2019-20 National Para Hockey Team

HOCKEY CANADA BACKGROUND

Won a gold medal with Canada at the 2017 International Para Hockey Tournament in Turin, Italy … Won a silver medal with Canada at the 2016 World Sledge Hockey Challenge in Charlottetown, P.E.I. … Won a silver medal with Canada at the 2016 World Sledge Hockey Challenge in Bridgewater, N.S. … Won a gold medal with Canada at the 2015 International Ice Sledge Hockey Tournament in Turin, Italy … Won a silver medal with Canada at the 2015 IPC Sledge Hockey World Championship in Buffalo, N.Y. … Played in a three-game series vs. the United States in March 2015 in Indian Trail, N.C. … Won a bronze medal with Canada at the 2015 World Sledge Hockey Challenge in Leduc, Alta. … Won a bronze medal with Canada at the 2014 Winter Paralympic Games in Sochi, Russia … Played in a three-game series vs. the United States in January 2014 in Indian Trail, N.C. … Won a gold medal with Canada at the 2013 World Sledge Hockey Challenge in Toronto, Ont. … Won a gold medal with Canada at the Four Nations Tournament in Sochi, Russia … Won a gold medal with Canada at the 2013 IPC Sledge Hockey World Championship in Goyang, Korea … Played in a three-game series vs. the United States in February 2013 in Rockland, Ont. … Won a silver medal with Canada at the 2012 World Sledge Hockey Challenge in Calgary, Alta. … Won a bronze medal with Canada at the 2012 IPC Sledge Hockey World Championship in Hamar, Norway … Played in a three-game series vs. the United States in February 2012 in Amherst, N.Y. … Won a gold medal with Canada at the 2012 Japan Four Nations Tournament in Nagano, Japan … Won a gold medal with Canada at the 2011 World Sledge Hockey Challenge in Calgary, Alta. … Won a gold medal with Canada at the 2011 World Sledge Hockey Challenge in London, Ont. … Won a silver medal with Canada at the 2011 Japan Para Ice Sledge Hockey Championship in Nagano, Japan … Played in a three-game series vs. the United States and Japan in November 2010 in Rochester, N.Y. … Played in a three-game series vs. the United States in October 2010 in Toronto, Ont. … Played in a three-game series vs. Korea in January 2010 in Surrey, B.C. … Won a silver medal with Canada at the 2009 World Sledge Hockey Challenge 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. … Has been a member of Canada’s National Sledge Team since 2009

HOCKEY BACKGROUND

Began playing sledge hockey with the Windsor Ice Bullets in 2008 … Won gold with the Ice Bullets at the Ontario B Division championship in 2009 … Lists Guy Baltzer as his favourite coach

PERSONAL

Had to have his lower right leg amputated following a car accident on November 16, 2006 … Won numerous MVP awards as an able-bodied hockey player … Went to Holland to watch the Euro Cup in 2000 … Son of Alex and Joan … Has one brother, Davin, and one sister, Nicole