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Europe Moves Forward into Gold Medal Game This season’s World Cup has been filled with surprises. From the underperformance of the United States, to the surprisingly strong showings from Europe and Team World, nobody knew what to expect going into the medal round. After Canada defeated Scandinavia by a score of 3-2 in the first semifinal, it was on to a matchup between Team Europe and Team World. After goals from Keiji Toriyama, Felix Zamora, Evgeni Namestnikov, and David Collier, it was tied at 2-2 after the half. The game went on though two overtime periods and into a shootout. It took five rounds of shots until a save from Remy LeBeau on Nikita Lebedev and a goal from Felix Zamora sent Europe to the gold medal game. “It was incredible,” said European team captain Willem Janssen. “This has to have been one of the most nerve-wracking games I’ve been in, both to play in and to watch. Everyone on both teams really worked hard and I’m glad we were able to get the win today. Having been in a gold medal game before, I know it only gets harder from here. But I know that we as a team can handle it.”

Effort: 3/3 Look: 2.5/3 - This has some good parts, like the coloring and flow to it as well as some of the stock work, but in general this could use some improvement. The text needs to be simplified, specifically by removing the subtext on either side of it as well as the stroke. The lighting isn't particularly bad, you've got a good light source there and it has the potential to look good on the render, but IMO it's just too bright. I feel like you've got a great start here, with a bit more work this is sure to be a great sig. Creativity: 1/1 Total: 5.5/6 FINAL GRADE: 6/6

Effort: 2/2 Look: 2.5/3 - I'm personally not a fan of this. Some of this is done well, like the stock work around the render, as well as the lighting and coloring. But, as Jackim mentioned, the "web 2.0 diagonal effect" (which is really the best way to put it) is not very good. IMO it throws the entire sig off. The text could be better to be honest, havng a condensed font with so much spacing between the characters only works about 10% of the time. Also, this is much more of a nitpicky thing, but if you're going to use a bigger version of the render as the background, please blur it at least a tiny bit. Creativity: 1/1 Total: 5.5/6 FINAL GRADE: 6/6

Effort: 3/3 Look: 2.75/3 - I'm a sucker for simplicity done well, so I have to give this a good grade. I do have to agree with Jackim on the empty space - while some empty space contributes well to the composition of a sig, too much empty space makes the major elements of the sig seem too close together. It's a similar effect to what would happen if you put the text, render, and the majority of the stock work all the way on one end or another of this sig. Creativity: 1/1 Total: 5.75/6 FINAL GRADE: 6/6

Effort: 3/3 Look: 2.75/3 - I really like the stock work on this one. Good background, nice lighter stocks, and good coloring. As Jackim mentioned, the text is the major issue. While I would agree in the sentiment to stick with simpler fonts, blocky fonts like this one can still work. I'd personally move the text to the right a bit, remove the gradient, make it darker, move it below some stocks, and add subtext in a lighter font. Creativity: 1/1 Total: 5.75/6 FINAL GRADE: 6/6

Effort: 3/3 - Of course. Look: 2.75/3 - Jackim is right, the render looks bad. It's really the only major issue with this, but it brings down the sig as a whole. Creativity: 1/1 Total: 5.75/6 FINAL GRADE: 6/6

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Janssen Signs Contract Extension Vasteras Iron Eagles forward and captain Willem Janssen’s contract was concern for Iron Eagles fans. With only one year left from his previous extension, and his recent breakout season, many were worried that the Dutch winger may leave for greener pastures. However, this fear has been removed with the announcement that Janssen has now signed a three year, $13.5 million extension, now going all the way to Season 41 - Janssen’s eighth and final season, as per league rules. “It was an easy decision for me,” said Janssen at his press conference. “Vasteras is the team I’ve been with ever since I was drafted, and it’s the team that I plan to spend my entire career with. My ultimate goal for me career is and always has been to win a cup as a member of the Iron Eagles, and this extension is the first step to me achieving that. I am dedicated to this franchise, and I believe that this new contract is a sign of that.”

Player Name: Willem Janssen Cash you have: $4,500,000 Workout Name: 10 TPE + 1 TPE Cost of Workout: $4,500,000 Cash Left: $0

Effort: 2/2 Look: 2.5/3 - Sheriff got it. The stock work is really nice, but the entire sig is way too blurry. Maybe if the text and background were the only parts that were blurred this wouldn't be bad but the render and stock work on it should not be. Also, I'm not a fan of how italicized the text is - it's really harsh and clashes with the general flow of the render (and as sheriff said, it should be moved up). Creativity: 1/1 Total: 5.5/6 FINAL GRADE: 6/6

Effort: 2/2 - Definitely enough effort here. Look: 3/3 - YES. This is really nice. The text, lighting, stock work, and strokes on the render are all great here. My only issue is that I feel maybe the background should be not as simple, maybe like a simple texture or something. Creativity: 1/1 Total: 6/6 FINAL GRADE: 6/6

Effort: 2/2 - Yes Look: 3/3 - I agree with sheriff here. This is a great example of doing something stylistically simpler than the other stuff on this site, but still creating a graphic that has clearly has work put into it and just generally looks really nice. The coloring is great, the use of stocks is really cool, and I really, really like the text here. Creativity: 1/1 Total: 6/6 FINAL GRADE: 6/6

Effort: 2/2 - No reason to dock. Look: 2.75/3 - I actually really like this, it just needs a few adjustments. First, while I like the text, the drop shadow on the subtext should be removed (the drop shadow on the main text is fine though), and the main text and subtext should be aligned. My only other complaint is that this could use some more consistency as far as stock work goes. The green dots and red circles don't really work here, and I don't care much for the duplicated, larger render that's slightly visible. Creativity: 1/1 Total: 5.75/6 FINAL GRADE: 6/6

Effort: 2/2 - Mhm. Look: 2.75/3 - As sheriff mentioned, the lighting is a bit off. Also, I'm personally not a fan of some of the stock work, particularly on the left side of the sig and the render. The coloring around the face also irks me, the color of the jersey and background changes rather abruptly. Creativity: 1/1 Total: 5.75/6 FINAL GRADE: 6/6

Effort: 1/1 - Definitely enough effort here, I imagine finding all the audio and video clips was a bit time consuming Look: 3/3 - No issues here, the logo at the end was a tad LQ but that's really the only issue. Quality: 2/2 - Audio and video quality were both consistently good. Total: 6/6 FINAL GRADE: 6/6

Effort: 2/2 - Stock work, lighting, JC, text. It's all here. Look: 3/3 - I really like this. The light stock work works very well here, I'm a big fan of the text, and IMO that lighting is great. Creativity: 1/1 Total: 6/6

Effort: 2/2 - Yep. Look: 3/3 - 8O8 got it. Some parts feel a bit too busy here and the lighting needs to be much better, but it's not too major. Creativity: 1/1 Total: 6/6 FINAL GRADE: 6/6

Thanks for the C! Solid roster we've got here, fairly young team as well.

Game 1: Toronto Game 2: Davos Game 4: Davos Game 3: Toronto, 3-2 Points Leader: Niklas Lindberg PIM Leader: Jack Sound Special Teams Goals Leader: Anatoli Zhumbayev

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