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USA’s Sweeney to make Paralympic return
Josh Sweeney retired after winning gold with the USA Para Ice Hockey team at Sochi 2014

Canada faces USA ready to move away from haunting past
Three games kick off the Paralympic tournament on Saturday (5 March) with hosts China and Slovakia making their Games debut

Korea looking to build up on PyeongChang success in Beijing
Asian team is making its fourth Paralympic appearance in Para ice hockey and the first after winning bronze on home soil in 2018

Groups preview: USA goes for glory in new competition format
The group stage kicks off on 5 March with the knockout phase starting on 9 March with two quarterfinal showdowns at the National Indoor Stadium

China announces 18-member squad for Beijing 2022
Jing Yu is the only female athlete on the squad and the third female Para ice hockey player to take part in the Paralympic Games

Slovakia reveals a history-making squad for Beijing 2022
Slovakia is making its Paralympic debut with the 15-member squad only 12 years since starting Para ice hockey in the country

US Para Ice Hockey team looking to continue dominance
Stars hoping to see Para Ice Hockey on the same level as Olympic Ice Hockey one day

A 17-man squad set to make Canadians proud in Beijing
Canada starts its Paralympic campaign against the USA on 5 March in a replay of the PyeongChang 2018 gold medal game

Macri hopes 2022 is vintage year for Para Ice Hockey
Italy defender on a mission to raise awareness of his sport at Beijing 2022 ahead of Milano-Cortina 2026

Ones to watch for Para Ice Hockey
Eight teams will go for glory at the Beijing National Stadium from 5-13 March

10 things to know about Para Ice Hockey
Para ice hockey will make its eighth Paralympic appearance at Beijing 2022

The Czechs announce 17-member squad for Beijing 2022
Star forward Michal Geier leads the team as the Most Valuable Player at the Ostrava 2019 Worlds with seven goals and four assists

Italy reveals squad for Beijing 2022 Winter Paralympics
Four-time Paralympian Gianluigi Rosa is leading the experienced Italian squad in its fifth consecutive Paralympics appearance

USA announces Beijing 2022 Winter Paralympics squad
The 17-strong squad that will fight for a fourth-consecutive gold medal was unveiled during intermission at the NHL’s Nashville Predators game

Beijing 2022: Hockey competition schedule announced
USA and Canada to meet on opening day at the National Indoor Stadium in a repeat of the last Paralympic Winter Games final

Sport development continues with camp in Ostrava
Fifteen participants including coaches from Hungary and Latvia take part in introductory sessions in the host city of the last two World Championships

Slovakia living the Para ice hockey dream
Only 12 years since starting the sport and less than a year after its A-Pool debut, national team will play in its first Winter Paralympics at Beijing 2022

Berlin 2021: Italy and Slovakia book last tickets to Beijing
Slovakians qualify to the Games for the first time after victory over hosts Germany while Italians finish in first place with unbeaten record

Berlin 2021: Germany and Slovakia to fight for final Beijing ticket
Host nation beats Sweden 4-1 as Slovakians defeat Norway 4-2 to arrive tied in points to decisive game in the German capital on Wednesday