CHECK OUT HOCKEY CANADA’S SLEDGE PROMO VIDEO

Interested in the growing sport of sledge hockey? Looking for more information on the game and how to get involved? Take a look at Hockey Canada’s sledge hockey promotional video, which introduces you to the sport and to some of the players who represent Canada on the international stage. Just click the video to the right and check it out!

DESIGN GUIDELINES FOR ARENAS

The following guide is intended for building owners and managers wishing to accommodate the sport of Sledge Hockey. It is not a standard but rather a resource tool to help evaluate existing systems and to guide future construction. Building owners should review the most current accessibility laws and building code requirements for their local jurisdictions. » Download PDF

LIKE WHAT YOU SAW IN
VANCOUVER? GET INVOLVED!

Looking for more info on sledge hockey and want to know how to get involved? The game is available for everyone – able-bodied players included – from coast to coast! Find your contact and strap into a sled! » more

Sledge hockey is an innovative team sport that incorporates the same rules and discipline structure as regular ice hockey. Sledge hockey players sit on specially designed sleds, or ‘sledges’, with skate blades under the seat. Two sticks are used to not only pass, stickhandle and shoot the puck, but also to propel and maneuver their sledges. » more info 

ACHIEVEMENTS OF CANADIAN SLEDGE HOCKEY

GOLD

• 2008 IPC Sledge Hockey World Championship
  (Marlborough, Massachusetts)
• 2007 World Sledge Hockey Challenge (Kelowna, BC)
• 2006 Paralympic Winter Games (Turin, Italy
• 2000 IPC Sledge Hockey World Championship (Salt Lake City, Utah)
• 1999 Commemorative Games (Nagano, Japan)
• 1992 World Cup (Hull, QC)
• 1991 World Cup (Oslo, Norway)

SILVER

• 1998 Paralympic Winter Games (Nagano, Japan)

BRONZE

• 1996 World Championship (Nynäsham, Sweden)
• 1994 Paralympic Winter Games (Lillehammer, Norway)

4TH PLACE

• 2002 Paralympic Winter Games (Salt Lake City, Utah)