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Liam Hickey ONL (born March 25, 1998, in St. John's, Newfoundland and Labrador) is a Canadian Sledge Hockey player.
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Liam Hickey ONL (born March 25, 1998, in St. John's, Newfoundland and Labrador) is a Canadian Sledge Hockey player.
After strong showings early in his career, he was offered an invite to join Team Canada's training camp for their National Sledge Hockey Team in Calgary, Alberta, where he played forward and was the lone person from Newfoundland invited. [1] He was a member of the silver medal-winning Canadian team of para ice hockey at the 2018 Winter Paralympics. Hickey also competed for Canada at the 2015 Parapan American Games in wheelchair basketball as well as the 2016 Summer Paralympics. [2] He was born without a femur in his right leg. [3]
Hickey was made a Member of the Order of Newfoundland and Labrador in 2024. [4]
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