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Able-Bodied players can be no older than 15, but there is no age requirement for disabled players. We have a little guy we call "Peanut" who is only seven, and a severly handicapped man in his thirties, Eric. Due to some incident that occured years ago with one able-bodied player, AB players are only allowed to score one goal per game.

I was born in NC, and even though I moved to Delaware when I was five, I love the Canes. Jordan Staal + Eric Stall= most explosive combo ever.

I knew there had to be someone else on here! I've only been playing for a little while, but I already love the sport. I found out about it from a friend, who happens to be our goalie. Finding the right sport for me has always been a challenge, because my disability is so mild. I can't play on a consistantly efficient level on a regular AB sports team, but I'm not always eligible for adaptive sport teams, and there are so few for kids my age in Delaware. The Sled Snipers are actually the only sled hockey team in the state. We're incredibly small.

I play sled hockey for my local youth team, the Sled Snipers. Does anybody else here play sled hockey or keep tabs on it?

Hey, you are not alone in that. My love of hockey is pretty new, too. I got really into it not even a year ago. I started playing sled hockey two or three months ago. First of all, you'll want to know the basic positions and terms. The center is the guy who's usually taking face-offs. He does a lot of puck handling. Then there are the left and right wingers, who take care of the puck on their respective sides of the ice. They set up a lot of plays. You've got two defensemen, who keep the opposition from scoring and try to keep the puck in their offensive zone. And of course, the goalie. Nobody is allowed to check the goalie, and the goalie will sometimes be taken off the ice and a sixth skater will join. Teams must always have six players on the ice at a time, including the goalie, unless someone makes a team penalty and must go to the penalty box. When this happens, they will have four skaters, and the opposition will have five. The team that has more players on the ice is on a power play. The team that has less players is on a ​penalty kill. Teams usually have special lines for these situations. There are some basic rules to know as well. Nobody is allowed to enter their offensive, or attacking zone before the puck. This means that if the puck leaves the offensive zone, and the players do not, someone from the team must skate out of the zone, get the puck, and stay in the neutral zone, until all the other players are back behind the blue line of the offensive zone in order to stay on sides. The act of getting behind the blue line before the puck is called clearing the zone. Icing is when the puck goes from one corner of the rink to the other. When the puck is iced, it is carried back to the center for a face off. These links can help you learn more http://www.divinecaroline.com/entertainment/hockey-general-rules-positions-and-lingo http://www.firstbasesports.com/hockey_glossary.html