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Dangles13 · 08-26-2022, 08:03 AM

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1. CW TRIVIA, 3 TPE max - 1.5 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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2. Written, up to 4 TPE - Grab Bag: Pick up to 4 Challenge Cup related topics to write about! Each topic is worth 1 TPE. Each answer must be 50+ words.

a. I'm not sure many people would have seen this coming. Two teams that joined the league at the same time, both making the finals and competing against each other for their franchise-first cup. So... who do think wins it all? The first time to the Challenge Cup Seattle Argonauts, that have been dismantling higher seeded teams through their entire playoff run? Or the President's Trophy winning Atlanta Inferno that are back with a vengeance after a S64 Challenge Cup defeat?

b. You can't talk about Seattle's run without talking about the dominant performance of starting goaltender Willie Miller, who has posted a .935 SV% heading into the finals. If your Atlanta, how do you solve this brick wall? If your Seattle, what do you do to make sure your guy stays hot?

c. Atlanta's big storyline is their incredible depth. They have eleven players that have logged 10 or more points so far in the playoffs. If you're Seattle, how do you try to contain three lines of unending offensive pressure? If you're Atlanta, how do you ensure everyone is able to continue to contribute against such a stellar defense?

d. Seattle's powerplay has been on fire contributing 14 goals up to this point, which comes out to almost 30% of their goals scored (50G total) in these playoffs. Atlanta on the other hand have managed just 5 power play goals, which is only 5% of their scoring (59G total). In your opinion-- is this a good thing for Seattle, or a good thing for Atlanta? Maybe a good thing for both? Do you think a dynamic team like Seattle that can capitalize on so many of their PP chances will lead to Atlanta playing scared-- worried about what might happen if they enter the box? Do you think a relentless Atlanta team that is so flush with even strength scoring is going to be too much for Seattle to take?

a. The Inferno should be the more favoured team here but I have to go with Seattle and their star in the net, Willie Miller. Miller has been lights out and it the biggest reason the Argonauts are possible on the verge of becoming Champions. Playoff scoring leader, Calvin Hobbes will also help them in their fight against Atlanta.

b. When a goalie is playing as dominantly as Willie Miller for as long as he has, there is not a lot you can try that hasn't already been tried. You get bodies in front and try to make him uncomfortable and take away his eyes. You try to force some tough passes through to get him moving post to post. Seattle has to box out and take away those passes and hang on for the ride.

c. I think you have to do what got you here. Play simple yet effective defence and hold the players out of high-danger areas and let your goalie carry the mail. When you make it to the finals, it's because you played great hockey and I don't think that is a good time to start making changes.

d. The pesky small sample size question rears its head every playoff. I'm going to say this is good for Seattle as they only need to continue this hot streak for four to seven more games. Atlanta has the edge in even-strength but they are running out of time to get their special teams going.

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4. Written, 3 TPE, League vs. League (150 words min.)

Could any SMJHL team in history (if they were NOT capped at their usual 350/425 builds) have beaten any SHL team in history a 7 game series? Why or why not? What historical teams do you think are good candidates for this trial? Who do you think is the best team in SMJHL history and the worst team in SHL history? Would the J team have a chance? Make your case!

Newfoundland Berserkers with Rand Al'Thor and Rashford would have been able to beat any SHL team WITH their capped builds. Having two record-setting defenders on the same team was highly unfair to the junior league but it would have been fun to see them against an SHL team. We lost seventeen total games between S63 and S64 and I have the utmost confidence we could have held our own in a seven-game series against the SHL dregs. Mackenzie, Lagasse, Larsson, King, Coswi, and Tightpants would have rained down scoring chances on unsuspecting old-timers. Johansson and Tucker would form an impregnable wall behind a blueline featuring the aforementioned Rashford and Al'Thor along with a strong supporting cast of Merlin Metzler, SD Core, Jay O'Neil, and Luca Hunziker. That is just the core of one of the most dominant teams to ever step skate onto the SMJHL ice, the support pieces were many and they were fierce and they would have put a hurting on any team.

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5. Written, 3 TPE, Secret Weapon (150 words min)

It’s never too early to start thinking about how you’re going to gain a competitive edge next season! How is your team going to go the extra mile to get wins next season? Is it a secret training regimen? Sneaky equipment modifications? Booby trapping the visiting teams’ locker room? Anything goes.

It seems a little suspect to be asking me for our secret training regiments but I'll indulge you a little. Most people like to overcomplicate our fantastic sport; "oh you need to add x, y, and z if you want to win" or "so and so just isn't a winner" are the phrases you hear a lot. The truth is you need to add as many good players to the mix as possible and then you will win. In Toronto, we are focusing on a lot of individual training to build up strengths. A lot of people also like to focus on what players cannot do but our coaching staff here is really great. If a player is bad at something but doesn't do it often, we ignore that deficiency. If a player is good at something but doesn't do it often, we encourage them to grow that skill. If a player is bad at something and doing it often, then we have a problem and we focus on that.

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7. Milestones, up to 3 TPE

Milestones are folded in with CW. So just link your Milestone claim as task 12 for up to 3 TPE towards your 16 total.

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Post your claim in the milestones thread for tpe earned per stat, and then link that post in your CW submission. This is done because the person who grades CW will be a different person than double-checks milestones.

https://simulationhockey.com/showthread....pid3257372

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