2015 IPC Ice Sledge Hockey World Championships US sports event in Buffalo, New York
The 2015 IPC Ice Sledge Hockey World Championships for A-Pool teams (Canada, Czech Republic, Germany, Italy, Japan, Norway, Russia, United States) was held at HarborCenter in Buffalo, New York , United States, from April 26 through May 3, 2015.[ 1]
This was the final time the event was known as the "IPC Ice Sledge Hockey World Championships". On November 30, 2016, the International Paralympic Committee adopted the "World Para" brand across the ten sports it governs, the official name of the sport changed from "sledge hockey" to "Para ice hockey", and the event became the World Para Ice Hockey Championships .[ 2]
The World Championships for B-Pool teams (Austria, Great Britain, Poland, Slovakia, South Korea, Sweden) was held at Östersund Arena in Östersund , Sweden, from March 15 to March 21, 2015.
A-Pool
Team rosters
Canada [ 3] [ 4]
Forwards: Kieran Block , Brad Bowden , Billy Bridges , Chris Cederstrand , Ben Delaney , Marc Dorion , Tyler McGregor , Bryan Sholomicki , Kevin Sorley , Greg Westlake
Defenders: Steve Arsenault , Adam Dixon , James Gemmell , Kevin Rempel , Derek Whitson
Goaltenders: Dominic Larocque , Corbin Watson
Czech Republic [ 5] [ 6]
Forwards: Michal Geier , Zdeněk Hábl , Zdeněk Krupička , Martin Novak , David Palát , Jiří Raul , Zdeněk Šafránek
Defenders: Jiří Berger , Miroslav Hrbek , Pavel Kubeš , David Motyčka
Goaltenders: Jan Matoušek , Michal Vápenka
Germany [ 7]
Forwards: Bas Disveld , Bernhard Hering , Ingo Kuhli-Lauenstein , Frank Rennhack , Felix Schrader , Sven Stumpe , Joerg Wedde , Jacob Wolff
Defenders: Christian Jaster , Robert Pabst , Christian Pilz , Lucas Sklorz
Goaltenders: Klaus Brzoska , Simon Kunst
Italy [ 8]
Forwards: Andrea Chiarotti , Valerio Corvino , Christoph Depaoli , Sandro Kalegaris , Nils Larch , Gregory Leperdi , Andrea Macri , Florian Planker , Roberto Radice , Werner Winker
Defenders: Bruno Balossetti , Gianluigi Rosa
Goaltenders: Gabriele Araudo , Santino Stillitano
Japan [ 9] [ 10]
Forwards: Susumu Hirose , Hideaki Ishii , Masaharu Kumagai , Nao Kodama , Tomohiko Maruo , Toshiyuki Nakamura , Taimei Shiba , Yoshihiro Shioya , Kazuhiro Takahashi , Mamoru Yoshikawa
Defenders: Wataru Horie , Eiji Misawa , Kazuya Mochizuki , Satoru Sudo
Goaltenders: Shinobu Fukushima , Mitsuru Nagase
Norway [ 11] [ 12]
Forwards: Thommas Avdal , Audun Bakke , Magnus Bøgle , Martin Hamre , Emil Kirstistuen , Jan Roger Klakegg , Rolf Einar Pedersen , Tor Joakim Rivera , Loyd Remi Pallander Solberg , Emil Sørheim , Stig Tore Svee
Defenders: Thomas Jacobsen , Knut Andre Nordstoga , Morten Værnes
Goaltenders: Kjell Christian Hamar , Roger Johansen
Russia [ 13] [ 14]
Forwards: Alexey Amosov , Maxim Kuzminykh , Dmitrii Lisov , Sergei Panfilov , Nikolay Terentyev , Vasili Varlakov , Ilia Volkov
Defenders: Ivan Berdnik , Mikhail Chekmarev , Ivan Kuznetsov , Vladimir Litvinenko , Aleksei Lysov , Alexander Pulin , Vadim Selyukin , Andrey Sokolov
Goaltenders: Andrei Kasatkin , Evegnii Plotnikov
United States [ 15] [ 16]
Forwards: Chris Douglas , Declan Farmer , Dan McCoy , Luke McDermott , Kevin McKee , Josh Misiewicz , Adam Page , Brody Roybal , Paul Schaus , Josh Sweeney
Defenders: Tyler Carron , Billy Hanning , Nikko Landeros , Sam Mumper , Josh Pauls
Goaltenders: Steve Cash , Kyle Huckaby
Preliminary round
All times are local (UTC–4 ).
