The British Sledge Hockey Association (BSHA) is the national governing body in the

United Kingdom The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, commonly known as the United Kingdom (UK) or Britain, is a country in Europe, off the north-western coast of the continental mainland. It comprises England, Scotland, Wales and North ...

for

ice sledge hockey Sledge hockey, also known as Sled hockey in American English, and Para ice hockey in international competition, is an adaptation of ice hockey for players who have a physical disability. The sport was invented in the early 1960s at a rehabilitat ...

. Formed in 1995, its main objectives are to expand the number of teams active in the UK (and by association the number or participants) and to develop the national team. As of the 2015–16 season, there are five teams that compete in the BSHA League: Cardiff Huskies, Kingston Kestrels,

Manchester Manchester () is a city in Greater Manchester, England. It had a population of 552,000 in 2021. It is bordered by the Cheshire Plain to the south, the Pennines to the north and east, and the neighbouring city of Salford to the west. The t ...

Phoenix,

Sheffield Sheffield is a city status in the United Kingdom, city in South Yorkshire, England, whose name derives from the River Sheaf which runs through it. The city serves as the administrative centre of the City of Sheffield. It is Historic counties o ...

Steelkings and

Peterborough Peterborough () is a cathedral city in Cambridgeshire, east of England. It is the largest part of the City of Peterborough unitary authority district (which covers a larger area than Peterborough itself). It was part of Northamptonshire until ...

Phantoms. A new team, the Endeavour Eagles is joining the league for the 2017 season, based out of

Basingstoke Basingstoke ( ) is the largest town in the county of Hampshire. It is situated in south-central England and lies across a valley at the source of the River Loddon, at the far western edge of The North Downs. It is located north-east of Southa ...

. This new team will consist primarily of military personnel, most of whom were injured or disabled in the line of duty.

Great Britain National Team

The BSHA oversees the GB National Sledge Hockey Team. The team currently competes in the

International Paralympic Committee The International Paralympic Committee (IPC; german: Internationales Paralympisches Komitee) is an international non-profit organisation and the global governing body for the Paralympic Movement. The IPC organizes the Paralympic Games and fun ...

(IPC) Ice Sledge Hockey World Championships B Pool and hopes to qualify to attend the

2018 Winter Paralympics ) , nations = 49 , athletes = 569 , events = 80 in 6 sports , opening = 9 March , closing = 18 March , opened_by = President Moon Jae-in , cauldron = Kim Eun-jung Seo Soon-seok , stadium = Pyeongchang Olympic ...

in South Korea. The team roster as of 15 April 2019 is: Netminders *Bryan Hackworth – Sheffield Steelkings Forwards/Defence *Bryan Hackworth – Sheffield Steelkings *Dean Lahan – Manchester Mayhem *Jonathan LeGalloudec – Cardiff Huskies *Jamie Hutchcraft – Peterborough Phantoms *Mark Colquitt – Sheffield Steelkings *Matt Woollias – Sheffield Steelkings *Karl Nicholson – Manchester Mayhem *Tyler Christopher – Cardiff Huskies *Ashley Greening – Peterborough Phantoms *Scotty Trigg-Turner – Peterborough Phantoms *Marty Quinn – Peterborough Phantoms Team Manager: Shirley Packwood Head Coach: Ian Offers

References

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External links

Official site
Sledge hockey Ice hockey governing bodies in the United Kingdom Sports organizations established in 1995