Adam Kingsmill Explained

Adam Kingsmill
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Birth Date:3 March 2000
Birth Place:Smithers, British Columbia, Canada
Sport:Ice sledge hockey
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Adam Kingsmill (born March 3, 2000) is a Canadian ice sledge hockey player. He competed at the 2022 Winter Paralympics in para ice hockey, winning a silver medal. Kingsmill also won a gold medal at the 2024 World Para Ice Hockey Championships.

Early life

Kingsmill was born on March 3, 2000, in Smithers, British Columbia, Canada.[1] Although he was born able-bodied, he lost his right leg below the knee in a lawnmower accident when he was a toddler. Kingsmill used a prosthetic leg growing up, which allowed him to play stand-up minor hockey in 2013, 2014, and 2015.[2] Beyond ice hockey, Kingsmill also participated in motocross racing and finished in the top five at the Pine Valley Motocross Association race in 2014.[3] During the 2015–16 season, Kingsmill was one of 120 prospects invited to participate at the Cariboo Cougars Under-18 AAA club's three-day evaluation camp.[4]

Career

As a result of his tryout for the Cariboo Cougars Under-18 AAA club, Kingsmill was invited to Hockey Canada's NextGen Prospects Camp in 2016.[1] During the NextGen Prospects Camp, Kingsmill tried sledge hockey for the first time as he "never really had the opportunity being from a really small town."[5] Within the year, Kingsmill moved in with a Calgary billet family so he could join the Hockey Canada western training hub.[6] While continuing his sledge hockey training, he enrolled at Mount Royal University to complete his Bachelor of Health and Physical Education with a focus on athletic therapy.[7] As a student, he worked with the National Hockey League's Calgary Flames during their pre-season testing.[8]

Kingsmill made his international sledge hockey debut with Hockey Canada at the 2021 World Para Ice Hockey Championships. He helped Team Canada win a silver medal after losing in the gold medal game to the United States sledge hockey team.[9] Following the loss, Kingsmill was named to the Canadian Paralympic team in September 2021 and he shared goaltending duties with teammate Dominic Larocque throughout the tournament.[10] After meeting the United States again in the gold medal round, Kingsmill and his team earned a silver medal for the second time.[11]

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Notes and References

  1. Web site: Adam Kingsmill . Paralympics . October 2, 2022. https://web.archive.org/web/20220216001025/https://paralympic.ca/team-canada/adam-kingsmill. February 16, 2022.
  2. News: Balzer . Kyle . Northern B.C. para-hockey product called to train with Canada's national team . October 2, 2022 . . January 20, 2021.
  3. News: Wong . Kendra . Local racer on track for success . October 2, 2022 . The Interior News . August 28, 2014.
  4. Web site: Graves . Wendy . NO DOUBTS, ONLY SHUTOUTS . Hockey Canada . October 2, 2022 . September 4, 2015.
  5. Web site: Graves . Wendy . NO SLED? NO PROBLEM! . Hockey Canada . October 2, 2022 . March 12, 2016.
  6. Web site: Larsen . Karin . B.C. hockey goalie forges unique path from Smithers to Beijing Paralympics . Canadian Broadcasting Corporation . October 2, 2022 . February 26, 2022.
  7. Web site: Worden . Zach . The road to Beijing . Mount Royal University . October 2, 2022 . February 28, 2022.
  8. News: Duke . Emma . MRU Student In Paralympics . October 2, 2022 . The Reflector . March 22, 2022.
  9. Web site: Ostrava 'the biggest thing' for Canada's Kingsmill . Paralympics . October 2, 2022 . June 21, 2021.
  10. News: Barker . Thom . Smithers' Adam Kingsmill and Team Canada move on to gold medal match in para hockey at Paralympics . October 2, 2022 . Terrace Standard . March 12, 2022.
  11. Web site: Annicchiarico . Mario . SILVER SHINES BRIGHT FOR KINGSMILL . bchockey.net . October 2, 2022 . 2022.

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