Para ice hockey was invented at a rehabilitation centre in Stockholm, Sweden, during the early 1960's by a group of Swedes who, despite their physical impairment, wanted to continue playing hockey.

Woodke has been a part of the U.S.A. Men's Nation Sled Hockey Team since 2019, playing both forward and defense positions. Para ice hockey, also called sled or sledge hockey, is very similar to ...

Sled hockey - also referred to as sledge hockey outside of the U.S. - originated at a rehab center in Stockholm, Sweden in the early 1960's by a group of Swedes who wanted to continue to play hockey.

R aphaëlle Tousignant still remembers how it felt to strap into her sledge and slide onto the ... with picks and sticks in that very first Para hockey session. And she still recalls the words ...

It’s a fight on, and off, the ice as women’s sled hockey ... says sled hockey player Erica McKee. Coach Rose Misiewicz says there’s another inherit challenge: support for para-athletes ...

JOHNSTOWN — The Sitting Bulls disabled sled hockey team will face off against local celebrities, educators and media personalities for a sled hockey exhibition game on Saturday, Oct. 5 at 1st ...

Last week’s Sled Hockey Border Battle featured multiple local connections. For team USA, that starts with it’s head coach who had the chance to bring his team not far from his hometown.

“I got a silver medal, which was great, but I was actually recruiting people from the sled hockey team that was down in Fort Myers to come try para-canoe and I fell in love with sled hockey ...

The American Hockey League will require all skaters, referees and linespersons to wear approved cut-resistant neck protection on the ice, beginning with the 2024-25 season. The league's governors ...

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The sport made its Paralympic debut at Lillehammer 1994 in Norway. In 2016, the sport was renamed and rebranded from IPC ice sledge hockey to Para ice hockey, and is governed by World Para Ice Hockey.

The U.S.A. Men's Sled Hockey Team walked away from the Para Hockey Cup with a 5-1 winnower Team Canada in the championship game on Saturday. Four third period goals solidified the win for Team U.S ...