Tyler McGregor

Tyler McGregor has emerged as one of Canada’s most respected leaders in hockey, both on and off the ice. In late 2024, Hockey Canada named him to its new National Team Athlete Committee, reflecting his influence in sport and advocacy. That same year, he captained Canada to its first World Para Ice Hockey Championship title in seven years, defeating the USA 2–1 in the final. McGregor was second in tournament scoring (9 goals, 9 assists) and led in plus/minus (+18).

A fixture on the national team since 2012, McGregor has collected three world titles (2013, 2017, 2024), Paralympic silver medals in 2018 and 2022, and a bronze in 2014. Highlights include scoring two goals in 13 seconds in the 2017 world final and ranking third in scoring at the 2018 Paralympics. He became captain in 2019.

Beyond competition, McGregor serves on the Canadian Paralympic Athletes’ Council, co-chairs the Own the Podium Athlete Advisory Committee, sits on the Make-A-Wish Canada board, and has spent 14 years as a keynote speaker. In 2023, his Terry Fox-inspired “Sledge Skate of Hope” covered 420 km and raised $100,000 for cancer research, building on $30,000 raised in 2021. In April 2025, he assisted at a camp in Mexico to help develop Para ice hockey there.

McGregor’s path was shaped by resilience. Once an OHL prospect, he broke his leg at 15 and was later diagnosed with spindle cell sarcoma, leading to leg amputation on the day of the 2010 OHL Draft. Determined to return to hockey, he first played with a standing amputee team before switching to Para ice hockey in 2011. Just a year later, he debuted with Team Canada, beginning a career that blends elite performance with tireless advocacy for Para sport, disability awareness, and cancer research.

CAREER HIGHLIGHTS
Paralympic Winter Games silver medallist (2018, 2022) and bronze medallist (2014)…World champion in 2013, 2017, 2024…

PERSONAL
Son of Dean and Trudy… Has one sister … He grew up playing able-bodied ice hockey, and began playing Para ice hockey in 2011… Nominated for the Mark Messier Leadership Award… Played in the first Road Hockey to Conquer Cancer for Princess Margaret Hospital in 2011

NOTABLE INTERNATIONAL RESULTS

2025 World Championships 2nd

2024 World Championships 1st

2023 World Championships 2nd

2022 Paralympic Winter Games 2nd

2021 IPC World Championships 2nd

2019 IPC World Championships 2nd

2018 Paralympic Winter Games 2nd

2017 IPC World Championships 1st

2015 IPC World Championships 2nd

2014 Paralympic Winter Games 3rd

2013 IPC World Championships 1st