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'''Matthew Cook''' (November 10, 1987 – April 4, 2010) was a [[Canadians|Canadian]] [[ice sledge hockey]] player. |
'''Matthew Cook''' (November 10, 1987 – April 4, 2010) was a [[Canadians|Canadian]] [[ice sledge hockey]] player. |
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Before the age of 18, Cook played [[Junior ice hockey|Junior A]] for the [[Bonnyville Pontiacs]] of the [[Alberta Junior Hockey League]]. He had his leg [[amputation|amputated]] below the knee in 2006, at the age of 18, after unsuccessful chemotherapy when doctors discovered [[cancer]] |
Before the age of 18, Cook played [[Junior ice hockey|Junior A]] for the [[Bonnyville Pontiacs]] of the [[Alberta Junior Hockey League]]. He had his leg [[amputation|amputated]] below the knee in 2006, at the age of 18, after unsuccessful chemotherapy when doctors discovered [[cancer]] in his left leg. Cook began playing ice sledge hockey in 2007, at a Team Alberta Summer development camp. |
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Cook was a member of the [[Canada men's national ice sledge hockey team]], first making the team in September 2008. He won bronze with them in the [[2009 IPC Ice Sledge Hockey World Championships|2009 World Championships]]. |
Cook was a member of the [[Canada men's national ice sledge hockey team]], first making the team in September 2008. He won bronze with them in the [[2009 IPC Ice Sledge Hockey World Championships|2009 World Championships]]. |
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He was expected to participate in the [[2010 Paralympic Winter Games]] in Vancouver, but the cancer returned in the summer of 2009, and after surgery, and recovery, the [[bone cancer]] returned |
He was expected to participate in the [[2010 Paralympic Winter Games]] in Vancouver, but the cancer returned in the summer of 2009, and after surgery, and recovery, the [[bone cancer]] returned, and he died on April 4, 2010.<ref>[http://www.hockeycanada.ca/index.php/ci_id/72569/la_id/1.htm Matt Cook – 1987–2010], [[Hockey Canada]]</ref><ref>{{cite news |title=Influential sledge hockey player dies|author=James Christie|newspaper=[[The Globe and Mail]]|date=April 6, 2010|url=https://www.theglobeandmail.com/sports/more-sports/influential-sledge-hockey-player-dies/article1525590/|accessdate=2010-04-07}}</ref> |
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==References== |
==References== |
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| Born |
November 10, 1987 Edmonton, Alberta, Canada | ||||||||||||||||
| Died |
April 4, 2010 (aged 22) Edmonton, Alberta, Canada | ||||||||||||||||
| Height | 6 ft 2 in (188 cm) | ||||||||||||||||
| Position | Left Wing | ||||||||||||||||
| Playing career | 2008–2010 | ||||||||||||||||
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Matthew Cook (November 10, 1987 – April 4, 2010) was a Canadian ice sledge hockey player.
Before the age of 18, Cook played Junior A for the Bonnyville Pontiacs of the Alberta Junior Hockey League. He had his leg amputated below the knee in 2006, at the age of 18, after unsuccessful chemotherapy when doctors discovered cancer in his left leg. Cook began playing ice sledge hockey in 2007, at a Team Alberta Summer development camp.
Cook was a member of the Canada men's national ice sledge hockey team, first making the team in September 2008. He won bronze with them in the 2009 World Championships.
He was expected to participate in the 2010 Paralympic Winter Games in Vancouver, but the cancer returned in the summer of 2009, and after surgery, and recovery, the bone cancer returned, and he died on April 4, 2010.[1][2]
References
[edit]- ^ Matt Cook – 1987–2010, Hockey Canada
- ^ James Christie (April 6, 2010). "Influential sledge hockey player dies". The Globe and Mail. Retrieved 2010-04-07.
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