2009 IPC Ice Sledge Hockey World Championships
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The 5th IPC Ice Sledge Hockey World Championships
took place in early 2009. The competition was divided into two tournaments, with Tournament B held from 15 to 21 March in Eindhoven, the Netherlands
, and Tournament A held from 9 to 16 May in Ostrava
, the Czech Republic
. A total of thirteen teams participated; eight in Tournament A and five in Tournament B. The top six teams from Tournament A automatically qualified for the 2010 Winter Paralympics
in Vancouver, Canada. The remaining two teams from Tournament A and the top two teams from Tournament B will play in the 2009 IPC Ice Sledge Hockey Paralympic Qualifier to determine who will take the remaining two Paralympic slots.
1st place playoff
IPC Ice Sledge Hockey World Championships
The IPC Ice Sledge Hockey World Championships are the world championships for Ice Sledge Hockey. They are organised by IPC Sledge Hockey .The first sanctioned Ice Sledge Hockey World Championships was held in Nynäshamn, Sweden in 1996.-Champions:...
took place in early 2009. The competition was divided into two tournaments, with Tournament B held from 15 to 21 March in Eindhoven, the Netherlands
Netherlands
The Netherlands is a constituent country of the Kingdom of the Netherlands, located mainly in North-West Europe and with several islands in the Caribbean. Mainland Netherlands borders the North Sea to the north and west, Belgium to the south, and Germany to the east, and shares maritime borders...
, and Tournament A held from 9 to 16 May in Ostrava
Ostrava
Ostrava is the third largest city in the Czech Republic and the second largest urban agglomeration after Prague. Located close to the Polish border, it is also the administrative center of the Moravian-Silesian Region and of the Municipality with Extended Competence. Ostrava was candidate for the...
, the Czech Republic
Czech Republic
The Czech Republic is a landlocked country in Central Europe. The country is bordered by Poland to the northeast, Slovakia to the east, Austria to the south, and Germany to the west and northwest....
. A total of thirteen teams participated; eight in Tournament A and five in Tournament B. The top six teams from Tournament A automatically qualified for the 2010 Winter Paralympics
2010 Winter Paralympics
The 2010 Winter Paralympics, officially the X Paralympic Winter Games, or the 10th Winter Paralympics, were held in Vancouver and Whistler, British Columbia, Canada from March 12 to 21, 2010. The Opening Ceremony took place in BC Place Stadium in Vancouver and the Closing Ceremony in Whistler...
in Vancouver, Canada. The remaining two teams from Tournament A and the top two teams from Tournament B will play in the 2009 IPC Ice Sledge Hockey Paralympic Qualifier to determine who will take the remaining two Paralympic slots.
Final rankings
Gold | Silver | Bronze | 4th | 5th | 6th | 7th | 8th |
Mike Blabac Mike Blabac Mike Blabac is an ice sledge hockey player from USA who has competed at the Winter Paralympics. He plays as a goaltender. Blabac was diagnosed with multiple sclerosis in 2001.... Steve Cash Steve Cash (sledge hockey) Steven "Steve" Cash is an ice sledge hockey player from the USA. He had cancer in his right knee as a child, and his foot was amputated when he was three. From 2004 to 2011, he was a member of the Disabled Athlete Sports Association Junior Blues Sled Hockey club.He took part in the 2010 Winter... Jimmy Connelly Jimmy Connelly Jimmy Connelly is a sledge hockey player from the USA.He took part in the 2010 Winter Paralympic Games in Vancouver, where USA won gold. They beat Japan 2-0 in the final.