Suggested Rule Change taken from NBA

[SnowblindNYR]

Icings are already punished pretty severely. Plus, I'd say almost no icings are on purpose. And a lot aren't even to clear the zone. A lot are from teams trying to create offense and misconnecting. You don't want to incentivize to not do that.

 

[TB1299]

Stretch passes often result in icings.

You'll be reducing the amount of breakaways, odd-man rushes, etc.

No thanks. Good thought though.

Maybe obvious missed stretch passes would be allowed but obvious just slapping the puck out of the zone that is clearly intentional and nowhere near a player would be penalized.

Ironically kind of like intentional grounding in the NFL.

 

[uncleben]

3 points if you score goal beyond the redline

Let's just replace the net with three hoops and the puck with a snitch.

That's nothing like OPs suggestion, at all...

 

[Raspewtin]

Call penalties.

Don't let interference go. Even in the playoffs.

This is about as likely as bringing the red line back.

 

[Beef Invictus]

This is light years better than most suggestions.

 

[Lays]

Honestly I was going to laugh but the more I think about it it isn't too bad. Don't know if I want it in the NHL but it's a good idea

 

[lifelonghockeyfan]

Icings seem so subjective to the individual official, I would hate to have a call late in the game called by linesman to create a PP.

 

[ScaredStreit]

Not the worst idea I've ever heard. Not sure how many icings in a game, but giving a team 4 icings per period, and any more results in a minor penalty seems like a pretty solid idea to me.

 

[tarheelhockey]

I'd be more in favor of hitting teams with a DoG penalty for deliberate icing (i.e. not just a missed pass) inside the final 2 minutes, consecutive icings without clearing the zone, etc. I'd rather see penalties that are based on context rather than arbitrary counting exercises.

 

[sandysan]

...six replies so far and four of them are "lol nba" type posts. Somehow I'm not all that surprised.

I think it's an interesting concept to consider (the idea of something extra for "repeat offenders") but I'm not sure if I'd go for the rule as stated.

since when is icing an offense ? You ice the puck you CAN'T change, that's the
" penalty" already. You want do do the same for offsides or give teams five pucks off the net per game as well ?

As a team who has perfected the " lotsa-icings when up", trust me keeping the same gassed guys on the ice is penalty enough.

And for the record, if there is a league that the nhl should not emulate, its the NBA.

 

[Fig]

OPs idea isn't a bad one.

I have no idea why after reading the first line, I was expecting something like, "After the 4th penalty, all penalties area 5 minute majors, or penalty shot + regular penalty minutes".

Brain needs more coffee...

 

[Mr. T]

Call penalties.

Don't let interference go. Even in the playoffs.

Amen. This would solve a lot of problems in the NHL.

 

[dahrougem2]

The only rule change I'd like to see is to not allow teams on the PK to ice the puck. They committed a penalty, they should not be rewarded and allowed to ice the puck without being called for icing. Make the team on the PK earn their clears by getting to the red line if they want to dump the puck in.

Personally, I think it'd create a lot more turnovers and offensive chances due to the team on the PK having to actually break out as a 4-man unit against a 5-man unit.

 

[MakeTheGoalsLarger]

totally against it.

It removes the skills from the game in favor or rules management. NBA teams deliberately fouling because they have fouls to give doesn't make the game better.

3 million timeouts also doesn't make the game better. Don't bring what's wrong in the NBA to the NHL.

 

[Kirikanoir]

Like we have not already got enough gimmicks in today`s game.

 

[TB1299]

totally against it.

It removes the skills from the game in favor or rules management. NBA teams deliberately fouling because they have fouls to give doesn't make the game better.

3 million timeouts also doesn't make the game better. Don't bring what's wrong in the NBA to the NHL.

Yeah but nobody would deliberately take a one minute penalty. They would be forced to skate out with the puck or make a pass.

 

[FLYLine27*]

call icing on powerplays too

Yay more stoppages.

 

[Ducks in a row]

call icing on powerplays too

No that would be terrible making power players much bigger impact on games and bad calls would be more damaging to teams. Also a lot more stoppages in play that would slow the game down isn't a good thing.

 

[ottawa]

3 points if you score goal beyond the redline

Let's just replace the net with three hoops and the puck with a snitch.

Rather have the shot clock.

Like we have not already got enough gimmicks in today`s game.

You guys made the same posts when 3v3 was suggested, then probs became some of the biggest fans of it after it was implemented.

The game is changing, and usually for the good. This is actually not a bad idea.

 

[ThatSaid]

I think calling icing during a PK is a good idea, but I don't like this.

If its more PPs we want, why not actually enforce the rules on the books regardless of whether its May or not?

 

[uncleben]

The only rule change I'd like to see is to not allow teams on the PK to ice the puck. They committed a penalty, they should not be rewarded and allowed to ice the puck without being called for icing. Make the team on the PK earn their clears by getting to the red line if they want to dump the puck in.

Personally, I think it'd create a lot more turnovers and offensive chances due to the team on the PK having to actually break out as a 4-man unit against a 5-man unit.

I get where you are coming from.

I'd be more inclined to say a team cannot ice it from their own zone on the PK, but they can ice it from the close neutral zone (between their blue and the red, as opposed to past the red)

OR

Allow the PP team to also ice (remove icing entirely during special teams)




On another note, but maybe something like three icings in a row without clearing the zone could be a delay of game... It doesn't happen often though.

 

[Kirikanoir]

You guys made the same posts when 3v3 was suggested, then probs became some of the biggest fans of it after it was implemented.

The game is changing, and usually for the good. This is actually not a bad idea.

Change for the sake of change to fix a problem where there is none is not making the game better. It`s this attitude of change everything, and to hell with the history of the game is why the league is saddled with gimmicks like shootouts and loser points, and an unnecessarily over complicated point system.

By the way not a fan of 3v3 either.

 

[King'sPawn]

Not a bad idea, actually. But if it's a penalty, make it a 2 minute penalty.

An alternative take would be, instead of limiting the number of icings per period, penalize a team if they commit an icing within x seconds after a faceoff.

 

[Cursed Lemon]

For the love of god, stop trying to promote offense through POWER PLAYS.

 

[Hockeyholic]

I stopped reading at "NBA".