Todd Nicholson Explained

Birth Date:28 January 1969
Birth Place:Ottawa, Ontario, Canada
Height Ft:6
Height In:0
Weight Lb:170
Position:Forward
Shoots:Right
Ntl Team:Canada
Career Start:1992
Career End:2010
Show-Medals:yes

Todd Nicholson, (born January 28, 1969) is a Canadian former ice sledge hockey player. He was a member of the 2010 Paralympic Sledge Ice Hockey team, which were the fourth Paralympic games that Nicholson participated in. He announced his retirement from the Canadian ice sledge hockey team on September 7, 2010 (along with captain Jean Labonte, Paul Rosen, and Herve Lord).[1] Nicholson now serves on the International Paralympic Committee Governing Board as the Athletes' Representative.[2]

Early life

On the way home from his high school prom, Nicholson was involved in a car accident that left him as a paraplegic.

Hockey Canada

When not competing for Canada, Nicholson participates in the Ottawa Carleton Sledge Hockey Association.[3]

Personal

The township of West Carleton hosted Todd Nicholson Day on June 6, 2000, to honour his achievements in hockey. Nicholson volunteers with numerous charities including the Heart and Stroke Foundation, Kids Sports and the Canadian Paralympic Committee. When not playing hockey, Nicholson works as a Project Officer for the Canada Border Services Agency.

His Dunrobin, Ontario home was destroyed in the 2018 Ottawa–Gatineau tornadoes.[4]

Awards and honours

Notes and References

  1. Web site: 4 Canadian sledge hockey vets retire . cbc.ca . 2011-09-17 . https://web.archive.org/web/20121110111621/http://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/toronto/story/2010/09/07/sp-sledge-retire.html . 2012-11-10 . live.
  2. Web site: IPC Governing Board . paralympic.org . . 2013-11-25 . https://web.archive.org/web/20130912204134/http://www.paralympic.org/TheIPC/HWA/GoverningBoard . 2013-09-12 . live.
  3. Web site: Todd Nicholson . vancouver2010.com . Vancouver 2010 Winter Paralympics . 2010-03-12 . https://web.archive.org/web/20100313145408/http://www.vancouver2010.com/paralympic-games/ice-sledge-hockey/athletes/todd-nicholson_ath3001468ZY.html . 2010-03-13 . dead.
  4. Web site: Tornado destroys Paralympic athlete's home in Dunrobin . cbc.ca . 2018-09-26 . https://web.archive.org/web/20180927035928/https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/ottawa/canadian-paralympic-athlete-others-lose-homes-in-dunrobin-1.4834850 . 2018-09-27 . live.
  5. Web site: Nicholson to become Hall of Famer . insideottawavalley.com . Metroland Media Group . 2014-04-28 . https://web.archive.org/web/20140429052514/http://www.insideottawavalley.com/sports-story/4458261-nicholson-to-become-hall-of-famer . 2014-04-29 . live.
  6. Web site: Canadian Disability Hall of Fame 2017 Inductees . cfpdp.com . Canadian Foundation for Physically Disabled Persons . 5 January 2018 . https://web.archive.org/web/20180811085716/http://www.cfpdp.com/canadian-disability-hall-of-fame/ . 11 August 2018 . live.
  7. Web site: Meritorious Service Cross Citation . gg.ca . The Governor General of Canada . 2018-04-13 . https://web.archive.org/web/20180413190321/http://www.gg.ca/honour.aspx?id=12793&t=15&ln=Nicholson . 2018-04-13 . live.

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