The first IPC Ice Sledge Hockey European Championships was held between April 10, 2005 and April 16, 2005 in the eastern Moravian city of Zlín, Czech Republic. Participating 80 athletes from six nations: Czech Republic, Estonia, Germany, Great Britain, Italy and Sweden. The best European team joined the already qualified teams from Canada, Japan, Norway, Sweden, the USA and host country Italy to the Torino 2006 Paralympic Winter Games.
| Tournament details | |
|---|---|
| Host country |  Czech Republic |
| Venue(s) | 1 (in 1 host city) |
| Dates | April 10 – April 16, 2005 |
| Teams | 6 |
| Final positions | |
Champions  |  Germany |
| Tournament statistics | |
| Games played | 15 |
| Goals scored | 96 (6.4 per game) |
| Scoring leader(s) |  Marcus Holm (16 goals) Udo Segreff (13 goals) Sebastian Kessler (11 goals) |
| MVP | Udo Segreff (20 points) |
Final rankings
editGermany emerged as the winner of the tournament on goal difference, following a tie with Sweden in both the total number of ranking points and a tie game between the two teams. The final result was based on the total goals 'scored' less the total goals 'scored against'. As a result, the German team qualified for the Torino 2006 Paralympic Winter Games.
Tournament
editTournament summary
edit| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | GER | SWE | EST | CZE | GBR | ITA | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Germany
|
5 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 33 | 2 | +31 | 9 | — | 2–2 | 5–0 | 6–0 | 4–0 | 16–0 | |
| 2 | Sweden
|
5 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 30 | 3 | +27 | 9 | 2–2 | — | 1–0 | 7–0 | 5–1 | 15–0 | |
| 3 |  Estonia
|
5 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 16 | 6 | +10 | 6 | 0–5 | 0–1 | — | 3–0 | 2–0 | 11–0 | |
| 4 | Czech Republic
|
5 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 7 | 16 | −9 | 4 | 0–6 | 0–7 | 0–3 | — | 2–0 | 5–0 | |
| 5 |  Great Britain
|
5 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 10 | 13 | −3 | 2 | 0–4 | 1–5 | 0–2 | 0–2 | — | 9–0 | |
| 6 |  Italy
|
5 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 56 | −56 | 0 | 0–16 | 0–15 | 0–11 | 0–5 | 0–9 | — |