While some Canadians are still recovering from the Vancouver Games hangover, it's easy to forget there's another Games starting this Friday, the Paralympic Games. While anyone who isn't dead inside can support the idea of the paralympic games, it's no secret they don't get the same attention -- from media or sports fans -- as the traditional Games. But after watching this video, if I was in Vancouver, I'd be looking to score some sledge hockey tickets... someone needs to make a Murderball for this sport.
Created so that physically disabled individuals could still fully participate in a hockey-like sports and environment, it seems to be amongst the more dangerous and competitive of the events at the Paralympics.
Could you please inform me at my e-mail address the answer to this question. Do the hockey players in sled hockey use the normal hockey puck.
Very interested.
Thanks .A
Sledge hockey definetly requires strenght to repel the sledes down the ice and team work to win. Those ice picks on the end of the sticks certainley would hurt if jabbed in the side of a player. I wonder how many times that occurs ? These guys definetly believe in themselves and deserve our respect and admiration.
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Why do they not host the Paralympics BEFORE the Olympics?
Posted by: Steve | Friday, March 12, 2010 at 05:40 PM
They did make a movie, it's called Sled Head.
Posted by: A. Person | Friday, March 12, 2010 at 05:59 PM
Could you please inform me at my e-mail address the answer to this question. Do the hockey players in sled hockey use the normal hockey puck.
Very interested.
Thanks .A
Posted by: Ivor Axford | Sunday, March 14, 2010 at 06:28 PM
Sledge hockey definetly requires strenght to repel the sledes down the ice and team work to win. Those ice picks on the end of the sticks certainley would hurt if jabbed in the side of a player. I wonder how many times that occurs ? These guys definetly believe in themselves and deserve our respect and admiration.
Posted by: Ron | Monday, March 15, 2010 at 12:11 PM
It's a pity that they couldn't have figured out a way to have the Paralympic games running at the same time as the Olympics.
Posted by: Bruce | Monday, March 15, 2010 at 01:56 PM