Roaring crowd of 8,992 sets a new para ice hockey attendance record at Milan Cortina for US vs Italy

MILAN (AP) — The opening Para ice hockey match at the Milan Cortina Winter Games set a new record attendance for the sport at a major tournament. The preliminary round match between four-time defending champion United States and host nation Italy drew 8,992 spectators for a high-octane atmosphere on Saturday night. That not only broke the previous Paralympic record of 8,462 fans for the gold medal match at the Salt Lake City Games in 2002, but...