World Para Ice Hockey Championships
27 April - 4 May

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a Para ice hockey player on the ice

15 Para ice hockey players competing to reach PyeongChang 2018

two female Para ice hockey players are given instructions on the ice

15 players selected to compete during 2017/18 season

A Para ice hockey player celebrates a game win

Italian Para ice hockey player ready to learn from veterans heading into PyeongChang 2018

The Paralympic Movement's Athletes' Council.

Nominations for winter sport representatives on 2018 Athletes’ Council are open

The official logo of Ostersund 2017

Media can now apply to attend World Para Ice Hockey Paralympic Winter Games Qualification Tournament

A group of Para ice hockey players celebrating.

Bid process open for A, B and C-Pool events.

Sandro Kalegaris - Italy - Para ice hockey

Thanks to a top-five finish from the 2017 Worlds, team Italy are full-speed ahead to PyeongChang 2018.

The official logo of the PyeongChang 2018 Paralympic Winter Games

Only 200 days left until the twelfth Paralympic Winter Games get underway.

US ice sledge hockey players celebrate after a goal

13 return from the team that took silver at the 2017 Worlds.

a group of fans cheer and wave flags

Country receives equipment to help grow the winter sport

a group of para ice hockey players fight for the puck

Nations will battle in Swedish city for final spots available at PyeongChang 2018.

para ice hockey players on the ice

Netherlands head list of nations receiving equipment from Actualising the Dream project.

two men discuss ice hockey tactics on a tactics board

Olympian and assistant coach to late Jeff Sauer will guide US team to PyeongChang 2018.

A Para ice hockey player celebrates a game win

The Italian will serve as the athlete voice on the sport’s STC.

Para Ice Hockey Sport Forum in 2017

Nineteen representatives from 13 countries attended the event, which covered topics such as classification, equipment and competition structure.

Adam Dixon

The popular vote chose the Canadian Para ice hockey player as the best athlete in the Americas in April 2017.

APC Logo square

Popular vote will decide who the best athlete in the Americas was in April 2017, via www.americasparalympic.org.

A group of Para ice hockey players celebrating.

Check out what went on in the Paralympic Movement during April.

Collage of the five nominated athletes of the month

The public has until 9 May to vote for their favourite of the five athletes.

Norway - Para ice hockey - 2017 World Para Ice Hockey Championships A-Pool

All seven teams had their moments in the spotlight at the World Para Ice Hockey Championships A-Pool.