Colleen Sostorics is a retired Canadian

Canada

Canada is a North American country consisting of ten provinces and three territories. Located in the northern part of the continent, it extends from the Atlantic Ocean in the east to the Pacific Ocean in the west, and northward into the Arctic Ocean...

 women's ice hockey

Ice hockey

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 defenseman. She has played extensively for Canada at the international level, including three Olympic

Olympic Games

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 gold medals (2002 in Turin

2002 Winter Olympics

The 2002 Winter Olympics, officially the XIX Olympic Winter Games, were a winter multi-sport event that was celebrated in February 2002 in and around Salt Lake City, Utah, United States. Approximately 2,400 athletes from 77 nations participated in 78 events in fifteen disciplines, held throughout...

, 2006 in Salt Lake City

2006 Winter Olympics

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, and 2010 in Vancouver

2010 Winter Olympics

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). At the Women's World Championships, Sostorics has helped Canada to three gold and three silver medals, and at the 4 Nations Cup

4 Nations Cup

The 4 Nations Cup is an annual women's ice hockey tournament, held between four major national teams in the sport; currently, these are Canada, the United States, Sweden and Finland. Until 2000, when Sweden joined, the tournament was the 3 Nations Cup. In general, it is held in or around November...

, she has captured five gold medals and one silver medal. When not playing with Canada, she competes at the club level for the Calgary Oval X-Treme

Calgary Oval X-Treme

The Calgary Oval X-Treme were a professional women's ice hockey team in the Western Women's Hockey League . The team played its home games at the Olympic Oval in Calgary, Alberta, Canada...

 who now play in the Western Women's Hockey League

Western Women's Hockey League

The Western Women's Hockey League is one of two major women's hockey leagues in Canada. The league was established in 2004, and consisted of teams in Canada and one from the United States...

 (WWHL).

Minor hockey

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

University

After completing her minor hockey career in Saskatchewan, she accepted an offer to move to attend the University of Calgary

University of Calgary

The University of Calgary is a public research university located in Calgary, Alberta, Canada. Founded in 1966 the U of C is composed of 14 faculties and more than 85 research institutes and centres.More than 25,000 undergraduate and 5,500 graduate students are currently...

, 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. Calgary captured the bronze medal at this tournament. She earned this honour again after the 1998–99 Canada West Championship Tournament. Calgary captured the silver medal at the Canada West Tournament in 1998–99. In addition to the Canada West honours, Sostorics was named a Canadian Interuniversity Athletics Union

Canadian Interuniversity Sport

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 (CIAU) All-Canadian after both the 1997–98 and 1998–99 seasons. After the 1999–00 Canada West season, Sostorics was named a Canada West Second Team All-Star.

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. In 2000 and 2001, she continued to play with the Under-22 team, capturing gold medals at the Nations Cup tournament both years. She served as team captain during the 2000-01 season. 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. At this tournament, she contributed two goals and an assist as Canada won the gold medal.

In 2002, Sostorics was named to Canada's team for the 2002 Winter Olympics

2002 Winter Olympics

The 2002 Winter Olympics, officially the XIX Olympic Winter Games, were a winter multi-sport event that was celebrated in February 2002 in and around Salt Lake City, Utah, United States. Approximately 2,400 athletes from 77 nations participated in 78 events in fifteen disciplines, held throughout...

, held in Salt Lake City, Utah

Utah

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. 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.

On September 14, 2010, Hockey Canada

Hockey Canada

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 announced that Sostorics, along with three other players retired from international hockey.

Personal

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

During her youth, Sostorics competed in soccer and fastball

Fastball

The fastball is the most common type of pitch in baseball. Some "power pitchers," such as Nolan Ryan and Roger Clemens, have thrown it at speeds of 95–106 mph and up to 108.1 mph , relying purely on speed to prevent the ball from being hit...

 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

Rugby union

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 in addition to hockey. She won a national rugby championship with Team Alberta in 2003.

