Bennett Institute Physically Challenged Sports and Recreation a Program of Kennedy Krieger Institute will host the First Annual Bennett Blazers Sled Hockey Tournament on Saturday April 28 and Sunday April 29,2001 at Ice World in Abingdon, Maryland.
Sled hockey is played by physically challenged athletes who are unable to play hockey standing up.
This exciting game requires full hockey equipment, as USA Hockey rules are utilized. Thirteen games will take place during the two-day event, pitting teams from Baltimore, Pittsburgh, Philadelphia, Boston and New York in two Divisions of play. This tournament has sparked great enthusiasm and excitement in our local team, and we are all looking forward to meeting sled hockey players from throughout the region. Md. Kennedy Krieger Institute is dedicated to helping children and adolescents with disabilities resulting from disorders of the brain achieve their potential and participate as fully as possible in family, community and school life.