I think it's dumb that in hockey, basketball etc, when the team wins, even the benchwarmers get counted as "winners". They should have to stay on the bench and only the guys who really played should get a medal, or trophy. At the Olympics, if a team wins a medal, then the individual medals should be sized based on the amount of actual playing time. The benchwarmers will get a "participant" ribbon.
The officials will calculate actual playing time. If you played half the game, you get half a medal. 1/4 of the game, 1/4 of a medal. There will be a guy in the back room with a hack saw to custom cut each medal for each player.