About

Sled Hockey is an exciting sport that allows individuals with disabilities the opportunity to enjoy the great sport of hockey.  It’s very similar to “stand-up-hockey” in terms of concept and rules.  The main difference is that instead of standing up to skate, participants sit on their skates using a adaptive devise known as a sled, which is affixed with two skate blades and a runner in the front to form a tripod.  The other mail difference is that participants use two shortened hockey sticks with the blade on one end and a pick (similar to the front end of a figure skate) on the other end, which enables them to propel themselves across the ice.  Hard checking, raised puck shooting, and 60-mile an hour slap shots are as much a part of Sled Hockey as they are in “stand-up” hockey.