---
title: Inside 3ICE 3-on-3 hockey's revolutionary first season
description: The 3ICE 3-on-3 hockey league will award the Patrick Cup to its inaugural champions this weekend in Las Vegas. Just don't expect the winning players to lift it over their heads.
---

[Media Center | 3ICE](https://www.3ice.com/news)

# [Inside 3ICE 3-on-3 hockey's revolutionary first season](https://www.3ice.com/news/inside-3ice-3-on-3-hockeys-revolutionary-first-season)

 Written by [3ICE](https://www.3ice.com/news/author/3ice) | August 22, 2023

The 3ICE 3-on-3 hockey league will award the Patrick Cup to its inaugural champions this weekend in Las Vegas. Just don't expect the winning players to lift it over their heads.

"It's heavy as hell, man," said E.J. Johnston, the founder and CEO of 3ICE. "It's like 65 pounds."

Read the full article at: [https://www.espn.com/nhl/story/\_/id/34413514/inside-3ice-3-3-hockey-revolutionary-first-season](https://www.espn.com/nhl/story/_/id/34413514/inside-3ice-3-3-hockey-revolutionary-first-season)

[View full post](https://www.3ice.com/news/inside-3ice-3-on-3-hockeys-revolutionary-first-season)

```json
{
  "@context" : "http://schema.org",
  "@type" : "BlogPosting",
  "author" : {
    "@type" : "Person",
    "name" : "3ICE"
  },
  "dateModified" : "2026-01-16T15:25:57.445Z",
  "datePublished" : "2023-08-22T05:00:00Z",
  "headline" : "Inside 3ICE 3-on-3 hockey's revolutionary first season",
  "image" : {
    "@type" : "ImageObject",
    "height" : 518,
    "url" : "https://50562783.fs1.hubspotusercontent-na1.net/hubfs/50562783/News/i.jpg",
    "width" : 920
  },
  "mainEntityOfPage" : "https://www.3ice.com/news/inside-3ice-3-on-3-hockeys-revolutionary-first-season",
  "publisher" : {
    "@type" : "Organization",
    "logo" : {
      "@type" : "ImageObject",
      "height" : 60.0,
      "url" : "https://50562783.fs1.hubspotusercontent-na1.net/hubfs/50562783/Logo/_3ICE_LOGO_PRIMARY_SHADED-min.svg",
      "width" : 123.0
    },
    "name" : "Media Center"
  }
}
```