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Adam Dixon
Sledge Hockey
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Adam began playing sledge hockey in 2000 when he was just 11 years old with the Elmvale Bears. Now at the age of 20, this resident of Barrie, Ontario is an integral member of the Canadian national team. He joined the team in 2006 and plays defence with great intensity and passion. At the age of ten, Adam was diagnosed with Ewing’s sarcoma and had surgery to remove his right tibia, which was replaced with a donor bone, a metal plate, and multiple screws. In 2004, Adam was featured in “Cancer Kids: Fighting and Winning,” a five-part television documentary about children surviving cancer. Adam, or “Dixie” to his team mates, has a gold medal from the 2008 IPC Sledge Hockey World Championships where he was named the defensive MVP of the tournament. He also has gold medals from both the 2008 and 2009 World Sledge Hockey Challenge. Adam's most memorable moment is his goal medal winning shoot out goal against Team USA last March during a Hockey Canada Cup. Over 1,800 fans were at the brand new UBC Thunderbird Arena in what was the first ever nationally televised sledge hockey game in Canada. His favourite NHL team is the Montreal Canadiens. In high school, Adam had the unique experience of living in Igloolik, Nunavut during a student exchange. Adam is currently enrolled at Georgian College studying electrical engineering.
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Photo Credit: CPC/HC/Matthew Manor
• 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.
• Helped Canada win bronze at the 2009 IPC Sledge Hockey World Championship in Ostrava, Czech Republic
• Played in a two-game series vs. the United States in March 2009 in Buffalo and Rochester, N.Y.
• Helped Canada win gold at the 2009 Hockey Canada Cup in Vancouver, B.C.
• 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. .
• Played in a three-game series vs. 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, and was named Canada’s player of the series
• 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 been a member of Canada’s National Sledge Team since 2006
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| Birthdate |
August 13, 1989 |
| Residence |
Barrie, Ontario |
| Birthplace |
VMidland, Ont. |
| Height |
5’9” |
| Weight |
150 lbs |
| Shoots |
Right |
| Disability |
Endo-prosthesis |
| Position |
Defence |
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