American Special Hockey Association

Member Programs

Starting a Program

Latest News :: Special needs hockey team puts happy kids on the ice :: Giving Everyone The Opportunity To Play Hockey :: The Cat5 Canes: Special-needs hockey team forms locally, hopes to play Raleigh team :: Hockey program gives special-needs players self-esteem, structure :: Saints provide a helmetful of miracles on ice :: Hat Tricks and Treats in New Jersey

Welcome to the American Special Hockey Association

American Special Hockey Association is a affiliated organization of USA Hockey. ASHA programs are Sanctioned and Governed by the rules and regulations of the USA Hockey Disabled Section and also a affiliated member of Special Hockey International. American Special Hockey is proud to be a member of organizations.

Mission of the American Special Hockey Association

Over 50 American Special Hockey Programs have been established in over 30 cities in the United States. The goal of Special Hockey is to give people with physical and Developmental Disabilities the chance to play the sport of Ice Hockey in an environment which is adapted to the level of ability which the athletes are able to participate.

Special Hockey exists for the enrichment of the athlete with a developmental disability. In addition to physical hockey skills, the program emphasizes the development of desirable individual characteristics such as dependability, self-reliance, concentration, willingness to share and personal accountability. The game of hockey is used by Special Hockey to develop within each player the characteristics that will help the player to be more successful both inside and outside a hockey environment.

ASHA on Facebook ASHA on Twitter

American Special Hockey Association partners with NHL Hockey is for Everyone

The American Special Hockey association is very proud to announce that ASHA and its member organizations will be working together with the NHL to build more opportunities for people with developmental and physical disabilities to be able to participate
in the sport of Ice Hockey. With the support of ASHA organizations working together with NHL teams and the NHL players we will
be able to create even more growth on aNational and International level.
Information on Special Nights at NHL games as well as many other events can be found here on the ASHA webiste as well as the website for NHL"Hockey is for Everyone"

Gearing up for "EveryBODY Skates New Jersey"

A group of disabled athletes will make history, Jan. 29-31, by visiting all 54 rinks in the State of New Jersey in just 54 hours in an effort to raise awareness and influence local ice rinks to allocate just one hour of ice time per week, in season, to disabled hockey. This incredible, 1,370-mile, record-setting journey is entitled EveryBODY Skates New Jersey (ESNJ), and will take place during
"Hockey weekend Across America"

The American Special Hockey Association (ASHA) is proud to be the official organizer of EveryBODY Skates New Jersey.

EveryBODY Skates New Jersey Website

Sign the Petition