This drives me nuts in adult hockey leagues.
First of all, no longer putting the goals up on the board (stopping at 8 or 9) doesn't make me forget about the 15 my team has let in and make me feel any better about it.
Running the clock doesn't make me feel better. If the game isn't rough and out of hand at all, we payed good money to get the ice time and get some exercise and work on our hockey skills. Let us play the whole game. Sometimes you don't feel so horrible if you break the shutout with a minute left when you are getting killed. Ask the team getting crushed before running the clock.
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