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Ostrava 2019 overtime-thriller fuels USA for more gold
Defending champions looking to remain the only team to win back-to-back world titles when they return to Czech Republic in June

Winter Paralympics Qualification Tournament seeks host
Top two finishers at the six-team round-robin tournament will secure their spots at the Beijing 2022 Winter Paralympics

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 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

'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

Bid applications open 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

Norway’s female Para ice hockey pioneers 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.

Beijing 2022: Yutao Cui wants to leave a 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

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

North American rivals raring to face off
Canada and USA anticipate another showdown at Beijing 2022 Paralympic Winter Games

Ostrava 2021 World Championships 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

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.

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

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'

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

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

'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

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

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

World A-Pool Championships to return to Ostrava in 2021
Top five finishers in Czech Republic automatically qualify for the Beijing 2022 Paralympic Winter Games