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Biography
Further personal information
Residence
San Antonio, TX, USA
Occupation
Businessperson, Coach
Higher education
Science - University of Houston: United States
Sport specific information
Club / Team
San Antonio Rampage Ice Sledge Hockey: United States
Name of coach
Jeff Sauer [national]
Coach from which country?
United States
Preferred position / style / stance / technique
Forward
General interest
Awards and honours
He was named USA Hockey's Disabled Player of the Year for 2009. (usahockey.com, 21 Mar 2013)
He received the Whang Youn Dai Overcome Prize for competing at the 2006 Paralympic Winter Games in Turin, after being diagnosed with cancer the previous year. He also carried his country's flag at the Games' Closing Ceremony. (usahockey.com, 21 Mar 2013)
He received the Whang Youn Dai Overcome Prize for competing at the 2006 Paralympic Winter Games in Turin, after being diagnosed with cancer the previous year. He also carried his country's flag at the Games' Closing Ceremony. (usahockey.com, 21 Mar 2013)
Other sports
He won the 'D' division wheelchair singles at the 1985 US Open Tennis Championships. (usahockey.com, 21 Mar 2013)
Ambitions
To coach ice sledge hockey. (usahockey.com, 21 Mar 2013)
Impairment
At age 20 a shelving unit collapsed on top of him, resulting in paraplegia. (usahockey.com, 21 Mar 2013)
Other information
OCCUPATION
He is president of the Arlington Skatium in Texas, United States. (facebook profile, 29 Jan 2013)
COACH
In 2007 he started to coach the first ice sledge hockey programme in Texas, affiliated to the San Antonio Rampage American Hockey League [AHL] team. The team's roster contains mainly injured military personnel in rehabilitation at San Antonio's Brooke Army Medical Center [BAMC]. (theahl.com, 07 Apr 2012; sarampage.com, 21 Mar 2013)
ILLNESS
He was diagnosed with a malignant melanoma in 2005 and went through several months of chemotherapy to cure it. (usahockey.com, 21 Mar 2013)
He is president of the Arlington Skatium in Texas, United States. (facebook profile, 29 Jan 2013)
COACH
In 2007 he started to coach the first ice sledge hockey programme in Texas, affiliated to the San Antonio Rampage American Hockey League [AHL] team. The team's roster contains mainly injured military personnel in rehabilitation at San Antonio's Brooke Army Medical Center [BAMC]. (theahl.com, 07 Apr 2012; sarampage.com, 21 Mar 2013)
ILLNESS
He was diagnosed with a malignant melanoma in 2005 and went through several months of chemotherapy to cure it. (usahockey.com, 21 Mar 2013)
Results
| Unit | Date | Rank |
|---|
| Event | Medal | Unit | Date | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Men's Tournament | Preliminary | 1 | ||
| Men's Tournament | Gold Medal Match | 1 | ||
| Men's Tournament | Preliminary | 5 | ||
| Men's Tournament | Preliminary | 4 | ||
| Men's Tournament | Preliminary | 3 | ||
| Men's Tournament | Preliminary | 2 |
| Event | Medal | Unit | Date | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Men's Tournament | Semifinal | 201 | ||
| Men's Tournament | Group B | 5 | ||
| Men's Tournament | Group B | 4 | ||
| Men's Tournament | Group B | 1 | ||
| Men's Tournament | Bronze Medal Match | 102 |