Kyle Zych
{{Short description|American ice sledge hockey player (born 1996)}}
{{Use mdy dates|date=March 2025}}
{{Infobox sportsperson
| full_name = Kyle Zych
| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1996|12|9|mf=y}}
| birth_place = South Hadley, Massachusetts, U.S.
| position = Forward
| country = {{flagcountry|USA}}
| sport = Ice sled hockey
| disability = Spina bifida
| headercolor = lightsteelblue
| show-medals = yes
| medaltemplates =
{{MedalSport | Para ice hockey }}
{{MedalCountry | {{USA}} }}
{{MedalCompetition | Paralympic Games }}
{{MedalGold | 2022 Beijing | Team competition }}
{{MedalCompetition | World Championships }}
{{MedalGold | 2019 Ostrava | Team competition }}
{{MedalGold | 2021 Ostrava | Team competition }}
}}
Kyle Zych (born December 9, 1996) is an American ice sled hockey player. He was a member of the United States national team that won gold at the 2022 Winter Paralympics.
Career
Zych has been a member of the United States national team since the 2018–19 season.{{cite web|url=https://www.teamusa.org/para-sled-hockey/athletes/Kyle-Zych |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220313082524/https://www.teamusa.org/para-sled-hockey/athletes/Kyle-Zych |url-status=dead |archive-date=March 13, 2022 |title=Kyle Zych |website=teamusa.org |access-date=March 13, 2022}} He made his national debut for the United States at the 2019 World Para Ice Hockey Championships and won a gold medal. He represented the United States at the 2022 Winter Paralympics and won a gold medal.{{cite web|url=https://www.gazettenet.com/Kyle-Zych-USA-paralympic-team-sled-hockey-44810258 |title='Dream come true' as South Hadley native Kyle Zych earns Team USA sled hockey spot at 2022 Paralympic Games |newspaper=Daily Hampshire Gazette |first=Hannah |last=Bevis |date=January 28, 202 |access-date=March 13, 2022}}
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Category:People from South Hadley, Massachusetts
Category:American sledge hockey players
Category:Paralympic sledge hockey players for the United States
Category:Paralympic gold medalists for the United States
Category:Para ice hockey players at the 2022 Winter Paralympics
Category:Medalists at the 2022 Winter Paralympics
Category:Paralympic medalists in sledge hockey
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