| Tournament details | |
|---|---|
| Host country |  Norway |
| Venue(s) | 1 (in 1 host city) |
| Dates | 10–19 March 1994 |
| Teams | 5 |
| Final positions | |
Champions  |  Sweden (SWE)(1st title) |
Runner-up  |  Norway (NOR) |
Third place  |  Canada (CAN) |
| Fourth place |  Great Britain (GBR) |
Ice sledge hockey at the 1994 Winter Paralympics consisted of a mixed event. [1]
Although it was a mixed event, the only female athlete was the Norwegian Britt Mjaasund Øyen. [1] [2]
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification | |  |  |  |  | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Norway (H) | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 8 | 2 | +6 | 6 | Gold medal game | — | 2–1 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 6–1 | |
| 2 | Sweden | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 14 | 4 | +10 | 6 | 1–2 | — | 2–1 | 7–0 | 4–1 | ||
| 3 | Canada | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 2 | +4 | 5 | Bronze medal game | 0–0 | 1–2 | — | 0–0 | 5–0 | |
| 4 | Great Britain | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 7 | −5 | 3 | 0–0 | 0–7 | 0–0 | — | 2–0 | ||
| 5 |  Estonia | 4 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 17 | −15 | 0 | 1–6 | 1–4 | 0–5 | 0–2 | — |
| March 1994 | Canada | 2–0 | Great Britain |
| March 1994 | Norway | 0–1 OT (0–0, 0–0, 0–0) (OT: 0–1) | Sweden |
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