1. Written, 3 TPE (150 words min.)
Reflection on your season - how did your player fare on the ice this season? Did you meet or surpass your individual player goals or did you come up short? Whether you excelled or disappointed - what can you attribute that to? What will you try to do better next season?

My player had 31 goals and 39 assists for 70 points tied for 5th in the league along with a +26, i'd say I was pretty happy with this result and that it met my expectations as I expected for not just me but most of my teammates to have a breakout season after the prior disappointing one. Surpassing it would've probably involved having a Lagerfield like season while coming up short would've involved less points, I think the main reason for my success was the synergy our 1st line and d pair had together especially on the PP. For next season i'll be looking to repeat my offensive success and improve my point production a bit but the main goal will be to be even better defensively and just improve all around so my regular season success continues throughout the playoffs vs other top teams as the ultimate end goal is to get a cup.

4. Written, 3 TPE (150 words min.)
S54 IIHF Predictions - with one FHM IIHF season under our belt, we've got a bit more of a sense of how the tournament might play out in the new sim engine. What are your predictions for the S54 IIHF or WJC tournament - how do you think your team will fare this season? Who do you think are the biggest contenders to take home the hardware and why?


As with most IIHF seasons and especially with FHM i expect Canada and USA to be the top contenders again and win it all, they both respectively went 11-0-1 and 11-1-0 in the group stage but couldn't win it all, while the tourney was less close than it was in STHS i was still pleasantly surprised at the competitiveness of the tourney, but there are also still some other solid teams out there that can fight with USA and Canada like Czechia and a few others. As for my team, Team Japan, last season was pretty rough despite a very hot start, however i expect this season to be much better based on the success many of our players had on their respective SHL teams and with the development they've all had since the last tourney. I'd be surprised to see Japan get a medal but making knockouts should be within reach.

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

a. These are absolutely two of the best goaltenders in the league in Cain and Kryyst - which team has the advantage in net in this series?

While historically I would've said Ham has the advantage in net because of all the clutch and big games Kryyst has had in recent playoffs, this season Cain has been on a roll and seems to finally not have horrible sim luck and is playing to his very high TPE level so i'd give the advantage to New Orleans and Cain in net.

b. There are two Johnsons in this series - Gabriel (HAM) and Darnell (NOLA). In fact, the two used to host the Johnson & Johnson Podcast together, but they're now on the ice as bitter rivals. Which team has the better Johnson?

Well I can't really speak to off ice and other aspects, although both seem to be involved with their teams management, but on ice Hamilton definitely  has the better Johnson, I don't actually know or want to check how many points Darnell put up for NOLA but i'm sure it's a lot less than Gabriel who had another great season as one of the top D at around 44ish points, he also has a lot more tpe I believe

c. The Specters won both regular season matchups, but Hamilton finished with better team stats overall. Do regular season head-to-heads provide an accurate forecast for a playoff series? (answer predictively if it hasn't happened yet; reactively if it has.)

I think in general regular season head-to-heads provide a decent indicator but can still be very flawed especially in east vs west match ups due to the much lower sample size and other factors like stamina and the amount of back to backs. I do think the Specters had a good match up into Hamilton compared to most teams in the league but I didn't think it was that good that they'd sweep the series

d. If SDCore offered you an all-expenses paid week-long vacation to either New Orleans or Hamilton, which city would you choose to go to? (tough choice I know lol.) How would you spend your time there?

I'd probably pick New Orleans, i don't know that much about New Orleans but it's probably more interesting than Hamilton, on the other hand I haven't been to Ontario in awhile so I could just go to Hamilton and visit other places nearby, I don't really want to go to either place tbh.

2. Written, 3 TPE (150 words min.)
Well, dang. Your team didn't make the finals this season - my condolences to you. Are you and your teammates planning on watching the finals even though you're not in it? If so, what are your watch parties like? If not, are you still following the finals or trying to ignore it completely? What are you and your teammates doing together (if anything) instead of following along? (if you're on Hamilton or New Orleans, or either of the 2 SMJHL teams that soon will be playing in the finals - congrats and sorry :p this one isn't for you!)


I'll probably be following the finals a little to see if theirs anything I can learn by watching these two teams that I can use to help my team make the finals next season as both Hamilton and New Orleans are two great teams who we should be competing against again next season. Maybe i'll hang out and watch some games with my teammates but I don't think we'll be having any big major watch parties especially since we might all still be sad that we aren't there in the finals. I'll probably spend some of the season getting ready and preparing for Team Japan which many of my teammates are also on, as well as playing some video games with my fellow Smeb's and finding Flan's to eat. Finally we might also return back home to Korea for a bit during the off season to visit some other friends and family.

16. CW TRIVIA, 3 TPE max - 1 TPE for participation, 0.5 TPE for each correct answer. This is now 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.

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