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Polling The Players

04/23/2019 at 9:23am EDT

from the CP at TSN,

The pace and excitement of 3-on-3 overtime isn't just a thrill for hockey fans — NHL players love it too.

An Associated Press/Canadian Press survey of NHLPA representatives from all 31 teams found that 97 per cent of those polled enjoy the league's current overtime format.

The survey also shows there are other rules the athletes are less thrilled with, ranging from delay-of-game penalties to confusion about goalie interference.

And whole the 3-on-3 period is popular, Arizona Coyotes defenceman Kevin Connauton says the worst rule in hockey is resolving a game with a shootout when overtime fails to produce a winner.

"I don't really like the shootout," he said. "I think you just play 3-on-3 and eventually someone will score."

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