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Biography
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. … Played in a three-game series vs. Norway in January 2013 in La Baie, Que. … Won a silver medal with Canada at the 2012 World Sledge Hockey Challenge in Calgary, Alta. … Played for Canada’s National Sledge Development Team in a three-game series vs. the United States in Charlotte, N.C. in April 2012 … Played for Canada’s National Sledge Development Team in a three-game series vs. the United States in Amherstburg, Ont., in January 2012
HOCKEY BACKGROUND
Started playing sledge hockey in 2011 with the London Blizzard … Lists Greg Bignell as his favourite coach … Won Bantam League Championship on 2008
PERSONAL
Had leg amputated after being diagnosed with cancer … Volunteers with the Make-A-Wish Foundation and ChildCan … Holds numerous track and field records at his elementary school … Nominated for the Mark Messier Leadership Award … Played in the first Road Hockey to Conquer Cancer for Princess Margaret Hospital in 2011, dropping the puck with Scott Morrison and Don Cherry … Plays the guitar … Son of Dean and Trudy … Has one sister, Meagan
