ICE SLEDGE HOCKEY – HISTORY (Facts from Norway)
Ca. 1966/67 : A club-team from Stockholm, Sweden, tested out Sledge Hockey with a smaller size of goal, and without any goalkeepers.
1969 : A club-team from Oslo, Norway, tested out Sledge Hockey for the first time in March in Stockholm, Sweden. Between 1971 and 1980 they only had one or two games per year, either in Norway or in Sweden. But the two club-teams had no organized training.
1981 : Great Britain tried out Sledge Hockey for the first time in Norway.
1982 : A demonstration game consisting of players from Sweden, Norway and Great Britain was tested out during the World Championship in Winter Sports in Switzerland (Les Diableretes).
Ca. 1982 : Canada started with Sledge Hockey, and very soon they had many club teams.
1986 : World Championship in Ice Sledge Racing, Ice Sledge Hockey and Cross Country Skiing were organized in Oslo, Norway. Norway, Sweden and Great Britain competed in the Ice Sledge Hockey Tournament (round robin).
1988 : International Games, Oslo, Norway, in May. Participating countries: Great Britain and Norway.
1989 : A National Team from Oslo, Norway, competed for the first time in a Sledge Hockey Tournament in Ottawa, Canada. Both nations competed also in Ice Sledge Racing.
1990: the 1stInternational Rules for Sledge Hockey were drafted from Canadian Rules
1990 : International Games in Sledge Hockey, Oslo, Norway. Participating countries: Canada, USA, Great Britain and Norway.
1991 : International Games, Oslo, Norway. Participating countries: Sweden and Norway.
1991 : World Cup in Sledge Hockey, Oslo, Norway. Participating countries: Norway, Sweden, Great Britain, Canada and USA.
1992 : Sledge Hockey Tournament in Ottawa, Canada. Participating countries: Norway, Great Britain and Canada.
1992 : International Games, Great Britain, in September. Participating countries: Norway and Great Britain.
1993 : In January, Estonia established a National Team.
1993 : International Games, Stockholm, Sweden, in February. Participating countries: Norway and Sweden.
1993 : International Games, Oslo, Norway, in March. Participating countries: Sweden and Norway.
1993 : World Cup Sledge Hockey, Lillehammer, Norway, in March. Participating countries: Norway, Great Britain and USA.
1993 : International Games in Tallin, Estonia, in November. Participating countries: Norway and Estonia.
1993 : Japan established club-teams in Sledge Hockey at the end of 1993.
1994 : International Games, Sweden, in January. Participating countries: Norway, Estonia and Sweden.
1994 : International Games, Estonia, in February. Participating countries: Norway and Estonia.
1994 : Winter Paralympics at Lillehammer, Norway. Participating countries: Sweden, Norway, Canada, Great Britain and Estonia.
1994 : International Games, Stockholm, Sweden, in December. Participating countries: Sweden and Norway.
1995 : Sollefteå Winter Games, Sweden. Participating countries: Sweden, Norway, USA, Estonia and Great Britain.
1995 : International Games, Nynäshamn, Sweden, in November. Participating countries: Sweden and Norway.
1995 : International Games, Great Britain, in December. Participating countries: Great Britain and Norway.
1996 : International Games, Oslo, Norway, in February. Participating countries: Sweden, Great Britain and Norway.
1996 : International Games, Sunne, Sweden, in February. Participating countries: Sweden and Norway.
1996 : 1stsanctioned World Championship in Ice Sledge Hockey in Nynäshamn, Sweden. Participating countries: Canada, Norway, Sweden, Japan, Estonia and USA.
1996 : International Games, Great Britain, in October. Participating countries: Great Britain and Norway.
1996 : International Games, Sweden, in November. Participating countries: Sweden and Norway.
1997 : Sollefteå Winter Games, Sweden. Participating countries: Sweden, Norway, USA, Japan, Estonia and Great Britain.
1997 : Pre-Paralympic Games in Nagano, Japan. Invited countries: the two best from the World Championship 1996, Sweden and Norway.
1997 : International Games, Great Britain, in December. Participating countries: Great Britain and Norway.
1997 : International Games, Örebro, Sweden, in December. Participating countries: Sweden and Norway.
1998 : Winter Paralympics at Nagano, Japan. Participating countries: Japan, Sweden, Norway, Canada, USA, Great Britain and Estonia.
2000 : 2nd sanctioned World Championship in Ice Sledge Hockey in Salt Lake City, USA. Participating countries: Canada, Norway, Sweden, Japan, Estonia and USA.
2002 : Winter Paralympics at Salt Lake City, USA. Participating countries: Japan, Sweden, Norway, Canada, USA and Estonia.
2004 : 3rd sanctioned World Championship in Ice Sledge Hockey in Örnsköldsvik, Sweden. Participating countries: Canada, Estonia, Germany, Great Britan, Japan, Norway, Sweden, USA.
2006 : Winter Paralympics at Torino, Italy. Participating countries: (TBA…eight countries)
2008 : 4th sanctioned World Championship in Ice Sledge Hockey in (TBA). Participating countries: (TBA…eight countries)
2010 : Winter Paralympics at Vancouver (Whistler), Canada. Participating countries: (TBA…eight countries)