Rules Changes?

[abmarks]

The ECAC can still demur, right?

This is a good opportunity to scrap overtime and have 60-min ties.  The other conference don't matter.  "The wogs begin at Conte."

If only, right? It's really hard to get your head around what a waste these 3-on-3 overtimes will be. Why risk player injury for 5% of a win?

You're forgetting something:  Sure, it's almost nothing for the PWR. But the conferences decide how those wins affect league standings.  I'd think that there's a high probability that the the conferences give much more than a 5% bonus when counting towards Conference titles.

[Scersk '97]

The ECAC can still demur, right?

This is a good opportunity to scrap overtime and have 60-min ties.  The other conference don't matter.  "The wogs begin at Conte."

If only, right? It's really hard to get your head around what a waste these 3-on-3 overtimes will be. Why risk player injury for 5% of a win?

You're forgetting something:  Sure, it's almost nothing for the PWR. But the conferences decide how those wins affect league standings.  I'd think that there's a high probability that the the conferences give much more than a 5% bonus when counting towards Conference titles.

Yeah, my incredulity impeded my intellect for a moment there. One hopes the ECAC would just call all games ties after 60 instead of validating this idiocy, but I know that's not realistic. In non-conference games, although we won't be playing many of those this year (if we play at all, etc. etc.), send the 4th line out for OT.

[osorojo]

Instead of calling an even-score game a "tie" just declare both teams to be "winners" and award both teams a couple of points. A 3-on-3 game is pond hockey.

[Cop at Lynah]

Participation trophies for each team, can't be any winners or losers this day and age

[Trotsky]

One hopes the ECAC would just call all games ties after 60 instead of validating this idiocy, but I know that's not realistic.

I don't see why not.  All they have to do is... do it.

Granted, it would piss off the NC$$ to be shown to be asshats that directly but, frankly (1) they are asshats, and (2) everybody already knows, there is just the usual institutional gentlemen's agreement not to state the obvious.

c.f., everything every league has ever done with regards to charity, social awareness, etc.

It would one fun if, just once, somebody exploded the cynical culture that feeds these fucks year after year.

[osorojo]

How about a "Hockey Lite" League where the whole GAME is 3-on-3? Fans who who prefer watching scoring rather than playing would be thrilled, hockey teams (corporations) could reduce their employee overhead by at LEAST 40% and advertisers could tailor their ads to appeal to brain-dead consumers/hockey fans.

[Trotsky]

Sudden death shoot outs, starting with a coin flip.  First goal wins.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Kp-TwWnn0dk

[David Harding]

How about a "Hockey Lite" League where the whole GAME is 3-on-3? Fans who who prefer watching scoring rather than playing would be thrilled, hockey teams (corporations) could reduce their employee overhead by at LEAST 40% and advertisers could tailor their ads to appeal to brain-dead consumers/hockey fans.

With social distancing rules in effect on the ice and on the bench.

[Swampy]

How about a "Hockey Lite" League where the whole GAME is 3-on-3? Fans who who prefer watching scoring rather than playing would be thrilled, hockey teams (corporations) could reduce their employee overhead by at LEAST 40% and advertisers could tailor their ads to appeal to brain-dead consumers/hockey fans.

With social distancing rules in effect on the ice and on the bench.

Zoom video games?

[ursusminor]

How about a "Hockey Lite" League where the whole GAME is 3-on-3? Fans who who prefer watching scoring rather than playing would be thrilled, hockey teams (corporations) could reduce their employee overhead by at LEAST 40% and advertisers could tailor their ads to appeal to brain-dead consumers/hockey fans.

Does anyone know what the fan reaction was when the NHL eliminated the Rover and went from six skaters to five?

[Trotsky]

How about a "Hockey Lite" League where the whole GAME is 3-on-3? Fans who who prefer watching scoring rather than playing would be thrilled, hockey teams (corporations) could reduce their employee overhead by at LEAST 40% and advertisers could tailor their ads to appeal to brain-dead consumers/hockey fans.

Does anyone know what the fan reaction was when the NHL eliminated the Rover and went from six skaters to five?

Or went from halves to thirds.

[French Rage]

How about a "Hockey Lite" League where the whole GAME is 3-on-3? Fans who who prefer watching scoring rather than playing would be thrilled, hockey teams (corporations) could reduce their employee overhead by at LEAST 40% and advertisers could tailor their ads to appeal to brain-dead consumers/hockey fans.

Does anyone know what the fan reaction was when the NHL eliminated the Rover and went from six skaters to five?

I personally have still not gotten over it.

[David Harding]

How about a "Hockey Lite" League where the whole GAME is 3-on-3? Fans who who prefer watching scoring rather than playing would be thrilled, hockey teams (corporations) could reduce their employee overhead by at LEAST 40% and advertisers could tailor their ads to appeal to brain-dead consumers/hockey fans.

Does anyone know what the fan reaction was when the NHL eliminated the Rover and went from six skaters to five?

I personally have still not gotten over it.

I've sampled randomly a dozen articles that popped up.  Mostly they're about leagues deciding to switch.  A lot was about following the trend to remain competitive with other leagues.  Here's one report, suggesting that fans mostly liked the wider open flow with fewer skaters.  https://www.newspapers.com/clip/57013375/  I found management claims that they could see the same reaction in attendance numbers as they justified switching to fewer skaters.

[upprdeck]

i think basketball has worked out well by limiting the jump ball after scores and removing the rules on players not crossing mid court.. rule changes do help sometimes.

[osorojo]

I can't wait for the new, three-man college basketball season to reopen. Wait! is 3-on-3 college basketball  only in case of ties after regulation play expires? Anyway, expectations are that swarms of new spectators who never cared for 5-on-5 basketball will flock to games due to the possibility they could watch some 3-on-3. Rumor has it the NBA is considering going to a game of HORSE to settle ties, to the delight of many potential fans.