Leaman hates the shootout

After Union's victory over Lake Superior State on Friday Coach Leaman didn't sound too happy. Why would he upset after a win that sends his team to a championship game you ask? Well it's because he is against the idea of ending a game by shootout.

Read Ken Schott's clip about Leaman and his thoughts about the shootout:
http://www.dailygazette.com/weblogs/schott/2009/nov/27/union-lake-superior-state-postgame-report/

Personally in this case I happen to agree because it was in a tournament. No tournament game should be ended in a skills competition since no points are at stake, and the team that scores the most goals is the better team that night and deserves to advance to the next round. But, in regular season games I would like to see the NCAA adopt the NHL' s overtime policy where there is a 5 minute 4-on-4 overtime, which is then followed by a five man shootout to decide the winner. The 4-on-4 overtime opens up the ice for the two teams, which allows for greater scoring opportunities. Also, shootouts are also fun for the fans. I feel that the NHL's new overtime policies was one of the best rule changes in the post-lockout era.