Steve Cash (sledge hockey)

Steven Cash (born May 9, 1989) is an ice sled hockey player from the United States. Cash is in his 13th season with the U.S. National Sled Hockey Team since making his debut in the 2005–06 season. Cash plays goalie and was a member of the U.S. teams that won gold in the 2010 Winter Paralympic Games in Vancouver, 2014 Winter Paralympic Games in Sochi, and 2018 Winter Paralympic Games in Pyeongchang. He was also part of the team that won the bronze medal in the 2006 Winter Paralympics in Torino.[1]

Steve Cash
Cash in 2015
Personal information
Full nameSteven Cash
Born (1989-05-09) May 9, 1989
St. Louis, Missouri, U.S.
Medal record
Para ice hockey
Representing  United States
Paralympic Games
Gold medal – first place 2010 Vancouver Team competition
Gold medal – first place 2014 Sochi Team competition
Gold medal – first place 2018 PyeongChang Team competition
Bronze medal – third place 2006 Torino Team competition
World Championships
Gold medal – first place2009 OstravaTeam competition
Gold medal – first place2012 HamarTeam competition
Gold medal – first place2015 BuffaloTeam competition
Gold medal – first place2019 OstravaTeam competition
Gold medal – first place2021 OstravaTeam competition
Silver medal – second place2013 GoyangTeam competition
Silver medal – second place2017 GangneungTeam competition
Bronze medal – third place2008 MarlboroughTeam competition

Life

Cash's right leg was amputated when he was 3 years old as a result of a form of bone cancer called osteosarcoma. Cash was a 2007 graduate of Ritenour High School in Saint Louis, Missouri, where he played goalie for the full-sided ice hockey team. From 2004 to 2011, he was a member of the Disabled Athlete Sports Association Junior Blues Sled Hockey club.[2] In 2010 he was awarded an ESPY for Best Male Athlete with a Disability.[3] During the 2010 Winter Paralympic Games in Vancouver, Cash set a Paralympic record for registering five shutouts and not allowing a single goal.[4]

References
  1. Shpigel, Ben. "Steve Cash Was Already the World's Best Sled Hockey Goalie. Then He Got a Coach". The New York Times. Archived from the original on June 23, 2019.
  2. "USA Hockey". July 25, 2012. Archived from the original on July 25, 2012. Retrieved August 16, 2016.
  3. "Steven Cash". teamusa.org. Archived from the original on March 12, 2018.
  4. "Steve Cash". teamusa.usahockey.com. Archived from the original on March 12, 2018.


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