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The Vicky Sunohara Award of Excellence
The Vicky Sunohara
Award of Excellence was established in 1999 by the Whitby Girls Hockey
Association (WGHA). It is presented annually to the player in the WGHA
who best demonstrates the pursuit of excellence in academics, athletics
and community service.
The award is named in honour of one of Canada's premier women's hockey players, Vicky Sunohara, captain of the Brampton Thunder of the National Women's Hockey League, a 5 time member of the Canadian women's world hockey championship team and a member of the silver medal winning team at the 1998 Olympics. The Vicky Sunohara Award of Excellence, which includes a registered education savings plan scholarship, has been awarded in each of the four previous hockey seasons. Previous winners of this award include: |
2001-2002
Senior Division: Kristen
Alphonso
|
2001-2002
Junior Division: Kimmy
Walters
|
2000-2001:
Jessica O'Brien
|
1999-2000:
Hayley Millard
|
1998-1999:
Jen Cassidy
|
Vicky Sunohara presenting the 2001-2002 Award of Excellence to Kimmy Walters (Junior Division) and Kristen Alphonso (Senior Division). |