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Dextaria · 11-06-2022, 06:46 PM

SHL/SMJHL Finals

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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. Seattle is back in the finals for the second time in a row. While last season was an unexpected run led by a miracle goalie performance-- this season's appearance comes at no surprise to those who watched their offseason closely. What roster changes do you think have put Seattle in this position again? Do you think it's enough for them to finish the job this time around?

b. Manhattan has charged from a ninth place regular season finish to an Eastern conference championship and a shot at the Challenge Cup. I don't think that it's out of line for me to say that not many saw this coming. How do you think they got to this point? Who's performing better than expected? Do you think they have enough gas to complete the Cinderella run?

c. At this point in the playoffs, Manhattan has played four more games than Seattle. With the schedule as tight as it is in the playoffs, do you think that extra hockey will affect them? Could it be a positive that MAN has been in a near constant routine of game days while SEA has seen a bit more rest? Or do you think that wear and tear will start to show on MAN if this series goes to 6 or 7 games?

d. In many ways this seems like a battle of who can stay hotter longer. Both teams have PDO ratings as high as 110 while barely having any players that dip below 100. Seattle and Manhattan are both on absolute heaters of strong goalies and high shooting percentages. What do you think is driving this, and who do you think can keep it going longer? Who comes out on top?

b. Manhattan definitely has some players playing above expected with Lev Lebedev putting up the most points in the playoffs with 43 points and their players having some of the highest PDOs in the playoffs with Sven Svechnikov having a PDO of 107.6, the highest of any player in the final. Do I think they can complete the run? Maybe, but unlikely. (61 words)

c. At this point in the playoffs, I don't think 4 more games actually matter too much as both teams would be tired at this point and it is the pure desire for the Challenge Cup that is pushing the players on both teams forward despite the long schedules and the gruesome games. (52 words)

d. I believe that what is keeping both teams hot is definitely each respective team's coaching, management and leadership group. It is always a good combination of these three, especially the last of the three, that keeps a team going as strong as both have. However, I do expect one to eventually come back down to earth and it is more likely to be Manhattan given their regular season standings. (69 words)

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5. Written, 3 TPE, Hotel Rooms (150 words min)

During the playoffs it’s not uncommon to have to spend several days on the road in the same city. Whether you’re in the playoffs or not, who does your player share a room with on the road? What do you get up to? Are you the type to drag around a PS5 everywhere you go, or are you the first to hit the bar after the game? Are you a night owl or an early riser?

Ryosuke Sato has one of the older veterans on the team is not looking for a rowdy room to share when on the road in the playoffs. While Sato is able to enjoy and have fun from time-to-time, Ryosuke always eventually ends up rooming with the calm Harry Carpet who just enjoys to read and relax in the hotel room. Alternatively, Ryosuke would room with the well put together and responsible Magnus Liljestrom who, like Sato, can go over to the young rookies rooms from time to time to have fun, but also know when it is time to call it, especially when it is an important playoff game on the road. When rooming with either Carpet or Liljestrom, it is always just a nice time watching shows, playing on the Nintendo Switch, or just relaxing and chatting. Plus, while Ryosuke Sato can be a night owl from time-to-time, the two of Harry and Magnus can keep Sato in check for a big game.

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6. Written, 3 TPE, You’re Weird (150 words min.)

During long playoff runs or exceptional mid-season winning streaks players have been known to do some crazy things in order to keep the luck going. What’s the weirdest superstition your player or someone in your locker room has? Did it actually work?

Of course every hockey player has some weird superstitions and Ryosuke Sato is no different to this. Before each and every game, Sato has a pretty regular superstition of plugging in the earbuds and playing some upbeat songs to keep his head in the game and his mind in the right place. However, that is just his regular superstition, his irregular superstition is that if he does not go to buy a pack of hockey packs before the biggest of big games, he would not be able to perform. And so, before playoffs games his team would always see Sato wake up early and head to the local card shop to buy a pack of hockey cards and open it with excitement, despite not being able to get the best of pulls. We're not too sure what Sato does with the cards when he is done as it just usually stacks up in a pile in his room or in his luggage if the team is playing an away game.

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7. Milestones, up to 3 TPE

Milestones are folded in with CW. So just link your Milestone claim as task 7 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.

S67 Milestone Claim (3 TPE)

Procrastinators

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18. Written, 2 TPE - The Procrastinator Special! (100 words min.)

Congratulations, procrastinator!  Through your terrible time management skills, you’ve unlocked a special task! [TEAM] has won it all! Were the playoffs as you expected this year, or were there some surprises? Did anything stand out to you about this season’s results? How do you feel about season two of FHM 8?

This season's playoffs were a bit of a surprise with the ninth place Manhattan Rage going all the way to the finals and the 13 Montreal team going to the conference finals. The Western Conference was more regular with the top team in the league being the Winnipeg Aurora reaching the conference final with the Seattle Argonauts being able to make it to the finals and win. The biggest standouts would have to be Winnipeg and Toronto reaching the top of the standings in the regular season. Overall FHM 8 has been nice in terms of parity and it is definitely better without test simming because ultimately it's the upsets that make a league fun sometimes.

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Beyond Prompts

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20. Written, 3 TPE, Championship Leek (150 words min.)

If you were the judge of a Leek competition, what would you be looking for? How would you choose the championship Leek? Aesthetics only? Is taste a factor for you? How do you weigh each factor in your decision? Tell me, in 150 words, how you would define the perfect championship winning Leek.

If I were to be judging a leek competition, I would be looking at a plethora of factors from the size, the colour, the texture, the taste, the incorporation into a dish, and probably one category that not many would be looking towards... the story. I would probably value the taste and incorporation into a dish quite highly at around 30-35% with the size and colour of the leek taking about 20-25% of weight in my decision making. The texture of the leek, while important, is about 5% in my decision making leaving about 35% being the story. I would like either an underdog story, or to completely steal the show and my vote, for someone to dress up as farfetch'd from Pokemon and hold the leek stick like the character. That would absolutely throw all other factors out the window as long as the farfetch'd performance is a well put together, amazing show that clearly showed a lot of effort.

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16/16 TPE + 4 TPE

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