COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. – The 2016-17 U.S. National and Development Sled Hockey Teams will train this weekend (Nov. 3-5) at the Madison Ice Arena in Madison, Wisconsin. The training camp will be Team USA’s final preparation for the the 2016 (Dec.) World Sled Hockey Challenge that will take place in Charlottetown, P.E.I., at MacLauchlan Arena from Dec. 4-10.
Team USA will hold three practices and two exhibition games at Madison Ice Arena, all open to the public, commencing Thursday (Nov. 3). In addition, the U.S. National Sled Hockey Team and U.S. Development Sled Hockey Team will participate in a twenty-minute exhibition game Saturday (Nov. 5) at Kohl Center following the Northern Michigan vs. University of Wisconsin men’s hockey game, which begins at 7:00 p.m. CT.
See below for the complete training camp schedule:
U.S. National Sled Hockey Team Practice Schedule
Date Event Time (CT) Location
Thursday, Nov. 3 Practice 8:00-9:30 p.m. Madison Ice Arena
Friday, Nov. 4 Practice 10:45 a.m.-12:15 p.m. Madison Ice Arena
Exhibition Game 7:00-9:00 p.m. Madison Ice Arena
Saturday, Nov. 5 Practice 9:30-10:45 a.m. Madison Ice Arena
Exhibition Game 3:15-5:00 p.m. Madison Ice Arena
Exhibition Game 9:30-10:00 p.m. Kohl Center
Head coach Jeff Sauer (Madison, Wis.) enters his sixth season behind the bench for Team USA. Since first taking the helm in 2011, Sauer has guided Team USA to a 47-4-2-12 (W-OTW-OTL-L) record that includes reaching the championship game of every major international competition and titles in seven major international competitions, including five straight championships.
The 2016-17 U.S. National Sled Hockey Team is led by captain Andy Yohe (Bettendorf, Iowa) and alternate captains Nikko Landeros (Johnstown, Colo.) and Josh Pauls (Green Brook, N.J.). In addition to the captains, the U.S. roster includes two other two-time Paralympic gold medalists (2014, 2010), including forward Adam Page (Lancaster, N.Y.) and goaltender Steve Cash (Overland, Mo.). For the complete 2016-17 U.S. National Sled Hockey Team roster, click here.
NOTES: Labatt USA is a proud sponsor of the U.S. National Sled Hockey Team … Many members of the U.S. National Sled Hockey Team will participate in the 2016 USA Hockey Sled Classic, presented by the NHL, from Nov. 17-20 at the Ford Ice Center in Antioch, Tennessee. For more information, visit usahockey.com/sledclassic … The United States enters the 2016 (Dec.) World Sled Hockey Challenge as two-time defending champions (2016 (Jan.), 2015) and winners of five straight major international tournaments, including the 2016 International Paralympic Committee Pan-Pacific Championship in Buffalo, New York; the 2016 (Jan.) World Sled Hockey Challenge in Bridgewater, Nova Scotia; the 2015 IPC Sled Hockey World Championship in Buffalo, New York; the 2015 World Sled Hockey Challenge in Leduc, Alberta; and the 2014 Paralympic Winter Games in Sochi, Russia … Dan Brennan (Colorado Springs, Colo.), director of inline and sled hockey for USA Hockey, returns as the general manager of the U.S. National Sled Hockey Team. Additional team staff members include athletic trainer Mike Cortese (Boynton Beach, Fla.), equipment manager Joel Isaacson (Houghton, Mich.), and team physician Mike Uihlein (Grafton, Wis.). Cortese, Isaacson, and Uihlein have been staff members for the past four seasons.
