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Sled Hockey Former AB athlete wants 2 play!
#1
Posted 18 January 2008 - 06:16 AM
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"NEVER 4GET 9/11/01 THEY ARE GONE BUT NOT 4GOTTEN"
"I MUST CRAWL BEFORE I WALK (AGAIN)"
"LIVE EACH DAY LIKE ITS YOUR LAST"
"RIDE IT LIKE U STOLE IT"
Richie aka MOTOR :-)
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Posted 19 January 2008 - 02:15 AM
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Posted 28 January 2008 - 01:49 AM
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Posted 29 January 2008 - 09:01 PM

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Posted 07 February 2008 - 12:29 AM
#6
Posted 07 February 2008 - 02:12 AM
Copack, on Feb 6 2008, 07:29 PM, said:
Google sled hockey and check it out!
"NEVER 4GET 9/11/01 THEY ARE GONE BUT NOT 4GOTTEN"
"I MUST CRAWL BEFORE I WALK (AGAIN)"
"LIVE EACH DAY LIKE ITS YOUR LAST"
"RIDE IT LIKE U STOLE IT"
Richie aka MOTOR :-)
#7
Posted 07 February 2008 - 05:55 PM
From USSHA website:
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Players sit in specially designed sleds that sit on top of two hockey skate blades. There are two sticks for each player instead of one and and the sticks have metal pics on the butt end for players to propel themselves. Sled hockey provides opportunity for many types of disabilities and there are opportunities available in local areas for recreation/competition all the way to the National Sled Team that plays in the Paralympics. Sled hockey is rapidly growing in the US and players are "hooked" once they touch the ice the first time.
If you want to see some pics of what it looks like, I have some pics on my myspace page (http://myspace.com/doby48) if interested although you have to be a member on myspace to view the pics section. There is an awsome videon on YouTube of a 2007 Gold Medal game of Canada vs Norway. http://www.youtube.c...h?v=qUtbtm3SLzs
Alternatively you can go here to check out some pics of the sport. I am not affiliated with this team in any way, just happen to know they have quite a few pics on their site: http://www.newenglan...hotos_video.htm
If you have any specific questions on the sport, etc let me know and I will be happy to help you out!
Oh and also I forgot to mention that people can play regardless of injury level as well. We have people that play in our organization that are quads. There are adaptations used for higher level paras like a higher backrest and for quads (or paras who dont have the strength) they can have a designated pusher that skates behind them and pushes their sled while the person in the sled holds the stick and hits the puck. For some of the high levels they have even used a single stick instead of two as they couldnt grip it and had the stick taped to their hands.

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Posted 07 February 2008 - 11:00 PM
#9
Posted 08 February 2008 - 12:19 AM
Kev-O, on Feb 7 2008, 06:00 PM, said:
Its played on ice, same rules as regular AB standup hockey. The sleds have 2 blades underneath the bucket that you sit in and they are like the blades you would find on hockey skates. The width between the blades varies from 5 inches to as narrow as using only one blade depending on the position you play and your needs.
There is supposedly a team in TN. I will send you the details I have via PM.

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