2025 Para Ice Hockey Paralympic Qualification Tournament

2025 Para Ice Hockey Paralympic Qualification Tournament
Tournament details
Host country Norway
CityJessheim
Venue1 (in 1 host city)
Dates5–10 November
FormatRound Robin
Teams6
Final positions
Champions  Japan
Runners-up  Slovakia
Third place  Norway
Fourth place South Korea
Tournament statistics
Games played15
Goals scored77 (5.13 per game)
Attendance1,287 (86 per game)
Scoring leader Martin Joppa (14 points)
Awards
MVP Martin Joppa
Official website
Jessheim 2025

The 2025 Para Ice Hockey Paralympic Qualification Tournament is the final qualification tournament for the 2026 Winter Paralympics in Milan and Cortina d'Ampezzo. Held between 5 and 10 November 2025, the qualifier will be held in Norwegian town, Jessheim, at the Jessheim Is- og Flerbrukshall.[1] Six teams, from pools A and B of the world championships, will take part. The top two teams in the qualifier will secure the last two spots in the Paralympics.

Japan would win the tournament and along with Slovakia, qualify for the 2026 Winter Paralympics.[2][3]

Japan's Itsuki Ito was named best forward, and Wataru Horie was announced as the best goalkeeper in the tournament.[2]

Host selection

On 8 July 2025, Jessheim, Norway was awarded the hosting rights.[1] Regarding the hosting announcement, Espen Hegde, president of the local organising committee said:[1]

“The Norwegian Ice Hockey Association and the city of Jessheim are honoured and grateful to be hosting the Paralympic Qualification Tournament. The table is set for a very exciting event, and we look forward to welcoming all teams and participants.”

Michelle Laflamme, World Para Ice Hockey manager, proclaimed:[1]

“The Paralympic Winter Games Qualification Tournament is bound to bring out some of the best action we have ever seen in our sport, as teams play for last chance spots to for the Milano Cortina 2026 Games. We are thrilled to have Norway – a hockey hotbed and one of the original nations of our sport – host this crucial event in what is turning into our most competitive Paralympic cycle yet.”

Format

The six teams will play each other in a round robin format. The top two teams will qualify for the 2026 Winter Paralympics.

Venue

The venue was the Jessheim Is- og Flerbrukshall in Jessheim. The venue was built in 2014 and also hosts numerous other sports.

Jessheim
Jessheim Is- og Flerbrukshall
Capacity: 240 seats

Teams

The bottom three from the Pool A and the top three from the Pool B advanced to this qualifier. Paralympic hosts and Pool B winners, Italy, had the choice to take part for preparation reasons, but declined.[4] Their spot was taken by Kazakhstan, who finished fourth in Pool B.

Team Qualification Ref
 Slovakia Placed 6th in Pool A in 2025. [5]
 South Korea Placed 7th in Pool A in 2025. [6]
 Norway (H) Placed 8th in Pool A in 2025. [7]
 Japan Placed 2nd in Pool B in 2025. [8]
 Sweden Placed 3rd in Pool B in 2025. [9]
 Kazakhstan Placed 4th in Pool B in 2025. [10]

Results

Pos Team Pld W OTW OTL L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1  Japan 5 4 0 0 1 19 6 +13 12[a] 2026 Winter Paralympics
2  Slovakia 5 4 0 0 1 15 6 +9 12[a]
3  Norway (H) 5 3 0 0 2 17 13 +4 9[b]
4  South Korea 5 3 0 0 2 14 7 +7 9[b]
5  Sweden 5 1 0 0 4 8 20 −12 3
6  Kazakhstan 5 0 0 0 5 4 25 −21 0
Source: Jessheim 2025
(H) Host
Notes:
  1. ^ a b Slovakia 2–3 Japan
  2. ^ a b South Korea 0–2 Norway

All times are local (UTC+1).

