Form of ice hockey mainly practiced by people with disabilities
Not to be confused with inline sledge hockey.
Sledge hockey
A player handling the puck
Highest governing body
World Para Ice Hockey
International Paralympic Committee
Nicknames
Para ice hockey, sled hockey
First played
1960s; 63 years ago (1960s), Stockholm, Sweden
First international rules: 1990; 34 years ago (1990)
Characteristics
Contact
Contact sport
Team members
2 Forwards
2 Defenders
1 Centre
1 Goaltender
Type
Parasport, winter team sport
Equipment
ice hockey sledge
carbon fiber sledge hockey sticks
helmet with facemask, shoulder pads, elbow pads, shin guards, ice hockey gloves
pants and footwear based on player's comfort and need
goalies: standard mask, chest and arm protector, blocker pad and catching glove, leg pad if they wish, stick with teeth on the paddle and the knob of the stick
goalies may make modifications to their equipment
Venue
Ice hockey rink
Presence
Paralympic
Men's/Mixed only
World Games
No
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 hockey. Players are seated on sleds and use special hockey sticks with metal "teeth" on the tips of their handles to navigate the ice. Playing venues use an ice hockey rink.
Sledge hockey has been a part of the Winter Paralympics programme since 1994. Via its division World Para Ice Hockey, the International Paralympic Committee (IPC) acts as the international sanctioning body for the sport. It has been played in the Winter Paralympics since 1994, and has been one of the most popular events.[1][2] Since 2016, the IPC has promoted the sport under the name "Para ice hockey" for linguistic reasons, as part of an effort to streamline its sanctioning of the sport outside of the Paralympics.[3][4]
^"Paralympics unhappy with CTV's plan". Toronto. Archived from the original on March 17, 2010.
^"Sledge hockey teams can add women for 2010 Games". CTVOlympics.ca. CTV Olympics. 3 April 2009. Archived from the original on 12 January 2010. Retrieved 5 September 2022.
^"Para ice hockey - Fast Facts". paralympic.org. International Paralympic Committee. Archived from the original on August 8, 2019. Para ice hockey was formerly known as ice sledge hockey until it was rebranded in 2016.
^"Our Sport". paraicehockey.co.uk. British Para Ice Hockey Association. Archived from the original on August 5, 2020. In 2016, the sport was renamed and rebranded from IPC Ice Sledge Hockey to Para Ice Hockey.
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