Sledge hockey , also known as Sled hockey in American English , and Para ice hockey in international competition, is an adaptation of ice hockey for players who have a physical disability. The sport was invented in the early 1960s at a rehabilitation centre in Stockholm , Sweden, and played under similar rules to standard ice hockey. Players are seated on sleds and use special hockey sticks with metal "teeth" on the tips of their handles to navigate the ice. Playing venues use an ice hockey rink .
56-652: The World Para Ice Hockey Championships , known before 30 November 2016 as the IPC Ice Sledge Hockey World Championships , are the world championships for sledge hockey . They are organised by the International Paralympic Committee through its World Para Ice Hockey subcommittee. The first sanctioned World Para Ice Hockey Championships were held in Nynäshamn, Sweden in 1996. On 30 November 2016,
112-466: A better scoring chance. Former Detroit Red Wings forward Pavel Datsyuk and New York Rangers forward Martin St. Louis are examples of players who commonly use this tactic. However, it is not uncommon for a shooter to simply shoot for an opening without deking. This is commonly referred to as sniping . This is most commonly performed when a goalie challenges a shooter by giving them an open hole (by keeping
168-445: A blade curved at one end in a manner similar to regular ice hockey, and generally six to eight metal teeth at the opposite end of the blade for maneuvering and propulsion. Movement is achieved by using the metal teeth as a means to grip the ice and push oneself forward. The metal teeth cannot be too pointy nor protrude farther than 1 cm beyond the stick, to prevent damage to the ice and injury of other players. Other equipment includes
224-414: A common mod is to attach the plastic outsoles of track spikes onto the outer part of their gloves to aid in lateral mobility. Essentially all of the standard rules of ice hockey apply to sledge hockey. The differences are those necessitated by the ice sled and the athlete. The first set of international rules was created in 1990 and were drafted from Canadian rules. The only penalty unique to sledge hockey
280-616: A game that needed 103:36 of overtime to be settled. Svyatoslav Grebinshchikov scored the game-winning goal 3:36 of sextuple overtime. The longest game in NCAA hockey history was played at Notre Dame in Notre Dame, Indiana , on March 6, 2015. UMass beat Notre Dame , 4–3, in the Hockey East first round with 8:18 left in quintuple overtime. Shane Walsh scored the winning goal just after 1:00 am local time. The previous longest
336-410: A glove, pad or stick out of position or being out of sound goaltending position altogether to tempt the shooter to aim for the given opening). Former NHL forwards Markus Näslund and Brett Hull are two players commonly referred to as snipers . Very rarely a shooter may take a slapshot or wrist shot from the point or top of the slot . This is almost exclusively performed when a shooter either has
392-570: A goal . In the National Hockey League and American Hockey League All-Star Skills Competitions, the competition ends in a penalty shootout known as the Breakaway Relay . Tactics are very important during penalty shots and overtime shootouts for both the shooter and the goalie. Both shooters and goalies commonly consult their teammates and coaches for advice on the opposing player's style of play. Shooters often consider
448-757: A goal. In many leagues (including the NHL for regular-season games since the 2005–06 season ) and in international competitions, a failure to reach a decision in a single overtime may lead to a shootout. Some leagues may eschew overtime periods altogether and end games in shootout should teams be tied at the end of regulation. In the ECHL , the AHL , and the Southern Professional Hockey League , regular season overtime periods are played three on three for one five-minute period, with penalties resulting in
504-427: A helmet with facemask, shoulder and elbow pads, shin guards, and hockey gloves. Pants and footwear are at the discretion of both the player's comfort and need. Goaltenders wear the standard mask, chest and arm protector, blocker pad and catching glove, plus a leg pad if they so desire and a stick with teeth on both the paddle as well as the knob of the stick. Additionally, goalies may make modifications to their equipment:
560-492: A high level of confidence in their shot or they attempt to catch the goalie by surprise. Retired player Brian Rolston , Detroit Red Wings winger Todd Bertuzzi , Philadelphia Flyers defenseman Chris Pronger , and Vancouver Canucks winger Daniel Sedin have all used this tactic with success. The longest overtime game in history was in the Norwegian GET-ligaen . The game ended after 157:14 of overtime in
616-520: A men's event that year) and Lena Schroeder ( 2018 ), and Chinese player Yu Jing ( 2022 ; Jing would only play in one game). In 2006 , Amanda Ahrnbom had been named to the Swedish roster, but was deemed ineligible shortly prior to the Games as the event was only open to male players. As of 2022, teams consisting entirely of male players are allowed to send seventeen players, but can send eighteen players if
