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NHL Rule Changes

Top 10 3-on-3 OT Line Combinations

Anthony Pucik | July 15, 2015

In late June, the NHL announced rule changes for the upcoming season. Games that go to overtime will still be five minutes long, but it will be a 3-on-3 as opposed…

Categories Editor's Choice, Power Rankings, Top 10 Lists

3-on-3 Overtime Hockey: Another Gimmick

Zeke | June 25, 2015

The NHL ‘powers that be’ made a decision. They are getting rid of 4-on-4 overtime hockey and replacing it with 3-on-3 overtime hockey to settle games that are tied at…

Categories Commentary, NHL News

The Simplest Solution: Bringing Back the Tie

Joseph Robin | March 23, 2015

Earlier this month, general managers from across the NHL met for their yearly conference in Boca Raton, Florida to discuss different ways to potentially improve the game. This year they came…

Categories NHL News

Which Overtime Format Should the NHL Adopt?

Tom Mitsos | March 19, 2015

A big step was made Tuesday to minimize the amount of NHL games decided by a shootout. The general managers recommended the NHL implementing some form of three on three…

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Overtime Changes Successful in the AHL; NHL Next?

Chad DeDominicis | January 11, 2015

After the 2004-05 lockout season the NHL implemented the shootout into its overtime rules instead of games ending in a tie.  This was done mainly to drive fan interest back…

Categories AHL, NHL News

50 Years Ago in Hockey – Quote of the Year?

Rick Cole | October 21, 2014

Clarence Campbell is a lawyer. A very good lawyer.  He is a very bright guy, a former Rhodes Scholar, and a Queen’s Counsel who was appointed to prosecute several leading Nazis after…

Categories Hockey History, Toronto Maple Leafs

Breaking Down the NHL’s 2014-2015 Rule Changes

Matt Brauckmann | September 16, 2014

The Trapezoid “Rule 1.8 – Rink – Goalkeeper’s Restricted Area The trapezoid will be expanded by two feet from the goal post on both sides of the net.” This a…

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NHL Rule Changes Solve Nothing

Andrew Wilson | September 12, 2014

Today the NHL announced various rule changes that will be implemented during the 2015 NHL season. Many of these changes were proposed by the Competition Committee during the Stanley Cup…

Categories NHL News, The Business of Hockey

The New Dead Puck Era

Andrew Wilson | August 16, 2014

There is no sugar-coating it, the NHL has entered another “Dead Puck Era.” Since 2006, there have been multiple trends that match the original Dead Puck Era which lasted from 1995-2004.…

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