# Ice sledge hockey at the 2010 Winter Paralympics

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

| Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
| Mixed | United States Mike Blabac Steve Cash Taylor Chace Jimmy Connelly Brad Emmerson Joe Howard Tim Jones Nikko Landeros Taylor Lipsett Adam Page Josh Pauls Alexi Salamone Greg Shaw Bubba Torres Andy Yohe Coach: Ray Maluta | Japan (JPN) Mikio Annaka Takayuki Endo Shinobu Fukushima Naohiko Ishida Noritaka Ito Makoto Majima Tomohiko Maruo Eiji Misawa Mitsuru Nagase Toshiyuki Nakamura Satoru Sudo Kazuhiro Takahashi Daisuke Uehara Atsuya Yaguchi Mamoru Yoshikawa Coach: Kojin Nakakita | Norway (NOR) Ole Bjarte Austevoll Audun Bakke Helge Bjørnstad Kissinger Deng Eskil Hagen Thomas Jacobsen Loyd Remi Johansen Roger Johansen Knut André Nordstoga Rolf Einar Pedersen Tommy Rovelstad Kjell Vidar Røyne Stig Tore Svee Morten Værnes Coach: 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 | United States Norway Canada Japan Czech Republic Italy |
| Paralympic Last Chance Qualification Tournament | 9–13 November 2009 | Malmö | 2 | Sweden South Korea |

## 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.
Canada :
| Name | Birthdate |
| Jeremy Booker | 8 November 1986 |
| Brad Bowden | 26 May 1983 |
| Billy Bridges | 22 March 1984 |
| Adam Dixon | 13 August 1989 |
| Marc Dorion | 22 June 1987 |
| Raymond Grassi | 11 February 1983 |
| Jean Labonte | 20 March 1969 |
| Herve Lord | 3 March 1958 |
| Shawn Matheson | 6 May 1972 |
| Graeme Murray | 14 December 1984 |
| Todd Nicholson | 28 January 1969 |
| Paul Rosen | 26 April 1960 |
| Benoit St-Amand | 19 April 1978 |
| Greg Westlake | 12 June 1986 |
| Derek Whitson | 21 June 1989 |
Czech Republic :
| Name | Birthdate |
| Jiří Berger | 22 June 1975 |
| Erik Fojtík | 7 May 1972 |
| Michal Geier | 7 April 1986 |
| Zdeněk Hábl | 17 April 1982 |
| Roman Herink | 12 September 1963 |
| Miroslav Hrbek | 26 February 1965 |
| Zdeněk Klíma | 21 January 1974 |
| Zdeněk Krupička | 22 February 1980 |
| Pavel Kubeš | 25 November 1983 |
| Tomáš Kvoch | 20 September 1966 |
| Jan Matoušek | 17 May 1985 |
| David Palát | 17 May 1984 |
| Jiří Raul | 10 October 1977 |
| Zdeněk Šafránek | 21 February 1982 |
| Michal Vápenka | 18 August 1973 |
Italy :
| Name | Birthdate |
| Gabriele Araudo | 5 August 1974 |
| Bruno Balossetti | 14 June 1973 |
| Gianluca Cavaliere | 11 June 1971 |
| Andrea Chiarotti | 5 December 1966 |
| Giuseppe Condello | 21 August 1971 |
| Valerio Corvino | 15 November 1975 |
| Rupert Kanestrin | 6 November 1965 |
| Grégory Leperdi | 24 June 1973 |
| Ambrogio Magistrelli | 4 June 1960 |
| Florian Planker | 8 February 1977 |
| Roberto Radice | 27 August 1981 |
| Gianluigi Rosa | 27 June 1987 |
| Igor Stella | 28 December 1981 |
| Santino Stillitano | 26 June 1969 |
| Werner Winkler | 18 September 1968 |
Japan :
| Name | Birthdate |
| Mikio Annaka | 15 August 1971 |
| Takayuki Endo | 19 March 1978 |
| Shinobu Fukushima | 14 December 1956 |
| Naohiko Ishida | 9 August 1967 |
| Noritaka Ito | 29 May 1983 |
| Makoto Majima | 24 August 1971 |
| Tomohiko Maruo | 7 March 1968 |
| Eiji Misawa | 22 February 1973 |
| Mitsuru Nagase | 23 January 1976 |
| Toshiyuki Nakamura | 8 March 1969 |
| Satoru Sudo | 23 October 1970 |
| Kazuhiro Takahashi | 4 December 1978 |
| Daisuke Uehara | 27 December 1981 |
| Atsuya Yaguchi | 27 November 1976 |
| Mamoru Yoshikawa | 18 February 1970 |
Norway :
| Name | Birthdate |
| Ole Bjarte Austevoll | 6 August 1970 |
| Audun Bakke | 5 November 1988 |
| Helge Bjornstad | 14 October 1971 |
| Kissinger Deng | 31 May 1979 |
| Eskil Hagen | 13 June 1970 |
| Thomas Jacobsen | 4 November 1987 |
| Loyd Remi Johansen | 25 July 1987 |
| Roger Johansen | 4 February 1973 |
| Knut André Nordstoga | 18 February 1983 |
| Rolf Einar Pedersen | 4 November 1969 |
| Tommy Rovelstad | 8 November 1972 |
| Kjell Vidar Røyne | 1 August 1970 |
| Stig Tore Svee | 16 December 1963 |
| Morten Værnes | 6 December 1981 |
South Korea :
| Name | Birthdate |
| Cho Byeong-seok | 6 June 1985 |
| Cho Young-jae | 10 January 1985 |
| Choi Hyuk-jun | 12 July 1972 |
| Chung Young-hoon | 5 May 1974 |
| Han Min-su | 3 June 1970 |
| Jang Dong-shin | 10 January 1976 |
| Jang Jong-ho | 29 March 1984 |
| Jung Seung-hwan | 9 January 1986 |
| Kim Dea-jung | 7 July 1970 |
| Lee Hae-man | 20 February 1972 |
| Lee Jong-kyung | 28 October 1973 |
| Lee Yong-min | 20 December 1974 |
| Park Sang-hyeon | 9 September 1973 |
| Park Woo-chul | 4 April 1973 |
| Sa Sung-keun | 27 January 1967 |
Sweden :
| Name | Birthdate |
| Aron Anderson | 26 January 1988 |
| Magnus Carlsson | 3 July 1970 |
| Jan Edbom | 24 June 1957 |
| Dedjo Engmark | 16 March 1972 |
| Marcus Holm | 5 December 1973 |
| Niklas Ingvarsson | 3 June 1978 |
| Jens Kask | 20 April 1966 |
| Per Kasperi | 20 May 1993 |
| Joakim Larsson | 4 December 1969 |
| Albin Lindell | 15 February 1989 |
| Rasmus Lundgren | 13 August 1991 |
| Ulf Nilsson | 22 May 1964 |
| Niklas Rakos | 24 September 1986 |
| Dan Svensson | 5 January 1986 |
| Anders Wistrand | 7 April 1983 |
United States :
| Name | Birthdate |
| Mike Blabac | 18 January 1974 |
| Steve Cash | 9 May 1989 |
| Taylor Chace | 9 May 1986 |
| Jimmy Connelly | 27 October 1989 |
| Brad Emmerson | 16 December 1985 |
| Joe Howard | 22 May 1966 |
| Tim Jones | 16 December 1987 |
| Nikko Landeros | 28 April 1989 |
| Taylor Lipsett | 20 January 1987 |
| Adam Page | 10 March 1992 |
| Josh Pauls | 31 December 1992 |
| Alexi Salamone | 17 June 1987 |
| Greg Shaw | 28 February 1990 |
| Bubba Torres | 31 October 1991 |
| Andy Yohe | 21 July 1978 |

