SACRAMENTO, California, June 22, 2005

At first glance, the tools used by participants in playing an emerging and unique version of ice hockey are unwieldy and unmanageable. Seated on what looks like a miniature Flexible Flyer snow sled but balanced on narrow, adjustable, runner skate blades under the sled, players propel themselves around the ice in graceful

It's a long way from Roseville, California to Salt Lake City. Was the trip worth it?

In 2002, Skatetown Ice Arena in Roseville sponsored the first northern California sled hockey clinic. Through the generosity of Skatetowns owner, Scott Slavensky, the dedicated efforts of Janice Vandyke, and