Sled Hockey
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James Connelly races down the ice at the 2008 Ice Sledge Hockey World Championships in Marlborough, Massachusetts.
Sledge hockey has become a fan favorite ever since it was introduced as a medal sport in the 1994 Lillehammer Games. More commonly known as sled hockey in the United States, the sport has been played in this country since the late 1980s. Team USA won its first Paralympic medal in the sport - the gold medal - at the Salt Lake Games in 2002. Paralympic sled hockey competition is open to male athletes with physical disabilities such as amputation/limb loss, spinal cord injury/wheelchair-users and cerebral palsy/brain injury/stroke. For more information on sled hockey, visit:
