Canada's Vicky Sunohara and Sweden's Kim Martin-Hasson Inducted into the IIHF Hall of Fame

The International Ice Hockey Federation recently inducted seven new members into its Hall of Fame during a ceremony in Stockholm on May 25th. Two of those inductees were Canada's Vicky Sunohara and Sweden's Kim Martin-Hasson.

Sunohara got the call for the Hall of Fame before the 2025 IIHF U18 Women's World Championship where she eventually coached Canada to a gold medal in the tournament. Sunohara's career includes two Olympic gold medals; one in 2002 where she finished the games with four goals and the other in 2006 where Canada defended its gold medal. She also won seven World Championships with Canada with those coming from the very first Worlds in Ottawa in 1990. Sunohara won her final gold with Canada in 2007 after a 5-1 defeat of the Americans at Worlds.

“It’s quite emotional,” said Sunohara during the ceremony according to the IIHF site. “Wearing this Canada jersey never gets old. Watching my teammates in great moments and tough moments, it’s very special.”

The Northeastern alum played professionally in the Canadian Women's Hockey League and the original National Women's Hockey League for the Brampton, Ontario team in each league. She is the current head coach for the University of Toronto hockey team, where she has coached for the last 14 years.

Martin-Hasson was inducted into the Hall of Fame after a career that included two Olympic medals and two World Championship bronze medals. The goaltender was one week away from her 16th birthday when she started for Sweden in the 2002 Olympic bronze medal game, where she helped the Swedes defeat Finland. She stopped 32 of 33 shots in the game. She also won another bronze at Worlds in 2005.

Martin-Hasson was a key member of the 2006 Swedish Olympic team that upset the highly-favored Americans to earn a place in the gold medal game, eventually taking silver against Canada. She helped Sweden make history for a second Olympics in a row, all before starting her collegiate career at the University of Minnesota Duluth that fall. She is now the general manager of Frölunda's SDHL team.

The UMD alum spoke about her admiration for the current state of women's hockey during her induction.

“Looking at where women's hockey is today, I'm in awe,” Martin-Hasson said. “It’s incredible to see the growth, the recognition and the passion surrounding the sport. I feel so fortunate that I played a role in its development, and I'm excited to see where the future takes us.”

Martin-Hasson played in four Olympics and made seven appearances at the Women's World Championship.

The next IIHF Hall of Fame induction will be next May during the 2026 Men's World Championship.