Ice sledge hockey at the 2006 Winter Paralympics

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2006 Winter Paralympics
Ice sledge hockey - Paralympic pictogram.svg
Tournament details
Host countryFlag of Italy.svg  Italy
Venue(s) Torino Esposizioni
Dates11–18 March
Teams8
Final positions
Champions  Gold medal blank.svg Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Canada (1st title)
Runner-up  Silver medal blank.svg Flag of Norway.svg  Norway
Third place  Bronze medal blank.svg Flag of the United States.svg  United States
Fourth placeFlag of Germany.svg  Germany
Tournament statistics
Games played20
Goals scored111 (5.55 per game)
Attendance59,896 (2,995 per game)
Scoring leader(s) Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Billy Bridges (18 points)
MVP Flag of Norway.svg Rolf Einar Pedersen
  2002
2010  

At the 2006 Winter Paralympics, the ice sledge hockey events were contested at the Torino Esposizioni.

Contents

Medalists

EventGoldSilverBronze
Men'sFlag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Canada  (CAN)Flag of Norway.svg  Norway  (NOR)Flag of the United States.svg  United States  (USA)
Jeremy Booker
Brad Bowden
Billy Bridges
Marc Dorion
Raymond Grassi
Jean Labonté
Herve Lord
Shawn Matheson
Graeme Murray
Todd Nicholson
Mark Noot
Paul Rosen
Benoit St-Amand
Dany Verner
Greg Westlake
Helge Bjørnstad
Eskil Hagen
Atle Haglund
Loyd Remi Johansen
Roger Johansen
Kjetil Korbu Nilsen
Knut André Nordstoga
Rolf Einar Pedersen
Tommy Rovelstad
Kjell Vidar Røyne
Johan Siqveland
Stig Tore Svee
Morten Værnes
Arne Vik
Steve Cash
Taylor Chace
David Conklin
Jimmy Connelly
Brad Emmerson
Manuel Guerra Jr.
Michael Hallman
Lonnie Hannah II
Joe Howard
Tim Jones
Taylor Lipsett
Christopher Manns
Alexi Salamone
Kip St. Germaine
Andrew Yohe

Qualification

Qualifying eventDateVenueVacanciesQualified
Host1Flag of Italy.svg  Italy
2004 World Championship 13–24 April 2004 Flag of Sweden.svg Örnsköldsvik 3Flag of Norway.svg  Norway
Flag of the United States.svg  United States
Flag of Sweden.svg  Sweden
Asian-Pacific quota1Flag of Japan.svg  Japan
North American quota1Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Canada
2005 European Championships 10–16 April 2005 Flag of the Czech Republic.svg Zlín 1Flag of Germany.svg  Germany
Paralympic Last Chance Qualification Tournament5–7 November 2005 Flag of Italy.svg Turin 1Flag of the United Kingdom.svg  Great Britain

