University of Toronto Varsity Blues women's hockey alumna and current head coach Vicky Sunohara was inducted into the Toronto Sport Hall of Honour as a sport legend on Friday, April 27.
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Sunohara is a true icon of Canadian hockey. After attending Northeastern University on a full athletic scholarship from 1988-90, she played for the University of Toronto and was an OWIAA all-star. She was named the OWIAA rookie of the year after leading the team to the provincial title in 1990-91 and went onto guide the Blues to another championship and an undefeated season.
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Sunohara was named a member of the national team in 1989-90. She is a three-time Olympic medalist for her efforts at the 1998, 2002 and 2006 Winter Olympics and represented Canada at eight World Championships, winning seven gold and one silver.
She represented Canada at several international hockey competitions, capturing 15 gold and three silver medals, finishing her career with 118 points in 164 games. For seven years, she served as an assistant captain of Team Canada.
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Sunohara retired from international competition in 2008 but continued to contribute to her sport. She served as team captain for the Brampton Canadette-Thunder in the Canadian Women's Hockey League for 10 seasons, leading her team to one national and two provincial titles. In 2011, Vicky returned to her U of T home and is the current head coach of the Blues women's hockey team. She has racked up a 154-72-24 overall coaching record in the past seven seasons.
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