My name is Mike.
I play hockey.
But I don't play ice hockey.
I play a sport called sled hockey.
Do you know what sled hockey is?
Let's go to the ice rink.
I'll tell you more about this cool sport!
Sled hockey is for people with disabilities.
It started in Sweden in the 1960s.
Some men in wheelchairs invented it.
They missed playing ice hockey.
So they invented a new way to play.
In sled hockey, a player sits on a special sled.
The sled has two metal blades.
It works just like a big ice skate!
Sled hockey is a little different from ice hockey.
Ice hockey players use one stick.
But sled hockey players use two sticks.
They are shorter than ice hockey sticks.
Each stick has a pick at one end.
These picks help players move across the ice.
The other end has a wooden blade.
The blade is for shooting the puck.
Otherwise, sled hockey is just like ice hockey.
Each team has five players and a goalie.
Players wear face masks, helmets, gloves, and pads.
They shoot the puck into the net to score.
Today people play sled hockey all over the world.
It's a very fast and fun game.
I'm ready to get on the ice. Watch this!
I skate . . . I shoot . . . I score!