Category Archive: Ice Sledge Hockey

Player table after 1st round of the league

Players tables after the first round of league games. Games were played on the 28th May at Basingstoke Ice Arena   Player Team Goals Assists Points PM Clarkson Kestrels 6 4 10 4 Warner Kestrels 6 2 8 0 Nicholson Kestrels 4 3 7 4 Woolias Kestrels 1 3 4 2 Berry Kestrels 0 4 …

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GB Sledge Hockey to carry the Olympic Flame

The British Sledge Hockey Association (BSHA) is proud to announce that their chairman, retried GB player and Paralympian, Matt Lloyd, has been nominated to carry the Olympic Torch by Sport England. Additionally up and coming Kingston Kestrels and GB squad member Matthew Woollias has been nominated for his work in raising awareness of teenage cancer. …

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Red’s Rovers fly off to launch 2012 British Sledge Hockey Season

The launch of the British Sledge Hockey league season will be marked by the participation of a British All-star team, Red’s Rovers, in the Sportlife Open in Eindhoven over the week end of the 14th and 15th April. The event which features a number of European club teams including Bremer Pirates, Dresdner Cardinals, and the …

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2012 Planet Ice British Sledge Hockey League

The British Sledge Hockey Association is proud to announce that Planet Ice, the UK’s largest ice leisure provider, have committed to continuing their on-going support for the sport of Ice Sledge Hockey by sponsoring the 2012 Planet Ice British Sledge Hockey League (PIBSHL). The PIBSHL will showcase the competitive, inclusive sport of Ice Sledge Hockey …

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All IPC Ice Sledge Hockey World Championship Games Streaming Live

All games from the 2012 International Paralympic Committee (IPC) Ice Sledge Hockey World Championships are being streamed live at www.icesledgehockeyworlds.com. The Championships started on Saturday (24 March) when the world’s top eight teams gathered together for the Opening Ceremony in Hamar, Norway. “In just 713 days time the Sochi 2014 Paralympic Winter Games will begin …

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Sledge Happy with the Swindon Wildcats

Swindon Wildcats in the Community are proud to be launching their sledge hockey initiative at their Fill the Rink game at the Link Centre on the 26th November whilst supporting the Undentable Trust. A team of local celebrities will take on an Armed Forces team representing the Undentable Trust charity in the period break of …

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British trio join European women’s sledge hockey squad

The British Sledge Hockey Association (BSHA) is proud to announce that three of its members have been selected to join the European Ice Sledge Hockey programme. The three players are; Julie Plumbley (Peterborough Phantoms), Caroline Bonner (Coventry Flames) and Sarah Geddes (Basingstoke Bison). The trio are being supported by GB Team Manager, Captain Readford Geddes. …

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New BPA CEO Tim Hollingsworth speech

23 Aug 2011 With just over one year to go until the start of the London 2012 Paralympic Games, new British Paralympic Association Chief Executive Tim Hollingsworth today stated clearly his belief that the Games can offer a moment of real transformation for Paralympic sport in this country. He said: “Holding the Paralympic Games can …

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A summer of great sport on ice

This summer has seen the emergence of the fully inclusive sport of Sledge Hockey as a family friendly summer alternative to ice hockey. Having generated crowds of over 200 spectators at some events Sledge Hockey has demonstrated it has all the thrills and excitement of traditional hockey but in a form that allows everybody to …

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2011 Planet Ice British Sledge Hockey League Review

It was, ultimately, the Kingston Kestrels from Hull that deservedly won the 2011 Planet Ice British Sledge Hockey league, demonstrating their pedigree as England’s most established Ice Sledge Hockey team. Featuring the league top points scorer, Paralympic veteran, Karl Nicholson and a host of up and coming player such as Matt Woollias. The Kestrels pushed …

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