Sledge Hockey in Edmonton:

Sledge hockey week is the hockey season in which the players of hockey in Edmonton will clash against the sledge hockey players. All the players will wear the sledge hockey gear and will play the game according to the sledge hockey rules. The sledge hockey is generally played by the players who have physical deformities. The game is played with the players sitting on an aluminum sledge and with two sticks which has ice picks specially designed for moving and also passing and shooting of the pucks. Canada is the World`s largest promoter of sledge hockey. The ice picks are present at the end of the hockey stick which looks similar to that of the normal hockey stick, but the ice pick is curved to make it look like a hockey stick. Sledge Hockey sticks are fiberglass laminated with angled picks attached to one end. This is a great inspiration for people all over the world for hockey in Edmonton has moved even the disabled.