 The Sledge Hockey tourneyment ice hockey will be taking place over two separate venues, Canada Hockey Place (General Motors Place, home of the NHL’s Vancouver Canucks) and UBC Thunderbird Arena (located on the University of British Columbia campus). Canada Hockey Place is located in the heart of downtown Vancouver and holds a spectator capacity of 18,630. As for the UBC Thunderbird Arena it has undergone some renovations to the ice surfaces in preparation for the 2010 Winter Olympics. The venue capacity is 7,200. 
Both of the venues will also host the Ice Sledge Hockey tournament during the 2010 Paralympics. Sledge hockey was designed for people that have disabilities in their lower bodies. The players will sit on a double bladed sledge and will use two sticks to maneuver the sledge and also play the puck. The rules of sledge hockey do not differentiate much from the IIHF rules for the regular hockey tournament.
The sledge hockey tournament will be an amazing aspect of the Winter Olympics.
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