Team rosters

Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Canada
Name
Jeremy Booker
Brad Bowden
Billy Bridges
Marc Dorion
Raymond Grassi
Jean Labonté
Herve Lord
Shawn Matheson
Graeme Murray
Todd Nicholson
Mark Noot
Paul Rosen
Benoit St-Amand
Dany Verner
Greg Westlake
Flag of Germany.svg  Germany
Name
Gerd Bleidorn
Sebstiaan Disveld
Marius Hattendorf
Sebastian Kessler
Alexander Klein
Matthias Koch
Marco Lahrs
Robert Lionel Pabst
Raimund Patzelt
Rolf Rabe
Frank Rennhack
Udo Segreff
Sven Stumpe
Jorg Wedde
Flag of the United Kingdom.svg  Great Britain
Name
Simon Berry
Mark Briggs
Gary Farmer
David French
Matt Lloyd
Karl Nicholson
Philip Saunders
Nathan Stephens
Stephen Thomas
Ian Warner
Richard Whitehead
Russell Willey
Flag of Italy.svg  Italy
Name
Bruno Balossetti
Danilo Bosio
Gianluca Cavaliere
Andrea Chiarotti
Giovanni Colaone
Fabrizio Cozzi
Orazio Fagone
Ivan Ghironzi
Luigi Grill
Grégory Leperdi
Ambrogio Magistrelli
Francesco Mancuso
Hermann Oberparleiter
Adriano Rossetti
Werner Winkler
Flag of Japan.svg  Japan
Name
Mikio Annaka
Takayuki Endo
Shinobu Fukushima
Naohiko Ishida
Tadashi Kato
Makoto Majima
Junichi Matsui
Eiji Misawa
Mitsuru Nagase
Taimei Shiba
Satoru Sudo
Kazuhiro Takahashi
Toshifumi Takeuchi
Daisuke Uehara
Mamoru Yoshikawa
Flag of Norway.svg  Norway
Name
Helge Bjørnstad
Eskil Hagen
Atle Haglund
Loyd Remi Johansen
Roger Johansen
Kjetil Korbu Nilsen
Knut André Nordstoga
Rolf Einar Pedersen
Tommy Rovelstad
Kjell Vidar Royne
Johan Siqveland
Stig Tore Svee
Morten Værnes
Arne Vik
Flag of Sweden.svg  Sweden
Name
Aron Anderson
Jan Edbom
Marcus Holm
Niklas Ingvarsson
Kenth Jonsson
Goran Karlsson
Magnus Carlsson
Jens Kask
Rasmus Lundgren
Peter Melander
Leif Norgren
Frank Pedersen
Flag of the United States.svg  United States
Name
Steve Cash
Taylor Chace
David Conklin
Jimmy Connelly
Brad Emmerson
Manuel Guerra
Michael Hallman
Lonnie Hannah
Joe Howard
Tim Jones
Taylor Lipsett
Christopher Manns
Alexi Salamone
Kip St. Germaine
Andrew Yohe

Preliminary round

All times are local (UTC+1).

Group A

PosTeamPldWDLGFGAGDPtsQualification
1Flag of Norway.svg  Norway 3300221+216 Semifinals
2Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Canada 3201224+184
3Flag of the United Kingdom.svg  Great Britain 3102216142 5–8th place semifinals
4Flag of Italy (2003-2006).svg  Italy (H)3003126250
Source: Torino 2006
(H) Hosts
11 March 2006
09:30
Canada  Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg9–0
(3–0, 4–0, 2–0)
Flag of the United Kingdom.svg  Great Britain Torino Esposizioni
11 March 2006
17:00
Norway  Flag of Norway.svg12–0
(7–0, 3–0, 2–0)
Flag of Italy (2003-2006).svg  Italy Torino Esposizioni
Attendance: 4,000
Game reference
Roger Johansen
Arne Vik
Goalies Danilo Bosio Referee:
Flag of Japan.svg Yoshifumi Kasahara
Linesmen:
Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Scott MacDonald
Flag of Japan.svg Toshiki Takenaka
Pedersen (Svee, Bjørnstad) – 00:391–0
Hagen (Bjørnstad, Pedersen) – 04:432–0
Hagen (Pedersen, Nordstoga) – 04:573–0
Rovelstad (Nordstoga) – 09:214–0
Pedersen – 10:405–0
Værnes (Svee) – 11:436–0
Bjørnstad (Siqveland, Rovelstad) – 14:467–0
Haglund (Siqveland) – 19:248–0
Hagen (Nordstoga) (PP) – 21:499–0
Svee (Nilsen, Haglund) – 22:0810–0
Rovelstad (SH) – 34:2111–0
Rovelstad (Pedersen, Hagen) (PP) – 44:0512–0
6 minPenalties10 min
25Shots5
12 March 2006
09:30
Norway  Flag of Norway.svg6–0
(2–0, 2–0, 2–0)
Flag of the United Kingdom.svg  Great Britain Torino Esposizioni
Attendance: 385
Game reference
Roger Johansen Goalies Philip Saunders
Rovelstad (Hagen, Svee) – 01:041–0
Hagen (Rovelstad) (PP) – 05:112–0
Pedersen – 20:143–0
Rovelstad (Nordstoga, Pedersen) (PP) – 22:284–0
Rovelstad (Bjørnstad) (PP) – 35:285–0
L. Johansen (Bjørnstad) – 44:036–0
20 minPenalties14 min
20Shots5
12 March 2006
17:00
Italy  Flag of Italy (2003-2006).svg0–12
(0–3, 0–4, 0–5)
Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Canada Torino Esposizioni
14 March 2006
13:00
Great Britain  Flag of the United Kingdom.svg2–1
(0–0, 2–1, 0–0)
Flag of Italy (2003-2006).svg  Italy Torino Esposizioni
14 March 2006
20:30
Canada  Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg1–4
(0–2, 1–2, 0–0)
Flag of Norway.svg  Norway Torino Esposizioni
Attendance: 4,040
Game reference
Paul Rosen Goalies Roger Johansen Referee:
Flag of Japan.svg Yoshifumi Kasahara
Linesmen:
Flag of the United States.svg Scott Bokal
Flag of Sweden.svg Robin Pettersson
0–105:40 – Hagen (Bjørnstad)
0–207:37 – Pedersen (Rovelstad, Svee) (PP2)
0–317:59 – Rovelstad (Bjørnstad, Svee) (PP)
Lord (Noot, Verner) – 23:251–3
1–428:47 – Rovelstad (Bjørnstad, Pedersen) (PP)
16 minPenalties6 min
16Shots12