Statistics

International

Year	Team	Event	GP	G	A	Pts	PIM
1999	Canada Hockey Canada Hockey Canada, formally known as the Canadian Hockey Association, is the national governing body of ice hockey in Canada and is a member of the International Ice Hockey Federation. Hockey Canada controls a vast majority of ice hockey in Canada, with a few exceptions...	U22	9	1	2	3	8
2000	Canada	U22	7	0	5	5	12
2001	Canada	U22	4	1	0	1	0
2001 2001 Women's World Ice Hockey Championships The 2001 IIHF World Women's Championships was held April 2 – April 8, 2001 in six cities in the state of Minnesota. Team Canada won their seventh consecutive gold medal at the World Championships defeating the United States in a repeat of the previous six finals.-Teams:With the promotion and...	Canada	WWC	5	2	1	3	2
2001	Canada	3NC 4 Nations Cup The 4 Nations Cup is an annual women's ice hockey tournament, held between four major national teams in the sport; currently, these are Canada, the United States, Sweden and Finland. Until 2000, when Sweden joined, the tournament was the 3 Nations Cup. In general, it is held in or around November...	4	0	3	3	4
2002 Ice hockey at the 2002 Winter Olympics Ice hockey at the 2002 Winter Olympics were held at the E Center in West Valley City and Peaks Ice Arena in Provo, Utah. Both the men's and women's tournaments were won by Canada, defeating the host USA in both games.-Men:...	Canada	Olympics	5	0	2	2	4
2002 2002 4 Nations Cup The 2002 4 Nations Cup was the seventh playing of the annual women's ice hockey tournament. It was held in Kitchener and Mississauga, Ontario, from November 6-10, 2002.-Results:-Final Table:-Final:-3rd place:-External links:...	Canada	4NC 4 Nations Cup The 4 Nations Cup is an annual women's ice hockey tournament, held between four major national teams in the sport; currently, these are Canada, the United States, Sweden and Finland. Until 2000, when Sweden joined, the tournament was the 3 Nations Cup. In general, it is held in or around November...	4	1	0	1	2
2003 2003 4 Nations Cup The 2003 4 Nations Cup was the eighth playing of the annual women's ice hockey tournament. It was held in Skovde, Sweden, from November 5-9, 2003.-Results:-Final Table:-Final:-3rd place:-External links:* on hockeyarchives.info...	Canada	4NC	4	0	1	1	2
2004 2004 Women's World Ice Hockey Championships The 2004 IIHF World Women's Championships were held March 30-April 6, 2004 in Halifax and Dartmouth, Canada. The Canadian national women's hockey team won their eighth straight World Championships...	Canada	WWC	5	1	1	2	2
2004 2004 4 Nations Cup The 20044 Nations Cup was the ninth playing of the annual women's ice hockey tournament. It was held in Lake Placid, New York, from November 10-14, 2004.-Results:-Final Table:-Final:-3rd place:-External links:* on hockeyarchives.info...	Canada	4NC	4	0	1	1	0
2005 2005 Women's World Ice Hockey Championships The 2005 IIHF World Women's Championships was held April 2–9, 2005, in Linköping, at Cloetta Center, and Norrköping, at Himmelstalundshallen, in Sweden. USA won their first ever gold medal at the World Championships, defeating the defending champions Canada in a penalty shootout...	Canada	WWC	5	0	0	0	4
2002 Ice hockey at the 2002 Winter Olympics Ice hockey at the 2002 Winter Olympics were held at the E Center in West Valley City and Peaks Ice Arena in Provo, Utah. Both the men's and women's tournaments were won by Canada, defeating the host USA in both games.-Men:...	Canada	Olympics	5	0	2	2	4
2005	Canada	Torino Ice	4	0	1	1	2
2006 Ice hockey at the 2006 Winter Olympics -Leading scorers:-Leading goaltenders:Goalkeepers with 40% or more of their team's total minutes.-Awards:Antero Niittymäki was named the most valuable player and received the Directorate Award for best goaltender of the tournament. Directorate Awards also went to Teemu Selänne for best forward, and...	Canada	Olympics	4	0	1	1	2
2006 2006 4 Nations Cup The 2006 4 Nations Cup, an annual women's ice hockey tournament, was held at the Kitchener Memorial Auditorium in Kitchener, Ontario, Canada, and took place from 7 to 11 November 2006.-Results:7 November 20068 November 200610 November 2006...	Canada	4NC	4	1	3	4	4
2007 2007 Women's World Ice Hockey Championships The 2007 Women's World Ice Hockey Championships were held between April 3, 2007 and April 10, 2007 in Winnipeg and Selkirk, Manitoba, Canada. There were no championships in 2006 due to the Torino Olympic tournament...	Canada	WWC	5	0	3	3	2
2007 2007 4 Nations Cup The 2007 4 Nations Cup was held in Leksand, Sweden from November 7 to November 11, 2007. All games were played at the Ejendals Arena. The teams involved were Canada, the United States, Sweden, and Finland.Canada defeated the USA 2-0 in the gold medal game....	Canada	4NC	4	1	1	2	8
2008 2008 Women's World Ice Hockey Championships The 2008 Women's World Ice Hockey Championships were held from April 4 to April 13, 2008, in Harbin, People's Republic of China.It was the 11th event, and was run by the International Ice Hockey Federation ....	Canada	WWC	5	0	2	2	10
2009 2009 Women's World Ice Hockey Championships -Group B:All times are local .-Group C:All times are local .-Group D :All times are local . and advance to the final...	Canada	WWC	5	1	1	2	2
2010 Ice hockey at the 2010 Winter Olympics Ice hockey at the 2010 Winter Olympics was held at Canada Hockey Place, home of the National Hockey League's Vancouver Canucks, and at UBC Winter Sports Centre, home of the Canadian Interuniversity Sport's UBC Thunderbirds. Twelve teams competed in the men's event and eight teams competed in the...	Canada	Olympics	5	1	5	6	2
U22 int'l totals			20	2	8	10	10
Women's Senior Team int'l totals			119	11	41	52	92

