There's Growing Push To Change Olympic Rules After Canada's Loss To U.S.

There's a growing push to change the Winter Olympics hockey rules following the United States' win over Canada on Sunday.

The United States topped Canada, 2-1, in overtime on Sunday. While the U.S. was dominated by Canada for much of the second and third periods, the Americans were able to hang on and force overtime. Jack Hughes, 24, scored the game-winning goal in overtime, giving the Americans their first gold medal in men's hockey since 1980.

Overtime hockey at the Winter Olympics is 3-on-3. This is a style played by the NHL during the regular season, but in the postseason, it shifts to 5-on-5. Should the Winter Olympics go with a more traditional 4-on-4 or 5-on-5 overtime rule?

Some are pushing for it.

Canada coach Jon Cooper is pushing for a change.

"You take four players off the ice, now hockey’s not hockey anymore. There’s a reason overtime and shootouts are in play — it’s all TV-driven to end games, so it’s not a long time. There’s a reason why it's not in the Stanley Cup final or playoffs," Cooper said.

One of Canada's best players, Nathan MacKinnon, made it clear that he felt Canada was the better team. They were unlucky with the overtime rule.

"You be the judge of who was the better team today," he said.

Fans are pushing for change, too

Fans are pushing for a change to the Winter Olympics overtime hockey rules, too.

"Celebrating a gimmick 3-on-3 goal after getting dog walked in the real game for 60 minutes tells you everything you need to know about who still runs this sport," one wrote.

"Both teams had to play by the same rules. Skill level tilted ridiculously towards Canada. BTW, and speaking of taking players off the ice--Not only did Canada not score when it was an even 3-on-3, they didn't score when it was 5-on-3. Maybe it's not the format," one fan added.

"3 on 3 is the worst. Olympics needs to change that," one added.

"Good for the U.S. for winning but the Winter Olympics need to change this overtime rule for 2030," one fan added.

Does the Winter Olympics need to make a change?