OSTRAVA, Czechia – The U.S. National Sled Team is set to face off against Czechia here today (Oct. 23) in its third and final preliminary round contest at the 2025 IPH Cup. Puck drop is set for 6 p.m. local time/12 p.m. ET at Ostravar Arena.

The game will live stream on the Czechia Para Hockey YouTube.

The U.S. enters this contest with a 1-1-0-0 (W-OTW-OTL-L) record through two preliminary round games. On Monday (Oct. 20), Team USA skated to a 2-1 overtime win over Canada, and then followed that up with a 9-2 victory against Italy on Tuesday (Oct. 21).

Czechia enters this matchup with an 0-0-0-2 (W-OTW-OTL-L) record after dropping its first two games of the tournament to China and Canada.

These two sides last faced off at the 2025 World Para Ice Hockey Championship, where the U.S. defeated Czechia 4-3 in the preliminary round. In 18 matchups all-time, Team USA holds a 17-0-1-0 (W-OTW-OTL-L) record against Czechia across all competitions.

The U.S. has a 15-2-0-0 (W-OTW-OTL-L) record all-time at the IPH Cup, and has won all three tournament titles since the inaugural event in 2022.