2008: Bronze medal, IPC Sledge Hockey World Championships - Marlborough, Mass.
2006: Bronze medal, Paralympic Winter Games - Torino, Italy
2004: Silver medal, IPC Ice Sledge Hockey World Championships - Orskoldsvik, Sweden
2003 - Named member of U.S. National Sled Hockey Team
Born On: December 16, 1985
Hometown: Amherst, New York
Resides: Amherst, New York
Height: 5' 11
A member of the U.S. National Sled Hockey Team since 2003, Brad Emmerson has become a mainstay on the National Team. During his first year on the National Team, Brad helped Team USA to the silver medal at the 2004 IPC Ice Sledge Hockey World Championship. He received his first chance to compete at the Paralympic Winter Games in 2006, and was a major contributor for the bronze medal-winning squad. Emmerson tied for second on the team in scoring with two goals and three assists. Emmerson helped lead the U.S. to a bronze medal at the 2008 IPC Sledge Hockey World Championships in Marlborough, Mass.
While athletics are a part of Brad's success, he has defined himself as a motivational speaker. He spoke as the keynote speaker at a dinner for elite athletes in Amherst, N.Y.and has spoken to students throughout the country about overcoming obstacles and achieving goals. Additionally, he works with sponsors to reach a broader population, using his athletic success as a platform to teach others about goal setting. Brad says the key to reaching your goals is with hard work and belief in one’s self, two traits that he is the embodiment of.
In addition to his motivational speaking, Brad has defined himself as a leader in the community, as he was named first-ever head coach of the Novice Buffalo Sabres Sled Hockey Team. He also served as a coach at the USA Hockey Sled Hockey Player Development Camp in 2006 and 2007.
Brad, who has cerebral palsy from the waist down, is now a veteran on the U.S. Paralympics Sled Hockey National Team and has his sights set squarely on returning to the Paralympic Games with Team USA in 2010 in Vancouver.
