Forward Noah Grove (Frederick, Md.) is making his Paralympic Winter Games debut here in South Korea. Grove made his first appearance with the U.S. National Sled Hockey Team at the 2016 (Dec.) World Sled Hockey Challenge. Since joining the National Team, Grove has earned a silver medal at the 2017 IPC Sled Hockey World Championship, where he scored his first international goal, along with titles at the 2017 WSHC and 2018 Turin Para Ice Hockey International Tournament. Grove, who lost his left leg to bone cancer in 2004, also has international experience having played for the U.S. National Amputee Soccer Team.
GET TO KNOW
What is your favorite moment in USA Hockey history?
Watching the sled team win gold at the 2014 Paralympic Games
What is your favorite food?
The beef stroganoff my mother makes
What is your favorite movie/TV show?
The Martian
Who is one person you would like to meet?
Jordan Morris, the striker for the Seattle Sounders
What is your dream job?
Orthopedic Oncologist
Forward Jack Wallace (Franklin Lakes, N.J.) made his National Team debut alongside Grove at the 2016 (Dec.) World Sled Hockey Challenge and is one of seven players set to make their Paralympic debut this month. Most recently, Wallace collected six points (4-2) at the 2018 Para Ice Hockey International Tournament last month after helping the U.S. win the 2017 WSHC to start the 2017-18 season. Before joining the National Team, Wallace skated with the U.S. Development Sled Hockey Team from 2013-2016. A member of the New Jersey Freeze sled hockey team, Wallace lost part of his right leg in a boating accident in 2008.
GET TO KNOW
What is your favorite moment in USA Hockey history?
The 1980 Miracle on Ice
What is your favorite food?
Buffalo Chicken Pizza
What is your favorite movie/TV show?
Braveheart/The Office
Who is one person you would like to meet?
Martin Brodeur
What is your dream job?
Pilot