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SLEDGE HOCKEY EQUIPMENT PROGRAM
Hockey Canada has introduced a sledge hockey equipment program, a grassroots initiative designed to help
alleviate the specific financial challenge of sledge hockey equipment. It will assist organizations at the
local and provincial levels that wish to make an initial investment in sledge hockey equipment – sleds and
sticks. The deadline to apply is March 21, 2010. »
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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. »
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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.
Canada is the recognized international leader in the development of the sport of sledge hockey and
equipment for players. Sledge hockey sticks laminated with fiberglass, as well as aluminum shafts with hand
carved insert blades, and special aluminum sledges with regulation skate blades, were first developed in
Canada. Many countries now seek the coaching advice, organizational planning, equipment and design expertise
of Canada’s players, coaches and tournament officials. » more info
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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)
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