NCAA proposal would cap national D-III men’s, women’s hockey tournaments to no more than nine total teams

The Division III Championships Committee on Tuesday recommended that, due to COVID-19 concerns, winter and spring 2021 national championship brackets and field sizes not exceed 75 percent of their standard capacity. For both men’s and women’s hockey, this means no more than nine teams in their respective national tournaments instead of the standard 12. According … Read more

NCAA ice hockey rules committee proposes 3-on-3 overtime, shootout for conference games, in-season tournaments

NCAA ice hockey rules committee proposes 3-on-3 overtime, shootout for conference games, in-season tournaments

The NCAA men’s and women’s ice hockey rules committee has proposed moving directly to a five-minute, 3-on-3 sudden-death overtime period to decide a winner in games tied after 60 minutes. If neither team scores, a three-person shootout could be used in conference games or for in-season tournaments to decide which team advances. In regular-season non-conference … Read more