1. Written, 3 TPE (150 words min.) 0+3=3 TPE
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?
Man, after the season I had last, I was truly hoping that it would have been better. Rookie season, fine it was my first and no TPE, but the next season Simon loved me and I had a hell of a season winning The Most Underrated Player and going into the new sim super excited but man I was let down. I chalked that one up to being a new sim and to be fair was not at all that bad. Detroit had won the 4-Star Cup and did alright, but I figure that I could improve on that and go up, but I was way wrong and barely had a season that was better than my rookie season. We struggled as a team and I wish that not only I did better, but the team as a whole! My goals where to have a better season all around but was not even close. It saddens me that it was my last season in Detroit, but now I get to be part of the start that helps Minnesota get better and my goals for next season is to as best as I can win or lose! (196  words)

2. Written, 3 TPE (150 words min.) 3+3=6 TPE
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!)
Unfortunately, the Detroit Falcons did not make the finals, let alone even the conference finals. I know this bummed several teammates out, especially since we were the defending champs and to go out like that in the first round, heartbreaking. It did not seem like my teammates were getting together, whether in a call or just in chat to watch the games. Everyone just seemed to watch it on their own or wait until people talked about it in chat then asked how the games went. Myself personally I was one of the latter half who did really care or follow it and asked when it was talked about in chat. Wasn't that I didn't truly care, I just happened to get busy around the same time and just didn't feel like dedicating time to watching them, and focus on doing IIHF/WJC stuff, or uncapping and making a build, or NSFL stuff, or even just doing the PTs here. (159 words)

4. Written, 3 TPE (150 words min.) 6+3=9 TPE
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?
This will be my first season playing up in the IIHF, as well as my last season playing in the WJC. I half paid attention to IIHF last season and really only focused on WJC, since I was playing for Team USA in it, sadly once we were removed in the first round, I just looked to see who won. This season I transferred off Team USA and onto Team Norway for IIHF and Team World for WJC. It will be a new opportunity for Jmac NCheese, but he pumped and ready to go with his new teams and teammates! I am hoping Jmac does roughly the same as his previous WJC seasons but doing better is always the goal and a plus. As for IIHF, I know that it will be a little tougher than WJC but finally get to see the uncapped, revamped, offensive power of Jmac. Like I said though, I know it will be harder, so I am looking for him to just do anything lol. For my predictions on teams, I believe that Team World  can go all the way and win it, got a stacked team but there is a number of those out there now, so it will not be easy. Team Norway is young and talented but I believe they have a shot! (221 words)

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. 9+4=13 TPE
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?
If I did not already know the outcome like I do, I would have said that I believe that Geezus Kryyst had the advantage in this one. I say this because like in the previous year he has a star-studded lineup in front on him, and do not get me wrong Nola does too. There is just a number of high TPE star defensemen on Hamilton that is the first layer of protection on an MVP goalie. Not only that they have so much fire power up front to answer whatever Nola throws at them (like I said I know the results already lol). (104 words)
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?
I know I am going to get looked down upon for say that Gabriel is the better Johnson, but I think he is. I do not really know Darnell, and to be fair don't really know Gabriel well either but I know Gabe takes a lot of shit, is the blunt of everyone's jokes, and is a laughing stock of multiple sim league, but I do know he does a lot for SMJHL and so that is why I think he is the better Johnson. (85 words)
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.)
Well like I mention in the first question, I do know the outcome so it will be a reactively answer. It seems to be the case here lol, Nola swept them in the regular season and swept them in the finals. If I did not know what the outcome was, I would say that it does not have an impact on the finals, because the playoffs are a different beast, but in this case, I would be totally wrong... (79 words)
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?
If I got and all-expenses paid week-long vaca between the two, I would choose to go to Hamilton, ON, Canada. One reason is that I have only been to one place in Canada and I would love to go back. Two, it is close to the Canadian side of Niagara Falls, in which I have not even been the US side of the falls, but I would love to go see them! It is not too far from Toronto and as a hockey fan that would be one of the place I would love to go see and hit up the Hall of Fame. I also have a buddy who lives in Orillia, ON, Canada and I would see if he would come down to Toronto for a day or two to hang out and chill. (136 words)

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. 13+3=16 TPE
Sent! Verification word: Jmac

Should be 16 TPE