US Wins 2015 Sled (Sledge) Hockey Championship

We’ve had a chance to watch some sled hockey players in person at the local ice arena.  They are amazing athletes.  Imagine playing an entire hockey game only with upper body strength.  And I love the deke’s that are played underneath the sled.

Congrats to the U.S. team who beat Canada 3-0 in the Gold Medal match today!

CBC had more to share:

Corbin Watson’s only loss at the world sledge hockey championship turned out to be the most important.

Watson made 18 saves on Sunday as Canada was blanked 3-0 by the United States in the tournament’s championship game.

“Corb played outstanding all tournament and he gave us a chance to win every game, including today, and we just didn’t capitalize on creating any offence for him,” Canadian head coach Ken Babey said.

During round-robin play, Watson posted shutouts in his first three games and made 10 saves for Canada against Russia in the semifinals. His play earned him the tournament’s best goaltender honours.

Steve Cash countered with eight saves for the U.S. — which won its third world title.

Declan Farmer broke a scoreless tie 2:58 into the third period for the United States, with Daniel McCoy and Joshua Pauls adding to the American lead.

Although Canada entered the tournament with its sights set on gold, Babey was still trying to find positives out of the experience.

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Photo courtesy of Connor Mah.