Local adaptive sports legend going to the Show!

Wes Smith has been at the center of or otherwise supporting the development of almost every adaptive sports event in Maine for over 20 years. While he has usually been the man creating opportunities for others in his role with Alpha One, this time his accomplishments are going to place him personally on the biggest stage in the world for athletes with disabilities. Wes has temporarily turned in the hockey sticks he uses with the Bangor Program and will be representing the United States as a member the U.S. Paralympic Curling Team at the 2006 Winter Paralympic Games in Torino, Italy.

All your friends in the Maine Sled Hockey Program wish you the best of luck Wes. Bring home some Gold!

Click here to read Wes's bio from the USA Curling Website.

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Fast Facts: Sled hockey is one of the fastest growing disabled sports in the world with new sled hockey programs and sled hockey teams showing up everywhere. There are about 50 adult sled hockey teams and junior sled hockey teams in the USA. Sled hockey is played in several countries. Sweden claims to have originated sled hockey. The US Sled Hockey Team won the gold medal in the 2002 Paralympics. The Prudential Northeast Sled Hockey League is the first organized adult sled hockey league in the USA. Sled hockey players are extremely committed to the sport of sled hockey and regularly teach sled hockey clinics and participate in sled hockey outreach events and sled hockey exhibitions. Anyone wishing to try sled hockey should have ample opportunities to play.