-External links:*... Mike Hallman Lonnie Hannah Chris Manns Kip St. Germain Brad Emmerson Taylor Chace Taylor Chace Taylor Chace is an American sledge hockey player.Chace is one of three children of Rick and Lisa Chace. He began playing ice hockey at age 5, and by age 16 was playing for the New Hampshire Junior Monarchs.... Tim Jones Tim Jones (sledge hockey) Tim Jones is a ice sledge hockey player from USA.He took part in the 2010 Winter Paralympics in Vancouver, where USA won gold. They beat Japan 2-0 in the final.-External links:*... Taylor Lipsett Taylor Lipsett Andrew "Taylor" Lipsett is an ice sledge hockey player and Paralympic Gold and bronze medalist. He graduated from Southern Methodist University and is married. He is also a member of the charity "Team for Tomorrow" and has Osteogenesis imperfecta.- References :... Adam Page Greg Shaw Greg Shaw (sledge hockey) Greg Shaw is an ice sledge hockey player from USA.He took part in the 2010 Winter Paralympics in Vancouver, where USA won gold. They beat Japan 2-0 in the final.-External links:*... Bubba Torres Andy Yohe Andy Yohe Andrew "Andy" Yohe is an ice sledge hockey player from USA. Yohe was team captain at the 2010 Winter Paralympics in Vancouver, where the USA defeated Japan by a 2-0 tally to win the gold medal.... |
Kissinger Deng Kissinger Deng Kissinger Deng is a Norwegian ice sledge hockey player. He is a goaltender, and currently plays for Oslo KHK. He was on the bronze medal team at the 2010 Paralympics and was originally from Sudan.-Titles:*2009... Roger Johansen Roger Johansen Roger Johansen is a Norwegian ice sledge hockey player. He is a keeper, and plays for Oslo KHK.He comes from Leirfjord, Nordland.He took part in the 2010 Winter Paralympics in Vancouver.-Honours:*2010** Bronze at the Paralympics... Eskil Hagen Tommy Rovelstad Tommy Rovelstad Tommy Rovelstad is a Norwegian sledge hockey player.He began to play competitively in 1996. He has won a gold medal , two silver medals and a bronze medal at the Winter Paralympics.-Titles:... Stig Tore Svee Stig Tore Svee Stig Tore Svee is a Norwegian ice sledge hockey player.As a member of the Norwegian ice sledge hockey team he has two silver from the Paralympic Games. At the 1998 Paralympic Games the team took the gold medal. He took the bronze medal with the Norwegian team at the 2010 Winter Paralympics in... Ole Bjarte Austvoll Audun Bakke Helge Bjørnstad Helge Bjørnstad Helge Bjørnstad is a Norwegian ice sledge hockey player.As a member of the Norwegian ice sledge hockey team he has three silver from the Paralympic Games. At the 1998 Paralympic Games the team took the gold medal... Loyd Remi Johansen Loyd Remi Johansen Loyd Remi Johansen is a sledge hockey player from Norway. He was on the silver medal winning team at the 2006 Winter Paralympics and the bronze medal winning team at the 2010 Winter Paralympics.- References :... Knut Andre Nordstoga Rolf Einar Pedersen Rolf Einar Pedersen Rolf Einar Pedersen is a Norwegian ice sledge hockey player.As a member of the Norwegian ice sledge hockey team he has one bronze , and two silver from the Paralympic Games... Kjell Vidar Røyne Larsen Trygve Morten Værnes Morten Værnes Morten Værnes is a Norwegian ice sledge hockey player and Paralympian.As a member of the Norwegian ice sledge hockey team he has one bronze , and one silver from the Paralympic Games.-References:... |
Paul Rosen Paul Rosen Paul Rosen is a Canadian sledge hockey goalie and motivational speaker from Thornhill, Ontario. Rosen suffered a leg injury during a hockey game as a youth, and the resulting damage, infections and pain to his leg plagued him for years until his lower leg was amputated at age 39... Benoit St-Amand Benoit St-Amand Benoît St-Amand is a Canadian ice sledge hockey player. He had a bone cancer in his right leg when he was 15 , and his leg was amputated above the knee in 1995.... Adam Dixon Adam Dixon Adam Dixon is a Canadian sledge hockey player.Dixon was diagnosed with Ewing's sarcoma in his right tibia in 1999 at the age of 10 and underwent a 10 hour surgery to remove the tumor and part of his tibia. After his the surgery Dixon was unable to play able-bodied hockey and was introduced