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Matt Cook

1987 – 2010

Canadian ice sledge hockey player

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Lived 1987 – 2010 (aged 22). Matt Cook was a Canadian athlete.

Matthew Cook (November 10, 1987 – April 4, 2010) was a Canadian ice sledge hockey player.

Before the age of 18, Cook played Junior A for the Bonnyville Pontiacs of the Alberta Junior Hockey League. He had his leg amputated below the knee in 2006, at the age of 18, after unsuccessful chemotherapy when doctors discovered cancer in his left leg. Cook began playing ice sledge hockey in 2007, at a Team Alberta Summer development camp.

Cook was a member of the Canada men's national ice sledge hockey team, first making the team in September 2008. He won bronze with them in the 2009 World Championships.

He was expected to participate in the 2010 Paralympic Winter Games in Vancouver, but the cancer returned in the summer of 2009, and after surgery, and recovery, the bone cancer returned, and he died on April 4, 2010.

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Who was Matt Cook?

Canadian ice sledge hockey player

When was Matt Cook born?

Matt Cook was born on 10 November 1987 in Edmonton.

When did Matt Cook die?

Matt Cook died on 4 April 2010.

What was Matt Cook's occupation?

Matt Cook was an athlete.

What nationality was Matt Cook?

Matt Cook was Canadian.

Sources & further reading

· Wikipedia: Matt Cook

· Wikidata: Q6788505

· DBpedia: Matt Cook (sledge hockey)

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