Billy Bridges, Date of Birth, Place of Birth

    

Billy Bridges

Canadian ice sledge hockey player

Date of Birth: 22-May-1984

Place of Birth: Summerside, Prince Edward Island, Canada

Profession: ice hockey player

Zodiac Sign: Gemini


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About Billy Bridges

  • Billy Bridges (born 22 March 1984) is a Canadian ice sledge hockey and wheelchair basketball player.
  • Born in Summerside, he has spina bifida.
  • On July 1, 2011, Bridges married former Olympic women's ice hockey player Sami Jo Small. He began playing ice sledge hockey in 1997, aged 12, for the Kitchener Sidewinders.
  • Aged 14, he was selected for Canada's national team, the youngest player ever to be picked.
  • He has World Championship golds from 2000, 2008, 2013 and 2017 and Paralympic gold from 2006, where he was picked for the All-Star Team. As well as ice sledge hockey, he has a career as a wheelchair basketball player, including seven Canadian titles with Team Ontario.
  • In 2001, he also competed at the Junior World Championships, and in 2005 was selected as the team's most valuable player (MVP).

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