Name: Nikko Landeros
Sport: Sled Hockey
Position: Defenseman
Height: 5'9"
Paralympic Experience:
- 2010 Paralympic Winter Games - gold medal
Career Highlights:
- 2012: IPC Ice Sledge Hockey Championship, gold medal
- 2011: World Sledge Hockey Challenge, second place
- 2011: USA Hockey Adult Sled Hockey Tier II Championship, first place
- 2010: Japan Para Ice Sledge Hockey Championship, first place
- 2010: USA Hockey Sled Classic, first place
- 2009: Named to 2010 U.S. Paralympic Sled Hockey Team
Fun Facts: Bilateral amputee after being hit by a car while changing a tire as a junior in high school... Member of the Colorado Avalanche Sled Hockey club team 2008-11... Helped Avalanche claim the first-ever USA Hockey Adult Sled Hockey Tier II National Championship in 2011... Was a varsity wrestler and nose guard in football prior to his accident in high school... Is an avid supporter of Adaptive Adventures, a non-profit organization whose mission is to identify, promote, and provide progressive sports and recreation opportunities to improve quality of life for children, adults, and veterans with physical disabilities... Since 2009, he has collected 12 goals, 9 assists and 20 points in 27 IPC games.