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    Local Sled Hockey Team Gives Insight Into Sport as Team USA Heads to Semifinals at Paralympic Games

    NBC Connecticut
    By Gabrielle Lucivero •  

    Ten years ago, Rachel Grusse decided to try something new - sled hockey.

    “I never watched hockey before,” Grusse said. “I knew of hockey as a sport in a faraway concept and that was it.”

    Grusse, who is a double amputee, had always been involved in sports but it wasn’t until she was 20 years old that a friend finally convinced her to get on the ice.

    “I ended up getting in a sled and I loved it instantly,” said Grusse.

    Now she's a member of the Gaylord Wolf Pack Sled Hockey Team and the United States developmental team.