Biography
Impairment information
Type of Impairment
Spinal Cord Injuries
Further personal information
Residence
Brampton, ON, CAN
Occupation
Athlete
Languages
English
Sport specific information
When and where did you begin this sport?
He began playing sledge hockey at age seven with the Halton Peel Cruisers in Mississauga, ON, Canada.
Why this sport?
He took up the sport after a suggestion from David Ali, a former sledge hockey player who lived on the same street as his grandmother. "I always loved the game of ice hockey, and when I found ice sledge hockey, I tried it and fell in love."
Club / Team
Halton-Peel Cruisers : Mississauga, ON, CAN
Name of coach
Ken Babey [national], CAN
Preferred position / style / stance / technique
Forward
International debut
Year
2010
Competing for
Canada
Opponent
United States
Tournament
Exhibition Match
Location
Toronto, ON, CAN
General interest
Nicknames
Tony (ontariosledge.com, 14 Sep 2012)
Memorable sporting achievement
Winning gold at the 2013 World Championships A Pool in Goyang, Korea. (Athlete, 06 Mar 2014)
Most influential person in career
His parents. (Athlete, 06 Mar 2014)
Hero / Idol
Russian ice hockey player Alexander Mogilny. (Athlete, 06 Mar 2014)
Other sports
He has also played wheelchair basketball for Cruisers Sports in Mississauga, ON, Canada. (bramptonguardian.com, 21 Sep 2010)
Famous relatives
He is distantly related to Samuel Morse, the inventor of Morse code. (hockeycanada.ca, 02 Dec 2012)
Impairment
He was born with spina bifida. (Athlete, 06 Mar 2014)
Other information
COACHING
He has previously been involved in coaching, as an assistant coach for the Ontario sledge hockey team in Canada. (ontariosledge.com, 14 Sep 2012)
He has previously been involved in coaching, as an assistant coach for the Ontario sledge hockey team in Canada. (ontariosledge.com, 14 Sep 2012)