Background

Rempel was born in Saint Catharines, Ontario and lists his hometown as Vineland, Ontario.

Career

He became an incomplete paraplegic in July 2006 after a dirt bike jumping accident. He began playing sledge hockey in 2008 with the Niagara Thunderblades.

Achievements

• He won a gold medal with Team Canada at the 2013 IPC Ice Sledge Hockey World Championships in Goyang, of Korea, and a bronze medal at the 2014 Winter Paralympics in Sochi, Russia.