2026 Winter Olympics

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bonin21 said:
Total shots on net? That is the single most insane proposal to hockey I've heard in maybe, ever.
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Gophers1992 said:
Definitely the first time I've ever heard the idea, and yes it is insane.
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bonin21 said:
You would just have teams dumping the puck on net when they cross the red line the entire game.
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I hate the idea as well but you could make far less stupid by only including Shots on Goal within the Blue Line/Offensive zone.

It would still be stupid like deciding a football game based on most 1st Downs or a baseball game by most base hits.
 

GopherJake said:
Just looked up OT rules for 2026 Olympics:

2026 Olympic Hockey Overtime Rules:
  • Preliminary Round Games: 5-minute, 3-on-3 sudden-death overtime. If still tied, a 5-round shootout follows.
  • Knockout/Medal Rounds (Quarter/Semifinal): 10-minute, 3-on-3 sudden-death overtime. If still tied, a 5-round shootout is used.
  • Bronze Medal Game: 10-minute, 3-on-3 sudden-death overtime.
  • Gold Medal Game (Men's & Women's):
    • Format: Unlimited 20-minute periods of 3-on-3 sudden-death hockey.
    • Shootout: There is no shootout for the gold medal.
    • Intermissions: 15-minute intermissions between periods with ice resurfacing.
    • Sides: Teams do not change ends for the first overtime, but do for subsequent periods.
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So for the bronze medal game, if there's no scoring after 10 minutes, do they share the bronze?
 

GopherJake said:
Just looked up OT rules for 2026 Olympics:

2026 Olympic Hockey Overtime Rules:
  • Preliminary Round Games: 5-minute, 3-on-3 sudden-death overtime. If still tied, a 5-round shootout follows.
  • Knockout/Medal Rounds (Quarter/Semifinal): 10-minute, 3-on-3 sudden-death overtime. If still tied, a 5-round shootout is used.
  • Bronze Medal Game: 10-minute, 3-on-3 sudden-death overtime.
  • Gold Medal Game (Men's & Women's):
    • Format: Unlimited 20-minute periods of 3-on-3 sudden-death hockey.
    • Shootout: There is no shootout for the gold medal.
    • Intermissions: 15-minute intermissions between periods with ice resurfacing.
    • Sides: Teams do not change ends for the first overtime, but do for subsequent periods.
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I stand corrected. I was told it was 5 on 5 for 20 then a shootout after the overtime period. Thank you Jake
 

TRF Guy said:
I stand corrected. I was told it was 5 on 5 for 20 then a shootout after the overtime period. Thank you Jake
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depends on who you ask. Which is why it's so confusing as AI pulls whatever the fuck they want lol

The Sporting News:

Olympic hockey overtime rules in gold medal game​

The biggest change in overtime comes during the medal games. These rules apply to both the gold and bronze medal games. The simplest way to think about it is that there is no shootout option.

If a medal game is tied at the end of regulation, it moves into overtime. Unlike earlier games, the overtime period is 20 minutes long and remains 5-on-5, just like regulation. Sudden-death rules still apply, but if the game remains tied after 20 minutes, the teams will continue playing additional 20-minute periods until a goal is scored and a winner is determined.

NYT

Gold-medal game​

This is where the IIHF made the most significant changes, eliminating the shootout entirely. If teams reach overtime in the gold-medal game, they will play full, 20-minute periods of sudden-death overtime at three-on-three until a winning goal is scored.

This ensures any championship game that goes beyond regulation will end with a golden goal.

Perhaps the most famous golden goal in hockey history happened in 2010 in Vancouver. Just over seven minutes into the 20-minute overtime period, Sidney Crosby peeled off the side boards, took a pass from Jarome Iginla and beat goaltender Ryan Miller with a shot to win it.

That overtime was played at four-on-four, so if one of this year’s gold medal games reaches overtime, there will be more open ice.

NBC

What are the overtime and shootout rules?​

If at the end of three 20-minute periods in a single preliminary round game, the two playing teams are tied, the teams will then play a “sudden death” overtime period of not more than five minutes with the team scoring first declared the winner (same as the NHL regular season rules). A 10-minute overtime period will be played in a semifinal game or quarterfinal game. The overtime period shall be played with each team at a numerical strength of three skaters and one goalie. If neither team has scored at the end of overtime, the game is decided by a shootout.
The shootout will begin with five different players from each team taking alternate shots. The goalkeepers will defend the same goal as in the overtime period. The players of both teams will take the shots alternately until a decisive goal is scored. The remaining shots will not be taken. If the score is still tied after all shots are taken by each team, the procedure shall continue with a “tiebreak shoot-out” using the same or new players.
If the game is tied at the end of regulation in the gold medal or bronze medal game, the two teams will play a 20-minute period of 3-on-3 hockey. If the game is tied after overtime, the teams will keep playing until the winning goal is scored. There is no shootout. Between each period, there will be a 15-minute intermission during which the ice is resurfaced.





Per the IIHF, the real answer

Overtime procedure in Play-Off Games:​

In case of a tie at the conclusion of regulation time in a Qualification Playoff, Quarter-Final,Semi-Final game and Bronze Medal Game, there will be a 10-minute sudden-death overtime period played after a three-minute intermission.

  • The teams will not change ends.
  • The overtime period shall be played with each team at the numerical strength of three (3) skaters and one (1) goalkeeper.
  • The team, which scores a goal during this period is the winner.
  • If no goal is scored during the overtime period, there will be Shootout (SO) according to the Shootout Procedure.
  • In the Gold Medal Game, 20-minute sudden-death overtime periods will be played until the winning goal is scored. Between each period, there will be a 18-minute intermission during which the ice will be resurfaced.
  • The overtime periods shall be played with each team at the numerical strength of three (3) skaters and one (1) goalkeeper.
  • The team which scores a goal in overtime is declared winner.
 


Women look a bit rusty for some reason. Canada was better in the first 20. 0-0 after 1 Now Canada scores a shorty to start the second
 

TRF Guy said:
Total shots on bet would be dumb. After coaching this game for 40 years you can’t trust to many to keep an accurate count on shots. Full strength is the way to go
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Shot total can be inexact but we agree on the silliness of changing the game.
 

Oh boy, we might have a 3 on 3 gold medal game coming. Yayyyyyyy
 

US ties it after pulling their goalie with two (2) minutes left in the 3rd.
 



great goal to tie it from Knight.

glad we get to decide this game with a gimmick. definitely deserves that /s
 



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