Adam
Dixon

Adam Dixon played in his 252nd national team game to open the 2025 World Para Ice Hockey Championships, establishing a new Hockey Canada record for most games played with the national Para ice hockey team.

The milestone eclipsed the previous mark of 251 games held by retired six-time Paralympian Billy Bridges. Entering the 2025 championships, Dixon also ranked fifth on Canada’s all-time scoring list with 266 career points.

Dixon is a three-time Paralympic Winter Games medallist, highlighted by a silver medal in Para ice hockey at Beijing 2022. He also competed at the Paralympic Winter Games in Vancouver 2010 (fourth place), Sochi 2014 (bronze), and PyeongChang 2018 (silver).

In addition, Dixon was a member of Canada’s world championship winning teams in 2008, 2013, 2017, and 2024.

At the 2018 Paralympic Winter Games in PyeongChang, Dixon finished 10th in tournament scoring with 10 points and was named the tournament’s top defenceman. He was also the fourth-highest scoring defenceman at the Beijing 2022 Games.

Following the PyeongChang Games, Dixon took a three-year break from competitive para ice hockey to pursue other ventures, including building a house. He returned to the national team in 2021 in preparation for the 2022 Paralympic Winter Games in Beijing.

Between Games, Dixon worked with the Elmvale Bears as a player development director and elite-level coach. The Bears program includes national team players Rod Crane and James Dunn.

At the 2017 World Para Ice Hockey Championships in Gangneung, South Korea, Dixon was named Best Defenceman after tying with USA forward Declan Farmer for the tournament lead with 18 points. Recording four goals and 14 assists, Dixon played a key role in Canada’s victory over arch-rival USA en route to the world title.

Dixon was Canada’s leading scorer at the 2014 Paralympic Winter Games in Sochi, registering four goals and three assists for seven points. Canada posted a 4–1 record in the tournament on its way to a bronze medal, with its lone loss coming against the United States in the semifinal.

Dixon grew up playing ice hockey and, like many young athletes, dreamed of competing in the NHL. He played AAA hockey throughout his youth, but at age 10 was diagnosed with Ewing’s sarcoma. The rare form of bone cancer resulted in the removal of his right tibia, which was replaced with a donor bone, a metal plate, and multiple screws.

Determined to continue his hockey career, Dixon was introduced to para ice hockey following his cancer treatment. He began playing the sport at age 11 with the Elmvale Bears and, by 17, earned an invitation to try out for the national team. He officially joined the program during the 2006–07 season.

CAREER HIGHLIGHTS

Inducted into the Midland Sports Hall of Fame in September 2014… Paralympic Winter Games: 2010 Vancouver (4th), 2014 Sochi (3rd), 2018 PyeongChang (2nd), 2022 Beijing (2nd)… Won world championship gold in 2008, 2013, 2017, 2024.

PERSONAL
Worked in the metering department for Alectra Utilities, an electricity distribution company in Ontario… Studied electrical engineering at Georgian College in Barrie, Ont… In 2004 Dixon appeared in a five-part documentary on children surviving cancer, called Cancer Kids Fighting and Winning.

NOTABLE INTERNATIONAL RESULTS

2025 IPC World Championships 2nd

2024 IPC World Championships 1st

2023 IPC World Championships 2nd

2022 Paralympic Winter Games 2nd

2018 Paralympic Winter Games 2nd

2017 IPC World Championships 1st

2015 IPC World Championships 2nd

2014 Paralympic Winter Games 3rd

2013 IPC World Championships 1st

2012 IPC World Championships 3rd

2010 Paralympic Winter Games 4th

2009 IPC World Championships 3rd

2008 IPC World Championships 1st