2015 World Sledge Hockey Challenge

The 2015 World Sledge Hockey Challenge was an international ice sledge hockey tournament organized by Hockey Canada hosted in Leduc, Alberta, from February 1–7, 2015, at the Leduc Recreation Centre.[1][2][3] The U.S. National Sled Hockey Team defeated Russia, 2-1 to win the competition.[4][5]

2015 World Sledge Hockey Challenge
Tournament details
Host country Canada
DatesFebruary 1, 2015 – February 7, 2015
Teams4
Venue(s)Leduc Recreation Centre in Leduc, Alberta
Tournament statistics
Matches played10
2013
2016

Teams

  •  Canada (8th Appearance)
  •  Russia (2nd Appearance)
  •  South Korea (2nd Appearance)
  •  United States (8th Appearance)

Background

Canada, Russia, South Korea and the United States all return.

2015 Tournament

Preliminary Round

All times are local (UTC-7).

Team GP
W
OTW
OTL
L
GF
GA
GD
Pts
 United States 3 3 0 0 0 13 3 +10 9
 Canada 3 2 0 0 1 10 2 +8 6
 Russia 3 1 0 0 2 6 6 0 3
 South Korea 3 0 0 0 3 2 20 18 0
1 February 2015
12:00
Russia 2-3
(0-1, 1-1, 1-1)
 United StatesLeduc Recreation Centre
1 February 2015
17:00
South Korea 0-8
(0-3, 0-4, 0-1)
 CanadaLeduc Recreation Centre
2 February 2015
12:00
South Korea 1-8
(0-2, 0-2, 1-4)
 United StatesLeduc Recreation Centre
2 February 2015
19:00
Canada 2-0
(0-0, 1-0, 1-0)
 RussiaLeduc Recreation Centre
4 February 2015
12:00
Russia 4-1
(0-0, 3-1, 1-1)
 South KoreaLeduc Recreation Centre
4 February 2015
19:00
Canada 0-2
(0-1, 0-0, 0-1)
 United StatesLeduc Recreation Centre

Playoff round

  Semi-finals            
  4  South Korea 0  
  1  United States 8   Gold Medal
      1  United States 2
  Semi-finals   3  Russia 1
  3  Russia 2
  2  Canada 1   Bronze Medal
    4  South Korea 1
    2  Canada 4

Semi-Finals

5 February 2015
14:00
 South Korea0-8
(0-0, 0-1, 0-7)
 United StatesLeduc Recreation Centre
5 February 2015
19:00
 Russia2-1
(1-1, 0-0, 1-0)
 CanadaLeduc Recreation Centre

Bronze Medal Game

7 February 2015
12:00
 South Korea1-4
(1-1, 0-3, 0-0)
 CanadaLeduc Recreation Centre

Gold Medal Game

7 February 2015
17:00
 Russia1-2 OT
(1-0, 0-1, 0-0)
(OT: 0-1)
 United StatesLeduc Recreation Centre

Final standings

Team
 United States
 Russia
 Canada
4th South Korea

Statistics

Scorers

Scoring Leaders
PlayerTeamGPGAPPIM
Declan Farmer  United States 5 3 6 9 2
Nikko Landeros  United States 5 3 5 8 0
Kevin McKee  United States 5 4 3 7 0
Tyler McGregor  Canada 5 4 2 6 8
Brody Roybal  United States 5 3 3 6 0
Daniel McCoy  United States 5 2 4 6 0
Adam Dixon  Canada 5 2 3 5 8
Greg Westlake  Canada 5 1 4 5 18

Goaltenders

Goalie Leaders
PlayerTeamGPMinsGASOGAASv%Record
Steve Cash  United States 5 205:38 3 2 0.66 .936 5-0-0
Dominic Larocque  Canada 5 60:00 1 0 0.75 .929 1-0-0
Corbin Watson  Canada 5 164:24 4 1 1.09 .938 2-2-0

References

  1. "Leduc to host 2015 World Sledge Hockey Challenge". International Paralympic Committee. Retrieved 2021-01-12.
  2. "2015 World Sledge Hockey Challenge". www.hockeycanada.ca. Retrieved 2021-01-12.
  3. "Leduc Recreation Centre to host 2015 World Sledge Hockey Challenge". www.insidethegames.biz. 2015-01-13. Retrieved 2021-01-12.
  4. USAHockey.com (2015-02-07). "USA Wins 2015 World Sled Hockey Challenge". USA Hockey. Retrieved 2021-01-12.
  5. "Ohio sled hockey player makes 2015 US national team, gets honored at CBJ game". FOX Sports. Retrieved 2021-01-12.
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