyes, no question. I don't know how you don't give it to the kid."

<div align="right">- Sam Walker, of Sports Now, on his podcast.</div>

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Task Three: Post-Game Analysis

Kelowna @ Detroit, Game Two

There were a lot of high-scoring games in the Kelowna/Detroit series, but no game was more exciting than the 1-0 blanking that Kelowna delivered to Detroit in the second game of their series. While this victory would ultimately be for nought, Kelowna's fighting spirit and the impressive defensive capabilities of both teams during this game made it my personal favourite in the series.

Despite the score, Detroit dominated this game in the stats department, winning almost twice the number of faceoffs, blocking more shots, and taking just one less shot than Kelowna throughout the whole game. The final shot count was 18-17 for Kelowna, and looking at those numbers tells a good portion of the story. Both teams managed to keep dangerous chances to a minimum as they kept their opposition from getting any good shots on net. Unfortunately for Detroit, Kelowna only needed a little bit of space to put one in the back of the net. Werenski's first goal of the playoffs could not have been more opportune, as it put her team ahead by one, giving Kelowna a shot at going up 2-0 in the series. Credit also needs to be given to Kelowna goalie Sebastien Thompson who stopped all 17 shots he faced to blank the Detroit Falcons in game two. Kelowna would go up 2-0 in the series and Detroit would be facing a tough scenario, being down 2-0 going into enemy territory.

Of course, the Falcons would go on to win the Four-Star Cup this season, so perhaps this was the game that lit the fire underneath them...

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Task Four: Playoff Slogan/Hashtags

The Mammoths (unofficial) playoff slogan for the S34 SMJHL Playoffs was...

"The Big Freeze Cometh"

Finn Larsson/Finn Krüger: #Finn2Finn
Zinaida Titova: #LongLiveTheQueen
Rambo: #WelcomeToTheJungle

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Task Five: Top Five List

Since everyone seems to be doing something about celebrities or season ticket holders... Let's talk about the Top Five Reasons to Love Denver, Colorado.

5. Sports! - The Mile High City is filled to the brim with great sports to check out--the Broncos, the Rockies, the Nuggets... and of course, your Colorado Mammoths!

4. It's Legal! - The Mile High City has also been living up to it's name recently... if you want to relax and smoke one with the boys, Denver is the place for you.

3. Ski to your heart's content! - Colorado is home to some of the best skiing and snowboarding and if you love the powder, then you've got your choice from many fabulous ski resorts! (We recommend, of course, Winter Park, which is just a short drive from the city of Denver!

2. That view... - We already talked about the skiing, but there's nothing like waking up in the morning and seeing the beautiful Rocky Mountains right outside your window. There isn't a city in the world that can compete with that incredible view.

1. A Bright Future. - Life in Denver is host to a wide variety of living options and each of them can be everything you want it to be. So come on out to Colorado. Grab a seat at a Mammoths game next season. Go snowboarding and have an adventure of your own. Maybe get high? Whatever you do, do it in Denver.