[Huntingwhale]

One thing I've always thought that might increase scoring, while not interfering with net or equipment size, is to slant the posts inwards so that if a puck hits the post it will most likely go in the net.

Seems to me that the majority of time a puck hits the post, it stays out. Figure out a way to design a post where if a puck hits it, it will usually deflect into the net. The downside to this is that now you have a post that is slanted inwards and might be more likely to cause injury if a player collides with it. I dunno, maybe some math whiz can figure out the best angle.

I really do like the one posters idea of making the long changes in the 1st, 3rd, and OT periods. Currently its only in the 2nd period (not sure about OT?). Mistakes happens because of that long change, and I think making it so that more of the game is played with a long change will result in more scoring chances.