Liam
Hickey

Liam Hickey is one of the rare athletes to compete at both the summer and winter Paralympic Games. He made his Winter Games debut in 2018 helping Canada to the silver in Para ice hockey after first playing for Canada in wheelchair basketball at the Rio 2016 Games.

The St. John’s N.L., athlete is one of world’s top Para ice hockey players excelling both on defence and as a forward throughout his career.

At the 2025 World Championships in Buffalo he formed a powerful line with Tyler McGregor and Dominic Cozzolino earning nine points in five games and posting a +13. He was injured early in the final against the U.S. and missed the rest of the game which Canada lost.

Hickey was one of the big offensive stars at the 2024 worlds in Calgary where Canada won its first gold in seven years. Hickey collected six goals and 11 assists in five games for third in tournament scoring and posting a +16.

At the Beijing Paralympic Games he tied for second in team scoring with six points as Canada took the silver medal.

At the PyeongChang Games in 2018, Hickey made a major switch going from offence to defence. He didn’t lose his scoring touch though. He was fourth in scoring at the 2019 worlds with 12 points, including eight goals, and the second top Canadian point getter at the 2021 worlds with 10 points.

He was named Best Defenceman at both those worlds at which Canada won silver.

At the 2017 World Para Ice Hockey Championship, his first worlds, Hickey, a forward, was fourth in tournament scoring with seven goals and nine assists as Canada defeated arch-rivals USA 4-1 to win a record fourth world title.

Hickey took up Para ice hockey (formerly known as sledge hockey) at age 10. He earned his first national camp invitation in August 2013.

He started playing competitive Para ice hockey with the Avalon Sled Dogs in 2009 after being introduced to the sport through Easter Seals in 2006.

CAREER HIGHLIGHTS
Silver medallist at the 2018 and 2022 Paralympic Winter Games… 2017 and 2024 world 2019, 2021, 2025 worlds silver medallist… Youngest member of Canada’s wheelchair basketball team at 2016 Paralympic Games in Rio… Named 2015 Junior Athlete of the Year by Wheelchair Basketball Canada… Named Newfoundland and Labrador’s male athlete of the year in 2017, 2018, and 2019 and junior male athlete of the year in 2015 and 2016…

PERSONAL
Since 2023, works with Sports Newfoundland and Labrador as a sport development specialist… Graduate of Memorial University… Born without a femur in his right leg

NOTABLE INTERNATIONAL RESULTS

2025 World Championships – 2nd

2024 World Championships – 1st

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

2016 World Sledge Hockey Challenge – 2nd

2016 Paralympic Games – 11th- (wheelchair basketball)

2015 Parapan American Games – 2nd – (wheelchair basketball)

2013 Men U23’s World Championship – 6th – (wheelchair basketball)