2025 Other Games Thread - End of Season

[CanadianBoltFan]

I thought CAN was going to win - our goalie was David vs Goliath out there today.

What were your (or Canadian’s) thoughts on the great curling scandal of 2026? Lol, pretty funny outrage by a lot of people who probably had never seen it before.

because cmon - it’s not a sport, it’s more like a bar game. darts on ice with big heavy stones. Or shuffleboard. I remember it was constantly on the CAN channel when I lived in Detroit though.

lol i heard about it but don't really follow curling to understand it...something about a double touch in an early match?

My buddy who curled at a high level and follows it, said it was overblown.

[CanadianBoltFan]

I didn’t know about that rule - is that always reduced to 3-man for OT in international hockey?

Might be new.

In NHL they go to 3 on 3 for regular season OT for 5 minutes but 5 on 5 until someone scores in playoffs

[dmac_bolt]

Might be new.

In NHL they go to 3 on 3 for regular season OT for 5 minutes but 5 on 5 until someone scores in playoffs

I’ve never seen that before that means nothing - they could have been doing it like that for 20 yrs for all I know

[Maniaque 6]

Might be new.

In NHL they go to 3 on 3 for regular season OT for 5 minutes but 5 on 5 until someone scores in playoffs

In regular season, all you want is a winner as soon as possible
In playoffs, you want to know who is the best
It should be the same in international hockey !

[northerner]

for the final game. play 5v5 until you have a winner. i can understand the need for the game to end for the earlier games.

i am not a hockey expert, but 3v3 feels to gimmicky to me. should be at least 4v4.

[Maniaque 6]

4 on 4 for the 1st overtime period
Then, shootout !

[Maniaque 6]

Best comparison with football for resuming this game ?
Canada had three 4th and goal at the 1 and didn't make a single one
In a one score game !

[dmac_bolt]

4 on 4 for the 1st overtime period
Then, shootout !

Then - full bench brawl. Team with the most teeth afterwards wins

[CanadianBoltFan]

for the final game. play 5v5 until you have a winner. i can understand the need for the game to end for the earlier games.

i am not a hockey expert, but 3v3 feels to gimmicky to me. should be at least 4v4.

I don't mind it...super fun to watch...but not for playoffs no

[CanadianBoltFan]

Best comparison with football for resuming this game ?
Canadas had three 4th and 1 and didn't make a single one

Or another analogy is they dominated time of possession but couldnt punch the ball into the end zone

[dmac_bolt]

Or another analogy is they dominated time of possession but couldnt punch the ball into the end zone

they took 44 shots at the endzone and only made one FG.

[Maniaque 6]

Canada had 40 min TOP
They had more yardage and more 1st downs
They had 3 TOs in the Red Zone