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Poland’s Flis to take sledge hockey break
Poland’s player-coach Sylwester Flis, who was MVP at the Salt Lake 2002 Games, will leave the sport to have surgery.

Sledge Spotlight: Pavel Kubes
Czech defenseman Pavel Kubes will limit himself on social media this season so he can focus purely on the upcoming ice sledge hockey World Championships.
USA roll to Sled Cup victory
USA defeated Korea, 5-2, to claim the title at the inaugural USA Hockey Sled Cup in Indian Trail, North Carolina.

Korea defeat Russia to open Sled Cup
On the first day of the USA Hockey Sled Cup, Korea beat Russia and USA’s national team beat the country’s development team.
Sledge Spotlight: Brad Bowden
Canadian ice sledge hockey forward Brad Bowden is trying to return to his younger self from a decade ago to get into the right mindset for this season’s World Championships in Korea.

USA Hockey Sled Cup kicks off
USA’s national team and development team, as well as national teams from Korea and Russia will compete in the USA Hockey Sled Cup this week.

Sawicki named Canada’s Chef de Mission for Sochi 2014
Accomplished coach and sport leader Ozzie Sawicki will be Canada’s Chef de Mission for the Sochi 2014 Games.

Jacobsen trades sledge for sit-ski
Thomas Jacobsen, former captain of Norway’s ice sledge hockey team, is now trying to qualify for Sochi 2014 in alpine skiing.
Canada complete sledge sweep of Norway
Greg Westlake and Karl Ludwig both recorded hat trick’s in Canada’s 7-1 win against Norway in the final game of their exhibition series.
Canada rout Norway in sledge series opener
Billy Bridges netted a hat trick in Canada’s 10-0 victory against Norway in the first of their three-game exhibition series.
Westlake strives to be even greater
Canadian ice sledge hockey captain Greg Westlake looks to improve his skill set on the ice heading into the 2013 IPC Ice Sledge Hockey A Pool World Championships.

Sledge Spotlight: Bas Disveld
This week, take a minute to get to know Dutch-born ice sledge hockey player Bas Disveld, who is one of Germany’s leading forwards.

Ice Sledge Hockey Worlds websites launched
The IPC has launched the official event websites for this season’s Ice Sledge Hockey A and B Pool World Championships.

Ice Sledge Hockey Worlds websites launched
The IPC has launched the official event websites for this season’s Ice Sledge Hockey A and B Pool World Championships.
Canada to face Norway in three-game sledge series
Canada and Norway’s ice sledge hockey teams will play a three-game series this week in La Baie, Quebec

Stuart Lieberman: 2013 Paralympic Predictions
With the new year underway, the IPC’s Stuart Lieberman makes 10 predictions for the upcoming year in Paralympic sport.

IPC announces December’s Athlete of the Month shortlist
Nominees for December’s Athlete of the Month include Russian standing skier Alexey Bugaev, sit-skiers Anna Schaffelhuber of Germany and Tyler Walker of USA, Hungary’s wheelchair fencer Zsuzsanna Krajnyak and USA’s ice sledge hockey star Taylor Chace.

IPC announces December’s Athlete of the Month shortlist
Nominees for December’s Athlete of the Month include Russian standing skier Alexey Bugaev, sit-skiers Anna Schaffelhuber of Germany and Tyler Walker of USA, Hungary’s wheelchair fencer Zsuzsanna Krajnyak and USA’s ice sledge hockey star Taylor Chace.

What to watch: January
Here’s a brief run-down of the top Paralympic sporting events around the world to keep your eyes on in January.