Speeding up the game
Posted by jason
Speeding up the game
Posted by: jason (---.paulhastings.com)
Date: February 15, 2002 02:24PM
I lifted the following from the WCHA preview at USCHO.com:
St. Cloud State coach Craig Dahl, a proponent of making games shorter — even suggesting that games could go down to two 25-minute periods — said it would be interesting to see that rule in play in college hockey.
Wha? I'd have to say that I do not like that 25 minute idea at all. Close game and you're playing the last few critical moments on ice that has another 5 minutes worth of chop? Speed up the game, fine, but why would I want less game action? (BTW, the "rule" mentioned above is the quick faceoff being used in the Olympics --see the article for an explanation.)
St. Cloud State coach Craig Dahl, a proponent of making games shorter — even suggesting that games could go down to two 25-minute periods — said it would be interesting to see that rule in play in college hockey.
Wha? I'd have to say that I do not like that 25 minute idea at all. Close game and you're playing the last few critical moments on ice that has another 5 minutes worth of chop? Speed up the game, fine, but why would I want less game action? (BTW, the "rule" mentioned above is the quick faceoff being used in the Olympics --see the article for an explanation.)
Re: Speeding up the game
Posted by: Keith K (---.lmco.com)
Date: February 15, 2002 03:08PM
I have no problem with trying to speed up the game in the sense of eliminating some of the wasted time that occurs during stoppages. But then again, without TV there doesn't seem to be that much wasted time in college hockey, or at least ECAC. The idea of shortening the game to 2 25 minute periods just seems stupid to me.
Re: Speeding up the game
Posted by: ugarte (63.94.240.---)
Date: February 15, 2002 04:00PM
I think the 3 20 minute period structure of hockey is perfect. I don't think that "less game" counts as "speeding up the game" anyway. Sounds like a stupid not-serious suggestion.
Re: Speeding up the game
Posted by: Give My Regards (---.digicomp.com)
Date: February 15, 2002 04:12PM
In the early '90s, Hockey East gave serious consideration to playing their conference games as two 25-minute periods, so there is sort of a precedent for this kind of thing. Thankfully, saner heads prevailed and the idea was voted down before the start of the season.
Re: Speeding up the game
Posted by: Robb (---.157.125.31.dial1.dallas1.level3.net)
Date: February 15, 2002 08:55PM
Forget speeding up the game. Is there any way someone could speed up that long stretch from Saturday at 10 pm to Friday at 7 pm???
Re: Speeding up the game
Posted by: Greg Berge (---.dial.spiritone.com)
Date: February 15, 2002 09:06PM
Amen, Robb. How about 4 days of 20 hours?
Re: Speeding up the game
Posted by: jtwcornell91 (---.utb.edu)
Date: February 16, 2002 12:13AM
Well, "less game" = "speeding up the game" worked for the NFL.
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