Re: Clean Up College Hockey!
Want to fight? First offense - 5 game suspension. Second offense - season-long suspension.
Checking from behind or intent to injure? First offense - 5 game suspension or twice as long as the injured player is unable to play, whichever is longer. Second offense - season-long suspension.
Start penalizing the tom-foolery that happens after nearly every whistle when the goaltender freezes the puck.
I think the NCAA should put some new rules in place, this has gotten out of hand. Here are my suggestions:
1.) During the introductions, the home team must bow when each of the visiting players name is read.
2.) Home team players will host visiting team by sharing living quarters, girlfriends, and pajamas with them
3.) During the new time-outs the league (WCHA) has at 15, 10 and 5 minutes, tea and crumpets will be served by tuxedo-wearing staff at the benches
4.) When your opponent scores, your team will gently place their sticks on the ice and join in the applause with the crowd. On-ice players will also be required to personally congratulate the scoring player and the assisting player(s with a big sincere hug.
5.) The handshake line will be changed to a group-hug at center ice.
6.) Winning teams will be required to send cards to their opponent first thing Monday morning apologizing for beating them.
7.) All teams on the ice will be required to give stick salutes to the 'fine' staff of refs after each game, commending them for another awesome performance.
8.) All coaches will be limited in their responses to the press. Allowed response will read: "We are pleased with the outcome, the refs, and the league. We couldnt be happier."
9.) All players accepting positions on a NCAA hockey team will have a small rubber band applied to their scrotum prior to their first practice. The rubber band will remove the testicles of the players, thus removing the testosterone and aggression shown in years past.
ARE YOU KIDDING ME??? YES, THE INTENTIONAL BONE-HEAD PLAYS NEED TO BE PENALIZED, BUT THE REFORMS YOU ARE PROPOSING WILL KILL HOCKEY. TOUGHEN UP BUTTERCUP!!! HIKE UP YOUR SKIRT AND GET BACK IN THE GAME!!!
STEV