For many hockey fans, this season may be feeling pretty rough. There is a Chicago hockey team who remains undefeated. The team is the Chicago Blackhawks sled hockey team. Sled hockey is pure and simple. And fans and players have realized that while you can't change the ice, you can change the way you get around on it.
Sled hockey is played by people with lower extremity disabilities.
Most players have had spinal cord injuries, amputations or cerebral palsy. For many years, sled hockey has been played abroad, but it was only introduced in the U.S. about 10 years ago. Today it's popularity is growing, as more and more people become familiar with the sport. The Rehabilitation Institute of Chicago and the N.H.L Blackhawks sponsor the Chicago team. The sled team is also called the Blackhawks Jeff Jones director of RIC's Center for Health and Fitness, is the coach of the Blackhawks.