OT: If there was an XHL, what would be the rules?

[NotWendell]

What are some of the craziest, gimmicky ideas for increasing scoring. I'll start...

4 on 4 (instead of 5 on 5)
All penalties are penalty shot followed by 2 minutes if unsuccessful
Goals are allowed to be kicked in
No goaltender interference outside the goal crease
Icing on penalty kills is not allowed
No shootouts. 3 on 3 OT until somebody dies.
Goals scored in the last minute are worth 2
3 point goals for shots behind the blue line

(Yes, these are really stupid, but c'mon, lean into it!)

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[Johansen2Foligno]

Custom names like "He Hate Me"
Brad Marchand getting table-topped

 

[NotWendell]

Since you mentioned Brad Marchand, one free penalty against your team's designated a**hole. The Tom Wilson rule.

 

[koteka]

Hand passes are legal
Any part of the body can hit the puck in
Stick does not need to be below crossbar for a goal
1 guy is allowed to be offsides

 

[CBJWerenski8]

If you juggle the puck on your stick you can’t be touched. You can dunk on the goalie

 

[NotWendell]

Stick does not need to be below crossbar for a goal

Oooh, I like that one.

 

[NotWendell]

I'll add another one - offsides can no longer be challenged.

 

[Fairwhether]

Play doesn't stop when the puck touches the net. Box the ice in better with glass and netting so the puck can't go out of play.

 

[Long Live Lyle]

Hand passes are legal
Any part of the body can hit the puck in
Stick does not need to be below crossbar for a goal
1 guy is allowed to be offsides

I was gonna say hand passes and high sticking (the puck, not someone’s face) are allowed.

 

[Long Live Lyle]

Trapezoid is eliminated... because goalies can only play the puck behind the goal line if a body part/skate is in the crease.

 

[Viqsi]

I'd just make the net bigger.

 

[Double-Shift Lasse]

Box the ice in better with glass and netting so the puck can't go out of play.

and make it so the players can only move up and down the ice in a straight line, and not side to side. And when a goal is scored, the puck pops back into play through a hole at center ice.

 

[Cowumbus]

4v4
Don’t switch sides and the bench is on the far side of the rink (long change)
Blueline becomes thicker and is considered part of the attacking zone
High sticking the puck is allowed
Hand passes are allowed
Offsides always marks a face off in your own end
Trapezoid is gone
If goalie is out of the net he can be hit
Increase the height of the glass

 

[DarkandStormy]

No offsides. Let's see which teams want to cherry pick!

 

[CharlotteJacket]

Get rid of delay of game penalty for accidental lifting the puck out of play.

 

[NotWendell]

and make it so the players can only move up and down the ice in a straight line, and not side to side. And when a goal is scored, the puck pops back into play through a hole at center ice.

YES! Additional glass is attached at a 45 degree angle.

 

[BluejacketNut]

I think the No Icing on PK's should be put in the NHL. Its like grounding your kid but still letting them play their PS4 haha. No reason to reward an offending team with being able to ice the puck

 

[spintheblackcircle]

2 minute penalties last 2 minutes. Score as many power play goals as you want

 

[Byrral]

Shrink the goalies pads in half and make them use regular sized hockey sticks.

 

[The Jones Zone]

2 beer minimum before seeing the ice

 

[Socks]

Shrink the goalies pads in half and make them use regular sized hockey sticks.

That sounds fun. I think it’d be more fun if the skaters are wearing goalie gear. It ain’t gonna increase scoring but damn it’d be entertaining.

 

[Long Live Lyle]

This one’s a little “out there” that I just thought of, and I don’t think I’d want it in the NHL (but the XHL...) but a player who iced the puck has to skate to the other goal line and start behind the line and can’t move until the faceoff, so it’d be a 5-on-4 for about 5 seconds. He can’t play the puck until he touches up in his own defensive zone (i.e., no immediate/easy breakaway). Juice may not be worth the squeeze, but maybe you could make it so it’s the player that iced the puck plus another player on his team, so it’d be a 5-second 5-on-3.

 

[Doggy]

5 minutes for Roughing but just 2 minutes for Fighting.

 

[Grouchy]

Overtime is 4 vs 4 but an additional puck is thrown into center ice each minute.
Face-offs can have up to three players from each team in the circle
The team scoring a goal retains possession at center ice (instead of going to face-off i.e. opposite of soccer)
Icing the puck in the last 2 minutes of play = 2 minute minor
Fighting = match penalty for both fighters but fights go 2 minutes or until a K-O then the ref awards a power play to the winner
Roughing = 2 minute penalty or free roughing pass to the other team, their choice
As someone already mentioned; remove the anti Marty Brodeur zones/rules but goalies are fair game outside the blue paint (maybe make two "safe zones" ???)

Insane:
Offensive zone lines are replaced by wires 1 foot off the ice
Face offs replaced by puck-cannons to put puck back in play.
Shootouts are replaced by 7-on-7 overtimes with 30 pucks at center ice and play does not stop until all pucks leave the ice or enter a goal.

 

[Jovavic]

If a team scores while shorthanded, their player gets to leave the box. Same with 4 on 4