Olympics

[90siouxfan]

Maybe shoot into the cup, most dents in 30 seconds win.

 

I actually like watching 3 on 3 for the skills and dangles but it shouldn't decide the outcome. 

[TNF]

34 minutes ago, 90siouxfan said:

I actually like watching 3 on 3 for the skills and dangles but it shouldn't decide the outcome. 

Makes sense for the regular season, especially in the NHL with so many games in a year.

 

The only other counter proposal I’ve liked is a 10 min sudden death 5x5. In the context of NCHC play, no points simply for making it to overtime, all 3 pts to the winner if scored in the first 5 min, 2 pts to the winner (1 pt to loser) if scored between 5-10 min, if no winner after 10 min then each team gets 1 pt and the remaining 1 pt is sacrificed to the hockey gods. The premise being  incentivizing teams for taking chances and scoring early in the overtime. Not perfect but better than a skills competition. I see scenarios where teams are on the bubble for home ice or the Penrose and taking huge risks early in OT if they need the full 3 points.  Playoffs should always be 5x5. 

[nodakvindy]

5 hours ago, TNF said:

Makes sense for the regular season, especially in the NHL with so many games in a year.

 

The only other counter proposal I’ve liked is a 10 min sudden death 5x5. In the context of NCHC play, no points simply for making it to overtime, all 3 pts to the winner if scored in the first 5 min, 2 pts to the winner (1 pt to loser) if scored between 5-10 min, if no winner after 10 min then each team gets 1 pt and the remaining 1 pt is sacrificed to the hockey gods. The premise being  incentivizing teams for taking chances and scoring early in the overtime. Not perfect but better than a skills competition. I see scenarios where teams are on the bubble for home ice or the Penrose and taking huge risks early in OT if they need the full 3 points.  Playoffs should always be 5x5. 

I say go to a college football style approach. Give each team a power play. Still tied go to 1 minute pp. Any shortie automatically wins. .

[southpaw]

9 hours ago, TNF said:

Makes sense for the regular season, especially in the NHL with so many games in a year.

 

The only other counter proposal I’ve liked is a 10 min sudden death 5x5. In the context of NCHC play, no points simply for making it to overtime, all 3 pts to the winner if scored in the first 5 min, 2 pts to the winner (1 pt to loser) if scored between 5-10 min, if no winner after 10 min then each team gets 1 pt and the remaining 1 pt is sacrificed to the hockey gods. The premise being  incentivizing teams for taking chances and scoring early in the overtime. Not perfect but better than a skills competition. I see scenarios where teams are on the bubble for home ice or the Penrose and taking huge risks early in OT if they need the full 3 points.  Playoffs should always be 5x5. 

Unless desperate for points, teams would park the bus for the first five minutes of OT the same way it often happens in the last handful of minutes in a tied game. That one point is more important than giving up all 3.

I hate 3v3 but in a tournament like the Olympics where TV and money drives everything and there are only two rinks (realistically one once you get to the semifinals) it just doesn't work like an NHL playoff overtime. Switzerland and Sweden went to OT. Imagine if they go into 3 or 4 OTs before a winner is decided. That shifts the US/Canada game to at best a midnight local time start where public transport would shut down an hour before the end of the game. You suddenly have 12,000 fans stranded in an arena that is currently in the middle of nowhere with no realistic way to get to their hotels.

For this type of tournament, 3v3 works even if it's not "real hockey."

[Oxbow6]

2 hours ago, southpaw said:

Unless desperate for points, teams would park the bus for the first five minutes of OT the same way it often happens in the last handful of minutes in a tied game. That one point is more important than giving up all 3.

I hate 3v3 but in a tournament like the Olympics where TV and money drives everything and there are only two rinks (realistically one once you get to the semifinals) it just doesn't work like an NHL playoff overtime. Switzerland and Sweden went to OT. Imagine if they go into 3 or 4 OTs before a winner is decided. That shifts the US/Canada game to at best a midnight local time start where public transport would shut down an hour before the end of the game. You suddenly have 12,000 fans stranded in an arena that is currently in the middle of nowhere with no realistic way to get to their hotels.

For this type of tournament, 3v3 works even if it's not "real hockey."

Lots of very valid points here. Still hate 3x3 though.

[cberkas]

Crosby is out

[The Sicatoka]

38 minutes ago, cberkas said:

Crosby is out

Meh ... just a third line center ...  

[nodakvindy]

7 hours ago, southpaw said:

Unless desperate for points, teams would park the bus for the first five minutes of OT the same way it often happens in the last handful of minutes in a tied game. That one point is more important than giving up all 3.

I hate 3v3 but in a tournament like the Olympics where TV and money drives everything and there are only two rinks (realistically one once you get to the semifinals) it just doesn't work like an NHL playoff overtime. Switzerland and Sweden went to OT. Imagine if they go into 3 or 4 OTs before a winner is decided. That shifts the US/Canada game to at best a midnight local time start where public transport would shut down an hour before the end of the game. You suddenly have 12,000 fans stranded in an arena that is currently in the middle of nowhere with no realistic way to get to their hotels.

For this type of tournament, 3v3 works even if it's not "real hockey."

3 on 3 is trash. Doesn't ever happen in a game situation. Shootout is better. For Olympics I'd say go one 10 minute sudden death for the early elimination rounds and theb a Shootout. For gold medal game do a 20 minute sudden death before a Shootout. 

[Oxbow6]

Great to see the women's hockey team draped in the US flag, locked arm and arm singing our national anthem on the medal stand.

[rochsioux]

At a minimum let the gold medal game go 5x5 for a full 20 minute ot, then go to a 3x3 for 20 minutes.