Error: Goals/Progression mismatch: N1 = 0 N2 = 1 PN = 3

5 November 2025
12:00		Japan 1–2
(1–0, 0–0, 0–2)		 South KoreaJessheim Is- og Flerbrukshall, Jessheim
Attendance: 34
Game reference
Referee:
Bobby Esposito (USA)
Linesmen:
Przemek Iwaniec (POL)
Tony Rundstrom (SWE)
1–0
1–1
1–2
6 minPenalties2 min
10Shots23

Error: Goals/Progression mismatch: N1 = 6 N2 = 0 PN = 6

5 November 2025
15:30		Kazakhstan 0–6
(0–3, 0–1, 0–2)		 SlovakiaJessheim Is- og Flerbrukshall, Jessheim
Attendance: 31
Game reference
Referee:
Jan Vanek (CZE)
Linesmen:
Tibor Fazekas (SRB)
Andreas Lunden (SWE)
0–1
0–2
0–3
0–4
0–5
0–6
2 minPenalties10 min
15Shots12

Error: Goals/Progression mismatch: N1 = 9 N2 = 0 PN = 9

5 November 2025
19:00		Sweden 1–8
(0–3, 1–1, 0–4)		 NorwayJessheim Is- og Flerbrukshall, Jessheim
Attendance: 104
Game reference
Referee:
Jan Vanek (CZE)
Linesmen:
Pavel Blazek (CZE)
Andreas Lunden (SWE)
0–1
0–2
0–3
0–4
1–4
1–5
1–6
1–7
1–8
6 minPenalties10 min
10Shots25

Error: Goals/Progression mismatch: N1 = 1 N2 = 0 PN = 5

6 November 2025
12:00		Slovakia 2–3
(0–0, 0–1, 2–2)		 JapanJessheim Is- og Flerbrukshall, Jessheim
Attendance: 25
Game reference
Referee:
Jan Vanek (CZE)
Linesmen:
Pavel Blazek (CZE)
Andreas Lunden (SWE)
0–1
1–1
2–1
2–2
2–3
2 minPenalties6 min
20Shots11

Error: Goals/Progression mismatch: N1 = 0 N2 = 5 PN = 6

6 November 2025
15:30		South Korea 4–2
(2–1, 0–0, 2–1)		 SwedenJessheim Is- og Flerbrukshall, Jessheim
Attendance: 31
Game reference
Referee:
Bobby Esposito (USA)
Linesmen:
Marius Oswold Hermansen (NOR)
Przemek Iwaniec (POL)
1–0
1–1
2–1
3–1
4–1
4–2
8 minPenalties8 min
22Shots16

Error: Goals/Progression mismatch: N1 = 0 N2 = 5 PN = 5

6 November 2025
19:00		Norway 4–1
(1–0, 1–1, 2–0)		 KazakhstanJessheim Is- og Flerbrukshall, Jessheim
Attendance: 149
Game reference
Referee:
Matt Fergenbaum (CAN)
Linesmen:
Tibor Fazekas (SRB)
Tony Rundstrom (SWE)
1–0
1–1
2–1
3–1
4–1
6 minPenalties4 min
22Shots4

Error: Goals/Progression mismatch: N1 = 0 N2 = 1 PN = 3

7 November 2025
12:00		Slovakia 2–1
(1–0, 0–1, 1–0)		 SwedenJessheim Is- og Flerbrukshall, Jessheim
Attendance: 23
Game reference
Referee:
Matt Fergenbaum (CAN)
Linesmen:
Tibor Fazekas (SRB)
Przemek Iwaniec (POL)
1–0
1–1
2–1
4 minPenalties0 min
21Shots11

Error: Goals/Progression mismatch: N1 = 4 N2 = 0 PN = 4

7 November 2025
15:30		Kazakhstan 0–4
(0–1, 0–1, 0–2)		 JapanJessheim Is- og Flerbrukshall, Jessheim
Attendance: 24
Game reference
Referee:
Kevin Webinger (CAN)
Linesmen:
Marius Oswold Hermansen (NOR)
Tony Rundstrom (SWE)
0–1
0–2
0–3
0–4
26 minPenalties8 min
8Shots22

Error: Goals/Progression mismatch: N1 = 2 N2 = 0 PN = 2

7 November 2025
19:00		South Korea 0–2
(0–2, 0–0, 0–0)		 NorwayJessheim Is- og Flerbrukshall, Jessheim
Attendance: 203
Game reference
Referee:
Jan Vanek (CZE)
Linesmen:
Pavel Blazek (CZE)
Andreas Lunden (SWE)
0–1
0–2
12 minPenalties12 min
6Shots11

