Not only did our team win gold at the Vancouver Paralympic Winter Games but we set records in the process. Our team through all five games in Vancouver had done something that no other team in the history of the Games had ever done. We didn't allow a goal and outscored our opponents a combined 19-0. The big thing that we preached as a team for a few years now was playing a strong defensive minded game and capitalizing on our chances. And with arguably the best goaltender the game has ever seen in Steve Cash behind us that job wasn't too big of a task for our young but experienced team.

After the Paralympic Winter Games were over and all the hype started to calm down a little in my hometown of Buffalo, NY we had a chance to go to Washington, D.C. and go to a couple of special places. We got to go to the Pentagon, Supreme Court, Walter Reed Army Medical Center and, last but not least, the White House. All of these places were awesome to go to but each one was special for different reasons. Everything that I have seen and gotten the chance to do through my time with the national team has really changed my life. I have seen new cultures, and met some of my best friends as well as seeing some of the greatest landmarks not only in our country but around the world. And now that I am looking at getting my life back on track outside of sport with starting college and looking for a job these memories will be held and cherished for the rest of my life.

I have no regrets looking back, and and I am really excited to see what the future holds. All I know is that no matter what happens, my teammates and I have something that no one can ever take away from us. We are now gold medallists!!!