S74 SMJHL Milestones : +2 TPE

Team Prompt 1 - Fan Appreciation Day – (255 Words +5 TPE)
Slowpoke has quickly become a fan favorite in the city of Newfoundland. His aloof nature but lovable face started a cult personality from day one. Bol Bol would be an easy analogy for a player that’s not necessarily loved for his play on the court but for simply how he carries himself. For this reason he was one of the first players approached to have a bobble head on fan appreciation day. Slowpoke was slow to respond but he loved the idea and made sure to ask if they could set one aside for him. The idea was the Fan Appreciation day would have a relay race with prizes to hand out to the winners. As a twist though the team that placed in last place would all be given a Slowpoke bobble head, an obvious jab to his name (and partially his speed on the ice) to make sure everyone got something fun. The surprise quickly spread throughout the event though and some fans would intentional group up and run slowly in order to get the Slowpoke bobble head. Slowpoke was completely oblivious to the fact that the manner in which you were awarded his bobble headed included being slow but he was stoked to have something like that made in his image. The team kept a number of fan appreciation merch extras for the team and Slowpoke personally handed them out to his own teammates. Overall the fans were quite happy with the end result as was Slowpoke with how everything played out.


Individual Prompt 13 – Superstitious (262 Words +5 TPE)
For a superstition in the league I would think something related to the number four could be something that puts players on edge. With the obvious connection to the Four Star Cup and a similar energy as not touching the cup, I assume players wouldn’t want the number four to come across their lap unless it’s the actual cup itself. For example, if a player is out and ordering food and their ticket order was the number four then players would feel like their shot at the cup was slim as the number had already arrived. Or if a player had a child and their birthdate was on the fourth of the month then that’d be another shot at the Four Star Cup gone. Some players have even gone to extremes to avoid any presence of the number four. Stories emerged last post-season that one player would add or remove items from their purchases if the number four in any form appeared on the receipt. The receipt came back at 10.64$ as the player went through the drive through. The player then requested another dollar menu item to be added. When the updated total came out to be 11.84$ the player ended up asking for a small fry. The fast food employee was confused but added yet another item which brough the total to 12.92$. Once the worker saw who was at their window though it made sense. The story quickly grew but the player refused to comment on the story. That player would go on to win the Four Star Cup.

Individual Prompt 16 – Goals (262 Words – 5 TPE)
I don’t have any sim or player goals when it comes to Slow Poke. Ideally I’d like to be able to experience the playoffs and be on a franchise that has a run and a real shot at winning the Cup but it’s not a requirement or something I’m expecting to happen. I plan to earn as much as I can without a league job but am more than willing to adjust my commitments if needed. My focus on this player and my diving into the SHL is to simply get to know more people around the sim league community. This will be my third sim league as I’ve started in the ISFL and then the PBE. I’m still on my first player for both of these leagues and have stayed committed to the team that drafted me. I enjoy this process as I get to know the users on those franchises and also experience the gamut of team success. Both ISFL and PBE has seen me on squads that pick early in the draft but also have played late in the playoffs. An unfortunate side effect of this however is you’re not as exposed to other members in the community. I know there’s shared servers and league spaces but I really enjoy getting to interact with people in the respective team locker rooms and hope to do the same here. I was excited to go to Buffalo with plenty of new faces and look forward to getting to know my team mates more and more as Slow Poke’s career takes off.

17 TPE Earned, capped at 16