{"id":563,"date":"2020-09-25T17:52:05","date_gmt":"2020-09-25T17:52:05","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/kidsportcanada.ca\/alberta\/calgary\/?post_type=news_stories&p=563"},"modified":"2020-09-25T17:52:05","modified_gmt":"2020-09-25T17:52:05","slug":"team-kidsport-chris-cederstrand","status":"publish","type":"news_stories","link":"https:\/\/kidsportcanada.ca\/alberta\/calgary\/fr\/nouvelles-histoires\/team-kidsport-chris-cederstrand\/","title":{"rendered":"Team KidSport: Chris Cederstrand"},"content":{"rendered":"
Chris played hockey the WHL for the Red Deer Rebels and Swift Current Broncos. After a workplace injury, he had his right leg amputated above the knee and took up sledge hockey in 2012. During his sledge career he played with the national program for 6 years. He captained the development team was a alternate for the Sochi Paralympics and won a silver medal at the 2015 IPC world Championships. Chris is also the first above knee amputee Fire Fighter in North America and was named one of Shaw\u2019s 50 Outstanding Canadians.<\/p>\r\n