Ice sledge hockey at the 2010 Winter Paralympics
Introduction Norway vs Sweden ice sledge hockey game, at the UBC Thunderbird Winter Sports Centre, Vancouver.The ice sledge hockey competition of the 2010 Winter Paralympics was held at the UBC Winter Sports Centre in Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada, from 13 March to 20 March 2010.For the first time, women were allowed to compete in ice sledge hockey at the Paralympic Games.Following high hopes in the host nation, Canada's defeat in the semi-finals was described as causing "national despair".
Medalists MixedMike BlabacSteve CashTaylor ChaceJimmy ConnellyBrad EmmersonJoe HowardTim JonesNikko LanderosTaylor LipsettAdam PageJosh PaulsAlexi SalamoneGreg ShawBubba TorresAndy YoheCoach: Ray MalutaMikio AnnakaTakayuki EndoShinobu FukushimaNaohiko IshidaNoritaka ItoMakoto MajimaTomohiko MaruoEiji MisawaMitsuru NagaseToshiyuki NakamuraSatoru SudoKazuhiro TakahashiDaisuke UeharaAtsuya YaguchiMamoru YoshikawaCoach: Kojin NakakitaOle Bjarte AustevollAudun BakkeHelge BjørnstadKissinger DengEskil HagenThomas JacobsenLoyd Remi JohansenRoger JohansenKnut André NordstogaRolf Einar PedersenTommy RovelstadKjell Vidar RøyneStig Tore SveeMorten VærnesCoach: Morten Haglund
Qualification Six slots were reserved for the top six finishers at the 2009 IPC Ice Sledge Hockey World Championships, one slot was reserved for the winner of the 2009 IPC Ice Sledge Hockey Paralympic Qualifier, and one slot was reserved for the host country, Canada. Since Canada placed in the top six of the World Championships, the eighth slot was given to the second-place finisher at the Paralympic Qualifier. Qualifying event  Date  Venue  Vacancies  Qualified 2009 World Championship  9–16 May 2009   Ostrava 6   Paralympic Last Chance Qualification Tournament  9–13 November 2009   Malmö 2
Team rosters The rules promulgated by the International Paralympic Committee provide that each participating NPC may enter a maximum of::One men's team of fifteen eligible male athletes; or:One mixed team of up to sixteen eligible athletes of whom a minimum of one of the athletes is female.It was reported that this decision was taken without consulting Canada, the reigning champion in the sport. Hockey Canada announced that there would be no women on the Canadian ice sledge hockey roster at the Paralympics, because no Canadian women play at that level. At the 2006 Paralympics in Turin, Sweden attempted to put a female player on their roster, but were not allowed to do so.+ Name Birthdate                                             + Name Birthdate                                             + Name Birthdate                                             + Name Birthdate                                             + Name Birthdate                                          + Name Birthdate Cho Byeong-seok   Cho Young-jae   Choi Hyuk-jun   Chung Young-hoon   Han Min-su   Jang Dong-shin   Jang Jong-ho   Jung Seung-hwan   Kim Dea-jung   Lee Hae-man   Lee Jong-kyung   Lee Yong-min   Park Sang-hyeon   Park Woo-chul   Sa Sung-keun  + Name Birthdate                                             + Name Birthdate
Preliminary round ''All times are local (UTC-8). ''===Group A===United States vs Japan. Group round, Group A, March 16, 2010.===Group B===
Classification round ===Bracket======5–8th place semifinals======Seventh place game======Fifth place game===
Medal round ===Bracket======Semifinals======Bronze medal game======Gold medal game===
Final ranking
Statistics ===Scoring leaders===List shows the top ten skaters sorted by points, then goals. Player  GP  G  A  Pts  +/−  PIM  POS Greg Westlake  5  7  4  '''11'''  +8  4  F Brad Bowden  5  3  6  '''9'''  +7  0  F Alexi Salamone  5  4  4  '''8'''  +5  6  F Taylor Lipsett  5  5  2  '''7'''  +8  6  F Adam Dixon  5  4  3  '''7'''  +8  2  D Billy Bridges  5  1  6  '''7'''  +3  16  F Joe Howard  5  2  4  '''6'''  +5  6  F Florian Planker  5  2  4  '''6'''  0  8  F Marc Dorion  5  5  0  '''5'''  +1  4  F Takayuki Endo  5  4  1  '''5'''  +4  2  D''GP = Games played; G = Goals; A = Assists; Pts = Points; +/− = Plus/minus; PIM = Penalties in minutes; POS = Position''Source:  Vancouver 2010===Leading goaltenders===Only the top five goaltenders, based on save percentage, who have played at least 40% of their team's minutes, are included in this list.Player  TOI  GA  GAA  SA  Sv%  SO Steve Cash  210:00  0  0.00  33  '''100.00'''  4 Chung Young-hoon  97:19  3  1.39  35  '''91.43'''  0 Michal Vápenka  191:24  8  1.88  72  '''88.89'''  0 Paul Rosen  179:19  4  1.00  34  '''88.24'''  2 Mitsuru Nagase  213:40  9  1.90  71  '''87.32'''  1
Awards *Best players selected by the directorate:**Best Goaltender:  Steve Cash**Best Defenceman:  Taylor Chace**Best Forward:  Greg Westlake**MVP:  Brad Bowden*Media All-Stars:**Goaltender:  Steve Cash**Defencemen:  Taylor Chace /  Adam Dixon**Forwards:  Greg Westlake /  Alexi Salamone /  Florian Planker**MVP:  Brad Bowden
See also *Ice hockey at the 2010 Winter Olympics
References
External links *  2010 Winter Paralympics – Ice Sledge Hockey Schedule and Results* Results book