The first ever ice hockey team of transtibial amputees playing in a standing position was established in St. Petersburg in 1999 under the program “US-Russian Prosthetic Rehabilitation Bridge” []. Nowadays, Canada, Russia, USA, Finland, Czech Republic and Latvia have their national associations, two World Championships were conducted (2003 – Kiisakalio, Finland; 2004 – Prague, Czech Republic), and the International Standing Ice Hockey Federation (ISIHF) was formed. Players from the former Yugoslav states, Estonia, Sweden, Israel, and Australia are very active in attempts to form the teams in their countries. Beyond the tournaments, players have participated in many professional conventions and other public events in support of international assistance to landmine victims and rehabilitation of children worldwide. The ISPO has been supportive in disseminating information and knowledge in amputee hockey, providing an opportunity for a demonstration game at the 2004 World Congress in Hong Kong ().Demonstration game at the 2004 ISPO World Congress, Hong Kong, China.
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机译：1999年，在“美俄假肢康复桥”计划下，第一个跨界截肢者冰上曲棍球队在圣彼得堡成立。如今，加拿大，俄罗斯，美国，芬兰，捷克共和国和拉脱维亚已建立了国家协会，举办了两次世界锦标赛（2003年–芬兰，基萨卡里奥； 2004年–捷克，布拉格），国际冰上曲棍球联合会（ISIHF）形成。来自前南斯拉夫各州，爱沙尼亚，瑞典，以色列和澳大利亚的球员非常积极地试图组建自己国家的球队。除锦标赛外，球员还参加了许多专业会议和其他公共活动，以支持国际援助地雷受害者和全球儿童的康复。 ISPO一直支持在截肢曲棍球中传播信息和知识，为在2004年香港世界代表大会上进行演示游戏提供了机会（<！-fig ft0-> <！-fig mode = art f1 -> <！-标题a7->在2004 ISPO世界大会上的演示游戏，中国香港。
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