Vicky Sunohara is a former ice hockey player, and three-time Olympic medallist. She has been described as the “Wayne Gretzky of women’s hockey” and is recognized as a trailblazer and pioneer for the sport.

Sunohara excelled for Team Canada in major tournaments. She finished her career with Team Canada with 119 points (56 goals and 62 assists) in 164 games. As of 2020, Sunohara continued to rank in Canada’s all-time top ten for games played, goals, and points. In total, she won 15 gold medals and 3 silver medals as a member of Canada’s national team.

In 2020, Sunohara was named to “TSN Hockey’s All-Time Women’s Team Canada” and described as “the ultimate glue player,” meaning an egoless leader who put the needs of her team above everything else and held the team together. Sunohara was the epitome of a team player.

Sunohara is credited with helping to expand the popularity of women’s ice hockey, having trained and mentored many young girls in the sport.