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Canadian women's hockey great Vicky Sunohara to lead under-18 program in 2024-25

CALGARY — Canadian hockey legend Vicky Sunohara will coach the country's women's under-18 program this season. The Toronto product won two Olympic gold medals and seven world championships as a player with the women national women's team.
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Canadian women's hockey legend Vicky Sunohara will coach the country's under-18 program this season. Sunohara speaks at a stoppage of play during the first period of U Sports University Cup women's university hockey final in Saskatoon, Sask., Sunday, March 17, 2024. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Heywood Yu

CALGARY — Canadian hockey legend Vicky Sunohara will coach the country's women's under-18 program this season.

The Toronto product won two Olympic gold medals and seven world championships as a player with the women national women's team.

Set to start her 14th campaign as head coach of the University of Toronto's women's team, Sunohara served as an assistant for sa¹ú¼Ê´«Ã½'s under-18s in both 2021-22 and 2023-24.

She will be joined by assistants Marc-Andre Cote and Stefanie McKeough, as well as goaltending consultant Sheldon Goertzen and video coach Andrew Boucher.

Sunohara is a three-time U Sports coach of the year and led Toronto to back-to-back national titles in 2022 and 2023.

Hockey sa¹ú¼Ê´«Ã½ also announced its women's development team will be led by Alison Domenico in 2024-25.

The Ottawa native was recently named head coach of the University of Ottawa women's team after over a decade as an assistant in the NCAA.

She also helped sa¹ú¼Ê´«Ã½ win gold at both the 2022 Olympics and world championships as an assistant.

This report by The Canadian Press was first published July 30, 2024.

The Canadian Press