Benoit St-Amand
Canadian ice sledge hockey player
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Benoît St-Amand (born 19 April 1978) is a Canadian ice sledge hockey player. He had a bone cancer in his right leg when he was 15 (1993), and his leg was amputated above the knee in 1995.
Height
5 ft 10 in (178 cm)
Weight
165 lb (75 kg; 11 st 11 lb)
Position
Goalie
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| Born |
April 19, 1978 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 5 ft 10 in (178 cm) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Weight | 165 lb (75 kg; 11 st 11 lb) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Position | Goalie | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| National team |
 Canada | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Playing career | 2004–present | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Medal record
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Born in Montreal, Quebec, St-Amand, began to play ice sledge hockey immediately after the 2002 Winter Paralympics, where he saw the Canadian national team, and made his debut for the national team just two years later (in 2004) - first as a forward, then as a goalie.
Honours
External links
- Benoit St-Amand - Canada - Para Ice Hockey at the International Paralympic Committee
- Benoit St-Amand - Para Ice Hockey at the Canadian Paralympic Committee
- Benoit St-Amand at the Canadian Paralympic Committee at the Wayback Machine (archived 2017-01-01)
- Deprecated link at archive.today (archived 2013-01-15)
- Benoit St-Amand at Vancouver 2010 at the Wayback Machine (archived 2010-04-23)