Well, well. I think that the time has come to talk about Coach’s Challenge, especially because of the Edmonton Oilers call last night that triggers me to finally publish this piece. Over the summer, the NHL decided to add a lot more rules to make things interesting. Gary Bettman, who we have dubbed “The Governor” here at Oil on Whyte, and his minions over at NHL Hockey Operations decided to add 3-on-3 OT, along with a lot more changes.
Before we go further, here is a shot of Gary Bettman putting the new rules in line for 2015-16.