Veteran Josh Pauls brings unmatched experience as the only player on the roster with four Paralympic titles. He made his debut at 17 as the youngest member of the gold-winning 2010 Vancouver team, later captaining Team USA at the 2018 and 2022 Games. In Beijing 2022, Pauls became the U.S. all-time leader in Paralympic Winter Games appearances and the first sled hockey player to earn four gold medals.
Three-time gold medalist Declan Farmer, 28, has been a standout scorer since making the U.S. sled hockey team at 14. At 16, he helped Team USA secure the sport’s first back-to-back Paralympic Winter Games title, a run that eventually grew into an unprecedented four straight. Now the program’s all-time leader in goals, assists, and points — and the first sled hockey player to surpass 200 goals — Farmer remains one of the sport’s most dominant offensive forces.
In his Paralympic Winter Games debut, Brody Roybal helped the U.S. sled hockey team win gold in 2014 at Sochi. At 15, he was the youngest athlete at the Games, and needed three doctors’ notes to prove he could compete with grown men. In 2018, he led Team USA to another title in PyeongChang, earning Best Forward and Tournament MVP honors. In Beijing in 2022, he topped the tournament in scoring as the U.S. claimed its fourth consecutive gold. Off the ice, Roybal is a fan favorite, boasting nearly three million TikTok followers on his “Menecis and Brody” account, where he posts funny content with his girlfriend.
Kevin McKee began as a goalie but quickly shifted to forward, a role that better matched his speed and size. Since debuting with the U.S. sled national team in 2010–11, he’s become a five-time world champion and three-time Paralympic Winter Games gold medalist, known for his smart positioning and on-ice awareness. Off the ice, McKee married women’s sled hockey captain Erika McKee (née Mitchell) in 2021 and also competes in wheelchair lacrosse, playing in the 2023 Wheelchair Lacrosse USA National Championships (WLUSA) with the Indy Rip.
Three-time Paralympic goalkeeper Jen Lee, born in Taiwan and raised in the U.S. from age six, joined his first Paralympic Winter Games team in 2014 as backup to Hall of Famer Steve Cash for the 2014 and 2018 gold-medal runs. Elevated to starting goalie for Beijing 2022, Lee delivered a flawless performance, allowing no goals in four games as Team USA secured its unprecedented fourth straight title.
Important Dates
Games begin on March 7 with the medal matches taking place on the final day of competition on March 15.
