Dominic Larocque

Dominic Larocque

Larocque in 2015
Personal information
Born (1987-07-30) July 30, 1987
Salaberry-de-Valleyfield, Quebec, Canada
Years active 2009–present
Height 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)
Weight 184 lb (83 kg)
Sport
Country  Canada
Sport Ice sledge hockey

Dominic Larocque (born July 30, 1987) is a Canadian sledge hockey player.

Larocque was born in Salaberry-de-Valleyfield, Quebec and lists his hometown as Quebec City. Larocque served in Afghanistan with the Canadian Forces and had his left leg amputated above the knee as a result as injuries sustained while serving near the Panjwayi District when an improvised explosive device exploded under a vehicle he was riding in. He began playing sledge hockey in 2009 in Montreal.[1] Larocque won a gold medal with Team Canada at the 2013 IPC Ice Sledge Hockey World Championships in Goyang, Korea, and a bronze medal at the 2014 Winter Paralympics in Sochi, Russia.[2]

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