Theoretical longest possible overtime.

[canuckster19]

I realize the rules say that you play until there's a winner, and the longest overtime in history happened in Germany, 8 overtimes.

Anyways at what point do medical professionals step in and say that they need to get rest etc? I understand it's unlikely, but theoretically they could play for a whole year and we'd miss a whole season... theoretically.

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[Senscore]

A defenseman fainting is a great way to get an odd man rush.

 

[Knave]

A defenseman fainting is a great way to get an odd man rush.

Rush or odd man crawl?

 

[myzteriouz]

when the goalies lose so much weight they won't cover much of the net anymore scoring surely happens

 

[canuckster19]

Rush or odd man crawl?

"You call that blowing?!"

 

[TimbitsHockey877*]

Not sure but it would probably involve the Sens and their boring brand of hockey

 

[Sidgeni Malkby]

Not sure but it would probably involve the Sens and their boring brand of hockey

I really don't want to bash the Senators...but to add to this joke...

Wouldn't they basically have to play themselves for it to happen?

 

[Sidgeni Malkby]

I realize the rules say that you play until there's a winner, and the longest overtime in history happened in Germany, 8 overtimes.

Anyways at what point do medical professionals step in and say that they need to get rest etc? I understand it's unlikely, but theoretically they could play for a whole year and we'd miss a whole season... theoretically.

Theoretically?

I would suspect at some point they would suspend (aka pause) the game, to be continued on another day. This could go on indefinitely, which would mean hockey would end as we know it.

As for suspend...they did it for a power failure...
http://www.cbc.ca/sports/hockey/power-outage-halts-devils-lightning-1.867545

 

[WesMcCauley]

They played 11 periods(8 overtimes) in the playoffs in the norwegian top league two months ago. Played until 3 am or something.
http://www.sportsnet.ca/hockey/nhl/norwegian-hockey-teams-play-record-eight-overtime-periods/

 

[Agent Zub]

I really don't want to bash the Senators...but to add to this joke...

Wouldn't they basically have to play themselves for it to happen?

If you're going to make a joke at least make one that makes sense. Ottawa is the best team in the league at scoring OT goals.

 

[Mandar]

I believe the answer is 42.

42 overtimes.

 

[mitchmagic]

I think once it goes past 3am-4am they'd call it and restart the next day.

No precedent for it so they'd do it on the fly.

 

[Summer Rose]

The Pawtucket Red Sox and Rochester Red Wings once played a baseball game that was suspended after 32 innings at 4:07 a.m. local time after an 8:25 p.m. start the previous day. There was apparently a rule saying that no new inning could start after 12:50 a.m. and the game would be suspended and continued later if no one had won yet (but the umpire didn't know it so they kept playing). I'd imagine something like this would be the case, but with unlimited OT only being a thing in the playoffs, there might not be a "hard and fast" rule about it. I imagine Gary Bettman might just call whatever executive is at the arena during an intermission and tell him to order the game suspended.

If that's the case, the resumed game would probably be completed pretty quickly since by the time they started again they'd have rested up and would be relatively fresh (at least compared to having just played 120+ or whatever minutes of hockey).

 

[Tofveve]

I don't think we'll see any change in the next 100 years. And by then we'll be populating Mars.

 

[LiveeviL]

They played 11 periods(8 overtimes) in the playoffs in the norwegian top league two months ago. Played until 3 am or something.
http://www.sportsnet.ca/hockey/nhl/norwegian-hockey-teams-play-record-eight-overtime-periods/

Interesting to know if any of the teams did they changed goalie in some OT just to have a rested guy in the net. I mean it is hard to stay on top playing 11 periods.

 

[Carolinas Identity*]

Don't know if this counts, but IIRC there was a game in Montreal in the 60's or 70's on a Saturday that had to be called at midnite because you weren't allowed to work on Sunday. Game started back up on Monday. I swear I read that somewhere.

 

[Sens Rule]

At some point they would call it and start the game next day. Maybe 5/6 OTs and more then 1 player fainting on the ice or bench and needing oxygen the refs/NHL head offices and both coaches talk about it after the end of OT 5/6/7 and decide that's enough for today.

 

[Bumpus]

I believe the answer is 42.

42 overtimes.

So long, and thanks for all the fish.

 

[ottawa]

I believe this years OHL playoffs had a 5OT game...so 6 is the minimum I'd say

 

[Carolinas Identity*]

I believe this years OHL playoffs had a 5OT game...so 6 is the minimum I'd say

there was a playoff game between dallas and vancouver in i wanna say 2007 that went to four overtimes

****ing thing had *SIX* half times

it was crazy

 

[g00n]

Dunno but the first time someone gets seriously hurt in a 5 or 6OT game you'll start hearing league and media chatter about shootouts after so many OTs.

 

[Andon]

I realize the rules say that you play until there's a winner, and the longest overtime in history happened in Germany, 8 overtimes.

Norway isn't Germany, unless this is like 1942.

 

[Bjornar Moxnes]

*Paging for that one science nerd who can calculate how much energy and calories the players burn from playing, and how much fatigue is needed for fatality.

 

[Pestilence]

*Paging for that one science nerd who can calculate how much energy and calories the players burn from playing, and how much fatigue is needed for fatality.

Well they can always order pizza in the intermission, didn't they do that in Norway

 

[Bjornar Moxnes]

Well they can always order pizza in the intermission, didn't they do that in Norway

20 minute intermissions still take a big toll on your body, eating pizza just reduces pain and slows down the inevitable fatigue if you have to play for an entire year straight with only 20 minute breaks lol.