National teams
Para
Para ice hockey is the Paralympic version of ice hockey – fast, physical and with its own Austrian national team.
The sport
Para ice hockey
- 1970s
- Developed in Sweden
- 1994
- Paralympic since Lillehammer
- 3×15
- Minutes of play
How the sport works
Para ice hockey in detail
Sledges & sticks
The game is played in specially adapted sledges. Instead of one long stick, players use two short sticks: one end has spikes for propulsion, the other a blade for playing the puck.
Game format
Five skaters plus a goaltender per team compete on a regular ice rink. A game consists of three 15-minute periods – with full protective equipment; goaltenders wear additional gear.
Who is it for?
Para ice hockey is aimed at athletes who cannot play stand-up ice hockey due to an impairment of the lower extremities – for example amputation, muscle weakness, paralysis, joint stiffness or legs of different lengths.
Getting started
Para ice hockey in Austria
Para ice hockey is currently played at these locations:
Lower Austria
Para Hockey Club Wolves
- SPORTZENTRUM Niederösterreich, St. Pölten
- gee.goll@gmail.com
- +43 676 847 547 290
Styria
Grazer Versehrtensportclub / Graz99ers Para Eishockey
- Merkur Eisstadion
- paraeishockey@99ers.at
- www.99ers-paraeishockey.at
- +43 664 102 42 53
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