Corbin Watson

Corbin Watson (born January 6, 1987) is a Canadian Paralympic ice sledge hockey goalkeeper.

Corbin Watson

Watson in 2015
Personal information
Nationality	Canada
Born	(1987-01-06) January 6, 1987 (age 38) Kingsville, Ontario, Canada
Medal record Para ice hockey Representing  Canada Paralympic Games 2018 Pyeongchang Team competition 2014 Sochi Team competition World Championships 2013 Goyang Team competition 2017 Gangneung Team competition 2024 Calgary Team competition 2015 Buffalo Team competition 2019 Ostrava Team competition 2025 Buffalo Team competition 2012 Hamar Team competition

Career

He was a member of team Canada who defeated Norway and won a bronze medal at the 2014 Winter Paralympics.^[1]

Previously, he participated at the 2013 IPC World Sledge Hockey Championships where he and his team won a gold medal. An amputee, he lost his lower right leg following a car crash in 2006. Following the accident he joined Canadian sledge hockey team called Windsor Ice Bullets two years later in Windsor, Ontario where he was inspired by Ray Grassi, his teammate. In 2009 he won a gold medal at the Défi sportif tournament.^[2]

Personal life

He is a son of Alex and Joan Watson, and has a brother and a sister. In June 2013 he was awarded with the key to Kingsville for his performance at the 2013 IPC World Sledge Hockey Championship.^[3] He is inspired by Canadian hockey players such as Martin Brodeur and Miikka Kiprusoff.^[4]