Todd Nicholson

{{Infobox ice hockey player

| image = Todd Nicholson.jpg

| caption = Nicholson in 2015

| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1969|01|28}}

| birth_place = Ottawa, Ontario, Canada

| height_ft = 6

| height_in = 0

| weight_lb = 170

| position = Forward

| shoots = Right

| ntl_team = Canada

| career_start = 1992

| career_end = 2010

| show-medals = yes

| medaltemplates =

{{MedalCountry | {{CAN}} }}

}}

Todd Nicholson, {{Post-nominals|country=CAN|MSC}} (born January 28, 1969) is a Canadian former ice sledge hockey player. He was a member of the 2010 Paralympic Sledge Ice Hockey team, which were the fourth Paralympic games that Nicholson participated in. He announced his retirement from the Canadian ice sledge hockey team on September 7, 2010 (along with captain Jean Labonte, Paul Rosen, and Herve Lord).{{Cite web |url=https://www.cbc.ca/sports/hockey/4-canadian-sledge-hockey-vets-retire-1.939812 |title=4 Canadian sledge hockey vets retire |website=cbc.ca |access-date=2011-09-17 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121110111621/http://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/toronto/story/2010/09/07/sp-sledge-retire.html |archive-date=2012-11-10 |url-status=live}} Nicholson now serves on the International Paralympic Committee Governing Board as the Athletes' Representative.{{Cite web |url=http://www.paralympic.org/TheIPC/HWA/GoverningBoard |title=IPC Governing Board |website=paralympic.org |publisher=International Paralympic Committee |access-date=2013-11-25 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130912204134/http://www.paralympic.org/TheIPC/HWA/GoverningBoard |archive-date=2013-09-12 |url-status=live}}

Early life

On the way home from his high school prom, Nicholson was involved in a car accident that left him as a paraplegic.

Hockey Canada

When not competing for Canada, Nicholson participates in the Ottawa Carleton Sledge Hockey Association.{{Cite web |url=http://www.vancouver2010.com/paralympic-games/ice-sledge-hockey/athletes/todd-nicholson_ath3001468ZY.html |title=Todd Nicholson |website=vancouver2010.com |publisher=Vancouver 2010 Winter Paralympics |access-date=2010-03-12 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100313145408/http://www.vancouver2010.com/paralympic-games/ice-sledge-hockey/athletes/todd-nicholson_ath3001468ZY.html |archive-date=2010-03-13 |url-status=dead}}

Personal

The township of West Carleton hosted Todd Nicholson Day on June 6, 2000, to honour his achievements in hockey. Nicholson volunteers with numerous charities including the Heart and Stroke Foundation, Kids Sports and the Canadian Paralympic Committee. When not playing hockey, Nicholson works as a Project Officer for the Canada Border Services Agency.

His Dunrobin, Ontario home was destroyed in the 2018 Ottawa–Gatineau tornadoes.{{Cite web |url=https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/ottawa/canadian-paralympic-athlete-others-lose-homes-in-dunrobin-1.4834850 |title=Tornado destroys Paralympic athlete's home in Dunrobin |website=cbc.ca |access-date=2018-09-26 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180927035928/https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/ottawa/canadian-paralympic-athlete-others-lose-homes-in-dunrobin-1.4834850 |archive-date=2018-09-27 |url-status=live}}

Awards and honours

Queen's Jubilee Award
Tournament All-Star team, 1998 Paralympic Games
Tournament All-Star team, 2002 Paralympic Games
Canada's flag bearer at the 2006 Paralympic Games
Inducted into the Ottawa Sports Hall of Fame / Athlete Category, May 2014{{Cite web |url=http://www.insideottawavalley.com/sports-story/4458261-nicholson-to-become-hall-of-famer |title=Nicholson to become Hall of Famer |website=insideottawavalley.com |date=10 April 2014 |publisher=Metroland Media Group |access-date=2014-04-28 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140429052514/http://www.insideottawavalley.com/sports-story/4458261-nicholson-to-become-hall-of-famer |archive-date=2014-04-29 |url-status=live}}
Inducted into the Canadian Disability Hall of Fame, 2017.{{cite web |title=Canadian Disability Hall of Fame 2017 Inductees |url=https://www.cfpdp.com/canadian-disability-hall-of-fame// |website=cfpdp.com |publisher=Canadian Foundation for Physically Disabled Persons |accessdate=5 January 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180811085716/http://www.cfpdp.com/canadian-disability-hall-of-fame/ |archive-date=11 August 2018 |url-status=live}}
Awarded the Meritorious Service Cross in 2016.{{cite web |url=http://www.gg.ca/honour.aspx?id=12793&t=15&ln=Nicholson |title=Meritorious Service Cross Citation |website=gg.ca |publisher=The Governor General of Canada |access-date=2018-04-13 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180413190321/http://www.gg.ca/honour.aspx?id=12793&t=15&ln=Nicholson |archive-date=2018-04-13 |url-status=live}}