Tyler McGregor
Canadian sledge hockey player
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Tyler McGregor (born March 11, 1994) is a Canadian sledge hockey player, and captain of Canada’s national para hockey team.[1]
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| Born | March 11, 1994 Forest, Ontario, Canada | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Years active | 2011–present | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Weight | 153 lb (69 kg) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Country |  Canada | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Sport | Ice sledge hockey | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Position | Forward | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Early life
McGregor was born in Forest, Ontario on March 11, 1994, to parents Dean and Trudy.[2] Growing up in Forest, Ontario, he started playing ice hockey when he was three years old and advanced to able-bodied AAA hockey, breaking his leg in a game in 2009 which ultimately led to a diagnosis of spindle cell sarcoma, a form of bone cancer.[1][3] As a result, in January 2010 McGregor underwent eight months of chemotherapy and the amputation of his left leg above the knee.[2]
Career
Upon concluding treatment, McGregor was encouraged to try out sledge hockey by his former coaches.[4] He started playing with a standing amputee team but soon switched to sledge hockey.[2][1] McGregor began playing sledge hockey in 2011 and made the Canadian men's national para ice hockey team in 2012.[5] In his international debut at the age of 18, he recorded a goal and two assists to help Team Canada win a silver medal at the 2012 World Sledge Hockey Challenge.[6] The following year, McGregor became the youngest member of Team Canada to win a gold medal at the 2013 IPC Ice Sledge Hockey World Championships.[7]
As a result of his success, McGregor was the second-youngest player named to Team Canada’s sledge hockey team for the 2014 Winter Paralympics,[5] where he won a bronze medal.[8] Following this, he collected 11 goals and 10 assists in six games during the 2015 International Ice Sledge Hockey Tournament to win a gold medal.[9][10]
As a member of Team Canada at the 2017 World Para Ice Hockey Championships, McGregor recorded 12 goals to tie as the tournament leader and win a gold medal.[11] Following the tournament, McGregor served as an alternate captain[12] to bring Canada to a silver medal at the 2018 Winter Paralympics.[13] In 2019 he was named captain of the national para hockey team, winning silver at the 2022 Beijing Winter Paralympics,[1] and silver at the 2019, 2021 and 2023 world championships.
He competed at the 2026 Winter Paralympics and won a silver medal, Canada's third consecutive silver medal in Para ice hockey at the Winter Paralympics.[14]