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The Winter Youth Olympics will feature both a traditional six-team tour- nament for boys and girls in addi- tion to a 3-on-3 cross-ice event. I n preparation for the 2020 Winter Youth Olympic Games, the IIHF hosted a 3-on-3 competi- tion at its summer devel- opment camp that served as a test event for the format that will be used in Lausanne, Switzerland. The 3-on-3 tournament will be held in addition to the traditional six-team tournaments. The U.S. team will once again be coached by long- time college coach and current ADM regional manager Scott Paluch, who led the team to gold in 2016. The shift from a skills competi- tion to a 3-on-3 tournament is in keeping with the orga- nizers efforts to de-emphasize competition in favor of a more inclusive, youthful and interactive approach to sport. The 3-on-3 cross-ice tourna- ments taking place at the 2020 Winter Youth Olympic Games will consist of eight teams per gender category. Each team will consist of 11 skaters and two goaltenders from various countries around the world. Players were split up into eight teams, and then divided into three lines of three players on the ice and one in reserve. Each shift last- ed exactly a minute, and goalten- ders changed every eight minutes. Body checking was not allowed, and when a penalty was called, the game continued 3-on-2. Should the same team receive another penalty while short-handed, the game went to 4-on-2. An emcee provided live com- mentary and music was played throughout the games to add to the atmosphere. Camp participants seemed to like the 3-on-3 format as a break from the usual full-ice games and practices and the off-ice work they had been doing at the camp. The IIHF will evaluate whether to expand the 3-on-3 into some of its other programs. P IIHF Unveils 3-on-3 Test Event In Advance Of Youth Olympic Games Shelley Looney's hockey odyssey continues with the latest stop in her journey coming in St. Charles, Mo., where she was named the new head coach for the Lindenwood University women's hockey program. The Olympic gold medalist takes the reins at the Div. I school after serving as the director of hockey for the Buffalo Bison youth hockey organization, head coach of the girls' varsity program at The Nichols School in Buffalo and the co-head coach of the NWHL's Buffalo Beauts. She previously served as the girls coaching director for the New Jersey Colonials and an assistant at the University of Vermont and with USA Hockey's National Team Development Program. She is also a member of USA Hockey's board of directors. "This position is a terrific opportunity to continue my lifelong passion for the sport of ice hockey and nurture the student athletes," said Looney, who also served as an assistant coach for the 2016 World University Women's Hockey National Team. "I am really looking forward to meeting the team and starting to create a positive and winning team culture both on and off the ice. I believe my past experiences will help me lead the Lindenwood women's ice hockey program into a new era." Lindenwood The Latest Stop On Looney's Hockey Journey O F F T HE D R AW Shelley Looney PHOTOS COURTESY OF Adam Steiss/IIHF; Getty Images 12 // SEPTEMBER 2019 USAHOCKEYMAGAZINE.COM INTERNATIONAL