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Para ice hockey at the Winter Paralympics has been held since the 1994 Winter Paralympics, when it was known as ice sledge hockey (the sport was renamed by the International Paralympic Committee in 2016). [1] [2]
The 2024 World Para Ice Hockey Championships was the 13th edition of World Para Ice Hockey Championships (originally named IPC Ice Sledge Hockey World Championships) held in 2024. The tournament was held in Calgary , Alberta in Canada from 4 to 12 May.
The 2023 World Para Ice Hockey Championships was the 12th edition of World Para Ice Hockey Championships (originally named IPC Ice Sledge Hockey World Championships) held in 2023. The tournament was hosted by Moose Jaw, Saskatchewan in Canada from May 28 to June 3. It was the first time Canada has ever hosted the Championships.
On 30 November 2016, the IPC, which serves as the international governing body for 10 disability sports, adopted the "World Para" branding across all of those sports. At the same time, it changed the official name of the sport from "sledge hockey" to "Para Ice hockey".
The Para ice hockey competition of the 2022 Winter Paralympics was held at the Beijing National Indoor Stadium, China, from 5 to 13 March 2022. [1] A total of seven teams competed in the mixed team tournament.
The 2023 Para Hockey Cup was an international ice sledge hockey tournament organized by Hockey Canada hosted in Quispamsis, New Brunswick, [1] from December 3–9, 2023, at the QPlex Arena. [ 2 ] [ 3 ] [ 4 ]
A GOLDEN OPPORTUNITY IN PARALYMPICS. Sweeney had been playing sled hockey for about a year when he decided to try out for Team USA, shortly after the Americans won gold at the 2010 Paralympic ...
Sledge hockey, also known as Sled hockey in American English, and Para ice hockey in international competition, is an adaptation of ice hockey for players who have a physical disability. The sport was invented in the early 1960s at a rehabilitation centre in Stockholm , Sweden, [ citation needed ] and played under similar rules to standard ice ...