Forest native and Paralympic medalist Tyler McGregor has been named captain of Canada’s National Para Hockey Team.

The announcement was made over the weekend in front of the Terry Fox Mile Zero Memorial in St. John’s, Newfoundland

McGregor, 25, made his national team debut at age 18 at the 2012 World Sledge Hockey Challenge in Calgary.

The North Lambton Secondary grad won silver and bronze medals at the 2018 and 2014 Paralympic Games.

Most recently, McGregor won an Athletes in Excellence Award from the Foundation for Global Sports Development.

Experience @tylermcgregor08 becoming 🇨🇦's captain, a special moment staged in front of the Terry Fox Memorial in St. John's N.L. #CTParaCup pic.twitter.com/p3QY7qNwMs

— Team Canada Para (@HC_Para) December 1, 2019

Congratulations to @tylermcgregor08, who was named as the captain of 🇨🇦's National Para Hockey Team for the 2019-20 season.

The announcement was made in front of the Terry Fox Mile Zero Memorial in St. John's, N.L.#CTParaCup pic.twitter.com/eu3NL2C3lM

— Team Canada Para (@HC_Para) November 30, 2019