to... Raymond Grassi Jean Labonté Jean Labonte Jean Labonté is a Canadian sledge hockey player.Labonté was diagnosed with osteosarcoma in his left tibia in 1986 at the age of 17 and finally lost his leg at the age of 20, in 1990. After his amputation, Labonté turned his sights towards sledge hockey and made the Canadian National Sledge hockey... Mark Noot Bradley Bowden Billy Bridges Billy Bridges Billy Bridges is a Canadian ice sledge hockey and wheelchair basketball player. Born in Summerside, he has spina bifida. On July 1, 2011, Bridges married former Olympic women's ice hockey player Sami Jo Small.... Matthew Cook Matt Cook (ice sledge hockey) Matthew Cook was a Canadian ice sledge hockey player.Before the age of 18, Cook played Junior A for the Bonnyville Pontiacs of the Alberta Junior Hockey League. He had his leg amputated below the knee in 2006, at the age of 18, after unsuccessful chemotherapy when doctors discovered cancer on his... Marc Dirion Hévre Lord Shawn Mathenson Graeme Murray Graeme Murray Graeme Murray is a Canadian ice sledge hockey player. He contracted a virus when he was three, which spread to his spinal cord, causing paralysis.... Todd Nicholson Todd Nicholson Todd Nicholson is a member of the 2010 Paralympic Sledge Ice Hockey team. This is the fourth Paralympic games that Nicholson has participated in... Greg Westlake Greg Westlake Gregory Westlake is a Canadian ice sledge hockey player. Both his legs were amputated when he was 18 months old.... |
Shinobu Fukushima Mitsuru Nagase Takayuki Endo Naohiko Ishida Eiji Misawa Satoru Sudo Mikio Annaka Noritaka Ito Makoto Majima Toshiyuki Nakamura Kazuhiro Takahashi Daisuke Uehara Atsuya Yaguchi Mamoru Yoshikawa |
Jan Matoušek Michal Vápenka Miroslav Hrbek Zdeněk Klíma Pavel Kubeš Tomáš Kvoch Jiří Berger Erik Fojtík Michal Geier Zdeněk Hábl Zdeněk Krupička David Palát Jiří Raul Zdeněk Šafránek |
Rupert Kanestrin Santino Stillitano Bruno Balossetti Gianluca Cavaliere Giuseppe Condello Valerio Corvino Ambrogio Magistrelli Giovanni Colaone Andrea Chiarotti Gregory Leperdi Florian Planker Gianluigi Rosa Werner Winkler |
Choi Hyuk Jun Jung Young Hoon Hong Jae Hwa Lee Jong Kyung Han Min Su Lee Yong Min Cho Young Jae Cho Byeong Seok Kim Dea Jung Lee Hae Man Jang Jong Ho Park Sang Hyun Sa Seong Keun Jung Seung Hwan Park Woo Chul |
Rolf Rabe Lars Uhlemann Matthias Koch Matthias Koch Matthias Koch is an Austrian football midfielder who currently plays for SK Sturm Graz.-References:*... Marco Lars Robert Pabst Jörg Wedde Christoph Appelkamp Gerd Bleidorn Sebastien Disveld Torsten Ellmer Marc Müller Christian Pilz Frank Rennhack Udo Segreff Udo Segreff Udo Segreff is a German ice sledge hockey player.He placed 4th with the German ice sledge hockey team at the 2006 Paralympic Games in Turin, Italy.He has one gold and one bronze from the European Ice Sledge Hockey Championships.... Sven Stumpe |
A Tournament
The A Tournament was held between the eight top-ranked national teams: Canada, the Czech Republic, Germany, Italy, Japan, Korea, Norway, and the United States. The tournament was further divided in to two groups of four teams each.B Tournament
The B Tournament was held between five lower-ranked national teams: Estonia, Great Britain, the Netherlands, Poland, and Sweden.Final ranking
Rank | Nation |
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1 | |
2 | |
3 |
Standings
Rank | Team | Games Played | Wins | Losses | Goals For | Goals Against | Goal Difference |
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1 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 19 | 2 | +17 | |
2 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 23 | 5 | +18 | |
3 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 18 | 7 | +11 | |
4 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 9 | 34 | -25 | |
5 | 4 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 23 | -21 |
Schedule
Final round
3rd place playoff1st place playoff