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4'7"
35
Davenport , IA
Wilbur Wright College (Chicago, IL) '11
Kevin McKee was born with caudal regression syndrome, a rare congenital condition that impairs the development of the lower half of the body. When he was about eight years old, his mother saw an ad about a local sled hockey club while taking his sister to a figure skating practice and signed Kevin up for the sport. He began his career as a goaltender in his early days, but quickly transitioned to forward, a position that better suited his size and speed.
McKee made his debut for the U.S. sled national team in the 2010-11 season and, during his time with the squad, has become a five-time world champion and three-time Paralympic gold medalist. His teammates know McKee as one of the smartest players on Team USA, as he consistently finds himself in the right place on the ice.
McKee married the captain of the women’s sled hockey team, Erika McKee née Mitchell, in 2021. He also plays wheelchair lacrosse and took part in the 2023 Wheelchair Lacrosse USA (WLUSA) National Championships with his team, the Indy Rip.
As was true at the Olympic Winter Games that preceded it, college athletes figured prominently for Team USA at the just-concluded Paralympic Winter Games Beijing 2022. Of the 67 athletes who represented the U.S. at the games, 17, or 25.4 percent, comp...
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History is being made this weekend.For the third time in its 12-year history, the U.S. is hosting the World Para Ice Hockey Championships on home soil. Additionally, Team USA will be broadcasting games as its first-ever livestream of an event on its we...
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