(photo courtesy of Calgary Scorpians Sledge Hockey Club)

Ice Sledge Hockey

• Ice Sledge Hockey is the Paralympic version of Ice Hockey which was invented at a Stokholm rehabilition centre by a group men who wanted to continue playing ice hockey.
• It is open to male athletes with a physical disabilityA Disability is generally a condition either caused by accident, trauma, genetics or disease, which may restrict a person's mental processes, senses or mobility. of the lower 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.