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![One Para ice hockey player giving high five to a group of players on sledges in a crowded ice hockey arena](/sites/default/files/2021-04/33925490098_1aa106e098_h.jpg)
New Czech team ready for a different World Championships in Ostrava
Hosts keen to make history again with the support of players attracted by the record-breaking 2019 tournament
![Two men in sledges celebrating with the USA uniform in a Para ice hockey game](/sites/default/files/2021-04/Ostrava2019-Finals.jpg)
Ostrava 2019 overtime-thriller fuels USA
Defending champions looking to remain the only team to win back-to-back world titles when they return to Czech Republic in June
![A sledge hockey player from Japan on an ice rink with Japan's goaltender and a Czech Republic player in the background](/sites/default/files/2021-04/23876143778_c7d5327d35_k.jpg)
Paralympic Winter Games Qualification Tournament seeks host city
Top two finishers at the six-team round-robin tournament will secure their spots at the Beijing 2022 Winter Paralympics
![Ostrava 2021](/sites/default/files/2021-02/Ostrava3.jpg)
WPIH launches survey to support High Performance and Development framework
Framework to outline Para athlete pathway and enable Word Para Ice Hockey to review, plan and better support members and athletes
New father Seung-Hwan Jung looks back at glorious Paralympic day
'Messi on Ice' talks fatherhood, plans for the Ostrava World Championships and the day Para ice hockey made South Korean fans go wild
![A woman on an ice rink talking to a group of seven people on Para ice hockey sledges](/sites/default/files/2021-03/agitos-wpsdc-2019-sweden_46725536492_o.jpg)
'Women need to see women playing,' Poynton
Australian coach and World Para Ice Hockey Technical Advisor on a mission to grow the female side of the sport
![A group of 17 women on sledges wearing read and blue uniforms on an ice rink](/sites/default/files/2021-03/B65I5813.jpg)
World Para Ice Hockey opens bid process for 2022 Women's World Challenge
Tournament to become a reoccurring event during the 2022-2026 cycle as steppingstone on the road to the first-ever Women’s World Championships
![Para ice hockey pioneers Brit Oeyen and Lena Schoeder cross paths](/sites/default/files/styles/video_crop_16_9/public/oembed_thumbnails/h3bDBnBNdx-VUvLiVFBniy5o28JBsIEaDK8eKqqMmMM.jpg?itok=qz3bEdmm)
Norway’s female Para ice hockey pioneers Oeyen and Schroeder cross paths
Lena Schroeder made history as the first female Para ice hockey player at a Paralympic Winter Games since Brit Mjaasund Oeyen in 1994. The two legends met face-to-face for the first time.
![A man with the Chinese uniform on an ice sledge competing against two other men wearing Germany's uniform](/sites/default/files/2021-03/20191117-WC-Para-Ice-Hockey-20-04-43-rku.jpg)
Yutao Cui wants Beijing 2022 to leave winter sports legacy
'I hope winter sports will be understood by more people and more disabled people will get involved in sports,' says national team captain
![An Italian and a South Korea Para ice hockey player during a game on ice](/sites/default/files/2021-03/assets_ioc_2021-03-03_193504.jpg)
Beijing 2022: 10 Para ice hockey athletes to watch
The stars who are likely to shine on ice in China one year from now at the next Paralympic Winter Games
![USA vs Canada Ice Hockey rivalry](/sites/default/files/styles/video_crop_16_9/public/oembed_thumbnails/gjgc_p9JWysyaAvfJRBnr_-Q_TGtVPXvV3eLL1AG3z0.jpg?itok=UBe1tOE7)
North American rivals raring to face off in one year at Beijing 2022
Canada and USA anticipate another showdown at Beijing 2022 Paralympic Winter Games
![A group of men on an ice rink celebrating with their medals](/sites/default/files/2020-04/KOT_9621.jpg)
Ostrava 2021 Worlds postponed to June
World Para Ice Hockey and LOC to use the extra preparation time to implement comprehensive health and safety protocols due to COVID-19 pandemic
![two female Canadian Para ice hockey players on the ice](/sites/default/files/images/180913084242091_canada-ice-hockey.jpg)
Women’s Para hockey of Canada to host grassroots virtual camp
Participants are being encouraged to share their virtual camp experiences on social media using the #ParaIceHockey and #HockeyIsHers hashtags.
![a male Para ice hockey player celebrates a goal](/sites/default/files/images/180310125434567_Tyler%2BMcGregor%2BPyeongChang%2Bday%2B1.jpg)
Top tips for resilience from Para ice hockey guests
A look back at 'Resilience and Resolutions with Rempel,' hosted by retired Canadian Para ice hockey player Kevin Rempel on Instagram
![A woman on a bench press talking to a man in a wheelchair right next to her while another man stands near the barbell](/sites/default/files/2021-01/48296078307_30ed0d2678_h.jpg)
Eri Yamamoto chasing her childhood dream
'Participating in the Games in my country means a way of showing gratitude that the Paralympics have always been a driving force for me'
![A smiling man with a bronze medal and wearing a Canadian jersey holds hockey sticks behind his neck](/sites/default/files/2020-12/Kevin%20Rempel%20Headshot%20-%20Medal.jpg)
Resilience and Resolutions with Rempel
Paralympic medallist kicks off 2021 on World Para Ice Hockey Instagram page chatting with guests about self care, habits, routines, and more
![Two men competing in sledges on a Para ice hockey game](/sites/default/files/2020-11/IMG_6991%5B4%5D.jpg)
Josh Hargis: 'I look at two separate lives I’ve lived'
USA Army veteran reflects on the moment he chose to embrace his disability and discovered Para ice hockey
![An outdoor ice rink in front of the sea in Ushuaia, Argentina](/sites/default/files/2020-11/IceRink.jpg)
'End of the World' discovers Para ice hockey
In southernmost tip of Argentina, national able-bodied ice hockey team goaltender creates sticks and sledges to grow a new sport
![An aerial view of two arenas in construction next to a stadium](/sites/default/files/2020-10/Foto%205_Uldis%20Kurms.jpeg)
Accessible ice rink coming to Baltic region
Latvia's capital Riga to open new arena next year offering more opportunities for Para ice hockey players
![Declan Farmer](/sites/default/files/images/140313182548444_478417157.jpg)
NHL Stanley Cup Finals teams have deep ties to Para ice hockey
Find out which players came from Dallas and Tampa Bay’s Para ice hockey programs