For the first time, women were allowed to compete in ice sledge hockey at the Paralympic Games.

Since Canada placed in the top six of the World Championships, the eighth slot was given to the second-place finisher at the Paralympic Qualifier.

The rules promulgated by the International Paralympic Committee provide that each participating NPC may enter a maximum of: It was reported that this decision was taken without consulting Canada, the reigning champion in the sport.

At the 2006 Paralympics in Turin, Sweden attempted to put a female player on their roster, but were not allowed to do so.

GP = Games played; G = Goals; A = Assists; Pts = Points; +/− = Plus/minus; PIM = Penalties in minutes; POS = PositionSource: Vancouver 2010 Only the top five goaltenders, based on save percentage, who have played at least 40% of their team's minutes, are included in this list.