Three professional hockey games in three nights is practically inhumane.
The energy, the mental load, the stress and strain on the body and mind of the athlete and also the army of support staff is extreme.
Since the departure of Houston and San Antonio from the AHL’s Texas Triangle, the Texas Stars have played blessedly few 3-in-3s. When the Stars first moved to Cedar Park, the team played them frequently with Sunday games in San Antonio a schedule staple of the early seasons. Keep in mind as well that the league then had 80 games instead of 72, forcing eight more games into a schedule of nearly the same calendar length as today.