Years active 2009–present Sport Ice sledge hockey Country Canada | Weight 184 lb (83 kg) Height 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) Name Dominic Larocque | |
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Born July 30, 1987 (age 36) ( 1987-07-30 ) Salaberry-de-Valleyfield, Quebec, Canada Profiles | ||
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Dominic Larocque (born July 30, 1987) is a Canadian sledge hockey player.
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Larocque was born in Salaberry-de-Valleyfield, Quebec and lists his hometown as Quebec City. Larocque served in Afghanistan with the Canadian Forces and had his left leg amputated above the knee as a result as injuries sustained while serving near the Panjwayi District when an improvised explosive device exploded under a vehicle he was riding in. He began playing sledge hockey in 2009 in Montreal. Larocque won a gold medal with Team Canada at the 2013 IPC Ice Sledge Hockey World Championships in Goyang, Korea, and a bronze medal at the 2014 Winter Paralympics in Sochi, Russia.
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