Colleen Sostorics Colleen Sostorics ( born December 17 , 1979 in Kennedy , Saskatchewan ) is a Canadian women ' s ice hockey defenseman . She has 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 has helped Canada to three gold and three silver medals , and at the 4 Nations Cup , 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 who currently play in the Western Women ' s Hockey League ( WWHL ) . Playing career . Minor hockey . Colleen Sostorics started 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 , 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 ( 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 , held in Salt Lake City , Utah . 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 . 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 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 . Statistics . Club team . " Statistics Source "