Justin Fox has dreamed about being the owner of a sports franchise.

He’s gone one step further and started his own league.

“It’s a passion for sports and I’ve always dreamed of owning and operating a pro sports franchise,” he said.

Fox is the CEO and founder of the 3HL, a three-on-three professional hockey league that will hit the ice in Collingwood on Feb. 18 at the Eddie Bush Memorial Arena.

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The Collingwood Classic will see eight teams play a single elimination tournament. Each team consists of seven skaters and a goalie and will play two, seven-minute periods.

“The games are quick,” he said. “It’s a quick tournament.”

The tournament has a $15,000 purse with the winning team taking home $7,000.

“We have taken the exciting fast-paced format of the NHL overtime and we’ve turned that into a league,” he said.

The league features players who have played junior hockey, in professional leagues such as the ECHL and even former NHL players and draft choices.

Fox said the league plans to expand its schedule to more than 20 events next season as part of a tour, a similar system to the PGA golf tour. He said the more the league grows, the more opportunity there is for players.