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This season went really well for my player. I increased my points from 23 to 33, and really excelled on the defensive side of the ice, going from +9 to +17 and increasing my shot blocks from 58 to 104.  I didn't have any goals really, but I hit 7 of the possible 10 milestones, so that was really good. Next season probably won't see too much of a change since I'm capped out on training, but I should see a tiny bit more ice time moving up to 1F so that could help.  I led the league in blocked shots for Forwards and hope to garner at least a nomination for Best Two Way Forward, although I likely won't win. I would attribute my success this season to my linemates. Second year Center Grapefruit Lizard had a phenomenal year and I got credited with a lot of assists and pluses because of his play. (155 words)


A. Kryyst has a slight advantage stats wise, but it's really close. Kryyst did have almost 10 more wins than Cain, but that's not always 100% on the goalie. Hamilton had 8 more wins total over NOLA, so it tracks that Kryyst would have more wins. I think Cain can certainly hold his own in this series. So maybe *slight* advantage to Hamilton but not by much. (70 words)

B. No offense to Darnell, but Gabe is by far the bigger Johnson. 44 points and +35 vs 9 pts and +7.  Darnell is certainly more defensive minded with 90 hits and 66 shot blocks versus Gabe's 60 hits and 68 shotblocks.  Gabe however is showing a lot of two-way prowess with similar defensive numbers, on top of fantastic offensive stats. Advantage Gabe.  (62 words)

C. In this case I would say no since it was only 2 games.  If it was a larger sample size, say 5 to 6 games and NOLA had won them all, I think that could be more indicative of how the season series might go but I don't think two games is enough info.  (54 words)

D. Obviously gut reaction is immediately New Orleans. The food, the music, the atmosphere just can't be beat.  With that said, I've already been to NOLA twice, with a 3rd trip planned, so I would actually take the offer to go to Hamilton.  The only place I've been in Canada so far is Montreal and I was there for work. It looks like there's some cool stuff to do in Hamilton including the Airplane Museum, a couple art museums and while I'm up there depending on the time of year I could catch an OHL, CFL or CPL match. That would be a lot of fun. (105 words)


I think S54 WJC will be similar to S53 with not a lot of changes, however, I would expect that Canada should do better than last season. As one of the typical powerhouses they will probably have a powerful roster to submit and have had a season now to make adjustments.  As far as my team, Team USA has been doing a lot of tweaking this off season. Strom has put together an incredible roster and I fully expect us to go deep.  We made it to the bronze medal game last season, this season is Gold Medal or Bust! The powerhouses will continue to be the powerhouses in my opinion. USA, Canada, UCORCAL and Sweden should be the front runners. Of course it is more even in the Juniors, so a team could certainly go on a surprise run.  That's the fun of the tournament for sure! GO USA! (150 words)


Clearly, it has to be Jimmy Wagner. You can see he has a flair for journalism with his writing for the Player's Tribune, and he clearly has his finger on the pulse of the league with his work with the SHN and SJHN. As an LA Prospect, Jimmy would be, we assume, impartial for a match-up between New Orleans and Hamilton. I think Jimmy would have a lot of interesting insight about the SHL as it currently is, as well as the future of the league as he prepares for his own future of a final year in the Juniors and then moving up to the SHL.  With Carolina fighting for a spot in the SJHML Finals, Jimmy would also have a great perspective on what it takes to make it that far and the grit and determination of the players on the teams in the finals.  It's win or go home time. (153 words)