Group B

PosTeamPldWDLGFGAGDPtsQualification
1Flag of Germany.svg  Germany 321061+55 Semifinals
2Flag of the United States.svg  United States 3201103+74
3Flag of Japan.svg  Japan 311154+13 5–8th place semifinals
4Flag of Sweden.svg  Sweden 3003215130
Source: Torino 2006
11 March 2006
13:00
United States  Flag of the United States.svg1–2
(1–2, 0–0, 0–0)
Flag of Germany.svg  Germany Torino Esposizioni
11 March 2006
20:30
Sweden  Flag of Sweden.svg1–5
(0–1, 1–3, 0–1)
Flag of Japan.svg  Japan Torino Esposizioni
12 March 2006
13:00
Germany  Flag of Germany.svg4–0
(1–0, 1–0, 2–0)
Flag of Sweden.svg  Sweden Torino Esposizioni
12 March 2006
20:30
Japan  Flag of Japan.svg0–3
(0–0, 0–2, 0–1)
Flag of the United States.svg  United States Torino Esposizioni
14 March 2006
09:30
Japan  Flag of Japan.svg0–0
(0–0, 0–0, 0–0)
Flag of Germany.svg  Germany Torino Esposizioni
14 March 2006
17:00
Sweden  Flag of Sweden.svg1–6
(0–3, 1–2, 0–1)
Flag of the United States.svg  United States Torino Esposizioni

Classification round

Bracket

 
5–8th place semifinalFifth place game
 
      
 
15 March
 
 
Flag of Japan.svg  Japan 10
 
17 March
 
Flag of Italy (2003-2006).svg  Italy 1
 
Flag of Japan.svg  Japan (OT)2
 
15 March
 
Flag of Sweden.svg  Sweden 1
 
Flag of the United Kingdom.svg  Great Britain 0
 
 
Flag of Sweden.svg  Sweden 3
 
Seventh place game
 
 
17 March
 
 
Flag of Italy (2003-2006).svg  Italy 1
 
 
Flag of the United Kingdom.svg  Great Britain (OT)2

5–8th place semifinals

15 March 2006
11:00
Great Britain  Flag of the United Kingdom.svg0–3
(0–1, 0–1, 0–1)
Flag of Sweden.svg  Sweden Torino Esposizioni
15 March 2006
20:30
Japan  Flag of Japan.svg10–1
(2–1, 3–0, 5–0)
Flag of Italy (2003-2006).svg  Italy Torino Esposizioni

Seventh place game

17 March 2006
11:00
Italy  Flag of Italy (2003-2006).svg1–2 OT
(0–0, 1–0, 0–1)
(OT: 0–1)
Flag of the United Kingdom.svg  Great Britain Torino Esposizioni

