When Canada’s women’s hockey team hits the ice next month at the 2021 IIHF Women’s World Championship, the team will be helped by two trailblazing women behind the bench: Vicky Sunohara, a pioneer in women’s hockey, and Kori Cheverie, who broke barriers in U Sports.
Sunohara and Cheverie are part of Canada’s staff as assistant coaches for the upcoming women’s worlds. They’ll be working alongside head coach Troy Ryan with the goal of helping Canada win its first world championship gold medal since 2012.
“I’m really excited with where we’re at with the program right now,” Cheverie told TSN. “Any time you pull a Team Canada jersey on the expectation and goal is to win gold, and that’s what we’ve got our eyes set on right now.”