Sledge Hockey or "sled hockey" as it is often now referred to, has been played in Canada and the United States for well
over several decades now. Teams and clubs are springing up throughout the major US markets, usually with the help of
their professional NHL teams. Players, who have physical disabilities, sit in sleds with two blades on the
bottom and propel themselves across the ice with two short hockey sticks with ice picks on the bottom. The game differs
from ice hockey only in equipment and period length (periods are 15 minutes instead of 20). Full hockey protective
gear is worn as the rules of contact are the same.