Olympic hockey has wrapped up in Beijing, but there is plenty of exciting on-ice action to watch March 4-14 at the 2022 Beijing Paralympics where Team U.S.A. will go for a record fourth straight gold medal in para ice hockey.
What is para ice hockey?
Para ice hockey—also called sled or sledge hockey—is very similar to traditional stand-up hockey. In sled hockey, players sit in sleds balanced on two skate blades and use two smaller hockey sticks. The hockey sticks have ice picks on one end that players use to propel themselves across the ice and then quickly transition the sticks to play, pass, and shoot the puck.