Mike Blabac (sledge hockey)
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Representing  United States
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2010 Vancouver | Tournament |
Mike Blabac (born January 18, 1974) is an ice sledge hockey player from United States who has competed at the Winter Paralympics. He plays as a goaltender. Blabac was diagnosed with multiple sclerosis in 2001.[1]
In 2008 he played for the United States as they won third-place in the World Sledge Hockey Challenge.[2]
He took part in the 2010 Winter Paralympics in Vancouver, where USA won gold. They beat Japan 2-0 in the final.
| 16 March 2010 17:00 | United States  | 6–0 (2–0, 2–0, 2–0) |  Japan | UBC Thunderbird Arena, Vancouver Attendance: 5,468 |
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| Steve Cash Mike Blabac | Goalies | Mitsuru Nagase Shinobu Fukushima | Referee: Petter Vojan HegleLinesmen:  Lodewijk Beelen Eric Dagenais | |||||||||||||||||
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| 8 min | Penalties | 6 min | ||||||||||||||||||
| 19 | Shots | 6 | ||||||||||||||||||
References
- ^ Williams, Deidre (March 21, 2010). "Paralympians win gold medal". Buffalo News. Retrieved May 11, 2011.
- ^ "U.S. National Sled Hockey Team Blanks Japan, 9-0, in Third-Place Game of 2008 World Sledge Hockey Challenge". USA Hockey. November 22, 2008. Retrieved May 11, 2011.
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