Hamar 2012 - News

A picture of men sitting in a sledge celebrating their victory in a hockey match.

2012 IPC Ice Sledge Hockey World Championships Hamar

Nobody expected Korea to make the podium at last year’s Ice Sledge Hockey A Pool World Championships, so their surprise silver is the No. 33 moment of 2012.

2012 IPC Ice Sledge Hockey World Championships Hamar

After failing to make the Vancouver 2010 Paralympic Winter Games and falling to the B Pool, Germany’s ice sledge hockey team are fighting their way back to the big stage.

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NHL player Thomas Vanek donated equipment and resources to help his father’s ice sledge hockey team make their first World Championships.

2012 IPC Ice Sledge Hockey World Championships Hamar

The IPC announced that Goyang City, Korea will host the next Ice Sledge Hockey World Championships in April of 2013.

2012 IPC Ice Sledge Hockey World Championships Hamar

The Americans defeated Korea, 5-1, for gold, and the Canadians beat the Czechs, 2-0, for the bronze in Hamar, Norway.

2012 IPC Ice Sledge Hockey World Championships Hamar

Pavel Kubes of the Czech Republic and Greg Westlake of Canada, will face each other in Sunday's (1 April) bronze-medal game at the Ice Sledge Hockey Worlds.

2012 IPC Ice Sledge Hockey World Championships Hamar

Norway defeated Italy for fifth place and Japan beat Estonia for seventh place at the 2012 IPC Ice Sledge Hockey World Championships.

2012 IPC Ice Sledge Hockey World Championships Hamar

The Americans are the reigning world and Paralympic champions in Ice Sledge Hockey and could pick up another gold medal on Sunday (1 April).

2012 IPC Ice Sledge Hockey World Championships Hamar

Korea has shocked spectators at the 2012 IPC Ice Sledge Hockey World Championships, beating the Czech Republic to advance to the gold-medal game against USA.

2012 IPC Ice Sledge Hockey World Championships Hamar

USA beat arch-rival Canada and Korea defeated the Czech Republic in the World Championship semi-finals, setting up a gold-medal showdown.

2012 IPC Ice Sledge Hockey World Championships Hamar

Korea, USA, Canada and Czech Republic are all still in position to win gold at the 2012 IPC Ice Sledge Hockey World Championships in Norway.

2012 IPC Ice Sledge Hockey World Championships Hamar

On the second day of the Ice Sledge Hockey World Championships, Italy, Canada, Czech Republic and Japan all came away with wins.

2012 IPC Ice Sledge Hockey World Championships Hamar

On the first day of the Ice Sledge Hockey World Championships, USA edged Estonia in a shootout, Korea beat Norway and the Czech Republic and Canada were also victorious.

2012 IPC Ice Sledge Hockey World Championships Hamar

The defending Paralympic and world champions, USA, along with Canada - which has lost just one game all season - will go into the event as the heavy hitters.

2012 IPC Ice Sledge Hockey World Championships Hamar

Norway has finished in first or second place at every IPC Ice Sledge Hockey World Championship event.

2012 IPC Ice Sledge Hockey World Championships Hamar

American trio of Brad Emmerson, Adam Page and Alexi Salamone leads squad into the IPC Ice Sledge Hockey World Championships in Norway.

2012 IPC Ice Sledge Hockey World Championships Hamar

Heading into the 2012 IPC Ice Sledge Hockey World Championships, Billy Bridges discusses his relationship with wife, Olympic goaltender Sami Jo Small.