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#1732793187366672-651: A part of the Winter Paralympics programme since 1994 . Via its division World Para Ice Hockey , the International Paralympic Committee (IPC) acts as the international sanctioning body for the sport. It has been played in the Winter Paralympics since 1994 , and has been one of the most popular events. Since 2016, the IPC has promoted the sport under the name "Para ice hockey" for linguistic reasons, as part of an effort to streamline its sanctioning of
728-466: A three-round shootout. However, all playoff & bronze medal games of IIHF top level championships (especially the Olympics) are decided by five round shootouts. Since 2019, the gold-medal game uses multiple 20-minute overtime periods of 3-on-3, and applies to both genders. Most lower minor leagues (ECHL, Central, UHL ) have featured a shootout where, at the end of regulation, a shootout similar to
784-516: A winner in OUA men's playoff hockey action. Lakehead won the game at the 13-second mark of the fourth overtime period. Morgan McHaffie scored at 7:14 of sextuple overtime to lead the Queen's Golden Gaels to a 2–1 win over the host Guelph Gryphons in the first game of the best-of-three OUA women's hockey final, March 2, 2011. The game, which lasted 167 minutes and 14 seconds, including 107:14 of extra time,
840-554: A woman is included. While the inclusion of women on otherwise-male teams has been considered an important step forward for the sport, criticism has been raised regarding the slow development and lack of concentrated efforts to promote women's sledge hockey—especially outside of the Paralympics. Peggy Assinck , a member of the Canadian national team, argued that the mixed format at the Paralympics has actually been detrimental to
896-413: Is Teeing—the act of charging an opponent using any part of the front radius of the sled. Players with limited mobility in their arms are permitted the use of a non-disabled assistant. Pushers must wear a team jersey and safety equipment, and cannot exceed the speed of the average player on the ice nor can they enter the "house" (the area extending from the goal crease to the end-zone faceoff dots, extended to
952-482: Is a method of determining a winner in an ice hockey game when the score is tied after regulation. The main methods of determining a winner in a tied game are the overtime period (commonly referred to as overtime ), the shootout , or a combination of both. If league rules dictate a finite time in which overtime may be played, with no penalty shoot-out to follow, the game's winning team may or may not be necessarily determined. Overtime periods are extra periods beyond
1008-657: Is a three-round shootout with tiebreaker rounds as needed. All skaters (except goalies) on a team's roster must shoot before any player can shoot a second time. On December 16, 2014, the longest shootout in NHL history went to 20 rounds before Nick Bjugstad of the Florida Panthers scored to defeat the Washington Capitals ; the previous record was 15 rounds. The shootout is not used in the playoffs for any major North American league. Instead, full 20-minute overtime periods are played until one team scores
1064-491: Is run independently and does not receive federal funding. The two groups are primarily responsible for promoting women's sledge hockey internationally. While Para ice hockey at the Paralympics has been a mixed-gender event since 2010 , only three female players have participated in the Paralympic tournament as of 2022, including Norwegian players Britt Mjaasund Oyen ( 1994 ; the event had not been explicitly designated as
1120-557: Is the longest on record in CIS or NCAA hockey – women's or men's. Winning goaltender Mel Dodd-Moher made 66 saves, while Danielle Skoufranis made 44 saves in a losing cause. It is the longest game played sanctioned by Hockey Canada . * Championship Series game. ** Game 7 On May 12, 2008, one of the longest games in IHL history, if not the longest, took place in Fort Wayne, Indiana . It was
1176-423: Is the team with more goals after three rounds or the team that amasses an unreachable advantage before then (ex. a team gains a two-goal lead with only one round left). If the shootout is tied after three rounds, tie-breaker rounds are played one at a time (with each team taking one additional shot) until there is a winner. The IIHF first adopted the game-winning-shot procedure in 1992 when a new playoff procedure in
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#17327931873661232-413: The 1982–83 season, all NHL regular-season games tied after 60 minutes of play ended as ties. On June 23, 1983, the NHL introduced a regular-season sudden death overtime period of five minutes. If the five-minute overtime period ended with no scoring, the game ended as a tie. (The World Hockey Association had used a 10-minute, sudden death regular season overtime period during its seven-year existence.) In
