Joshua Pauls (born December 31, 1992) 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 USA and Member of the U.S. National Sled Hockey Team. He took part in 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
Vancouver ( ) is a major city in western Canada, located in the Lower Mainland region of British Columbia. As the List of cities in British Columbia, most populous city in the province, the 2021 Canadian census recorded 662,248 people in the ...
, where USA won gold. They beat Japan 2–0 in the final.
A resident of
Green Brook Township, New Jersey
Green Brook Township is a township in Somerset County, New Jersey, United States. It is centrally located within the Raritan Valley region. As of the 2010 United States census, the township's population was 7,203, reflecting an increase of 1,5 ...
, he attended
Watchung Hills Regional High School
Watchung Hills Regional High School is a regional comprehensive high school, comprehensive state school, public Secondary education in the United States, high school and school district serving students in portions of Somerset County, New Jerse ...
.
Born without tibia bones in both legs and had both amputated at the age of 10 months old. Competed with the St. Louis Blues sled hockey club team at the 2011 USA Hockey Sled Classic, presented by the NHL. Member of the New York Rangers Sled Hockey club team from 2002 to 2008. Hopes to become a professional hockey coach.
Career
Born into the Pauls family of
South Plainfield, New Jersey
South Plainfield is a Borough (New Jersey), borough in Middlesex County, New Jersey, Middlesex County, New Jersey, United States. It is located in the heart of the Raritan River, Raritan Valley region. As of the 2010 United States Census, the bo ...
, he was born without
tibia
The tibia (; ), also known as the shinbone or shankbone, is the larger, stronger, and anterior (frontal) of the two bones in the leg below the knee in vertebrates (the other being the fibula, behind and to the outside of the tibia); it connects ...
bones in both legs, and had both amputated when he was 10 months old.
[Johnson, Brent]
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