Andrew "Andy" Yohe (born July 21, 1978) is an

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player from United States. Yohe was team captain at the

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, where the USA defeated Japan by a 2-0 tally to win the gold medal. Yohe was a competitive roller hockey player for the Bettendorf (Iowa) Young Guns. In September 1994, he lost both legs in an accident, in which he was run over while trying to jump onto a train. From 2003 to 2009, Yohe was a member of the Rehabilitation Institute of Chicago Blackhawks Sled Hockey club.

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