1288-402: The 2022 Winter Olympics hereafter. All overtime periods will be 3-on-3 regardless of round robin or preliminary (five minutes with a three-round shootout), knockout rounds including third place games (ten minutes with a five-round shootout), or the championship (twenty minutes, no shootout). In the championship game only, if that overtime is scoreless, a full intermission will be conducted before
1344-544: The Acadia University Axemen 3–2 on February 27, 2011, in game two of a best-of-five AUS semi-final series at Fredericton, New Brunswick . Nick MacNeil scored the game-winner at 11:53 of the seventh period overall. York University Lions and Lakehead University Thunderwolves went to a fourth overtime period (50:13 minutes of overtime) on February 14, 2007, in Thunder Bay, Ontario , to decide
1400-484: The Colonial Cup in 2003. The Komets would win again the following year with an easy game five victory at home, which was the first time in franchise history they won back-to-back championships. They would follow up with a third consecutive Turner Cup in 2010, again clinching on home ice, securing a dynasty. On April 25, 2018, in game 5 of the 2018 VHL finals, SKA-Neva defeated HC Dinamo Saint Petersburg 4–3 in
1456-825: The Cornell Big Red 1–0 at 11:13 into the third overtime at the Midwest Regional Final in the NCAA Tournament at the Resch Center in Green Bay . It was the second-longest NCAA Tournament game in its history and the longest 1–0 game in tournament history. It is currently the ninth-longest game all-time in NCAA Division I history. A March 11, 2007, game between St. Cloud State University and University of Minnesota Duluth during
1512-678: The MIAC championship game after 78:38 of overtime. Eric Bigham scored the winning goal. A 2000 NCAA regional final in men's ice hockey between St. Lawrence University and Boston University ended with 63:53 of overtime. Manitoba native and minor hockey buddy of Craig McAulay, Robin Carruthers scored the game-winning goal after four periods of overtime play A March 30, 1991, game between Northern Michigan University and Boston University ended with Northern Michigan earning an 8–7 victory over Boston University. Unlikely hero Darryl Plandowski scores in
1568-607: The Storhamar Ishockey ends the longest hockey game in history, scoring with 2:46 left in octuple overtime for a total of 157:14 of overtime, and 217:14 of hockey played. It was Game 5 of the quarter-finals of the 2016–17 GET-ligaen playoffs against the Sparta Warriors in the CC Amfi . About 1,000 out of the 5,500 people that attended the game watched the entire game. The game started at 18:00 and ended at 2:32
1624-404: The 2014–15 season. The Central Collegiate Hockey Association added the shootout as of the 2008–09 season. Following the lead of minor leagues, in the NHL's first post-lockout season of 2005–06 , the league ends exhibition and regular season games still tied after a five-minute-length, three-skaters-per-side overtime period (as of the 2015–16 NHL season onwards) with a shootout. The NHL format
1680-512: The 8th overtime period. This is a list of all National Hockey League (NHL) playoff games that went into at least three overtimes (winning team is bold). This is a list of the longest games in the highest Swedish leagues. This is a list of Kontinental Hockey League games that went to at least triple overtime. The longest game in Belarusian extraleague is game five of the 2021 Quarter-finals on March 10–11, 2021. HC Neman Grodno beat
1736-647: The HK Gomel, 2–1, at Gomel Ice Palace of Sports on a goal by Krystian Dziubiński at 9:04 of sextuple overtime. Maxim Gorodetsky was the winning goaltender for the Neman, making 78 saves. This is a list of men's gold-medal games from the Olympics that needed overtime. This is a list of women's gold-medal games from the Olympics that needed overtime. March 22, 2008: Philip Gogulla of the Cologne Sharks ends
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1792-407: The IPC, which serves as the international governing body for 10 disability sports, adopted the "World Para" branding across all of those sports. At the same time, it changed the official name of the sport from "sledge hockey" to "Para Ice hockey". The name of the world championships was immediately changed to "World Para Ice Hockey Championships" (WPIHC). Sledge hockey Sledge hockey has been
1848-492: The NHL and ECHL the next season. Alex Ovechkin has the record for most NHL overtime goals with 25. In the Stanley Cup playoffs and in all tiebreaker games , overtime periods are played like regulation periods – teams are at full strength (five skaters, barring penalties), there is no shootout, and each overtime period is 20 minutes with full intermissions between overtime periods. The game ends when either team scores
