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Photo Stories: Connecticut Sled Hockey

Sled hockey is an adaptive form of hockey for disabled people that uses sleds for movement. This story focuses on the only sled hockey team in Connecticut, the Wolf Pack, through the course of one season, culminating in an invitational tournament in Ottawa, Canada. 

  • Connecticut Wolf Pack's Tyler Konvent, right, of Wethersfield, tries to get control of the puck during a faceoff at the Danbury Ice Arena. At left is New York Rangers Anthony Fitzgerald.
  • A passing child checks out some of the team members with curiousity.
  • Players (l-r foreground) Josh Buglione, 19, Erica Mitchell, 21, and Colleen Rock, 17, prepare to take the ice before a match.
  • Robert Jenner chalks up his hockey stick before a match at the XL Center in Hartford. The team was playing against local television and area {quote}celebrities.{quote}
  • Colleen Rock prepares to take to the ice with some assistance.
  • Marty Kenniston's gets ready to hit the ice after taking off his prosthetic leg during action at the Danbury Ice Arena.
  • Connecticut Sled Hockey head coach Pat Carney encourages his team on during the second day of their tournament in Ottawa. Connecticut was playing the Long Island Roughriders.
  • Connecticut Wolf Pack's Tony Buglione pushes his son, Josh Buglione, (lower left) at Danbury Ice Arena. Buglione has cerebral palsy but is still able to play with some assistance.
  • Connecticut Sled Hockey player Tyler Konvent, right, crashes into Ottawa Barbarians Alain Bazinet during their opening game of the tournament in Ottawa. The first game was the only game that Connecticut lost.
  • Spectators watch the action during a exhibition match between the Westminster high school hockey players and members of the Wolf Pack.
  • Connecticut Wolf Pack's Kelly Hutchings gets back into her wheelchair after a match at Danbury Ice Arena. Hutchings is in her 5th season with the team.
  • Connecticut Sled Hockey player Marty Kenniston plays in the championship game of their tournament in Ottawa on Sunday. Marty lost his leg in a motorcycle accident.
  • A referee retrieves a puck after a Mike Messier let a goal slip through during a match at the Danbury Ice Arena.
  • Josh Buglione fogs up his protective mask from his hard work on the ice during the first day of their tournament in Ottawa. Buglione has cerebral palsy but still plays with some assistance.
  • Goalie Michael Messier makes one of his many stops during the tournament championship game in Ottawa. Messier was instrumental in their win, shutting down the Kitchener Waterloo Sidewinders.
  • Connecticut Wolf Pack members, right, greet members of the Pennslyvania Center-Pedes after a match at Danbury Ice Arena. Area teams in the Northeast play many of their games in Danbury.
  • Karen Smith grabs the trophy after they won the invitational tournament in Ottawa.
  • Connecticut Sled Hockey team captain Karen Smith, 57, of East Haven, hugs Colleen Rock while holding the championship trophy after their match. Smith was unable to play for most of the season due to complications from a surgery, but the team insisted she receive the trophy from tournament officials.
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