Sledge Hockey

• He said a decade ago he wanted to play for the national sledge hockey team. Now this player is.

  A young sledge hockey player from New Brunswick is living his dream, playing for Canada's national sledge hockey team in front of a hometown crowd.

  Sports

  Dec 8, 2023
  
• Van used to transport wheelchair stolen from Calgary parking lot

  A Calgary family hopes to get back their Kia van, stolen Wednesday. 'It's basically my life, without that I can't get out as much,' said Nolan Wiebe who was born with spina bifida.

  Canada

  Mar 30, 2023
  
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• Injured Humboldt Broncos player Ryan Straschnitzki achieving independence in his recovery

  Ryan Straschnitzki was paralyzed from the chest down in April 2018, when a semi-trailer ran a stop sign and went into the path of the Humboldt Bronco's bus in rural Saskatchewan.

  Canada

  Oct 4, 2021
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• Humboldt Broncos bus crash survivor Ryan Straschnitzki finds way back on the ice during COVID-19

  The former Humboldt Bronco junior hockey player has been spending time playing sledge hockey on a pond behind his family's home in Airdrie, Alta.

  Sports

  Feb 8, 2021
• Para Hockey athletes push for provincial COVID-19 exemption to return to ice

  "Our training group here in Calgary is maybe a maximum of five, six guys... A lot of these guys are peer support for each of us."

  Health

  Feb 5, 2021
• Alberta’s first fully accessible outdoor rink will soon be open in Calgary

  The Parkdale Community Association needed to build a new rink to replace their old one, so they decided to build one accessible for everyone.

  Dec 27, 2020
• Alberta Paralympic duo inspires Edmonton students through mentorship program

  Two Paralympic athletes are teaching kids in an Edmonton classroom that anything is possible.

  Canada

  Nov 3, 2020
• Peterborough-Kawartha MPP hosting sledge hockey tournament to support United Way

  MPPs will play in the Dave Smith United Way Sledge Hockey Challenge this Sunday at the Douro Community Centre and Arena.

  Politics

  Nov 12, 2019
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• Flames sending para hockey team to prestigious tourney

  A para hockey team made up of talented Tier 1 players will be wearing Calgary Flames jerseys when they hit the ice at the upcoming 2019 USA Hockey Sled Classic which will be presented by the NHL in St. Louis next month.

  Sports

  Oct 30, 2019
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• Former Humboldt Broncos player paralyzed in bus crash makes Adidas ad, hall of fame nominee list

  Ryan Straschnitzki was paralyzed from the chest down after a bus carrying the Humboldt Broncos junior hockey team crashed into a semi truck that ran a stop sign in April 2018.

  Features

  Sep 29, 2019