Corbin Watson

Corbin Watson (born January 6, 1987) is a Canadian Paralympic ice sledge hockey goalkeeper whose team won 3–0 against Norway and received 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 gold medals. 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 2 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]

Corbin Watson
Watson in 2015
Personal information
Nationality Canada
Born (1987-01-06) January 6, 1987
Kingsville, Ontario, Canada
Medal record
Para ice hockey
Representing  Canada
Paralympic Games
Silver medal – second place 2018 Pyeongchang Team competition
Bronze medal – third place 2014 Sochi Team competition
World Championships
Gold medal – first place 2013 Goyang Team competition
Gold medal – first place 2017 Gangneung Team competition
Silver medal – second place 2015 Buffalo Team competition
Silver medal – second place 2019 Ostrava Team competition
Bronze medal – third place2012 HamarTeam competition

Personal life

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
  1. "Canada - 2015 Tournament - Roster".
  2. "Watson, Corbin". CBC Sports. CBC.ca. March 6, 2014. Retrieved December 11, 2014.
  3. "Kingsville to Honour Meghan Agosta and Corbin Watson". April 7, 2014. Archived from the original on December 11, 2014. Retrieved December 11, 2014.
  4. "Corbin Watson". CPC. Archived from the original on March 29, 2014. Retrieved December 11, 2014.


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