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Hervé Lord
Lord in 2015
Born (1958-03-03) March 3, 1958 (age 66)
Saint-Pamphile, Quebec, Canada
Height 5 ft 5 in (165 cm)
Weight 135 lb (61 kg; 9 st 9 lb)
Position Forward
Shot Right
National team  Canada
Playing career 1987–2010
Medal record
Representing  Canada
Men's ice sledge hockey
Paralympic Games
Gold medal – first place 2006 Torino Team
Silver medal – second place 1998 Nagano Team
Bronze medal – third place 1994 Lillehammer Team
World Championships
Gold medal – first place 2000 Salt Lake City Team
Gold medal – first place 2008 Marlborough Team
Bronze medal – third place 2009 Ostrava Team
Men's ice sledge racing
Paralympic Games
Silver medal – second place 1998 Nagano Team

Hervé Lord (born March 3, 1958) is a Canadian ice sledge hockey player. He was born in Saint-Pamphile, Quebec, Canada.

In the Paralympic Games, Lord has won numerous medals as a member of the Canadian team including bronze (1994), silver (1998) and gold (2006). He also competed with teams which finished in fourth place in 2002[1] and 2010.

Lord took the athletes' oath on behalf of all competitors at the 2010 Winter Paralympics in Vancouver.[2] He announced his retirement from the Canadian ice sledge hockey team on September 7, 2010 (along with captain Jean Labonte, Todd Nicholson and goaltender Paul Rosen).[3] Lord also participated at the Soldier On Paralympic Sport Summit at Carleton University in May 2008 in an effort to assist Canadian military members rebound from debilitating injuries resulting in permanent disability.[4]

Career stats

Hockey Canada[5]

Year Event GP G A PTS PIM
2007 World sledge hockey championships 4 0 1 1 6
2008 World sledge hockey championships 4 1 1 2 8
2009 World sledge hockey championships 4 0 1 1 2

Awards and honors

  • King Clancy Outstanding Achievement Award, 2006 Paralympics[6]
  • Tournament All-Star team, 1992 World Cup

References

  1. ^ "Herve Lord". SaltLake2002.com. Salt Lake Organizing Committee for the Olympic and Paralympic Winter Games of 2002. Retrieved 2002-03-20.
  2. ^ Paralympic Games kick off in Vancouver Archived 2010-03-22 at archive.today, National Post, March 12, 2010
  3. ^ The Canadian Press (2010-09-07). "4 Canadian sledge hockey vets retire - Toronto - CBC News". Cbc.ca. Retrieved 2012-09-07.
  4. ^ "Coming Back Strong" (PDF). Why Not. February 2008. p. 32. Retrieved 17 January 2013.
  5. ^ "Player Profile". Hockeycanada.ca. 1958-03-03. Retrieved 2012-09-07.
  6. ^ "McGuinty Government Helps Athletes Train to Win". Ontario Ministry of Health and Long-Term Care. 13 April 2006. Retrieved 17 January 2013.


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