## Preliminary round

All times are local (UTC-8).

### Group A

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | OTW | OTL | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
| 1 | United States | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 14 | 0 | +14 | 9 | Semifinals |
| 2 | Japan | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 7 | 7 | 0 | 6 | Semifinals |
| 3 | Czech Republic | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 7 | −2 | 3 | 5–8th place semifinals |
| 4 | South Korea | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 14 | −12 | 0 | 5–8th place semifinals |

### Group B

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | OTW | OTL | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
| 1 | Canada (H) | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 19 | 1 | +18 | 9 | Semifinals |
| 2 | Norway | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 7 | −3 | 5 | Semifinals |
| 3 | Sweden | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 12 | −9 | 4 | 5–8th place semifinals |
| 4 | Italy | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 7 | −6 | 0 | 5–8th place semifinals |

## Classification round
### Bracket

| 5–8th place semifinal | 5–8th place semifinal | Fifth place game | Fifth place game |
| 17 March | 17 March |
| Czech Republic (GWS) | 3 |
| Czech Republic (GWS) | 3 | 19 March | 19 March |
| Italy | 2 | 19 March | 19 March |
| Italy | 2 | Czech Republic (OT) | 2 |
| 17 March | 17 March | | Czech Republic (OT) | 2 |
| 17 March | 17 March | South Korea | 1 |
| Sweden | 1 | South Korea | 1 |
| South Korea | 2 | | |
| South Korea | 2 | Seventh place game | Seventh place game |
| | | 19 March | 19 March |
| | | Italy | 4 |
| | | Sweden | 0 |

### Fifth place game
## Medal round
### Bracket

| Semifinals | Semifinals | Gold medal game | Gold medal game |
| 18 March | 18 March |
| United States | 3 |
| United States | 3 | 20 March | 20 March |
| Norway | 0 | 20 March | 20 March |
| Norway | 0 | United States | 2 |
| 18 March | 18 March | | United States | 2 |
| 18 March | 18 March | Japan | 0 |
| Canada | 1 | Japan | 0 |
| Japan | 3 | | |
| Japan | 3 | Bronze medal game | Bronze medal game |
| | | 19 March | 19 March |
| | | Norway | 2 |
| | | Canada | 1 |

### Gold medal game
## Final ranking

| Pos | Grp | Team | Pld | W | OTW | OTL | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
| | A | United States | 5 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 19 | 0 | +19 | 15 |
| | A | Japan | 5 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 10 | 10 | 0 | 9 |
| | B | Norway | 5 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 6 | 11 | −5 | 8 |
| 4 | B | Canada (H) | 5 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 21 | 6 | +15 | 9 |
| 5 | A | Czech Republic | 5 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 10 | 10 | 0 | 7 |
| 6 | A | South Korea | 5 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 17 | −12 | 4 |
| 7 | B | Italy | 5 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 7 | 10 | −3 | 4 |
| 8 | B | Sweden | 5 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 18 | −14 | 4 |

## 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 |
TOI = Time on ice (minutes:seconds); GA = Goals against; GAA = Goals against average; SA = Shots against; Sv% = Save percentage; SO = Shutouts Source: Vancouver 2010

## 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