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Beginning in the mid 60s, Tennessee was the target for expansion with minor professional ice hockey teams. The three largest cities in the state, Knoxville, Memphis and Nashville all received teams during this time. There was some mild success on the ice but none of the teams were able to capture the public interest and all were gone within a ...
The American Amputee Hockey Association (AAHA) is a non-profit sports organization founded in 2000 to develop opportunities for amputee and other disabled athletes to learn and play competitive hockey. The AAHA is a member of the Disabled Hockey Section of USA Hockey and is working to promote a fun and safe environment for the growth of hockey ...
Its mission is to promote the growth of ice hockey in the U.S. [3] USA Hockey programs support and develop players, coaches, officials, and facilities. USA Hockey also has junior ice hockey and senior ice hockey programs, and supports a disabled ice hockey program. USA Hockey provides certification programs for coaches and officials. [5]
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 ...
[4] [5] Special hockey programs are open to males and females of all ages, not just children. [1] [5] Special hockey uses standard ice hockey equipment, has modified ice hockey rules such as no offside, icing, or penalties, and is a non-contact sport without scores and standings. [1] [3] The sport is organized by volunteers and nonprofit ...
Tennessee State University (TSU) officials announced plans to form a club hockey team to begin play in 2024–2025 at the June 2023 NHL Draft in Nashville with the intent of achieving NCAA Division I status by 2026–2027, becoming the first historically black college or university (HBCU) to offer men's ice hockey at any collegiate level.
In addition to the United States men's national team, he has played on the Spacecoast Hurricanes, Tampa Bay Lightning, and Florida Bandits sledge hockey clubs. He made the American national team at the age of 14 in 2012. He is also the recipient of the best disabled male athlete at the 2014 ESPY awards.
The first sanctioned World Para Ice Hockey Championships were held in Nynäshamn, Sweden in 1996. [ 1 ] 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.