Error: Goals/Progression mismatch: N1 = 0 N2 = 7 PN = 7

9 November 2025
12:00		South Korea 7–0
(4–0, 1–0, 2–0)		 KazakhstanJessheim Is- og Flerbrukshall, Jessheim
Attendance: 26
Game reference
Referee:
Matt Fergenbaum (CAN)
Linesmen:
Marius Oswold Hermansen (NOR)
Andreas Lunden (SWE)
1–0
2–0
3–0
4–0
5–0
6–0
7–0
6 minPenalties33 min
25Shots7

Error: Goals/Progression mismatch: N1 = 0 N2 = 3 PN = 3

9 November 2025
15:30		Japan 3–0
(1–0, 1–0, 1–0)		 SwedenJessheim Is- og Flerbrukshall, Jessheim
Attendance: 31
Game reference
Referee:
Kevin Webinger (CAN)
Linesmen:
Pavel Blazek (CZE)
Tibor Fazekas (SRB)
1–0
2–0
3–0
12 minPenalties10 min
10Shots18

Error: Goals/Progression mismatch: N1 = 4 N2 = 0 PN = 4

9 November 2025
19:00		Norway 1–3
(0–0, 1–2, 0–1)		 SlovakiaJessheim Is- og Flerbrukshall, Jessheim
Attendance: 282
Game reference
Referee:
Bobby Esposito (USA)
Linesmen:
Przemek Iwaniec (POL)
Tony Rundstrom (SWE)
0–1
1–1
1–2
1–3
6 minPenalties8 min
18Shots11

Error: Goals/Progression mismatch: N1 = 0 N2 = 3 PN = 7

10 November 2025
12:00		Sweden 4–3
(3–0, 0–2, 1–1)		 KazakhstanJessheim Is- og Flerbrukshall, Jessheim
Attendance: 31
Game reference
Referee:
Matt Fergenbaum (CAN)
Linesmen:
Przemek Iwaniec (POL)
Andreas Lunden (SWE)
1–0
2–0
3–0
3–1
3–2
3–3
4–3
0 minPenalties0 min
16Shots14

Error: Goals/Progression mismatch: N1 = 0 N2 = 2 PN = 3

10 November 2025
15:30		Slovakia 2–1
(2–0, 0–1, 0–0)		 South KoreaJessheim Is- og Flerbrukshall, Jessheim
Attendance: 48
Game reference
Referee:
Kevin Webinger (CAN)
Linesmen:
Tibor Fazekas (SRB)
Marius Oswold Hermansen (NOR)
1–0
2–0
2–1
8 minPenalties6 min
16Shots14

Error: Goals/Progression mismatch: N1 = 9 N2 = 0 PN = 10

10 November 2025
19:00		Norway 2–8
(0–4, 1–1, 1–3)		 JapanJessheim Is- og Flerbrukshall, Jessheim
Attendance: 245
Game reference
Referee:
Bobby Esposito (USA)
Linesmen:
Pavel Blazek (CZE)
Tony Rundstrom (SWE)
0–1
0–2
0–3
0–4
1–4
1–5
1–6
1–7
1–8
2–8
12 minPenalties10 min
23Shots14

References

  1. ^ a b c d "Jessheim, Norway to host Milano Cortina 2026 Qualification Tournament". International Paralympic Committee.
  2. ^ a b "Jessheim 2025: Japan and Slovakia grab last two spots at Milano Cortina 2026". International Paralympic Committee.
  3. ^ "Parahokejisti oslavujú postup na paralympiádu. Som extrémne hrdý a extrémne dojatý, hovorí kapitán". sportnet.sme.sk.
  4. ^ "Six nations set for Jessheim showdown on the road to Milano-Cortina 2026". International Paralympic Committee.
  5. ^ "Jessheim 2025: Slovakia's Path to Milano Cortina". International Paralympic Committee.
  6. ^ "Jessheim 2025: Korea's Path to Milano Cortina". International Paralympic Committee.
  7. ^ "Jessheim 2025: Norway's Path to Milano Cortina". International Paralympic Committee.
  8. ^ "Jessheim 2025: Japan's Path to Milano Cortina". International Paralympic Committee.
  9. ^ "Jessheim 2025: Sweden's Path to Milano Cortina". International Paralympic Committee.
  10. ^ "Jessheim 2025: Kazakhstan's Path to Milano Cortina". International Paralympic Committee.
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