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, 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.
Jessica Tatiana Long is a Russian-American Paralympic swimmer from Baltimore, Maryland, who competes in the S8, SB7 and SM8 category events. She has held many world records and competed at five Paralympic Games, winning 29 medals. She has won over 50 world championship medals.
Taylor Chace is an American ice sledge hockey player.
The Canada national ice sledge hockey team is the men's team representing Canada at international competition. The team has been overseen since 2003 by Hockey Canada, a member of the International Ice Hockey Federation. From 1993 until 2003, the team was an associate member of Hockey Canada. Since 2010 international para ice hockey has been a mixed, However there has only been one woman to ever play on the Canadian team. The national team created exclusively for Canadian women is the Canada women's national ice sledge hockey team. This article deals chiefly with the national men's team.
Alexi Salamone is a Paralympian ice sledge hockey player from the United States.
Joshua Pauls is an ice sled hockey player from USA and Member of the U.S. National Sled Hockey Team. He took part in the 2010 Winter Paralympics in Vancouver, where USA won gold. They beat Japan 2–0 in the final.
Rico Roman is an American gold medal ice sled hockey player and Purple Heart recipient from Portland, Oregon who competed in 2014 Winter Paralympics in Sochi, Russia.
Declan Farmer is an American ice sled hockey player and Paralympic gold medalist. He won a gold medal in ice sledge hockey at the 2014, 2018 and 2022 Winter Paralympics.
The United States women's national ice sledge hockey team is the national team representing the United States in women's international sledge hockey. The team competed at the IPC International Cup and now competes at the Para Ice Hockey Women's World Challenge. Since the 2018-2019 season the team has been under the governance of USA Hockey.
Tyler McGregor is a Canadian sledge hockey player, and captain of Canada’s national para hockey team.
The Para Hockey Cup, formerly the World Sledge Hockey Challenge (WSHC) and Canadian Tire Para Ice Hockey Cup is an annual international ice sledge hockey tournament sponsored by Hockey Canada and the IPC Sledge Hockey. The tournament is an invitational format to bring four of the strongest ice sledge hockey teams together for international competition.
The Canada women's national ice sledge hockey team is the national team representing Canada in women's international sledge hockey. The team competed at the IPC International Cup and now competes at the Para Ice Hockey Women's World Challenge. The team currently receives funding from the Hockey Canada Foundation through grants which enables it to run a grassroots development program.
The United States competed at the 2018 Winter Paralympics in Pyeongchang, South Korea from 9 to 18 March 2018.
Christopher Douglas is an American ice sled hockey player.
David Eustace is an American ice sled hockey player. He was a member of the United States national team that won gold at the 2022 Winter Paralympics.
Malik Jones is an American ice sled hockey player. He was a member of the United States national team that won gold at the 2022 Winter Paralympics.
Griffin LaMarre is an American ice sled hockey player. He was a member of the United States national team that won gold at the 2022 Winter Paralympics.
Evan Nichols is an American ice sled hockey player. He was a member of the United States national team that won gold at the 2022 Winter Paralympics.
The China national para ice hockey team, established in 2017, represents the People's Republic of China in international sledge hockey competitions and is governed by the Winter Sports Management Center of the State Sports General Administration of China (国家体育总局冬季运动管理中心).
The Women's World Challenge is a Para Ice Hockey tournament for women teams. The competition was made with the ultimate goal of expanding female participation in Para ice hockey worldwide. This tournament also acts as a precursor to an eventual Women's World Para Ice Hockey World Championships.
Gold: (2009, 2012, 2015, 2019, 2021, 2023)
Gold: (2002, 2010, 2014, 2018, 2022)
Bronze: (2006)
