Steven Cash
As an infant, Steven Cash was diagnosed with cancer in his right knee area and underwent amputation surgery at age three. Missing part of his leg, however, never deterred Cash from getting involved in hockey.
At the 2008 IPC Ice Sledge Hockey World Championships, Cash led Team USA to a bronze medal by posting a 1.50 goals-against average and a .904 save percentage. After starting all 16 games in the 2007-2008 season and being named 2009s Paralympic SportsMan of the year, Cash is looking to enter the 2010 Paralympic Winter Games in Vancouver as the number one goaltender for the U.S. team.
Cash in currently enrolled at the University of Missouri-St. Louis and has coached USA Hockey Sled Hockey Player Development Camps in 2007 and 2008.
When asked who the most influential person in his life is, Cash says, "My parents, who fought by my side through the years that I was going through treatments and surgeries. There was never a night they left me alone in the hospital while I was battling cancer...they have shown me that every person has flaws; all that matters is how you turn those weaknesses into strengths."
Major Achievements:
- 2010: Gold medal – Paralympic Winter Games,
- 2010: Gold medal - 2010 Japan Para Ice Sledge Hockey Championships
- 2009: Paralympic SportsMan of the year
- 2009: Paralympic team of the year
- 2009: Gold medal - World Championships, Ostrava, Czech Republic
- 2009: Named to the All-star team in 2009 World Championship
- 2009: Member of the DASA Junior Blues
- 2008: Bronze medal - IPC Ice Sledge Hockey World Championships, Marlborough, Mass.
- 2006: Bronze medal - Paralympic Winter Games, Torino, Italy
- 2005: Named to U.S. Paralympics Sled Hockey National Team
