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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]
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 ...
The United States men's national ice sledge hockey team represents the United States at the IPC World Championships and Paralympic Games. The team is overseen by USA Hockey. The team is one of the most successful in international para ice hockey, having won a record five Paralympic gold medals and a record six World Championship titles. [1]
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.
Ice sledge hockey game at the 2010 Winter Paralympics. Ice Sledge Hockey: Ice sledge hockey is open only to male competitors with a physical disability in the lower part of their body. The game is played using international hockey rules with some modifications. Athletes sit on sledges with two blades that allow the puck to go beneath the sledge.
The ice sledge hockey competition of the 2010 Winter Paralympics was held at the UBC Winter Sports Centre in Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada, from 13 March to 20 March 2010. For the first time, women were allowed to compete in ice sledge hockey at the Paralympic Games.
After sled hockey, Sweeney got into triathlons, and once he moved to Idaho in 2020, he picked up Nordic skiing. Sweeney most recently competed as a member of the Nordic Ski Team for Team USA in ...
The 2002 Winter Paralympics ice sledge hockey tournament was held from 8 March to 15 March 2002 at the E Center in West Valley City, Utah, United States. Final rankings