Todd Nicholson, (born January 28, 1969) is a Canadian former

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player. He was a member of the 2010

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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,

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, and

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). Nicholson now serves on the

International Paralympic Committee The International Paralympic Committee (IPC; german: Internationales Paralympisches Komitee) is an international non-profit organisation and the global governing body for the Paralympic Movement. The IPC organizes the Paralympic Games and fun ...

Governing Board as the Athletes' Representative.

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.

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

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, Kids Sports and the

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. When not playing hockey, Nicholson works as a Project Officer for the

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. His

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home was destroyed in the

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Awards and honours

*Queen's Jubilee Award *Tournament All-Star team, 1998 Paralympic Games *Tournament All-Star team, 2002 Paralympic Games *Canada's flag bearer at the 2006 Paralympic Games *Inducted into the Ottawa Sports Hall of Fame / Athlete Category, May 2014 *Inducted into the

Canadian Disability Hall of Fame The Canadian Disability Hall of Fame (formerly the Terry Fox Hall of Fame), recognizes "outstanding Canadians who have made extraordinary contributions to enriching the quality of life for people with physical disabilities". It is run by the Canadia ...

, 2017. *Awarded the

Meritorious Service Cross The Meritorious Service Cross (french: Croix du service méritoire) is a decoration that is, within the Canadian system of honours, one of the two Meritorious Service Decorations gifted by the Canadian monarch, his or her Governor-in-Council. Cr ...

in 2016.

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* * 1969 births Living people Canadian sledge hockey players Paralympic sledge hockey players for Canada Paralympic gold medalists for Canada Paralympic silver medalists for Canada Ice sledge hockey players at the 1998 Winter Paralympics Ice sledge hockey players at the 2002 Winter Paralympics Ice sledge hockey players at the 2006 Winter Paralympics Ice sledge hockey players at the 2010 Winter Paralympics Medalists at the 1994 Winter Paralympics Medalists at the 1998 Winter Paralympics Medalists at the 2006 Winter Paralympics Recipients of the Meritorious Service Decoration Canadian Disability Hall of Fame Sportspeople from Ottawa Paralympic medalists in sledge hockey {{Canada-Paralympic-medalist-stub