1904-580: The Winter Olympics and World Championships required a winner for each game. At that time, the shootout was five rounds and only used for knock-out games. In 2006, it was reduced to three rounds and used for all games, eliminating the possibility of tied games at IIHF events. Tie-breaker rounds are still used as needed, and the same or new players can take the tie-break shots, which is also done in reverse order. As of May 2016, all IIHF preliminary round games that are not decided by overtime, are decided by
1960-513: The development of women's sledge hockey development, stating that "the argument has always been, 'Well, there is a place for them. They just haven’t broken (onto) the roster yet.' And in a full-contact sport, that’s a lot to ask". The first IPC Ice Sledge Hockey Women's International Cup was held in 2014 . In 2022, the event was succeeded by the Para Ice Hockey Women's World Challenge. Overtime (ice hockey) Overtime
2016-443: The entirety of a five-minute overtime period for a regular season game was adopted by the NHL on June 24, 2015, for use in the 2015–16 NHL season . The ECHL has changed the overtime to seven minutes for the 2019–20 season. In IIHF play, rules for overtime depend on the stage of the competition. New overtime procedures debuted at the 2019 IIHF World Championship that will be in effect for all IIHF championships, including from
2072-760: The first games to go to overtime, on October 5, 1983, the Minnesota North Stars and Los Angeles Kings skated to a 3–3 tie, and the Detroit Red Wings and Winnipeg Jets tied 6–6. The first regular-season game decided by overtime was on October 8, 1983, as the New York Islanders beat the Washington Capitals 8–7. In 1987–88 and since 1995 , the American Hockey League has awarded teams one point in
2128-521: The first round of the WCHA playoffs ended with SCSU winning, 3–2, after 51:33 of overtime. It is the eighth-longest NCAA Division I game in history. In the first round of the 2008 WCHA hockey tournament featuring the fourth-seeded Minnesota State University, Mankato Mavericks hosting the seventh-seeded University of Minnesota Golden Gophers, the Friday and Sunday games both went into double overtime, and
2184-720: The game, which was played at Place Bell in Laval, Quebec . The longest game in AHL history is game four of the 2018 Atlantic Division Final on May 9, 2018. The Lehigh Valley Phantoms beat the Charlotte Checkers , 2–1, at Bojangles Coliseum on a goal by Alex Krushelnyski at 6:48 of quintuple overtime. Alex Lyon was the winning goaltender for the Phantoms, making 94 saves. The University of New Brunswick Varsity Reds needed 61:53 of overtime (quadruple overtime) to defeat
2240-408: The goalie's strengths and weaknesses (such as a fast glove or stick save ), preferred goaltending style (such as butterfly or stand-up ) and method of challenging the shooter. Goaltenders often consider the shooter's shot preference, expected angle of attack, a patented move a shooter commonly uses and even handedness of the shooter. Most shooters attempt to out-deke the goalie in order to create
2296-533: The international tournament format is used. However, in 2000, the ECHL adopted the AHL's four-on-four overtime before the shootout. For the 2004–05 AHL season , the AHL adopted a five-man shootout, which was first used in that league in 1986–87. The standard five-man shootout is used after four-on-four overtime for all minor leagues in North America. The AHL switched to the NHL formatted three-man shootout for
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2352-615: The longest German hockey game and the third longest worldwide, scoring the ninth-overall goal in a 5:4 victory over the Mannheim Eagles . The goal comes 8:16 into the sixth overtime period for a total of 108:16 of overtime. It is the third quarter-final game (best of seven) in the Kölnarena in Cologne in front of an audience of 17,000. The game had begun at 5:30 pm and ends at 12:15 am. March 12, 2017: Joakim Jensen of
2408-588: The measurements and weight of the sleds used in the Paralympic Games , the basic design of modern sleds remains true to the original 1960s simple sleds for kids. These sleds were then made to be used for hockey. Despite the initial lack of interest and awareness in the few years that followed, competition between sledge hockey teams started up in 1971 that included five teams in Europe. In 1981, Great Britain established their first sledge hockey team, and that
2464-551: The most popular events in the Winter Paralympics. On November 30, 2016, as part of a rebranding of the IPC's self-governed sports under the new World Para Sports name, and citing that the word "sledge" had differing meanings between languages, the International Paralympic Committee announced that it would henceforth refer to sledge hockey as "Para ice hockey". Its sanctioning body would accordingly be renamed World Para Ice Hockey. The sticks have
2520-477: The next morning. To date, the Professional Women's Hockey League , which began in the 2023–24 season has had one game that went more than two overtimes. Taylor Wenczkowski of PWHL Boston scored the overtime winner against PWHL Montreal at the 11:44 mark of the third overtime in their game 2 semifinal match-up on May 11, 2024. In total, there were 51 minutes and 44 seconds played in overtime in