Fifth place game

17 March 2006
20:30
Japan  Flag of Japan.svg2–1 OT
(1–0, 0–1, 0–0)
(OT: 1–0)
Flag of Sweden.svg  Sweden Torino Esposizioni

Medal round

Bracket

 
SemifinalsGold medal game
 
      
 
16 March
 
 
Flag of Norway.svg  Norway 4
 
18 March
 
Flag of the United States.svg  United States 2
 
Flag of Norway.svg  Norway 0
 
16 March
 
Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Canada 3
 
Flag of Germany.svg  Germany 0
 
 
Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Canada 5
 
Bronze medal game
 
 
18 March
 
 
Flag of Germany.svg  Germany 3
 
 
Flag of the United States.svg  United States 4

Semifinals

16 March 2006
11:00
Norway  Flag of Norway.svg4–2
(1–1, 1–1, 2–0)
Flag of the United States.svg  United States Torino Esposizioni
Attendance: 4,057
Game reference
Roger Johansen Goalies Manuel Guerra Jr. Referee:
Flag of Sweden.svg Mats Edenborg
Linesmen:
Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Scot MacDonald
Flag of Estonia.svg Maksim Toode
0–105:59 – Hallman (Howard)
Pedersen – 06:501–1
Bjørnstad (Rovelstad, Svee) (PP) – 15:362–1
2–226:03 – Howard (Hannah) (PP)
Rovelstad (PS) – 30:543–2
Bjørnstad (Hagen, Svee) (PP) – 43:514–2
6 minPenalties26 min
17Shots7
16 March 2006
20:30
Germany  Flag of Germany.svg0–5
(0–0, 0–3, 0–2)
Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Canada Torino Esposizioni

Bronze medal game

18 March 2006
17:00
Germany  Flag of Germany.svg3–4
(1–1, 1–1, 1–2)
Flag of the United States.svg  United States Torino Esposizioni

Gold medal game

18 March 2006
20:30
Norway  Flag of Norway.svg0–3
(0–1, 0–1, 0–1)
Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Canada Torino Esposizioni
Attendance: 4,020
Game reference
Roger Johansen Goalies Paul Rosen Referee:
Flag of the United States.svg Jonathan Morrison
Linesmen:
Flag of the United States.svg Scott Bokal
Flag of Estonia.svg Maksim Toode
0–102:52 – Bowden (Bridges)
0–229:29 – Westlake (Bowden, Bridges) (PP)
0–344:56 – Bridges (ENG)
8 minPenalties4 min
18Shots9

Statistics

Scoring leaders

List shows the top ten skaters sorted by points, then goals.

PlayerGPGAPts+/−PIMPOS
Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Billy Bridges 511718+166F
Flag of Norway.svg Tommy Rovelstad 59413+76D
Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Brad Bowden 56713+140F
Flag of Norway.svg Rolf Einar Pedersen 55510+68D
Flag of Norway.svg Helge Bjørnstad 53710+64F
Flag of Norway.svg Eskil Hagen 5538+44F
Flag of Japan.svg Daisuke Uehara 5538+60F
Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Greg Westlake 5358+154F
Flag of Norway.svg Stig Tore Svee 5178+216F
Flag of Japan.svg Takayuki Endo 5437+62D

GP = Games played; G = Goals; A = Assists; Pts = Points; +/− = Plus/minus; PIM = Penalties in minutes; POS = Position
Source: Torino 2006

Leading goaltenders

Only the top five goaltenders, based on save percentage, who have played at least 40% of their team's minutes, are included in this list.

PlayerTOIGAGAASASv%SO
Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Paul Rosen 195:0040.925592.734
Flag of Norway.svg Roger Johansen 191:5451.173886.842
Flag of the United States.svg Manuel Guerra Jr. 218:40102.067286.111
Flag of Germany.svg Rolf Rabe 215:3791.886485.942
Flag of Sweden.svg Kenth Jonsson 213:51132.747783.121

TOI = Time on ice (minutes:seconds); GA = Goals against; GAA = Goals against average; SA = Shots against; Sv% = Save percentage; SO = Shutouts

Awards

Source: Torino 2006

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