Playoffs
IIHF Digs In on 3-on-3 OT Amid Olympic Backlash
The IIHF stands firm on its 3-on-3 overtime format even as NHL coaches like Jon Cooper and Travis Green rip it as not real hockey after those tense Olympic gold-medal thrillers. Cooper, fresh off coaching Canada to silver, calls it TV-driven gimmickry that's nowhere near Stanley Cup playoff standards, and he's got plenty of company in the league's front offices whispering the same.
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