Steve Cash (sledge hockey)
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| Full name | Steven Cash | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | May 9, 1989 St. Louis, Missouri, U.S. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Steven Cash (born May 9, 1989) is an American former ice sled hockey player from the United States. Cash was a member of the United States men's national ice sledge hockey team for 16 seasons after making his debut in the 2005–06 season. He is a three-time Winter Paralympic Games gold medalist.
Career
Cash plays goalie and was a member of the U.S. teams that won gold in the 2010 Winter Paralympics in Vancouver, 2014 Winter Paralympics in Sochi, and 2018 Winter Paralympics in Pyeongchang. He was also part of the team that won the bronze medal in the 2006 Winter Paralympics in Torino. At the 2010 Winter Paralympics, he set a Paralympic record after recording five shutouts and not allowing a single goal. He was awarded the Best Male Athlete with a Disability ESPY Award at the 2010 ESPY Awards following his performance.[1][2][3]
On October 25, 2021, Cash announced his retirement after sixteen seasons with the United States men's national ice sledge hockey team. His finished his career with three Winter Paralympic Games gold medals and five World Championships gold medals. He won 119 of the 159 games he appeared in, racking up a career 1.22 goals against average (GAA) and .898 save percentage. In 40 games played at the World Championship level, he won 33 of his 40 contests, recording 15 shutouts and helping the US become the first country to win back-to-back gold medals.[4]
Personal 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.[5]
References
- ^ "Steven Cash". teamusa.org. Archived from the original on March 12, 2018.
- ^ "Steve Cash". teamusa.usahockey.com. Archived from the original on March 12, 2018.
- ^ 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.
- ^ Lee, Jen (October 26, 2021). "Paralympic legend Steve Cash retires". paralympic.org. Retrieved October 26, 2021.
- ^ "USA Hockey". July 25, 2012. Archived from the original on July 25, 2012. Retrieved August 16, 2016.
External links
- Steve Cash - USA - Para Ice Hockey at the International Paralympic Committee
- Steve Cash - Sled Hockey at Team USA (archive February 5, 2023)
- Steven Cash at USA Paralympics at the Wayback Machine (archived March 11, 2012)
- Profile at Vancouver 2010 at the Wayback Machine (archived March 12, 2010)
- Paralympic.org - Paralympic results at archive.today (archived April 15, 2013)
- "Q&A with Team USA sled hockey goalie Steve Cash". NBC Olympics. Retrieved March 11, 2018.