Tyler
McGregor

It’s not a stretch to call Tyler McGregor Canada’s latest leadership champion in hockey.

In late 2024, Hockey Canada announced the members of its new National Team Athlete Committee it was no surprise to see Tyler McGregor’s name on that elite list.

McGregor had just captained Canada to its first world Para ice hockey title in seven years in Calgary in 2024. It cemented his status as a great team leader and introduced even more fans to his large role as an advocate for Para sport, people with a disability, and cancer research.

At those 2024 worlds in Calgary, McGregor was second in tournament scoring with nine goals and nine assists just two back of American star Declan Farmer. He also led the tournament in plus/minus at +18. He assisted on both Canadian goals in the 2-1 victory over defending champion USA in the final.

It was Canada’s first world title in seven years after finishing runners-up to the Americans in 2019, 2021 and 2023. McGregor was also part of Canada’s world champion squads in 2013 and 2017.

McGregor also helped Canada to silver medals at the 2022 and 2018 Paralympic Games and a bronze in 2014.

Off the competition rink, McGregor is a member of the Canadian Paralympic Athletes’ Council, he is co-chair of the Own the Podium Athlete Advisory Committee, a board member for Make-a-Wish Canada, and has been a keynote speaker for 14 years inspiring countless members of communities across the national landscape.

In 2023, he earned national headlines for his Terry Fox-inspired cross-country Sledge Skate of Hope which raised $100,000 for cancer research. He skated 420 kilometres on ice trails from Invermere, B.C. to Charlottetown. He raised $30,000 in 2021.

And most recently in April 2025, he went international as he traveled to Mexico to assist at a camp for young players. The Mexico Paralympic Association hopes to create a Para ice hockey league.

At the 2018 Paralympic Winter Games, he was third in scoring in PyeongChang, with eight goals and five assists in five games.  McGregor was named national team captain in 2019.

At the 2017 World Para Ice Hockey Championships in Gangneung, South Korea, McGregor scored two goals in 13 seconds in the final, as Canada defeated arch-rivals USA 4-1 to win the world title. McGregor was third in tournament scoring and tied for most goals with 12 goals. He also had five assists for 17 points.

McGregor established himself on Canada’s national Para ice hockey team at the Sochi 2014 Paralympic Winter Games. He earned three assists in five games and helped Canada to a 4-1 overall record and the bronze medal.

He was the youngest member of Canada’s gold medal-winning team at the 2013 world championships.

At age 15, he broke his leg in his 2009 season opener. An OHL prospect at the time, he underwent surgery but developed a growth behind his leg. He was diagnosed with spindle cell sarcoma, a form of soft-tissue cancer that originates in the bone. His leg was amputated on the same day as the 2010 OHL Draft.

McGregor realized quickly that he wanted to get back into hockey and started playing again with a standing amputee team. However he switched to Para ice hockey in 2011 and his determination led him to the national team, and now to being one of the very best in the game.

He made his national team debut at age 18 at the 2012 World Sledge Hockey Challenge in Calgary, earning a goal and two assists as Canada won the silver medal. Less than a year later, McGregor helped Canada to gold at the world championships.

CAREER HIGHLIGHTS
Paralympic Winter Games silver medallist (2018, 2022) and bronze medallist (2014)…World champion in 2013, 2017, 2024…

PERSONAL
Son of Dean and Trudy… Has one sister … He grew up playing able-bodied ice hockey, and began playing Para ice hockey in 2011… Nominated for the Mark Messier Leadership Award… Played in the first Road Hockey to Conquer Cancer for Princess Margaret Hospital in 2011

NOTABLE INTERNATIONAL RESULTS

2024 World Championships 1st

2023 World Championships 2nd

2022 Paralympic Winter Games 2nd

2021 IPC World Championships 2nd

2019 IPC World Championships 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