Colleen Sostorics

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Colleen Sostorics
Colleen Sostorics Cropped.jpg
Born (1979-12-17) December 17, 1979 (age 44)
Kennedy, Saskatchewan, Canada
Height 5 ft 4 in (163 cm)
Weight 168 lb (76 kg; 12 st 0 lb)
Position Defence
Shot Right
WWHL team Calgary Oval X-Treme
National teamFlag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Canada
Playing career 2000–2010
Medal record
Women's ice hockey
Representing Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Canada
Olympic Games
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 2002 Salt Lake City Tournament
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 2006 Turin Tournament
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 2010 Vancouver Tournament
IIHF World Women's Championships
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 2001 United States Tournament
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 2004 Canada Tournament
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 2007 Canada Tournament
Silver medal icon (S initial).svg 2005 Sweden Tournament
Silver medal icon (S initial).svg 2008 China Tournament
Silver medal icon (S initial).svg 2009 Finland Tournament
4 Nations Cup
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 2001 Finland Tournament
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 2002 Canada Tournament
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 2004 United States Tournament
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 2006 Canada Tournament
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 2007 Sweden Tournament
Silver medal icon (S initial).svg 2003 Sweden Tournament
Under 22 Women's Team
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 1999 Germany Christmas Cup
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 2000 Germany U22 4 Nations Cup
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 2001 Switzerland U22 3 Nations Cup

Colleen Kay Sostorics (born December 17, 1979, in Kennedy, Saskatchewan) is a Canadian retired women's ice hockey defenseman. She played extensively for Canada at the international level, including three Olympic gold medals (2002 in Turin, 2006 in Salt Lake City, and 2010 in Vancouver). At the Women's World Championships, Sostorics helped Canada to three gold and three silver medals, and at the 4 Nations Cup, she captured five gold medals and one silver medal. When not playing with Canada, she competed at the club level for the Calgary Oval X-Treme, in the Western Women's Hockey League (WWHL).

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Playing career

Minor hockey

Colleen Sostorics began playing hockey in her hometown of Kennedy, Saskatchewan, on the local boys' teams until the age of 17. [1] In 1996, she captained her boys' hockey team at the bantam level. [2] She played for Team Saskatchewan at the 1995 Canada Winter Games [3] and the 1997 National Under-18 Championship. [2]

University

After completing her minor hockey career in Saskatchewan, she accepted an offer to move to attend the University of Calgary, where she played for the women's hockey team. After the 1997–98 season, Sostorics was named to the All-Star Team after the Canada West Championship Tournament. [4] Calgary captured the bronze medal at this tournament. [5] She earned this honour again after the 1998–99 Canada West Championship Tournament. [6] Calgary captured the silver medal at the Canada West Tournament in 1998–99. [5] In addition to the Canada West honours, Sostorics was named a Canadian Interuniversity Athletics Union (CIAU) All-Canadian after both the 1997–98 and 1998–99 seasons. [7] After the 1999–00 Canada West season, Sostorics was named a Canada West Second Team All-Star. [8]

Club team

She played for Alberta in the Esso National Women's Championship and won the Abby Hoffman Cup in 2001, 2003 and 2007.

International

In 1999, Sostorics made her Team Canada debut with the Under-22 National Team at the 1999 Christmas Cup, winning a gold medal. [2] In 2000 and 2001, she continued to play with the Under-22 team, capturing gold medals at the Nations Cup tournament both years. [2] She served as team captain during the 2000–01 season. [1] Her performance at the Under-22 level earned her a spot on the Senior Women's National team for the 2001 World Women's Hockey Championship. [1] At this tournament, she contributed two goals and an assist as Canada won the gold medal. [2]

In 2002, Sostorics was named to Canada's team for the 2002 Winter Olympics, held in Salt Lake City, Utah. [9] During the tournament, she contributed two assists as Canada took the gold medal. In 2004 and 2005, she also played at the World Championships, winning gold and silver medals respectively. [1] [2]

On September 14, 2010, Hockey Canada announced that Sostorics, along with three other players retired from international hockey. [10]

Personal

Her parents' names are Lanny and Jean. She has one brother, Mark. [2] After winning a gold medal at the 2002 Winter Olympics, her hometown of Kennedy named a street after her. [2] [11] She convocated with a bachelor's degree in economics from the University of Calgary in 2004. [2]

During her youth, Sostorics competed in soccer and fastball in addition to playing hockey. In 1997, she won provincial championships in all three sports. She was named Most Valuable Player at provincial fastball tournaments in 1994 and 1995. Now, she plays rugby in addition to hockey. She won a national rugby championship with Team Alberta in 2003. [2]

Statistics

International

YearTeamEventGPGAPtsPIM
1999 Canada U2291238
2000CanadaU22705512
2001CanadaU2241010
2001 Canada WWC 52132
2001 Canada 3NC 40334
2002 CanadaOlympics50224
2002 Canada 4NC 41012
2003 Canada4NC40112
2004 CanadaWWC51122
2004 Canada4NC40110
2005 CanadaWWC50004
2002 CanadaOlympics50224
2005CanadaTorino Ice40112
2006 CanadaOlympics40112
2006 Canada4NC41344
2007 CanadaWWC50332
2007 Canada4NC41128
2008 CanadaWWC502210
2009 CanadaWWC51122
2010 CanadaOlympics51562
U22 int'l totals20281010
Women's Senior Team int'l totals11911415292

Club team

   Regular season   Playoffs
Season TeamLeagueGP G A Pts PIM GPGAPtsPIM
1999–00 Calgary Oval X-Treme Alberta173710——————
2000–01Calgary Oval X-TremeAlberta1746104—————
2002–03Calgary Oval X-Treme NWHL 16513183211120
2003–04Calgary Oval X-TremeNWHL65510220000
2004–05Calgary Oval X-Treme WWHL 16716232832130
2006–07Calgary Oval X-TremeWWHL2015213631—————
2007–08Calgary Oval X-TremeWWHL1991726831014
2008–09Calgary Oval X-TremeWWHL2271825622130
Alberta Totals34713204—————
NWHL Totals221018283431120
WWHL Totals7738721107385274

Statistics Source [12]

Awards and honours

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