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2014 has been a hugely successful year for the sports governed by the International Paralympic Committee.

Game kicks off at centre ice

Find out more about the 2015 IPC Ice Sledge Hockey World Championships B-Pool, taking place from 15-21 March.

Young girl in a sled on the ice, smiling to the camera

Teenager scored four goals in the final as USA won the first ever IPC Ice Sledge Hockey Women’s International Cup.

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The international governing bodies of ice sledge hockey and able-bodied hockey have signed a Memorandum of Understanding to promote and progress sledge hockey.

Canads's Brad Bowden and the USA's Josh Sweeney race for the puck during Sochi 2014.

USA goaltender Steve Cash also predicts a ‘good tilt’ at the 2015 IPC Ice Sledge Hockey A-Pool Worlds in April.

Female cross country skier behind a male cross country skier with orange bib on a track

Athletes and team members were recognised at the IX Return to Life Awards and a new fully accessible headquarters was opened in Moscow.

Sledge hockey players on the ice in action

Norway take a double win, but a victory for Sweden gives them their own edge in the overall standings.

CAN vs NOR Canadian player Brad Bowden weaves by goalie to score on an open net

Players to progress to national training camp before selection is made for the 2015 IPC Ice Sledge Hockey World Championships A-Pool from 24 April-2 May.

five athletes in sledges on the ice

Norway’s A-Pool team will compete on home ice against B-Poolers Sweden from 21 November.

Female ice sledge hockey players

After the global sensation of sledge hockey at Sochi 2014, the year has been headlined by the introduction of a World Series and the first ever sanctioned women’s competition.

Team USA ice sledge hockey players

The USA beat Canada in the final at the very first IPC Ice Sledge Hockey Women’s International Cup on Saturday (9 November).

Ice Sledge Hockey player and goalkeeper face each other in a match.

Sochi 2014 silver medallists stormed to a seven point lead over Norway and Italy in Torino, Italy, to show their form ahead of the World Champs A-Pool.

Team USA ice sledge hockey players

Teams from Canada, the USA and Europe will compete in Brampton, Ontario, Canada, from 7-9 November.

Harborcenter Buffalo 2015

The state-of-the-art venue for the 2015 IPC Ice Sledge Hockey A-Pool World Championships has opened in Buffalo, New York, USA.

Female runner crosses the finish line on a blue track in a stadium, celebrating

The Asian Para Games took centre stage in October, with the Ice Sledge Hockey 4 Nations Cup another highlight of the sporting month.

Game kicks off at centre ice

Teams from Italy, Czech Republic, Germany and Sweden will take to the ice from 24-26 October in Langenhagen, Germany.

Benoit St.Amand Canada sledge hockey Sochi

As a member of the team that won gold at Turin 2006 and bronze at Sochi 2014, St-Amand was a legendary goaltender.

CAN vs USA Kevin Mckee is cornered by incoming defender Graeme Murray

Four-time Paralympian and twice part of the World Championships-winning team, Graeme Murray is ‘hanging up his sled’ to move into developing the sport.

Josh Pauls

Paralympic gold medallist, US ice sledge hockey player Josh Pauls about the challenges and advantages of having new team mates.

The IPC Ice Sledge Hockey Sport Forum was held from 27-28 September, in Bonn, Germany

All countries currently participating in the sport met for the first time since the sport’s incredible success at Sochi 2014.