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SPORT - HOCKEY - SLEDGE HOCKEY
INDIVIDUALS ORGANISATIONS PRODUCTS
| "I now see hockey in black and white, says Karen Blachford, and I love the view. Read how Blachford transitioned from playing junior sledge-hockey with the Huron Sledgehawks to becoming the first paraplegic to referee an able-bodied hockey game. I'm proud to have earned my stripes,she says,and it's a privilege to wear them. I realize that my accomplishment is good for all people with disabilities. We have to work hard to achieve our goals in an able-bodied world, but I know it can be done. People with disabilities simply don't have to sit on the sidelines". |
| The BSHA is looking to not only develop the sport across the country and bring what's said to be 'The greatest disabled team sport on earth'; in to ice arenas across the country, but also fund the international team and help the cream of the sport achieve fantastic goals at international level.
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| Sledge Hockey or "sled hockey" as it is often referred to, has been played in Canada and the United States for well over several decades now. Teams and clubs are springing up throughout the major US markets, usually with the help of their professional NHL teams. Check out their Facebook page. |
| Ice sled hockey (called sledge hockey outside the USA) was invented at a Stockholm, Sweden rehabilitation center in the early 1960s by a group of Swedes who, despite their physical impairment, wanted to continue playing hockey. The men modified a metal frame sled, or sledge, with two regular-sized ice hockey skate blades that allowed the puck to pass underneath. Using round poles with bike handles for sticks, the men played without any goaltenders on a lake south of Stockholm. |
| Designers and builders of quality semi-custom and custom winter sports equipment for the disabled community for over 12 years. |
| A range of leisure equipment including alpine skiing, cross country skiing, beach and all-terrain wheelchairs, sledge hockey, handcycling and handbikes, sailing and children-specific equipment...
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