This controversy, joined by the weird spectacle of Jonathon Toews shooting three times in penalties, and moreover the fast-food-unappealing quality of ending such a seminal showdown in so manufactured a fashion, may lead IIHF to reconsider penalty shots as deciders. In round robin play they seem less offensive, but this tournament  otherwise brilliant in so many respects  suffers by comparison with college hockey’s postseason, which annually produces epic, play-until-you-die OTs.

Speaking of college hockey, the first poll for 2007 captures the results of holiday tournament play, and arrives courtesy of US College Hockey online:

  1. Minnesota 17-1-3
  2. Notre Dame 16-3-1
  3. Maine 12-3-2
  4. New Hampshire 14-3-1
  5. St. Cloud State 12-3-3
  6. Miami 15-6-1
  7. Boston College 9-5-1
  8. Denver 14-6-2
  9. Clarkson 13-5-1
  10. Michigan State 11-7-1
  11. Cornell 9-4-1
  12. Colorado College 12-7-1
  13. Boston University 7-4-5
  14. Michigan 13-8-0
  15. Vermont 11-6-1
  16. Quinnipiac 8-4-4
  17. Lake Superior 12-6-2
  18. Bemidji State 10-5-3
  19. Niagara 11-6-3
  20. North Dakota 9-10-1

Lastly, if you’re working (or playing) downtown or close by today, keep in mind the blood drive taking place at Verizon Center from 12:00-6:00.

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Posted at 10:08 am. Filed under College Hockey, IIHF, Morning cup-a-joe, New Jersey Devils, USA Hockey, WJC, Washington Capitals.
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2 Comments

  1. pepper wrote:

    I can’t see any justification for shootouts deciding any part of the tournament except a relegation game.

    And allowing multiple shots by one player is just stupid. Even the NHL shootout gimmick doesn’t permit that (at least until every skater has taken a shot).

    Thursday, January 4, 2007 at 1:14 pm | Permalink
  2. usiel wrote:

    US just took too many penalties in the 3rd…it was clear as day it was only a matter of time (dumb penalties as well).

    Being able to use the same skater on the shootout is flat out lame…they need to change that. Should be only one time unless the shoutout goes through the entire roster, heh.

    Thursday, January 4, 2007 at 3:08 pm | Permalink

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