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What is the worst thing about women’s college hockey?

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LongGame

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The worst thing about women’s college hockey is that all the games are exactly the same time. Everybody plays Friday at 7 PM and Saturday at 3 PM. It’s just impossible to watch your game, and your friends game, and the game you really want to watch, and that other game.
 
LongGame said:
The worst thing about women’s college hockey is that all the games are exactly the same time. Everybody plays Friday at 7 PM and Saturday at 3 PM. It’s just impossible to watch your game, and your friends game, and the game you really want to watch, and that other game.
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Wisconsin has played twice already this year on Sunday, and play Thursday-Friday this coming week. Four more Sundays still to come.

(And didn't BC and BU play two days ago, on Thursday?)
 
I agree with the main point. For example, WCHA games scheduled for Friday evenings are far more likely to start at 6 pm than they once were, and that looks to be the preferred time slot. Maybe the reason is that the sport is trying to target younger children more than it once did; I don't know.
 
The worst thing about women’s college hockey is the NCAA openly admitting that bracket integrity matters almost none when it comes to the national postseason tournament.

Picture either March Madness tournament scheduling the same way. No airplanes allowed, Duke vs. UNC in the first round.
 
hockeywhisperer said:
The worst thing about women’s college hockey is the NCAA openly admitting that bracket integrity matters almost none when it comes to the national postseason tournament.

Picture either March Madness tournament scheduling the same way. No airplanes allowed, Duke vs. UNC in the first round.
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That's finally gone with the 11 team tournament -- the criteria doesn't explicitly say to preserve bracket integrity but it mostly brings the setup in line with what men's does by removing the "minimize flights" rule entirely.
 
TonyTheTiger20 said:
That's finally gone with the 11 team tournament -- the criteria doesn't explicitly say to preserve bracket integrity but it mostly brings the setup in line with what men's does by removing the "minimize flights" rule entirely.
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Good point.

Still seems like it’s similar to the NHL playoffs where legitimate title contenders often meet up too early in the bracket.
 
1. There aren't more teams: See Michigan schools, UND, Denver, CC (men's hockey schools).
2. Wisco, OSU, Minny...name 4-5 other programs and a random every year or so...then a massive cliff. Not much for parity.
 
Conferences that do not have two game series. Playing a game somewhere one day and then another game somewhere else either the next day or day after is hard on the players and the parents. Tuesday night games
are even harder on the players, parents and getting any attendance. The players are supposed to be students.
 
Three on three overtime is the worst. Play 10 minutes, five on 5 and call it a day. Shootouts are way too individualistic in a game that is very team oriented .
 
Agree with most that has been posted. Would add that I would like to see them allow a little more checking without calling so many penalties or at least be more consistent in what is called. have seen a lot of stuff allowed that is worse than some minor stuff they have called.

But totally agree that 3 on 3 OT is the worst creation. hockey was fine without it and if it was not broken why do they have try and fix it??
 
Timothy A said:
I'm a hard no on allowing checking in the women's game. I see no reason why it would improve the quality of play. I want less contact and more flow.
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I used to be that way but it seems the majority of players want some of it, if not full-on checking then loosened rules (in contrast to the other hot-button issue, half-shields, which nearly everyone is smart enough not to want). Also with the PWHL being so physical and some recent high draft picks having trouble adapting to the pros (and mid/late-round picks this year not making rosters) I think you'll see louder calls for it, not without reason IMO.
 
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