NCS: Agreed on the tiebreak. What the bureaucrats don't understand is, there are times when a tie is a perfectly honorable and desirable outcome.
I'd be for playing 10 minutes of OT, then agreeing to a tie, or simply taking a regulation tie. No PKs. There'd be an obvious exception for playoff and in-season tournament situations, and (maybe) for Region opponents.
The no OT/PK option has the added benefit of getting kids home 30 minutes earlier.
