PWHL Adopts Jailbreak Rule, NHL Should Too (so pay attention)
If a team scores a shorthanded goal during a power play, the player in the box gets out. That's how the PWHL works. Score a goal and it's a jailbreak.
The PWHL allows a penalty to be killed by scoring a short-handed goal. It would be the perfect rule in an increasingly offense-focused NHL with scoring stars.
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Players and Fans Like Women's Hockey More Physical (which has been a bit shocking for me to see this season in the WCHA but I admit it's exciting REAL hockey. I think there should be common sense: no fighting, punches, or hard slams because female bodies do not have the muscle mass needed to absorb blows that could possibly cause injury to even muscular men)
Don Granato is a big believer in the talent of women’s hockey players — he's had an up-close view for years.
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"On the ice, the game is physical. PWHL officials appear to be putting the whistles away as players throw their weight around along the boards.
“It’s nice to see, I know they really fought for that," Suzuki said. "The (players) are so strong and I think it definitely adds to the game."
"It seems like they're letting them play a little bit more, which is probably what everybody wants,” Nashville Predators defenceman Ryan McDonagh said. “When you're playing a physical game you're gonna run into each other at times, I think that'll be fun to see if that continues to stick.""
PWHL Points System is Innovative (I'm neutral on this)
The Professional Women’s Hockey League started their season this week, including the Minnesota team. After winning two games, including their home opener, it’s easy to celebrate for them.
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"The PWHL rewards 3 points for a regulation win, 2 points for an overtime or shootout win, 1 point for an overtime/shootout loss, and 0 points for a regulation loss. This makes things a little bit different for everyone because it incentivizes winning during regulation.
How many hockey games move into the overtime period after both teams seem to have unconsciously agreed to take things to overtime? Once NHL teams hit overtime, they know that they’ll get at least one point. But what if there was an extra point for a team? Most teams would be hungry to add that third point to their season standings. It might also help cancel a few overtime periods for games. A little bit of added excitement at the end of a game? Sign me up. At that point, it would end up with 3 points for the winner and none for the loser. What a good feeling that would be, especially at home."
Former Gophers are #1 and #2 in Scoring so Far (and both tied for #1 in points)
Grace Zumwinkle
Taylor Heise
To the surprise of the Eastern media establishment, Minnesota is #1. Some projected that Minnesota would struggle to the bottom -- yea right.
(Ottawa-Boston had one game to-be-rescheduled due to winter travel)
Yea, Minnesota beat Boston, the darling of the East, then beat Montreal with the best player in women's hockey (or so we thought) Marie-Philip Poulin, and then beat the "Canadian flagship" Toronto team coached by Troy Ryan, the coach of Team Canada Women's National Hockey Team. Up next, the #1 media city in the world New York.
Former Gophers star and league top draft pick Taylor Heise responded well to advice from coach Ken Klee before the game.
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Minnesota forward and PWHL leading scorer Grace Zumwinkle talks about her path to the pros, her team's historically hot start, and putting a perfect record on the line this weekend against New York.
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