{{short description|American ice sledge hockey player}} {{Use mdy dates|date=March 2025}} {{Infobox sportsperson | full_name = Evan Nichols | birth_date = {{birth date and age|2004|7|29|mf=y}} | birth_place = Haymarket, Virginia, U.S. | position = Forward | country = {{flagcountry|USA}} | sport = Ice sled hockey | headercolor = lightsteelblue | show-medals = yes | medaltemplates = {{MedalSport|Para ice hockey}} {{MedalCountry|{{USA}}}} {{MedalCompetition|Paralympic Games}} {{MedalGold|2022 Beijing|Team competition}} {{MedalGold|2026 Milano Cortina|Team competition}} {{MedalCompetition|World Championships}} {{MedalGold|2023 Moose Jaw|Team competition}} {{MedalGold|2025 Buffalo|Team competition}} {{MedalSilver|2024 Calgary|Team competition}} }} '''Evan Nichols''' (born July 29, 2004) is an American ice sled hockey player. He was a member of the United States national team that won gold at the 2022 and 2026 Winter Paralympics.
==Career== Nichols made his international debut with the United States national team during the 2022 Winter Paralympics and won a gold medal. At 17 years old, he was the youngest member on the Paralympic sled hockey roster. <ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.teamusa.org/para-sled-hockey/athletes/Evan-Nichols |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220313084112/https://www.teamusa.org/para-sled-hockey/athletes/Evan-Nichols |url-status=dead |archive-date=March 13, 2022 |title=Evan Nichols |website=teamusa.org |access-date=March 13, 2022}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.insidenova.com/sports/prince_william/haymarket-paralympian-evan-nichols-discovers-an-athletic-outlet-thanks-to-alex-green-s-persistence/article_c1964d46-9978-11ec-98fc-f7e0cf59e5d8.html |title=Haymarket Paralympian Evan Nichols discovers an athletic outlet thanks to Alex Green's persistence |website=insidenova.com |first=Dave |last=Fawcett |date=March 3, 2022 |access-date=March 13, 2022}}</ref>
He represented the United States at the 2023 World Para Ice Hockey Championships and won a gold medal.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://teamusa.usahockey.com/news_article/show/1275522 |title=U.S. National Sled Hockey Team Wins Gold at World Para Ice Hockey Championship |website=teamusa.usahockey.com |publisher=USA Hockey |date=June 4, 2023 |access-date=June 4, 2023}}</ref> He again represented the United States at the 2024 World Para Ice Hockey Championships and won a silver medal.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://teamusa.usahockey.com/news_article/show/1309780 |title=U.S. Takes Home Silver at 2024 World Para Ice Hockey Championship |website=teamusa.usahockey.com |publisher=USA Hockey |date=May 12, 2024 |access-date=May 12, 2024}}</ref>
On January 2, 2026, he was named to Team USA's roster for the 2026 Winter Paralympics.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://teamusa.usahockey.com/news_article/show/1352594 |title=2026 U.S. Olympic and Paralympic Hockey Teams Announced |publisher=USA Hockey |date=January 2, 2026 |access-date=January 2, 2026}}</ref> He won a gold medal, Team USA's fifth consecutive gold medal in Para ice hockey at the Winter Paralympics.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.nytimes.com/athletic/7120063/2026/03/15/winter-paralympics-sled-hockey-usa-canada-gold-medal-jack-wallace/ |title=U.S. beats Canada to win fifth straight Paralympic sled hockey gold medal |work=The Athletic |first=Charlotte |last=Carroll |date=March 15, 2026 |access-date=March 15, 2026}}</ref>
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==External links== * [https://teamusa.usahockey.com/2026paralympics-nichols Evan Nichols] at USA Hockey * {{Team USA|new_id=evan-nichols}} * {{Instagram}}<!-- per WP:ELMINOFFICIAL, choose one official website only -->
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