NHL Coaching Challenge: Round Table Discussion

Jun 10, 2015; Chicago, IL, USA; Chicago Blackhawks head coach Joel Quenneville in game four of the 2015 Stanley Cup Final against the Tampa Bay Lightning at United Center. Mandatory Credit: David Banks-USA TODAY Sports

The NHL is going to have a coaches challenge starting as early as next season, but what will be allowed to challenge is going to be a hotly debated topic, just as any major rule change the first year it comes out.

Currently there is a coaches challenge in the NHL – and frankly it isn’t used enough. Before you jump all over my case, there is a rule that states that an opposing bench can request that a players stick be measured, depending on the ruling of the measurement, two minute penalty for one team.

But that isn’t the type of challenge we are talking about here. This is less about players using illegal equipment and more about eliminating some of the human error out of what is a remarkably fast pace game. Enter into the NHL Coaching Challenge Zone.

It appears that goaltender interference is off the table for next year. What is the process going to look like, and how will the game adapt to the rule change, as the league has almost always done anytime something new is implemented? Well the writers at SabreNoise decided to once again convene the round table to give you a healthy dose of our opinion on the topic, so without further ado..

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