Began playing sledge hockey with the Markham Islanders in 2000

Won a silver medal with Canada at the 2009 World Sledge Hockey Challenge in November 2009 in Charlottetown, P.E.I. … Played in a two-game series vs. the United States in October 2009 in Rochester, N.Y. … Played in a two-game series vs. the United States in September 2009 in Toronto, Ont. … Helped Canada win bronze at the 2009 IPC Sledge Hockey World Championship in Ostrava, Czech Republic … Helped Canada win gold at the 2009 Hockey Canada Cup in Vancouver, B.C., leading all goaltenders with a .947 save percentage and 0.60 GAA … Helped Canada win the gold at the 2009 4 Nations Tournament in Nagano, Japan … Won a gold medal with Canada at the 2008 World Sledge Hockey Challenge in Charlottetown, P.E.I. … Won a gold medal with Canada at the 2008 IPC Sledge Hockey World Championship in Marlborough, Mass. … Played in a three-game series against the United States in February 2008 in Prince George, B.C. … Won a gold medal with Canada at the Japan Paralympic 2008 Ice Sledge Hockey International Match in Asahikawa, Japan … Played in a three-game series vs. the United States in November 2007 in Park City, Utah … Played in a three-game series vs. Norway in October 2007 in Gjovik, Norway … Won a gold medal with Canada at the 2007 World Sledge Hockey Challenge in Kelowna, B.C. … Played in a three-game series against the United States in February 2007 in Park City, Utah … Played in a three-game series against the United States in January 2007 in London and Aylmer, Ont. … Travelled to Norway and Germany in November 2006 for a six-game European tour … Has played for Canada at two Paralympic Winter Games (2002, 2006) and two IPC Sledge Hockey World Championships (2004, 2008), winning one Paralympic gold medal (2006) and one world championship gold medal (2008) … Was the oldest rookie in the history of the Paralympic Winter Games when he debuted in 2002 at age 41 … Has been a member of Canada’s National Sledge Team since 2001

Suffered an injury playing Midget AAA hockey in 1975; after 23 surgeries, was forced to have his right leg amputated above the knee after getting an infection following knee replacement … Has three children: Stephanie, Sammy and Nikki … The birthdays of his three children and ex-wife add up to 57, the number he wears on the ice … Favourite NHL player: Martin Brodeur … Favourite NHL team: Chicago Blackhawks … Works as a motivational speaker … Is a spokesperson for Shot for a Cure … Was a member of Canada’s sitting volleyball team at the 2007 Parapanamerican Games in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil … Coached Canada’s amputee hockey team to world championship gold medals in 2003 and 2004 … Has his own website at www.paulrosen.ca … Son of Ron and Claire … Has one brother, Steven, and one sister, Gail