Australian Amputee Hockey Players Begin Training

Amputee standing ice hockey has come to "Down Under." Several players have been able to begin training together in Lilydale, Australia.

The players received the opportunity in November, due to the collaborative efforts of Ben Cridland, Queensland, Australia, and Ren Gallet, Victoria, Australia, under the guidance of Mark Pitkin, PhD, president of the International Standing Ice Hockey Federation (ISIHF), and Don Wade, chairman of the Canadian Amputee Hockey Committee (CAHC).

Cridland and Gallet were able to organize rink time, arrange equipment for another player, and gain access to the coaching staffof the Lilydale Rats hockey club, Pitkin said.

With more than 20 years of experience between Cridland and Gallet, Nic Burton, a newcomer to the sport, had plenty of support for his first full training session. After a full hour of line-to-line skating, basic horseshoe drills, and puck handling exercises, Burton was ready for a four-on-four game of shinny.

"Nic was impressive with how quickly he was picking up skills that would make him the future of Australian Amputee Ice Hockey," said Cridland.

With Tim Davies set to join the team as goaltender for the next training session in December, the Australian Amputee Ice Hockey Team is on its way to being competitive on the international stage, according to Pitkin. Davies previously represented Victoria as a goaltender. Standing Amputee Hockey has been approved and sanctioned by the Federated Body for Australian Ice Hockey.

For more information, visit www.iha.org.au

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