Club team

				Regular season						Playoffs
Season Season (sports) In an organized sports league, a season is the portion of one year in which regulated games of the sport are in session. For example, in Major League Baseball, one season lasts approximately from April 1 through October 1; in Association football, it is generally from August until May In an...	Team	League		GP	G Goal (ice hockey) In ice hockey, a goal is scored when the puck completely crosses the goal line between the two goal posts and below the goal crossbar. A goal awards one point to the team attacking the goal scored upon, regardless of which team the player who actually deflected the puck into the goal belongs to...	A Assist (ice hockey) In ice hockey, an assist is attributed to up to two players of the scoring team who shot, passed or deflected the puck towards the scoring teammate, or touched it in any other way which enabled the goal, meaning that they were "assisting" in the goal. There can be a maximum of two assists per goal...	Pts Point (ice hockey) Point in ice hockey has three official meanings:* A point is awarded to a player for each goal scored or assist earned. The total number of goals plus assists equals total points. In some European leagues, a goal counts as two points, and an assist counts as one...	PIM Penalty (ice hockey) A penalty in ice hockey is a punishment for inappropriate behavior. Most penalties are enforced by detaining the offending player within a penalty box for a set number of minutes, during which, the player can not participate in play. The offending team usually may not replace the player on the ice,...		GP	G	A	Pts	PIM
1999–00	Calgary Oval X-Treme Calgary Oval X-Treme The Calgary Oval X-Treme were a professional women's ice hockey team in the Western Women's Hockey League . The team played its home games at the Olympic Oval in Calgary, Alberta, Canada...	Alberta		17	3	7	10	—		—	—	—	—	—
2000–01	Calgary Oval X-Treme	Alberta		17	4	6	10	4		—	—	—	—	—
2002–03	Calgary Oval X-Treme	NWHL National Women's Hockey League The National Women's Hockey League was a women's ice hockey league. This League was in service between 1999 and 2007.-History:The NWHL superseded the old Central Ontario Women's Hockey League in 1998-99. After the old COWHL dropped down to three teams in 1997-98, the new league expanded to...		16	5	13	18	32		1	1	1	2	0
2003–04	Calgary Oval X-Treme	NWHL		6	5	5	10	2		2	0	0	0	0
2004–05	Calgary Oval X-Treme	WWHL Western Women's Hockey League The Western Women's Hockey League is one of two major women's hockey leagues in Canada. The league was established in 2004, and consisted of teams in Canada and one from the United States...		16	7	16	23	28		3	2	1	3	0
2006–07	Calgary Oval X-Treme	WWHL		20	15	21	36	31		—	—	—	—	—
2007–08	Calgary Oval X-Treme	WWHL		19	9	17	26	8		3	1	0	1	4
2008–09	Calgary Oval X-Treme	WWHL		22	7	18	25	6		2	2	1	3	0
Alberta Totals				34	7	13	20	4		—	—	—	—	—
NWHL Totals				22	10	18	28	34		3	1	1	2	0
WWHL Totals				77	38	72	110	73		8	5	2	7	4

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