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Chill to Host DASA Blues Sled Hockey Friday Night

December 23, 2013 - Central Hockey League (CHL)
St. Charles Chill News Release


ST. CHARLES, MO - Disabled Athlete Sports Association is pleased to announce the DASA St. Louis Blues Sled Hockey Team will be playing the Nashville Sled Preds at 5:00pm on Friday, December 27 th at the Family Arena. The DASA Blues will be hosted by the St. Charles Chill who will face-off against the Allen Americans at 7:05pm following the sled hockey game. Tickets start at just $5, and can be purchased at the Family Arena box office or through stcharleschill.com and Pepsi Family 4-Packs (four lower-bowl tickets, four hotdogs, four Pepsi, four bags of chips) start at just $60 by calling the Chill front office at 636.724.SHOT.

The DASA St. Louis Blues Sled Hockey program originated in 2000 through the Disabled Athlete Sports Association as a wheelchair hockey club, and has since become a dominant force on the national sled hockey scene winning national titles in 2012 and 2013. Currently, two USA National Sled Hockey Team stars are on the DASA Blues roster: defenseman Josh Pauls and goaltender Steve Cash. Cash did not allow a single goal during the 2010 Paralympics, and was later awarded an ESPY for his outstanding performance. Both players will be in Sochi for the 2014 Winter Paralympic Games defending their gold medal finish from the 2010 Vancouver Games. DASA Blues defenseman Billy Hanning is a member of the USA National Sled Hockey Development Squad.

The Nashville Sled Preds are a rising program out of Tennessee, and recently won the 2013 NHL Sled Classic C Division.

Sled hockey, also known as ice sledge hockey, originated in the 1960's in Europe, and was first featured as a Paralympic sport in the 1994 Winter Paralympics. Most athletes participating in sled hockey have a lower-body disability, though some leagues allow a limited number of able-bodied athletes to compete as well. The sport is played on a double-bladed sled rather than skates, and athletes use two small sticks each equipped with a blade-end for puck-handling and a spiked-end for pushing the sled on the ice.

For more information regarding DASA and its programs, please contact Joe Naughton of the Disabled Athlete Sports Association at intern@dasasports.org or at 636.477.0716.

Disabled Athlete Sports Association is a 501(c)(3) not-for-profit dedicated to offering and promoting adaptive sports and programs to individuals with physical, visual, and hearing impairments in the St. Louis Metro-area. DASA athletes compete competitively and recreationally in local, national, and international sporting events. DASA is the only Paralympic Sport Club in St. Louis.

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