NHL general managers recently met to discuss potential rule changes, including the expansion of coach's challenges through video review. Despite talks about extending overtime to seven minutes like the ECHL, no immediate changes to the 3-on-3 overtime format are expected. Proposed rule changes include penalties for players with legs over the bench and allowing challenges for puck-over-the-glass and high-sticking calls, with additional penalties for failed challenges. The importance of NHL video coaches is set to increase with these new challenge opportunities.
Mailbag: Possible rule changes, Markstrom's future ⤵️ https://t.co/l25s6YLNID
Two things that tick Tocchet off: 1. Early stick penalty. 2. Poor clears on PK. #Canucks
GMs vote for coach's challenge to include delay of game, high-sticking calls https://t.co/ZE5qlSeULC
NHL GMs call for more coach’s challenges, new penalty among other rule changes By @reporterchris and me https://t.co/ABPUg4Z64t
#NHL GMs spent the last couple days discussing some small tweaks to the rulebook - and will propose expanding coaches challenges. All the happenings from Florida so far before meetings wrap up Wednesday: https://t.co/hvNw1DdISb
Rick Tocchet was happy about the rule changes that could be coming to the NHL. He also says that the #Canucks were burned on some non-reviewable high-stick penalties. Read more on @TheHockeyNews.⤵️ https://t.co/S14O12yBSD
Rick Tocchet on the reported high sticking challenge rule change: If a guy snaps his head and the stick doesn't touch his face, that should be reviewable. That's the stuff that bothers me. #Canucks @Sportsnet650
Main takeaway: The importance of NHL video coaches will be going up with puck-over-the-glass and "friendly fire" high-sticking penalties now able to be challenged. Teams who get one of those wrong will find themselves killing a 5-on-3 penalty once these changes are implemented.
One immediate change: players will not be able to have legs over the bench/in-play while not on ice. Warning, then bench-minor if repeated
No change to 3-on-3 overtime. Some talk about ECHL 7-minute OT, but no momentum
New potential rules wrinkles for next season: BOTH puck over the glass delay of game and high sticking penalties can be coaches challenges. HOWEVER if you lose the challenge, not only is the original penalty upheld, but an additional minor is assessed, creating a 5-on-3 🍿 https://t.co/JibYaOAMvi
Right now, officials can already review four-minute penalties. But onus will be on coaches to challenge two-minute minors. https://t.co/GMf87oC3nP
The NHL won't be making any changes to 3-on-3 overtime coming out of this GMs meeting. There was discussion about potentially extending it to seven minutes like the ECHL does, but that idea didn't find any traction.
The NHL is proposing six or seven rule changes/tweaks coming out of this GMs meeting, but director of hockey ops Colin Campbell cautions: "These aren't exciting changes."
Hockey Ops VP says there are six or seven changes being submitted to competitions committee.
NHL execs are content with keeping the OT format. 🏒 https://t.co/YVcLGK7ow4 https://t.co/wqAOke1yRY
The NHL is on track to have 70 percent of extra-time games end in overtime this season, which would be a record. That's important, because some GMs have expressed concern about 3-on-3 OT -- too much regrouping, not enough attacking. ⤵️ https://t.co/xPjPEACiYZ
NHL general managers discuss, endorse OT format at meetings ⤵️ https://t.co/hv053bCZys
The NHL's general managers discussed the potential expansion of the coach’s challenge through video review on Monday. Don't expect imminent change, however. (@EricEngels) https://t.co/jkB63Jwep9