Andrew "Andy" Yohe (born July 21, 1978) is an

ice sled hockey Sledge hockey, also known as Sled hockey in American English, and Para ice hockey in international competition, is an adaptation of ice hockey for players who have a physical disability. The sport was invented in the early 1960s at a rehabilita ...

player from United States. Yohe was team captain at the

2010 Winter Paralympics ) , nations = 44 , athletes = 506 , events = 64 in 5 sports , opening = 12 March , closing = 21 March , opened_by = Governor General Michaëlle Jean , cauldron = Zach Beaumont , stadium = BC Place , winter_pr ...

in Vancouver, where the USA defeated Japan by a 2-0 tally to win the gold medal. Yohe was a competitive roller hockey player for the Bettendorf (Iowa) Young Guns. In September 1994, he lost both legs in an accident, in which he was run over while trying to jump onto a train. From 2003 to 2009, Yohe was a member of the Rehabilitation Institute of Chicago Blackhawks Sled Hockey club.

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