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Billy Bridges
Bridges at the 2015 IPC Ice Sledge Hockey World Championships in Buffalo, New York
Born (1984-05-22) 22 May 1984 (age 42)
Summerside, Prince Edward
Island, Canada
Height 5 ft 8 in (173 cm)
Weight 185 lb (84 kg; 13 st 3 lb)
Position Forward
Catches Right
National team  Canada
Playing career 1998–present
Medal record
Para ice hockey
Representing  Canada
Paralympic Games
Gold medal – first place2006 TorinoTeam
Silver medal – second place2018 PyeongchangTeam
Silver medal – second place2022 BeijingTeam competition
Bronze medal – third place2014 SochiTeam
World Championships
Gold medal – first place2000 Salt Lake CityTeam
Gold medal – first place2008 MarlboroughTeam
Gold medal – first place2013 GoyangTeam
Gold medal – first place2017 GangeungTeam
Silver medal – second place2015 BuffaloTeam
Silver medal – second place2019 OstravaTeam
Silver medal – second place2021 OstravaTeam
Bronze medal – third place2009 OstravaTeam
Bronze medal – third place2012 HamarTeam

Billy Bridges (born 22 March 1984) is a Canadian ice sledge hockey, wheelchair basketball, and wheelchair curling player. Born in Summerside, he has spina bifida. On July 1, 2011, Bridges married former Olympic women's ice hockey player Sami Jo Small. He competed at the 2022 Winter Paralympics, in Para ice hockey winning a silver medal.[1]

Life

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He began playing ice sledge hockey in 1997, aged 12, for the Kitchener Sidewinders. Aged 14, he was selected for Canada's national team, the youngest player ever to be picked. He has World Championship golds from 2000, 2008, 2013 and 2017 and Paralympic gold from 2006,[2] where he was picked for the All-Star Team.

As well as ice sledge hockey, he has a career as a wheelchair basketball player, including seven Canadian titles with Team Ontario. In 2001, he also competed at the Junior World Championships, and in 2005 was selected as the team's most valuable player (MVP). Bridges was also the skip of Team Manitoba at the 2026 Canadian Wheelchair Curling Championship, finishing in 10th place with a 2–6 record.

He completed at the 2019 World Para Ice Hockey Championships, and 2021 World Para Ice Hockey Championships, winning silver medals.[3]

Honours

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Bridges in 2015

Career stats

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Hockey Canada

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YearEventGPGAPTSPIM
2007World Sledge Hockey championships425710
2008World Sledge Hockey championships44590
2009World Sledge Hockey championships42576

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References

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  1. ↑ "Billy Bridges - Para Ice Hockey | Paralympic Athlete Profile". International Paralympic Committee. Retrieved 2022-03-14.
  2. ↑ "Team Canada wins gold in sledge hockey, wheelchair curling". Toronto Star. March 19, 2006. Sports section, p. 8.
  3. ↑ "Bridges | Canadian Paralympic Committee". paralympic.ca. Retrieved 2022-03-14.
  4. ↑ "Player Profile". Archived from the original on 2012-06-13. Retrieved 2011-05-12.
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