May 11th - July 28th
This league has brought the fun back to summer hockey! Always exciting and explosive, the 3-on-3 League has for years helped kids to practice the fundamentals of hockey while experimenting with an innovative, pace-motivated play style that leads to more action per shift than any other form of hockey in Pittsburgh! All games are no check, which fosters the development of skating, passing, stick-handling, and shooting.
PLEASE NOTE - We are filling fast. Please do not wait to register!
Mite Cross Ice Teams
We have a limit of 28 Cross Ice Teams. As of February 7thwe have 23 teams registered.
Squirt thru College-Junior Teams
We have a limit of 92 teams combined from the Squirt, Pee Wee, Bantam, 16 & U, 18 & U and College-Junior divisons.
As of February 7th we already have 88 full ice teams registered with room for only 4 more.
Junior/College Division
You must be of ability to have played college or Junior Hockey, or are presently playing such hockey, or will be doing so this upcoming fall. Please note the College/Junior Division is NOT registered with USA Hockey.
Cross Ice Divisions
Two divisions are formed, 10 & U, & 8 & U. You may register as an individual or with a team. All games are played cross ice, 3 ON 3 plus goalie. The divisions will be divieded into tiers. Goalies wear full equipment in the more experienced tiers and in the less experienced tiers children take turn using a goalie stick with their regular equipment. Smaller nets, 4.5' wide and 3' tall are used at the 6 & U and 8 & U levels.
Mite 3 ON 3 Hockey
All mite division will be played Cross Ice. Mites born 2005 and later must play Mite Cross Ice Hockey and are not permitted to skate up to Squirts.
Number of Games
11 games guaranteed - 10 regular season games plus all teams make the playoffs. Games are played on weeknights and weekends. Game slots for each division will be decided at the league meeting.
Periods
Two 15 minute and one 12 minute running time periods. Play does not stop the entire period, so you must be in top condition to play 3 ON 3!
Awards
Individual T-shirts are awarded to playoff champions and runner-ups.
Registration and # Teams
You may register as an individual or a team. The league has grown from 24 to 120 teams over a 14 year period. A maximum of 92 full ice teams and 28 Cross Ice Teams will be accepted for this season.
League Meeting
A league meeting is held Thursday, April 18th from 7:00 - 9:00 p.m. at the RMU Island Sports Center. All teams must send a representative to this meeting who has knowledge of their roster.
USA Hockey Membership
All players (except for those in College/Junior Division) must be registered with USA Hockey for the 2012-13 or 2013-2014 season.
Tiers
At the league meeting, teams in each age group will be divided into two, three, four or even five Tiers based on the strength of their teams.
Age Levels
Players skate at the appropriate level for the upcoming 2013-14 season based on USA Hockey birthday requirements. The ages are:
Mite, Born 2005 and later
Squirt, Born 2003 and later
Pee Wee, Born 2001 and later
Bantam, Born 1999 and later
Midget 16&U, Born 1997 and later
Midget 18&U, Born 1995 and later
College-Junior, Players must be of ability to have played college or Junior Hockey, are preseently playing such hockey or will be so this upcoming fall.
Roster Rules
There is a maximum of 25 players per team roster. A minimum of 12 skaters and two goaltenders is recommended. You'll need nine skaters to have enough "wind" to play this game! Players may only be rostered on one team per tier, but may be rostered on teams in different tiers. For example, a player may skate on one team in Bantam Tier 1 and one team in Bantam Tier 2, but may not play on two teams in Bantam Tier 2.
There will be NO roster exceptions to the age rules of players skating down! Players may "play up" to an older division, (i.e. a child born in 2003 may play in the Pee Wee division.
Players born 2005 and later may NOT skate up to Squirts.
An all girls team may play down one level.
Registration Fees:
$1,645 for all full ice divisions.
$925 for Cross Ice divisions.
Individual Fees:
$150 for all full ice divisions and $99 for Cross Ice Divisions. Individually registered players will receive a jersey and one or two practices. Full time goalies who register as an individual only pay $70.
* Please use the link to the left to print out registration materials. Registration is a first come, first served policy and once the league is full, no more registrations will be accepted. It fills up fast, so register as soon as possible!