Shawn Burnett
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| Full name | Shawn Burnett | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | May 2, 2003 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Home town | McMasterville, Quebec, Canada | |||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Country | Canada | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Sport | Ice sled hockey | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Position | Forward | |||||||||||||||||||||||
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Shawn Burnett (born May 2, 2003) is a Canadian ice sled hockey player who was a member of the Canada national para ice hockey team that competed at the 2026 Winter Paralympics.
Career
Burnett made his World Para Ice Hockey Championships debut for Canada at the 2024 World Para Ice Hockey Championships, and won a gold medal, their first gold medal since 2017.[1] He again competed at the 2025 World Para Ice Hockey Championships, and won a silver medal.[2]
On January 20, 2026, he was selected to represent Canada at the 2026 Winter Paralympics.[3][4] He won a silver medal, Canada's third consecutive silver medal in Para ice hockey at the Winter Paralympics.[5]
Personal life
On June 6, 2021, Burnett was involved in a skydiving accident that fractured his back and caused a spinal cord injury leaving him paralyzed from the waist down.[2][6]
References
- ^ "Canada's National Para Hockey Team Wins Gold at the World Para Hockey Championship". ohf.on.ca. May 13, 2024. Retrieved March 13, 2026.
- ^ a b "Shawn Burnett". paralympic.ca. Retrieved March 13, 2026.
- ^ "Para hockey team named for 2026 Paralympic Winter Games". hockeycanada.ca. January 20, 2026. Retrieved March 13, 2026.
- ^ Daignault, Louis (February 12, 2026). "Canada's first-time Paralympians reflect on battles to earn a ticket to the Games". paralympic.ca. Retrieved March 13, 2026.
- ^ "Canada claims ice hockey silver as United States romps to 5th consecutive Paralympic gold". CBC.ca. March 15, 2026. Retrieved March 15, 2026.
- ^ Tremblay, Jonathan (January 21, 2026). "Shawn Burnett atteindra son rêve des Jeux paralympiques quatre ans seulement après son accident". Le Journal de Montréal (in French). Retrieved March 13, 2026.
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