Sledge ice hockey was represented at the 2006 Winter Paralympics for the fourth time since 1994 at the Paralympics. 120 players from eight nations took part inthe athletes with disabilities of the lower extremities .
In addition to hosts Italy, the three best teams from the last Sledge Ice Hockey World Championship in 2004, Norway, USA, Sweden, Canada as North American representatives, Japan for Asia and Germany as reigning European champions qualified for the tournament. The last starting place reached Great Britain in a qualifying tournament in November 2005 in Turin.
The venue for the tournament was the converted Torino Esposizioni exhibition hall .
Qualifying tournament 2005
From November 5 to 7, 2005 , the Torino Esposizioni in Turin, which was converted into an Olympic ice hockey hall, hosted the qualifying tournament for the Paralympic Winter Games.
team
GBR
CZE
EST
COR
Sp.
S.
U
N
Gates
Points
1. Great Britain United Kingdom
0-0
1-0
3: 1
3
2
1
0
4: 1
5
2. Czech Republic Czech Republic
0-0
2: 2
1-0
3
1
2
0
3: 2
4th
3. Estonia Estonia
0: 1
2: 2
3: 1
3
1
1
1
5: 4
3
4. South Korea Korea South
1: 3
0: 1
1: 3
3
0
0
3
2: 7
0
Preliminary round
Group A
team
Games
Victories
Unent
Ndlg
Gates
Points
1. Norway Norway
3
3
0
0
22: 1
6th
2. Canada Canada
3
2
0
1
22: 4
4th
3. Great Britain United Kingdom
3
1
0
2
2:16
2
4. Italy Italy
3
0
0
3
1:26
0
date
time
encounter
result
Goal scorers
March 11
09:30
Canada Canada - Great Britain United Kingdom
9: 0 (3: 0, 4: 0, 2: 0)
Bradley Bowden (4), Billy Bridges (3), Jeremy Booker, Herve Lord
March 11
17:00
Norway Norway - Italy Italy
12: 0 (7: 0, 3: 0, 2: 0)
Eskil Hagen (3), Tommy Rovelstad (3), Rolf Einar Pedersen (2), Morten Vaernes, Helge Bjornstad, Atle Haglund, Stig Tore Svee
March 12th
09:30
Norway Norway - Great Britain United Kingdom
6-0
March 12th
17:00
Italy Italy - Canada Canada
0:12
the 14th of March
13:00
United Kingdom Great Britain - Italy Italy
2: 1
the 14th of March
20:30
Canada Canada - Norway Norway
1: 4
Group B
team
Games
Victories
Unent
Ndlg
Gates
Points
1. Germany Germany
3
2
1
0
6: 1
5
2. United States United States
3
2
0
1
10: 3
4th
3. Japan Japan
3
1
1
1
5: 4
3
4. Sweden Sweden
3
0
0
3
2:15
0
Finals
Play-offs
date
time
encounter
result
Goal scorers
March, 15
11:00
United Kingdom United Kingdom - Sweden Sweden
0: 3
March, 15
20:30
Japan Japan - Italy Italy
10: 1
Semifinals
Placement games
Game for 7th place
date
time
encounter
result
Goal scorers
17. March
11:00
United Kingdom United Kingdom - Italy Italy
2-0
Play for 5th place
date
time
encounter
result
Goal scorers
17. March
20:30
Sweden Sweden - Japan Japan
1: 2
3rd place match
date
time
encounter
result
Goal scorers
March 18th
17:00
United States United States - Germany Germany
4: 3
final
date
time
encounter
result
Goal scorers
March 18th
20:30
Norway Norway - Canada Canada
0: 3
Final score
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