Vicky Sunohara

Vicky Sunohara
Born (1970-05-18) May 18, 1970 (age 54)
Scarborough, Ontario, Canada
Height 5 ft 6 in (168 cm)
Weight 169 lb (77 kg; 12 st 1 lb)
Position Centre
Shot Left
ECAC
CIAU
CWHL team		 Northeastern Huskies
Toronto Lady Blues
Brampton Thunder
National team  Canada
Playing career 1990–2008

Vicky Sunohara (born May 18, 1970) is a Canadian ice hockey coach, former ice hockey player, and three-time Olympic medallist.[1] She has been described as "the Wayne Gretzky of women's hockey" and is recognized as a trailblazer and pioneer for the sport.[2][3] In 2020, Sunohara was named to "TSN Hockey’s All-Time Women’s Team Canada," in recognition of her status as one of Canada’s best female hockey players of all time.[4]

Sunohara is currently the head coach of the Varsity Blues women's ice hockey team of the University of Toronto. She was nationally recognized in 2019–20 and 2021-22 as the U Sports Women's Ice Hockey Coach of the Year and was named the 2019–20 Ontario University Athletics (OUA) Female Coach of the Year across all sports.[5][6][7]

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  2. ^ Wallace, William N. (March 2, 1990). "No Rough Stuff Allowed". The New York Times. ISSN 0362-4331. Archived from the original on February 4, 2023. Retrieved August 31, 2019.
  3. ^ "Scarborough's Vicky Sunohara a Firsthand Look at The Growing Game of Female Hockey". Hockey Canada. February 12, 2006. Archived from the original on February 4, 2023. Retrieved January 8, 2021.
  4. ^ Dryden, Steve (May 19, 2020). "TSN Hockey's All-Time Women's Team Canada". TSN. Archived from the original on February 5, 2021. Retrieved January 2, 2021.
  5. ^ "Women's Ice Hockey - Sunohara Named U Sports Coach of the Year". University of Toronto Athletics (Press release). March 11, 2020. Archived from the original on January 10, 2021. Retrieved December 31, 2020.
  6. ^ "Women's Ice Hockey - Sunohara Named OUA Female Coach of the Year". University of Toronto Athletics (Press release). May 6, 2020. Archived from the original on January 10, 2021. Retrieved December 31, 2020.
  7. ^ "McGill's Downie-Landry headlines U SPORTS women's hockey major award winners". U SPORTS. March 23, 2022. Archived from the original on August 24, 2022. Retrieved August 24, 2022.