Jacob Wassermann
Jacob Joseph Wassermann is a Canadian pararower and former ice hockey goaltender. Paralyzed from the waist down in 2018 from the Humboldt Broncos bus crash, he represented Canada at the 2024 Summer Paralympics.
Career
Ice hockey
Wassermann was drafted 8th round of the 2015 WHL bantam draft by the Regina Pats of the Western Hockey League.In March 2018, he was named Saskatchewan Junior Hockey League co-rookie of the year alongside Cade Kowalski of the Weyburn Red Wings.
Pararowing
After being paralyzed from the waist down in the Humboldt Broncos bus crash, Wassermann began trying out adaptive sports, playing adaptive water skiing and sledge hockey before starting a pararowing career in 2022.The youngest competitor in men's singles B Rowing at the 2024 Summer Paralympics, Wassermann finished tenth in the 2,000 meter distance.