Vicky Sunohara understands she was not the first of her family to fall in love with the game. It was her fatther who paved the way for her and it was a shared passion for hockey that brought the family together after his passing. (EmmySadler)
How her family’s passion for the game ignited Team Canada great and three-time Olympian Vicky Sunohara’s legendary careerShe was one of Canada’s first big women’s hockey stars. She competed in the first-ever women’s hockey world championship in 1990, one of the first tournaments to establish the women’s game — and her dominance in it — on the international stage.
And then hearing, as I got older, that he really loved it, and reading articles about him. He loved the game. He did very well. He actually played at Ryerson [now called Toronto Metropolitan University]. When we went to play there, as I was coaching with U. of T., I was just looking at this trophy case and there was a whole bunch of photos from a long time ago and sure enough, two championship photos have my dad in the picture. So, definitely, I share his passion for the game.
My grandparents moved to [Ontario] after being in the internment camps in B.C., they really had nothing. I believe that my aunt and uncles had to do their part to help out around the house and help my grandparents make ends meet, and he wanted to stick around and help. And so he never ended up going, but obviously he had an opportunity to play at Ryerson.When did your grandparents move to Canada?They moved to Canada and they had five boys and one girl, so a big family.
Were you aware as you were playing — whether at the worlds or Olympics, or just playing hockey in general — of the impact you could have, as an example to aspiring women’s hockey players and Asian-Canadian athletes? I never thought I would be a coach because I never thought I could sit and watch and not jump on the ice and play. But I think that’s probably how everybody feels when they’re playing. They never can foresee how they’re going to feel when they get older.
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