3ICE Starts Abbreviated Season


The 3ICE league - which is a professional hockey league featuring 3-on-3 play - has returned this summer with eight teams representing Boston, Buffalo, Chicago, Dallas, Minnesota, NY/NJ, Pittsburgh and Tennessee.  Instead of playing in their representative cities, the league will play a short, four-week season at the Baptist Health IcePlex in Fort Lauderdale, Florida.  The championship will be held on August 14.

The 3ICE league was a six-team, tour-based league for its first two seasons (2022-2023) and did not play in 2024.

Coaches for the teams:

  • Boston - Ray Bourque
  • Buffalo - Pierre Turgeon
  • Chicago - Grant Fuhr
  • Dallas - Guy Carbonneau
  • Minnesota - Larry Murphy
  • NY/NJ - Ken Daneyko
  • Tennessee - John LeClair
Games consist of quick eight-minute halves, with the clock stopping only for penalties and injuries. Unlike in NHL overtime, where penalties create four-on-three power plays, penalties in 3ICE lead directly to penalty shots; these are "jailbreak" penalty shots, where other players can race behind the shooter after he touches the puck. Intentional icing is a penalty, but goalies can play the puck anywhere and have a larger crease than in the NHL. Face-offs are limited to the start of halves; goalies begin with the puck after stoppages. The puck remains in play after hitting the netting and, similar to basketball's half-court rule, may not be taken back across the center line on attack.

For more information on the league:  https://www.3ice.com/

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