Para ice hockey (formerly sledge hockey) was added to the paralympic winter games in 1994.

Paralympic ice hockey. Top players can hit the puck at speeds of up to 100 km/h. Para ice hockey teams during the 2018 paralympic games, by shots on goal and shooting percentage. And the para ice hockey sport will be played from 5th march and end on 13th march.

Since its debut at the lillehammer 1994 winter games, the paralympic version of ice hockey has quickly become one of the largest attractions for spectators. All athletes in the sport class have an impairment in the lower part of their body. China's paralympic winter games para ice hockey debut went off like a dream.

The paralympic sports comprise all the sports contested in the summer and winter paralympic games. As of 2020, the summer paralympics included 22 sports and 539 medal events, [1]. Para ice hockey has been played at the winter paralympics since 1994 and was renamed by the international paralympic committee in 2016 to reflect its expanded range of activities.

Sport classes in para ice hockey. 2016 women’s para ice hockey festival. Para ice hockey is the paralympic sport version of ice hockey.

The sport is governed by world para ice hockey, which acts as the international federation. In para ice hockey there is only one sport class. The duration of the 3 fractions of the game is 15 minutes.

Para ice hockey at the winter paralympics has been held since the 1994 winter paralympics, when it was known as ice sledge hockey (the sport was renamed by the international. Pucks flew, music pumped, nets rattled, the stadium shook: The usa are the most successful para ice hockey team, having won four golds including the last three.