1. CW Trivia
Code: Curly Fries

5. Written, 3 TPE, And make it double (150 words min.)
SHL HO has noticed how well received the Ultimus Bowl half time show has been and you are now tasked to create a show for both intermissions during one of Challenge Cup Finals. What kind of performance it will be and how will you ensure that ice will get resurfaced while it is going on?

With the concern for the quality of the ice being a priority when thinking about intermission entertainment, I have a couple modest proposals. The first is trapeze artists. This one is a bit obvious as they  can do their act entirely without touching the ice. What better way to stun the crowds while the zamboni drivers still get to do their thing entirely uninterrupted? And the crowd is always awed by the high-flying circus performers. We did not really go to the circus often or anything growing up, but I seem to remember getting free tickets once through school and being absolutely amazed by the people flying around the rafters. As someone who is terrified of heights, those acts have always been particularly impressive to me and I think it could work well in a hockey arena. The second still involves some performance on the ice itself, but is always a real crowd-pleaser and the impact to the ice should be minimal. Pee-wee hockey games. I went to a minor league hockey game a month or two ago that had a veritable mob of youngsters on the ice playing an "organized" little league game. It was something like 9v9 in a small portion of the ice and the game was absolute chaos. There were flagrant trips and frequent pile-ups of many children that were absolutely fucking hilarious. The game was only a few minutes long, so there was still plenty of time to groom the ice after the kiddos had done their damage, which I think was limited to between the circles anyways. I think everyone enjoys watching kids falling down and so this is a really cute way to get the people what they want, will make an unforgettable memory for the families, and should still leave the ice in a state that is easy to be maintained in a way that is typical for the level of hockey we have come to expect in this league.