The 2022 USA Hockey Special Hockey Classic took place October 21-23, 2022, in Fort Wayne, Indiana, at the SportONE Parkview Icehouse. Six teams participated in the event, with roughly 100 players taking the ice overall.
The special hockey discipline gives people with a wide range of cognitive and developmental disabilities the chance to play the sport of ice hockey in an environment that is adapted to the level of ability. The 2021 event saw 13 teams take the ice at the Ohio Health Chiller North Ice Rink located just outside of Columbus, Ohio.