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**JamesT** · 01-23-2021, 09:46 PM

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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?

With the increase of games to 66 instead of the usual 50, it was inevitable that I was going to finally surpass 50 points and that is what I accomplished this season. Not only that but I had my best season in S57 in the regular season by scoring 29 goals (a personal best) and having 30 assists (a personal best). I was also a +47 but I attribute that to my talented linemates Jon Forty-One and the cow himself Julio Tokolosh. However, we could not continue our dominant regular season into the playoffs as we ended up losing to the Winnipeg Jets

in game 7 of the second round after having a 3-0 series lead. Granted, all of our wins against Winnipeg were only by one goal, so this series was extremely close despite us having a 3-0 lead. Strom played out of his mind in net for the Jets

and stoned us numerous times. Something about the Edmonton Blizzard

and running into hot goalies in the playoffs is a curse for us really.

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3. Written, 3 TPE (150 words min.)

Over the offseason your player is getting involved in some charitable causes. What is your player/team doing around the community/for charity this offseason?

With the global pandemic of COVID-19 and myself being a professional hockey player, I wanted to give back to my hometown of Vancouver during the offseason by helping support local food charities. Many people have lost their jobs during these difficult times and I decided to donate $1M to my local food bank in Vancouver. My donation will help support families who are in dire need of food with donations drastically decreasing due to the pandemic. I also helped deliver food to people's doorsteps as well who were SHL fans to help put a smile on their face to see a hometown kid help out his neighbourhood.

After seeing Elias Pettersson sing a christmas carol for the children's hospital, I decided to follow suit and bust out some jolly tunes for the kids at Edmonton's children hospital as well. Let's just say that I am better at playing hockey than at singing. I plan on giving back more to my hometown of Vancouver and to the city of Edmonton where it has become my second home during the offseason.

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7. Written, 3 TPE (150 words min.)

SHL-NHL comparisons. With the NHL season kicking off again, what are some team or player comparisons between SHL and NHL? Pick one (or more) comparison(s) and explain why it works (e.g., Monkey D Luffy is the Connor McDavid of the SHL because xyz, or the Chicago Syndiacte are the Nashville Predators of the SHL because xyz, or nour is the Gary Bettman of the SHL because xyz).

When I created my SHL player, I had the intention of mirroring myself after Mitch Marner (I even use his avatar and player sig). I wanted to be a magician on the ice with my hands and swift skating abilities. Although I don't light up the score sheet almost every game like Mitch, I am playing in a Canadian market like him (Mitch playing in Toronto with the leafs and myself playing in Edmonton with the Blizzard). We both are right handed shots who thrive on setting up teammates or when needed to bury goals ourselves. Similar to Mitch Marner, I also kill penalties while most people refer to me as only being offensively minded.

Whenever I think of Steven Stamkos from the Tampa Bay Lightning, the SHL player that comes to mind would be Ola Wagstrom from the Manhattan Rage

They are dynamic goal scorers who have a knack for finding the back of the net. They both play in the Eastern conference and are often overlooked when it comes to who are the top players in their respective leagues.

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12. 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. The season series between these two teams was tied 3-3. Do you think either team has an advantage in this series or do you see it as a true toss up?

b. Each of these teams boasts a very strong first powerplay unit - which team has the special teams advantage in this series?

c. Which of these two teams' brandings do you prefer? Take into account colors, logo, name, location, and anything else you consider relevant.

d. Would you rather get a lap dance from Hugh Jazz, have a staring contest with Luke Atmey (velv's old player), reach for objects on high shelves with Dale Miller, or play League with Parker Smeb?

a. For the season predictions, many had Hamilton being the best team in the league and that became reality when they had the best regular season performance. They also breezed through their playoff matchup against Atlanta and Winnipeg. I believe this series won't be a cake walk for Hamilton though as they face a tried and tested Chicago team who has a scary roster. But Hamilton for me is likely to win the cup and repeat as the back to back champs this season.

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b. Both rosters have gifted offensive threats on the man advantage. But once again HAM has more fire power with the league's leading scorer Michael Scarn, everyone's favourite name Dick Clapper, last season's leading scorer Theo Morgan, always consistent Aaron Wilson, the offensive quarterback Gabriel Johnson. It is tough for the opposition to defend all of those threats so Chicago will have their hands full.

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c. Although my favourite colour is blue and I like the Steelhawks

logo and colour scheme, my branding edge goes to the Chicago syndicate

just looking at their logo makes me feel intimated as I am scared that I did not pay the mob boss in time and he is about to order a hit on me. While many teams look to feature an animal for their team, Chicago features a person so that is a unique factor for them. That is why I prefer Chicago's branding between the two.

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d. Out of the options given to me, I would have to go with playing League of Legends with Parker Smeb. I for one am a league player myself (played since S3 I believe). Now I do not know how Parker is when they play league, but we can play a couple of normal games to test the waters first. If he is around my rank (plat) then we can become duo q buddies, if he is the typical toxic/rager player in league I might have to cut ties with him after one game of league.

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15. CW TRIVIA, 3 TPE max - 1 TPE for participation, 0.5 TPE for each correct answer. This is 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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Total: +16 TPE

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