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| Born | June 2, 2000 Alma, Quebec, Canada | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Country |  Canada | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Sport | Ice sled hockey | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Position | Forward | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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Vincent Boily (born June 2, 2000) is a Canadian ice sled hockey player. He is a member of the Canada national team that won a silver medal at the 2026 Winter Paralympics. Boily also won a gold medal at the 2024 World Para Ice Hockey Championships.
Early life
[edit]Boily was born in Alma, Quebec and began playing ice hockey when he was young, He played for the St-Eustache Vikings in minor ice hockey until December 2017 when he was paralyzed in a snowmobile accident.[1][2] Shortly afterward, he began to take up para sports, initially in para rowing and para cycling before switching to sledge hockey.[1][3]
Career
[edit]Boily made his first Canada national team roster in 2022 at 22 years old. He represented Canada at the 2024 World Para Ice Hockey Championships and won a gold medal.[4] He also represented his country at the 2023 World Para Ice Hockey Championships, where his team lost to the United States, something that was repeated in the 2025 edition.[1] He was also part of the Canada national team that reached the 2025 Para Hockey Cup final and lost to the United States.[5][6]
On January 20, 2026, Boily was named to the Canada national team roster for the 2026 Winter Paralympics.[7] He won a silver medal, Canada's third consecutive silver medal in Para ice hockey at the Winter Paralympics.[8]
Personal life
[edit]In April 2026, Canadian tennis player Leylah Fernandez confirmed on social media that she and Boily were in a relationship.[9]
References
[edit]- 1 2 3 "Vincent Boily". Canadian Paralympic Committee. Retrieved March 11, 2026.
- ↑ "Paralympian Search launches a new chapter in hockey player's life". Canadian Paralympic Committee. June 11, 2018. Retrieved March 11, 2026.
- ↑ "Vincent Boily reaches new heights on and off the ice". Canadian Paralympic Committee. October 9, 2025. Retrieved March 11, 2026.
- ↑ "Canada's National Para Hockey Team Wins Gold at the World Para Hockey Championship". ohf.on.ca. May 13, 2024. Retrieved May 13, 2024.
- ↑ "Canada's special teams struggle in International Para Hockey Cup final loss to U.S." October 26, 2025. Retrieved March 11, 2026.
- ↑ "2025 Para Hockey Cup". teamusa.com. Retrieved March 11, 2026.
- ↑ "Para ice hockey team named for 2026 Paralympic Winter Games". Canadian Paralympic Committee. January 20, 2026. Retrieved March 11, 2026.
- ↑ "Canada claims ice hockey silver as United States romps to 5th consecutive Paralympic gold". CBC.ca. March 15, 2026. Retrieved March 15, 2026.
- ↑ "PHOTOS: Leylah Fernandez shares sweet Rome moments with boyfriend Vincent". Tennis World USA. Retrieved May 17, 2026.
External links
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- 2000 births
- Living people
- Canadian sledge hockey players
- Sportspeople from Alma, Quebec
- Para ice hockey players at the 2026 Winter Paralympics
- Medalists at the 2026 Winter Paralympics
- Paralympic silver medalists for Canada
- Paralympic medalists in sledge hockey
- Paralympic sledge hockey players for Canada
- 21st-century Canadian sportsmen