A local sled hockey team met for a special practice Tuesday night to show off their new gear. Shriner’s Children’s nonprofit ...

Sled hockey - also referred to as sledge hockey outside of the U.S. - originated at a rehab center in Stockholm, Sweden in the early 1960's by a group of Swedes who wanted to continue to play hockey.

also called sled or sledge hockey, is very similar to traditional stand up hockey except the athletes sit in sleds and play with two smaller hockey sticks. The sticks have picks on the ends which ...