Written Option 2: If you could change one rule in hockey, of any league, which rule would you change, how would you change it, and why that particular rule?

If I could change one rule in hockey it would be the icing rule. While is makes sense that you can't just flip the puck all the way out of your zone in a defensive play, it is only really allowed because of the pace of hockey. If you look at the similar sport of soccer, you can see that while a lot of the rules are the same, there is no penalty for kicking the ball as far as you can. Now, we can not just get rid of the icing penalty, but it should be morphed into something more than a defensive zone faceoff. We should take the penalty rule and change it to more of a basketball theme. The opposing team gets to set up in the other zone with one person out and they haver 5 seconds to make an entry by pass. This allows for a team to get a better advantage when the other team chooses to ice it to get a break. This will also lead to more goal scoring chances which would bring casual viewers to the game.