2576-428: The opponents skating one additional player on ice (up to two additional players) for each penalty. If the penalised player returns to the ice, the game becomes 4-on-4 or 5-on-5 until the next stoppage of play, when it becomes 3-on-3. Prior to the 2014–15 season , the AHL set the overtime period at seven minutes, but reverted to the now-standard five-minute period the following year. The idea of using 3-on-3 skaters for
2632-469: The procedure repeats. The overtime ends on whoever scores next. In all cases, teams will change ends. In international competition, shootouts (or more formally, game-winning shots (GWS) , and, in some European countries, bullets, or bullits ), are often used. Each coach selects three skaters from their team to take penalty shots one at a time against the opposing goaltender , with teams alternating shots. Each team gets one shot per round. The winner
2688-634: The seventh game of the Turner Cup Final between the hometown Fort Wayne Komets and Port Huron Icehawks . The game was tied 2–2 through regulation. The first two extra periods solved nothing, but 23 seconds into the third overtime period, at some point after midnight ET, Justin Hodgman scored the winning goal to give the Komets their fifth Turner Cup title. It was the club's first since 1993, and their sixth overall, with their last championship being
2744-404: The sport outside of the Paralympics. Two men from Sweden designed the sledge in the 1960s because they wanted to continue to play hockey despite their physical disabilities. Their design included two skate blades on a metal frame that allowed the puck to pass underneath. They completed the ensemble by including two round poles with bike handles for sticks. Although there are many restrictions to
2800-400: The standings for an overtime loss (OTL). In 1998, the AHL introduced a rule where teams will play the five-minute overtime period with four skaters and a goaltender, rather than at full strength (five skaters), except in two-man advantage situations. In a two-man advantage situation, the team with the advantage will play with five skaters against three skaters. The rule was popular and adopted by
2856-605: The third overtime period and fifth hour of play to give the Wildcats the title. A March 8, 1997, game between Colorado College and the University of Wisconsin–Madison ended with Colorado College winning, 1–0, after 69:30 of overtime. A March 14, 2003, ECAC Quarterfinal game between Colgate University and Dartmouth ended, 4–3 for Colgate, after 61:05 in overtime. On March 26, 2006, the Wisconsin Badgers beat
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#17327931873662912-440: The third regulation period during a game, where normal hockey rules apply. Although in the past, full-length overtime periods were played, overtimes today are golden goal (a form of sudden death ), meaning that the game ends immediately when a player scores a goal . From November 21, 1942, when overtime (a non-sudden death extra period of 10 minutes duration) was eliminated due to war time restrictions and continuing through
2968-482: The top of the faceoff circles) while in the defensive zone. Games are divided into three 15-minute periods. If there is a tie at the end of regulation time, it is followed by overtime , and if still tied after the overtime period, a shootout occurs to determine the winning team. The United States women's national ice sledge hockey team is run by USA Hockey ; however, the Canada women's national ice sledge hockey team
3024-562: Was played on March 12, 2010. Quinnipiac University beat Union College , 3–2, in the ECAC Quarterfinals, as Greg Holt scored with 9:38 left in quintuple overtime. The 3rd longest game in NCAA hockey history (the longest game in NCAA playoff history) was played on March 27–28, 2021. The University of Minnesota Duluth beat the University of North Dakota 3–2. Luke Mylymok scored the game-winning goal with 17:47 left in quintuple overtime. The 4th longest game in NCAA hockey history
3080-619: Was played on March 5, 2006. Yale University beat Union College, 3–2, in the ECAC Hockey League first-round playoff game after 81:35 of overtime. David Meckler scored the winning goal with Yale shorthanded. The longest game in NCAA Division III hockey history, and the fourth longest in NCAA history overall, began at 7:05 pm on February 27, 2010, and ended at 12:35 am of the following day. Gustavus Adolphus College beat Augsburg College , 6–5, to advance to
3136-482: Was shortly followed by Canada in 1982. It was not until 1990 that the United States developed their first ice sledge hockey team. Sled hockey continued to expand when Estonia and Japan developed their teams in 1993. Sledge hockey was introduced to the Winter Paralympics in 1994 , with Sweden claiming the first gold medal. Since 2010 , sledge hockey has been a mixed-gender event. Sledge hockey has become one of
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