Corbin Watson
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| Nationality |  Canada | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | January 6, 1987 Kingsville, Ontario, Canada | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Corbin Watson (born January 6, 1987) is a Canadian Paralympic ice sledge hockey goalkeeper.
Career
[edit]He was a member of team Canada who defeated Norway and won a bronze medal at the 2014 Winter Paralympics.[1]
Previously, he participated at the 2013 IPC World Sledge Hockey Championships where he and his team won a gold medal. An amputee, he lost his lower right leg following a car crash in 2006. Following the accident he joined Canadian sledge hockey team called Windsor Ice Bullets two years later in Windsor, Ontario where he was inspired by Ray Grassi, his teammate. In 2009 he won a gold medal at the Défi sportif tournament.[2]
Personal life
[edit]He is a son of Alex and Joan Watson, and has a brother and a sister. In June 2013 he was awarded with the key to Kingsville for his performance at the 2013 IPC World Sledge Hockey Championship.[3] He is inspired by Canadian hockey players such as Martin Brodeur and Miikka Kiprusoff.[4]
References
[edit]- ^ "Canada - 2015 Tournament - Roster".
- ^ "Watson, Corbin". CBC Sports. CBC.ca. March 6, 2014. Retrieved December 11, 2014.
- ^ "Kingsville to Honour Meghan Agosta and Corbin Watson". April 7, 2014. Archived from the original on December 11, 2014. Retrieved December 11, 2014.
- ^ "Corbin Watson". CPC. Archived from the original on March 29, 2014. Retrieved December 11, 2014.
External links
[edit]- Corbin Watson - Canada - Para Ice Hockey at the International Paralympic Committee
- Corbin Watson - Para Ice Hockey at the Canadian Paralympic Committee
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- Canadian amputees
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