Cardiff Fire are pleased to announce our participation in the Intermotor Ozone 3x3 Test Event being held in Bracknell this Sunday and you can watch all the action live on YouTube.
The UK leads the way this weekend with the first professional three-on-three one-day tournament which will test and evaluate the potential of this innovative format for the future, with a long-term plan to debut 3x3 hockey at the 2030 Winter Olympics.
The International Ice Hockey Federation (IIHF) chose the UK to spearhead this format which will take place at the specialised 3x3 ice rink, The Ozone, in Bracknell on Sunday 14th April.
Follow all the games LIVE on the IIHF YouTube channel
The four-team Intermotor Ozone 3×3 Test Event, in collaboration with IIHF and Ice Hockey UK, includes players from the Elite Ice Hockey League (EIHL), National Ice Hockey League (NIHL) and Scottish National League (SNL) as the IIHF looks to build on the success of the U16 competitions at the 2020 Youth Olympic Games in Lausanne and the recent 2024 edition in Korea.
The four teams taking part are:
- Cardiff Fire – From the NIHL South
- Slough Jets – Also from the NIHL South
- Team HiRef UK – Select team backed by tournament streaming sponsor HiRef UK
- Scotland Selects – Select team from Scottish Ice Hockey
Click here to read more on the IIHF website
The Cardiff Fire team are excited to be involved in this weekend’s test event and feature the following players:
- Lewis Stevens
- Bobby Ragan
- Bailey Hind-Pitcher
- Carter Lloyd
- Rob Price
- Kris Kasjanovs
- Ben Scanlan (Goaltender)
2023-24 Cardiff Fire Captain, Lewis Stevens, said:
This is a fantastic opportunity for our young players to be involved in. We’re looking forward to the challenge of this test event competing against some of the best professional players from the Elite, National and Scottish leagues. Join us on Sunday and watch the live stream!
This is a closed event to the public, but all the action will be live-streamed worldwide on the IIHF YouTube channel starting from 10am UK time, with Fire’s first game against Slough at 11:02am.
The four teams will contest a round-robin phase. The teams placed second and third will play a semi-final and the winner advances to a grand final against the group winner.
The game schedule and live stream links are as follows:
| Game | Intermotor Ozone 3×3 Test Event | Start Time |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Team HiRef UK vs Scotland Selects | 10:00 |
| 2 | Slough Jets vs Cardiff Fire | 11:02 |
| 3 | Scotland Selects vs Cardiff Fire | 12:04 |
| 4 | Team HiRef UK vs Slough Jets | 13:06 |
| 5 | Cardiff Fire vs Team HiRef UK | 14:08 |
| 6 | Scotland Selects vs Slough Jets | 15:10 |
| 7 | Semi-Final - 2nd Place vs 3rd Place | 16:12 |
| 9 | Grand Final - 1st Place vs Winner of Game 7 | 17:14 |
Featured photo by James Assinder
