Adam Kingsmill
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| Born | March 3, 2000 Smithers, British Columbia, Canada | |||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Sport | Ice sledge hockey | |||||||||||||||||||||||
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Adam Kingsmill (born March 3, 2000) is a Canadian ice sledge hockey player. He competed at the 2022 Winter Paralympics in para ice hockey, winning a silver medal. Kingsmill also won a gold medal at the 2024 World Para Ice Hockey Championships.
Early life
Kingsmill was born on March 3, 2000, in Smithers, British Columbia, Canada.[1] Although he was born able-bodied, he lost his right leg below the knee in a lawnmower accident when he was a toddler. Kingsmill used a prosthetic leg growing up, which allowed him to play stand-up minor hockey in 2013, 2014, and 2015.[2] Beyond ice hockey, Kingsmill also participated in motocross racing and finished in the top five at the Pine Valley Motocross Association race in 2014.[3] During the 2015–16 season, Kingsmill was one of 120 prospects invited to participate at the Cariboo Cougars Under-18 AAA club's three-day evaluation camp.[4]
Career
As a result of his tryout for the Cariboo Cougars Under-18 AAA club, Kingsmill was invited to Hockey Canada's NextGen Prospects Camp in 2016.[1] During the NextGen Prospects Camp, Kingsmill tried sledge hockey for the first time as he "never really had the opportunity being from a really small town."[5] Within the year, Kingsmill moved in with a Calgary billet family so he could join the Hockey Canada western training hub.[6] While continuing his sledge hockey training, he enrolled at Mount Royal University to complete his Bachelor of Health and Physical Education with a focus on athletic therapy.[7] As a student, he worked with the National Hockey League's Calgary Flames during their pre-season testing.[8]
Kingsmill made his international sledge hockey debut with Hockey Canada at the 2021 World Para Ice Hockey Championships. He helped Team Canada win a silver medal after losing in the gold medal game to the United States sledge hockey team.[9] Following the loss, Kingsmill was named to the Canadian Paralympic team in September 2021 and he shared goaltending duties with teammate Dominic Larocque throughout the tournament.[10] After meeting the United States again in the gold medal round, Kingsmill and his team earned a silver medal for the second time.[11]
References
- ^ a b "Adam Kingsmill". Paralympics. Archived from the original on February 16, 2022. Retrieved October 2, 2022.
- ^ Balzer, Kyle (January 20, 2021). "Northern B.C. para-hockey product called to train with Canada's national team". Prince George Citizen. Retrieved October 2, 2022.
- ^ Wong, Kendra (August 28, 2014). "Local racer on track for success". The Interior News. Retrieved October 2, 2022.
- ^ Graves, Wendy (September 4, 2015). "NO DOUBTS, ONLY SHUTOUTS". Hockey Canada. Retrieved October 2, 2022.
- ^ Graves, Wendy (March 12, 2016). "NO SLED? NO PROBLEM!". Hockey Canada. Retrieved October 2, 2022.
- ^ Larsen, Karin (February 26, 2022). "B.C. hockey goalie forges unique path from Smithers to Beijing Paralympics". Canadian Broadcasting Corporation. Retrieved October 2, 2022.
- ^ Worden, Zach (February 28, 2022). "The road to Beijing". Mount Royal University. Retrieved October 2, 2022.
- ^ Duke, Emma (March 22, 2022). "MRU Student In Paralympics". The Reflector. Retrieved October 2, 2022.
- ^ "Ostrava 'the biggest thing' for Canada's Kingsmill". Paralympics. June 21, 2021. Retrieved October 2, 2022.
- ^ Barker, Thom (March 12, 2022). "Smithers' Adam Kingsmill and Team Canada move on to gold medal match in para hockey at Paralympics". Terrace Standard. Retrieved October 2, 2022.
- ^ Annicchiarico, Mario (2022). "SILVER SHINES BRIGHT FOR KINGSMILL". bchockey.net. Retrieved October 2, 2022.
