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ICE SLEDGE HOCKEY

Overview
Ice Sledge Hockey is the Paralympic version of Ice Hockey. Since its debut on the Paralympic Programme at the Lillehammer 1994 Winter Paralympics, it has quickly become one of the largest attractions for spectators at the Winter Paralympics.

It is fast-paced, highly physical and played by male athletes with a physical disability in the lower part of the body. Instead of skates, players use two-blade sledges that allow the puck to pass beneath. Players use two sticks, which have a spike-end for pushing and a blade-end for shooting.


 Events

  • Teams - Mixed Men's and Women's

Classification
Athletes must have a permanent impairment in the lower part of the body that means that the athlete is unable to compete in standing ice-hockey. Examples include leg amputation, spinal cord injury, cerebral palsy and significant leg length difference.

Links
» Snow Sports New Zealand
» IPC Ice Sledge Hockey
» International Paralympic Committee
 


Last Updated | Tuesday, 15 May 2012