The U.S. sled hockey team’s toughest test of the IPC World Championship may come in its opening game, a rematch of the Sochi Paralympic final against Russia on Sunday (8 p.m. ET, NBC Sports Live Extra).
NBC Sports Live Extra will stream every game of the World Championship in Buffalo, N.Y., from Sunday through the gold-medal game, which will also air live on NBCSN on May 3 at 2:30 p.m. ET, capping an unprecedented 40 hours of coverage across NBC Sports platforms.
The U.S. captured the Sochi Paralympic gold medal in a 1-0 win over host Russia in the final. This year’s U.S. team returns key players from Sochi, including the man who scored the winner over Russia, Josh Sweeney, and goalie Steve Cash.
But the Americans will be out to reclaim the World title, having lost to Canada in the 2013 Worlds final.
This will mark the third time the U.S. hosts the World Championship in eight editions. The U.S. did not win gold on home ice the previous two times in 2000 and 2008, seeing rival Canada prevail.
NBCSN will broadcast up to three U.S. games, beginning Wednesday against Italy at 10:30 p.m. ET. It will also broadcast a semifinal in addition to the live final.
The NBCSN commentary team will include Marc Zumoff on play-by-play, Sochi Paralympic gold medalist Andy Yohe and 1998 U.S. Olympic hockey gold medalist A.J. Mleczko.
The Live Extra commentary team will include three-time U.S. Paralympic hockey player Taylor Lipsett and former Canadian hockey player and coach Brent Pope.
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| Date | Coverage | Network | Time (ET) |
| Sun., April 26 | Preliminary Group A – Norway vs. Czech Republic | NBC Sports Live Extra | 9:30 a.m. |
| Preliminary Group A – Japan vs. Canada | NBC Sports Live Extra | 1 p.m. | |
| Preliminary Group B – Germany vs. Italy | NBC Sports Live Extra | 4:30 p.m. | |
| Preliminary Group B – Russia vs. Team USA | NBC Sports Live Extra | 8 p.m. | |
| Mon., April 27 | Preliminary Group A – Japan vs. Czech Republic | NBC Sports Live Extra | 9:30 a.m. |
| Preliminary Group A – Norway vs. Canada | NBC Sports Live Extra | 1 p.m. | |
| Preliminary Group B – Italy vs. Russia | NBC Sports Live Extra | 4:30 p.m. | |
| Preliminary Group B – Germany vs. Team USA | NBC Sports Live Extra | 8 p.m. | |
| Wed., April 29 | Preliminary Group B – Germany vs. Russia | NBC Sports Live Extra | 10:30 a.m. |
| Preliminary Group B – Italy vs. Team USA | NBC Sports Live Extra | 2 p.m. | |
| Preliminary Group A – Czech Republic vs. Canada | NBC Sports Live Extra | 5:30 p.m. | |
| Preliminary Group A – Japan vs. Norway | NBC Sports Live Extra | 9 p.m. | |
| Preliminary Group B – Italy vs. Team USA * | NBCSN | 10:30 p.m. | |
| Thur., April 30 | Qualifying Round – TBA | NBC Sports Live Extra | 4:30 p.m. |
| Qualifying Round – TBA | NBC Sports Live Extra | 8 p.m. | |
| Fri., May 1 | Semifinal Round – TBA | NBC Sports Live Extra | 4:30 p.m. |
| Semifinal Round – TBA | NBC Sports Live Extra | 8 p.m. | |
| Semifinal Round – TBA* | NBCSN | 10:30 p.m. | |
| Sat., May 2 | Qualifying Round – TBA | NBC Sports Live Extra | 4:30 p.m. |
| Qualifying Round – TBA | NBC Sports Live Extra | 8 p.m. | |
| Sun., May 3 | Bronze Medal Game | NBC Sports Live Extra | 11 a.m. |
| Gold Medal Game | NBCSN | 2:30 p.m. |
*denotes same-day delay
