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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 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.
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]
Adam Glynn Page (born 10 March 1992) is an ice sled hockey player and Paralympic gold medalist. [1] [2] He won the gold medal with Team USA while competing at the 2010, 2014, and 2018 Winter Paralympics. [3] Page is a resident of Lancaster, New York and graduated from St. Mary's High School and subsequently Medaille College. Page began his ...
The World Para Ice Hockey Championships, known before 30 November 2016 as the IPC Ice Sledge Hockey World Championships, are the world championships for sledge hockey. They are organised by the International Paralympic Committee through its World Para Ice Hockey subcommittee.
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 Games in Vancouver.
Nichols made his international debut with the United States national team during the 2022 Winter Paralympics and won a gold medal. At 17 years old, he was the youngest member on the Paralympic sled hockey roster. [1] [2] He represented the United States at the 2023 World Para Ice Hockey Championships and won a gold medal. [3]
The tournament was created in 2007 by Hockey Canada. The idea behind the tournament was to give an opportunity for international level play during non-Paralympic years. The inaugural World Sledge Hockey Challenge tournament in 2007 was hosted in Kelowna, British Columbia, and featured four teams – Canada, Norway, United States and Germany ...