The 2021 Para Sled Hockey World Championship took place June 19-26 in Ostrava, Czech Republic and included three days of preliminary round play followed by two days of playoff matchups before the medal round. The U.S. defeated Canada, 5-1, in the gold-medal match to claim their fifth championship at the tournament. It was the second straight championship for the team.
The U.S. roster for the tournament was announced on April 22, 2021, and can be found here.
In 2019, the U.S. National Sled Hockey Team went undefeated 4-1-0-0- (W-OTW-OTL-L) en route to capturing the gold medal at the 2019 Para Sled Hockey World Championship in Ostrava, Czech Republic.
The U.S. skated with a perfect 3-0 record in Group A. After topping the host nation, Czech Republic, by a 10-2 count on May 3, it came from behind two different times to defeat Canada, 3-2, in overtime in the gold-medal game.
DATE | OPPONENT/ROUND | TIME (LOCAL/ET)/RESULT | LOCATION | BROADCAST | STREAMING | U.S. Player of the Game |
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Sat., June 19 | Canada Preliminary |
L, 1-2 | Ostravar Arena Ostrava, Czech Republic |
Olympic Channel | Olympics.com or NBC Sports | Brody Roybal |
Sun., June 20 | Czech Republic Preliminary |
W, 4-0 | Ostravar Arena Ostrava, Czech Republic |
Olympic Channel | Olympics.com or NBC Sports | Jack Wallace |
Tues., June 22 | South Korea Preliminary |
W, 8-0 | Ostravar Arena Ostrava, Czech Republic |
Olympic Channel | Olympics.com or NBC Sports | Brody Roybal |
Fri., June 25 | South Korea Semifinals |
W, 9-0 | Ostravar Arena Ostrava, Czech Republic |
Olympic Channel | Olympics.com or NBC Sports | Josh Pauls |
Sat., June 26 | Canada Gold-Medal Game |
W, 5-1 | Ostravar Arena Ostrava, Czech Republic |
June 26 -- Olympic Channel, 6 p.m. ET; June 28 -- NBCSN at 5 p.m .ET | Olympics.com | Declan Farmer |
*if necessary
Please note that broadcast/streaming information is subject to change.