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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]
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 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.
USC Trojans men's ice hockey (1926–1934) The Palais de Glace (Ice Palace) in Los Angeles, California was an indoor, artificial ice rink . The venue was the first artificial ice rink in Southern California and served the community until it was destroyed by fire in 1934.
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The first Paralympic Experience event was held at Ice Skate USA at Memorial City Mall on May 12, 2012 with Andy Yohe, Captain of the 2010 Gold Medal US Sled Hockey team participating in a "try Sled Hockey" event and providing instruction and skills and drills for players from Houston and Austin.