On Thursday the NCAA Men’s and Women’s Ice Hockey Rules Committee announced their proposed rules changes for the 2018-19 season. Of the several rules to be changed, one stands out far more than the others. Beginning next season, the shootout will be dead in college hockey as all conferences in both the men’s and women’s game go to a standardized 5x5 overtime for five minutes. If the game is tied—its a tie. No more shootouts for extra conference points.
This of course was a very good development for the majority of college hockey fans who have always hated the shootout as a way to break ties.