Group A
Group B
Classification round
Bracket
5–8th place semifinals
Seventh place game
Fifth place game
Final round
Bracket
Semifinals
Bronze medal game
Final
Final standings
Pos
Grp
Team
Pld
W
OTW
OTL
L
GF
GA
GD
Pts
Final result
1
B
United States (H)
5
5
0
0
0
29
1
+28
15
Champions
2
A
Canada
5
4
0
0
1
27
5
+22
12
Runners-up
3
B
Russia
5
2
1
0
2
18
10
+8
8
Third place
4
A
Norway
5
2
0
1
2
9
14
−5
7
Fourth place
5
B
Italy
5
3
0
0
2
10
13
−3
9
6
B
Germany
5
1
0
0
4
3
22
−19
3
7
A
Czech Republic
5
2
0
0
3
8
8
0
6
Relegated to 2017 B-Pool
8
A
Japan
5
0
0
0
5
3
34
−31
0
B-Pool
Results
All times are local (UTC+1 ).
Pos
Team
Pld
W
OTW
OTL
L
GF
GA
GD
Pts
Qualification or relegation
1
South Korea
5
5
0
0
0
47
3
+44
15
Advanced to 2017 A-Pool
2
Sweden (H)
5
4
0
0
1
29
8
+21
12
3
Slovakia
5
3
0
0
2
15
15
0
9
4
Poland
5
1
1
0
3
8
29
−21
5
5
Great Britain
5
1
0
1
3
6
26
−20
4
6
Austria
5
0
0
0
5
1
25
−24
0
Relegated to 2016 C-Pool
References
^ "Buffalo to host two world championships in 2015" . Niagara Frontier Publications. Retrieved December 11, 2017 .
^ "The IPC to rebrand the 10 sports it acts as International Federation for" . paralympic.org (Press release). International Paralympic Committee. November 30, 2016.
^ "Buffalo 2015: Canada preview" . paralympic.org . International Paralympic Committee . April 23, 2015. Retrieved January 10, 2020 .
^ "Canada: 2015 IPC Sledge Hockey World Championship" . hockeycanada.ca . Hockey Canada . Retrieved January 10, 2020 .
^ "Buffalo 2015: Czech Republic preview" . paralympic.org . International Paralympic Committee . April 20, 2015. Retrieved January 10, 2020 .
^ "Czech Republic: 2015 IPC Sledge Hockey World Championship" . hockeycanada.ca . Hockey Canada . Retrieved January 10, 2020 .
^ "Buffalo 2015: Germany preview" . paralympic.org . International Paralympic Committee . April 18, 2015. Retrieved January 10, 2020 .
^ "Buffalo 2015: Italy preview" . paralympic.org . International Paralympic Committee . April 17, 2015. Retrieved January 10, 2020 .
^ "Buffalo 2015: Japan team preview" . paralympic.org . International Paralympic Committee . April 19, 2015. Retrieved January 10, 2020 .
^ "Japan: 2015 IPC Sledge Hockey World Championship" . hockeycanada.ca . Hockey Canada . Retrieved January 10, 2020 .
^ "Buffalo 2015: Norway preview" . paralympic.org . International Paralympic Committee . April 18, 2015. Retrieved January 10, 2020 .
^ "Norway: 2015 IPC Sledge Hockey World Championship" . hockeycanada.ca . Hockey Canada . Retrieved January 10, 2020 .
^ "Buffalo 2015: Russia preview" . paralympic.org . International Paralympic Committee . April 21, 2015. Retrieved January 10, 2020 .
^ "Russia: 2015 IPC Sledge Hockey World Championship" . hockeycanada.ca . Hockey Canada . Retrieved January 10, 2020 .
^ "Buffalo 2015: USA preview" . paralympic.org . International Paralympic Committee . April 22, 2015. Retrieved January 10, 2020 .
^ "United States: 2015 IPC Sledge Hockey World Championship" . hockeycanada.ca . Hockey Canada . Retrieved January 10, 2020 .
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