Canadians to watch at the Winter Paralympics

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Off the top, there's para hockey player Greg Westlake and wheelchair curler Ina Forrest, who were named yesterday as Canada's flag-bearers for the opening ceremony on Friday. Westlake is set to compete in his fifth Paralympic Games and has already helped the Canadian team to a medal of each colour. Forrest is playing in her fourth Paralympics and owns a pair of gold along with a bronze. 

Here are some more Canadian athletes to watch when competition gets underway on Friday night:

Hockey: Tyler McGregor and Billy Bridges

McGregor inherited the Canadian team captaincy from Westlake following the 2018 Paralympics, where McGregor led the squad in scoring with 13 points (including eight goals) in five games. In Beijing, the 27-year-old from Forest, Ont., will try to help Canada bounce back from its heartbreaking loss in the gold-medal game four years ago. The United States scored the tying goal with just 38 second left in regulation and then won in overtime to capture its third consecutive Paralympic title.

Also looking to avenge that defeat is the 37-year-old Bridges, who is the only Canadian to record at least 100 goals and 100 assists in international play.

Cross-country skiing: Brian McKeever

This will be the sixth and final Games for Canada's most decorated Winter Paralympian, who has won 13 gold medals and 17 total since 2002. McKeever, who is visually impaired, won 10 of those medals with his older brother Robin serving as his guide (their story was depicted in that great commercial you may have seen recently). Now skiing with Russell Kennedy or Graham Nishikawa as his