Ice sledge hockey at the 2002 Winter Paralympics

In the VIII Paralympic Winter Games in 2002 in Salt Lake City a sledge ice hockey tournament for men was conducted with six participating nations.

After Canada had already met at the 2000 Sledge Hockey Championships the reigning Olympic champion Norway from the throne, this time with the Americans as well as the Swedes in the 3rd place match the Penalty Shoot-out the United States could prevail in the final against Norway, required to earn the desired medal.

For the U.S., this was the biggest success in the international sledge hockey, while the Norwegians maintained their top position after the gold medal in 1998 and the second places at the Paralympics in 1994 and the World Cup 2000.

Statistics

Best Scorer: Sylvester Flis (USA) ( 11 goals, 7 assists)
Best scorer: Sylvester Flis (USA) ( 11 goals)
Most valuable player: Sylvester Flis (USA)
All- Star Team (A) (elected representatives of the media ) Goalkeepers: Manuel Guerra Jr. (USA)
Right winger: Sylvester Flis (USA)
Fullback Tommy Rovelstad (NOR )
Left winger: Helge Bjornstad (NOR )
Left winger Joe Howard ( USA)
Right winger Marcus Holm (SWE )

Goalkeepers: Mits Nagase (JPN )
Fullback: Brian rest ( USA)
Left winger Shawn Matheson ( CAN)
Centre Forward: Takayuki Endo (JPN )
Right winger Maksim Vedernikov (EST )
Centre Forward: Billy Bridges ( CAN)

Winter Paralympics 2002
Sledge hockey at the Winter Paralympics
Hockey 2002

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