The United States men's national ice hockey team is based in Colorado Springs, Colorado, with its U18 and U17 development program in Plymouth, Michigan. The team is controlled by USA Hockey, the governing body for organized ice hockey in the United States. As of May 26, 2019, the U.S. team is currently ranked 6th in the IIHF World Rankings. The current head coach is Jeff Blashill.
The United States women's national ice hockey team is controlled by USA Hockey. The U.S. has been one of the most successful women's ice hockey teams in international play, having won gold or silver in every major tournament with the exception of the 2006 Winter Olympics, where they captured bronze. As of 2018, the U.S. has 75,832 female players.
Sledge hockey is an adaptation of ice hockey designed for players who have a physical disability. Invented in the early 1960s at a rehabilitation centre in Stockholm, Sweden, and played under similar rules to standard ice hockey, players are seated on sleds and use special hockey sticks with metal "teeth" on the tips of their handles to navigate the ice.
Taylor Chace is an American ice sledge hockey player.
Steven Cash is an ice sled hockey player from the United States. Cash is in his 13th season with the U.S. National Sled Hockey Team since making his debut in the 2005-06 season. Cash plays goalie and was a member of the U.S. teams that won gold in the 2010 Winter Paralympic Games in Vancouver, 2014 Winter Paralympic Games in Sochi, and 2018 Winter Paralympic Games in Pyeongchang. He was also part of the team that won the bronze medal in the 2006 Winter Paralympics in Torino.
Alexi Salamone is an ice sledge hockey player from the United States.
Andrew "Andy" Yohe is an ice sled hockey player from United States. Yohe was team captain at the 2010 Winter Paralympics in Vancouver, where the USA defeated Japan by a 2-0 tally to win the gold medal.
Joshua Pauls is an ice sled hockey player from USA and Member of the U.S. National Sled Hockey Team. He took part in the 2010 Winter Paralympics in Vancouver, where USA won gold. They beat Japan 2-0 in the final.
Adam Glynn Page is an ice sled hockey player and Paralympic gold medalist. Competing at the 2010 Winter Paralympics, he won a gold medal in the men's ice sledge hockey tournament.
Declan Farmer is an American ice sled hockey player and Paralympic gold medalist. Competing at the 2014 Winter Paralympics, he won a gold medal in the men's ice sledge hockey tournament. A bilateral amputee, he has played sledge hockey since the age of nine after first trying it out in Clearwater, Florida. He attended Berkeley Preparatory School in Tampa and currently attends Princeton University. In addition to the United States men's national team, he has played on the Spacecoast Hurricanes, Tampa Bay Lightning, and Florida Bandits sledge hockey clubs. He made the American national team at the age of 14 in 2012. He is also the recipient of the best disabled male athlete at the 2014 ESPY awards.
Luke McDermott is an American gold medal ice sled hockey player. He was a member of the gold medal-winning US team in Para ice hockey at the 2018 Winter Paralympics. His disability is an amputation due to an incident when he was a Marine in the Afghan War.
Joshua Misiewicz was a member of the gold medal winning US team in Para ice hockey at the 2018 Winter Paralympics. His disability is due to an incident when he was a Marine in the Afghan War.
Jack Wallace is an American ice sled hockey player. He was a member of the gold medal winning US team in Para ice hockey at the 2018 Winter Paralympics. He was honored in his hometown after returning from the Paralympics. His disability is an amputation due to a water skiing accident in youth.
The 10th edition of World Para Ice Hockey Championships was held in 2019. The championships were divided into three tournaments.
The 2017 World Para Ice Hockey Championships for A-Pool teams was held in Gangneung, South Korea, from 11 April through 20 April 2017. The opening ceremony was held on 11 April and games were played from 12 April through 20 April, followed by the closing ceremony.
Kevin Sorley is a Canadian ice sledge hockey player.
Bo Reichenbach is an American ice sled hockey player.
The 2015 IPC Ice Sledge Hockey World Championships for A-Pool teams was held at HarborCenter in Buffalo, New York, United States, from April 26 through May 3, 2015.
Christian A. Storms is an athlete that participates in men's ice sledge hockey. He is currently a member of the United States Men's Development Sled Hockey team, of which he has been a member since 2016. His career began in his youth with the Jamestown Lakers of the Northwest Arena in Jamestown, New York. Other affiliations include the Buffalo Sabres Sled Hockey Team and the Northeast Passage Wildcats.
