The Sheffield Steelkings have become the largest para ice hockey club in Great Britain.
First established in 2014, the Steelkings play and train out of IceSheffield, and compete in the British Para Ice Hockey League.
From humble beginnings the Kings slowly began to build and in just few short years, have become one of the league’s powerhouse teams.
The Sheffield Steelkings officially joined the British Para Ice Hockey League in 2015 and it only took two years before making the club’s first playoff weekend.
In 2018 the Steelkings won their first big accolade by being named National Lottery Award winners!
This was in recognition for the club’s ‘Learn2Sledge’ programme.
This unique plan saw the Kings open para ice hockey to hundreds of new people to try the sport.
Attendees came from all over Yorkshire and the surrounding areas to try the sport.
Just one year later the Steelkings completed the British Para Ice Hockey Grand Slam, by winning both British League and Playoff championships for the first time in club history.
This success was followed by a further increase of players and saw the launch of the development ‘Bee-Team’ (Sheffield Steelkings B) at the end of 2019. Since then, the Steelkings have had two teams competing in the British Para Ice Hockey League.
2022 saw the Kings take their winning ways into Europe as they competed in and won, the inaugural Northwest Europe Para Ice Hockey League. Travelling to Antwerp, Belgium, the Steelkings swept aside the hosts as well as teams from France and the Netherlands to lift their first NEPIHL silverware.
Like all para ice hockey teams within the British Para Ice Hockey League, the Sheffield Steelkings are a fully inclusive club and we comprise of people from all backgrounds and cultures, both able-bodied and disabled alike.
The Steelkings are always looking for ways to grow the sport and find future stars of the game. The hope is, players will not only represent the Steelkings, but also Great Britain in the national squads at World Championships and future Paralympic Games too.
In 2026 the Sheffield Steelkings established the country’s first ever junior team programme with the launch of the Sheffield Steelkings C team – The ‘Clings’
This aim is to find the future stars of the sport and introduce them to para ice hockey from a young age. Sheffield’s aim is develop players and move them up through the different teams. Improving their speed, skill and stamina and hopefully one day, players with a classifiable disability or impairment will also go on to represent Great Britain on the world stage.
Sheffield Steelkings Para Ice Hockey Club 