The NESHL currently has five teams in the league. Our athletes come from Maine, Vermont, New Hampshire, Massachusetts, Connecticut, New York, New Jersey, Pennsylvania, and Maryland. We continously welcome new players to our teams and encourage you to contact them so you can participate in this great sport. If your adult or junior sled hockey team would like to join the NESHL please contact Tom Carr at 603-862-0070 or tcarr@maple.unh.edu.
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Connecticut Sled Hockey/Wolfpack was formed by Chariots of Hope, Inc. with 2003-2004 being its inaugural season. CT Sled Hockey fields a youth team for those 17 years of age and younger as well as an adult team for players 18 and older. Our players have been able to show dramatic improvement over the first two years thanks to the generosity of Westminster School in Simsbury and Loomis Chaffee School in Windsor that each donate a weekly ice slot on Sundays during the November to March hockey season. Our players have gained valuable experience playing sled hockey games against experienced teams from Maine, New Hampshire, Long Island and Pennsylvania. Players and families have come to enjoy the sport as well as team camaraderie as we traveled to tournaments in Westfield, Massachusetts and Ottawa, Canada. Our fundraising activities allowed our players to demonstrate their skills as they beat former NHL, AHL, NBA players and local media celebrities at the Hartford Civic Center through the donation of time and expertise of the Hartford Wolfpack of the American Hockey League. CT Sled Hockey can be reached at:
CT Sled Hockey
45 Barber Pond Road
Bloomfield, CT 06002
(860)242-4673
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The Northeast Passage Wildcats Sled Hockey Program provides opportunities for people with disabilities (their families and friends) to participate in skating and hockey and promotes the development of sled hockey in New England and nationally. Northeast Passage encourages all people interested in skating, hockey, or any sport/recreational activity to contact us or come to an event and see what it is all about. The NEP Wildcats are a competitive team, but with a strong focus on good sportsmanship, fitness, and learning the game of hockey. For more information please contact Northeast Passage and Tom Carr at 603/862-0070, tcarr@maple.unh.edu, or visit us on the web at www.nepassage.org.
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The PA Center-Pedes: In the Mid-Atlantic area there are approximately 150 young disabled individuals currently playing sled hockey. There are also a large number of disabled adult players. Realizing that many of the junior players where getting older, plus the growing number of adults wanting to play, it was evident that there was a need to create a local adult sled hockey team in the Mid-Atlantic area. Jim Leatherman and Mike Doyle recognized this need and while working with the Pennsylvania Center for Adaptive Sport (PA Center) and Isabel Bohn, they were able to develop the supports needed to organize the newly created sled hockey program.
First out of the gate was the need for a team name and logo. Wanting to show both support and our affiliation with the PA Center it was decided that that the team would be called the PA Center-Pedes or BUGS as we have affectionately become known as. Everyone associated with the team agreed that creating a logo certainly presented a monumental challenge in order to come up with a logo for the team sweaters that would both capture the flavor of the team and still project an intimidating image to our opposition. The call was put out to all the players, supporters, and just anyone that wanted to try their hand at designing a catchy team logo. The Team searched locally as well as internationally for ideas and suggestions. Everyone was in agreement that the design submitted by our friends in Sweden was the best and thus the Bugs identity took shape.
Like most new Bug colonies, things started out slow at first. However, we have quickly developed our team and program and recently have expanded into two teams, and see further expansion in the near future. Our Bug program’s mission is to provide completive opportunities to the areas talented young players as well as adults that want to learn and enjoy the sport of sled hockey. While working closely with the areas junior teams and other disabled sports programs, our Bug program is given many disabled athletes the chance to play at all levels. The Bug team proudly acknowledges that we have already had 6 of our members participate on National Teams. As is the case with all Bug colonies, our mission is to continue to expand and ensure that we offer all that wish to play this great game a chance to do so in a relaxed, enjoyable and yet competitive environment.
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Wheelchair Sports Federation is a national non-profit that provides opportunities for the disabled and wheelchair-bound adults and youth to play sports recreationally and competitively. While Adaptive Sports such as Wheelchair Basketball have been around since post-WWII, other Adaptive Sports like Wheelchair Football are relatively new to the adaptive athletic population. The Wheelchair Sports Federation is one of the first organizations to provide adaptive athletes with the opportunity to participate in a multitude of Adaptive Sports. If you’d like to learn more about the Wheelchair Sports Federation, are interested in finding out how to participate in an Adaptive Sport , or any other questions you may have, please contact us at:
Wheelchair Sports Federation
6454 82nd Street, Suite 2
Middle Village, NY 11379-2329
(917) 519-2622
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The VT Sled Cats are part of the Northeast Disabled Athletic Association (NDAA). The NDAA is a Vermont-based, non-profit charitable organization whose mission is to provide recreational and competitive athletic opportunities for people with physical disabilities, and to support disabled athletes in their pursuit of excellence. Sled Hockey is but one of the many offerings that the NDAA has. More information can be found on their website at www.disabledathletics.org.
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