{"id":675483,"date":"2026-09-30T22:48:22","date_gmt":"2026-09-30T22:48:22","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nhl\/675483\/"},"modified":"2026-09-30T22:48:22","modified_gmt":"2026-09-30T22:48:22","slug":"park-city-hosts-utah-mammoth-sled-hockey-athletes-national-tournament","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nhl\/675483\/","title":{"rendered":"Park City hosts Utah Mammoth Sled Hockey athletes’ national tournament"},"content":{"rendered":"

\t\t\"20262026 Paralympic Sled Hockey in Italy. Photo: TownLift \/\/ Michele Roepke<\/p>\n

PARK CITY, Utah \u2014 The Utah Mammoth Sled Hockey team hosted a tournament partially in Park City over the weekend, welcoming teams from Chicago, Detroit, Albuquerque, Seattle and Phoenix.<\/p>\n

\"20262026 Paralympic Sled Hockey in Italy. Photo: TownLift \/\/ Michele Roepke<\/p>\n

The Utah team was established in 2024 by Park City\u2019s Dave Nicholls, who remains on the roster, with a mission to give athletes with physical disabilities the opportunity to compete in sled hockey.<\/p>\n

\u201cSince our founding, we have helped dozens of players develop their skills, build confidence, and grow both on and off the ice. Through dedicated coaching, teamwork, and a welcoming community, we continue to inspire athletes of all ages and abilities while expanding access to adaptive hockey throughout Utah,\u201d the organization said.<\/p>\n

\"20262026 Paralympic Sled Hockey in Italy. Photo: TownLift \/\/ Michele Roepke<\/p>\n

Nicholls is also a pioneering para bobsled athlete.<\/p>\n

Games were held at the Park City Ice Arena, the Black Rock Event Center just outside Park City and the Mammoth Ice Center in Sandy.<\/p>\n

\"2026Athlete from Germany in the Press Room at the 2026 Paralympic Sled Hockey game in Italy. Photo: TownLift \/\/ Michele Roepke<\/p>\n

The Park City Ice Arena\u2019s proximity to the National Ability Center has helped provide access for athletes with disabilities to participate in sled hockey in Park City for decades.<\/p>\n

\"20262026 Paralympic Sled Hockey in Italy. Photo: TownLift \/\/ Michele Roepke<\/p>\n

At the 2026 Paralympics, sled hockey athletes took the world stage, including during a record-setting U.S. game against Italy.<\/a><\/p>\n

The Utah Mammoth Sled Hockey coed team welcomes players of different ages, abilities, and skill levels, focusing on teamwork, confidence, and athletic development while helping grow adaptive hockey throughout Utah.<\/p>\n

Although the Utah Sled Hockey Association is not owned or operated by the Utah Mammoth organization, it is licensed to use certain Utah Mammoth logos for events such as the weekend tournament.<\/p>\n

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By: Michele Roepke<\/a><\/p>\n

\n\t\t\tContact: mroepke@townlift.com<\/a><\/p>\n

I’ve lived in Park City for 30 years but right off the starting line, my journalism professors expressed plaudits after class for writing more so about the small-town sports in the surrounding mountains than the urban updates they assigned. Therefore, I\u2019m on par punning and penning Parkites’ pastimes. Turning high and early through my career, I\u2019ve worked communications for The Olympics, the Paralympics and the Special Olympics. Additionally, there’s been National Geographic, Patagonia, NCAA, USA Nordic and the United States Library of Congress, so I guess you could say this ain’t my first rodeo.<\/p>\n

\n\t\t\tRead more from Michele Roepke<\/a><\/p>\n

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