Victoria Rose "Tori" Sullivan (born August 4, 1996) is an American former ice hockey forward who played with the Connecticut Whale of the now defunct Premier Hockey Federation (PHF).

Tori Sullivan
Tori Sullivan playing for the Boston Pride 10-13-2019
Born (1996-08-04) August 4, 1996 (age 28)
West Bloomfield, Michigan, US
Position Forward
Shoots Right
PHF team
Former teams
Connecticut Whale
Northeastern Huskies
Boston College Eagles
Boston Pride
National team  United States
Playing career 2014–present

Playing career

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During high school, she played for the HoneyBaked Hockey Club in her home state of Michigan, winning three state championships.[1]

In 2014, she began attending Boston College and playing college ice hockey with the Boston College Eagles women's team in the Hockey East conference of the NCAA Division I.[2] She scored 28 points in 39 games in her rookie collegiate season, being named to the Hockey East All-Rookie Team.[3] She missed all but two games during the 2016–17 season, however, being redshirted due to injury. In 2017, she transferred to Northeastern University, and would spend the last two years of her collegiate eligibility with the Northeastern Huskies, finishing her college career with 98 points in 154 games.[4] Sullivan won the Hockey East championship with Northeastern in 2019.[5]

After graduating, she signed her first professional contract with the Boston Pride of the NWHL; a one-year, $5000 contract, becoming the second player to sign with the Pride in the 2019 off-season.[6] She scored 25 points in 24 games in her rookie season, good for thirteenth in the league. She also tied for first in the league in powerplay goals, and the Pride qualified for the Isobel Cup finals before the season was cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic in the United States.[7] During the season, she was also noted for her social media work managing the team's TikTok account with teammate Christina Putigna.[8]

She re-signed with the Pride for the 2020–21 NWHL season, with Pride general manager Karilyn Pilch stating that "if the NWHL had an award for Best Dangles, Tori would win unanimously."[9]

 
Sullivan with the Whale in 2023

She signed to the Connecticut Whale for the 2022-2023 season [10]

International career

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Sullivan represented the United States at the 2014 IIHF World Women's U18 Championship in Hungary, notching one goal in five games as the country won silver.[5]

Personal life

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Sullivan has a degree in behavioral neuroscience from Northeastern University. She previously attended Mercy High School in Farmington Hills, Michigan.[11]

Career stats

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    Regular Season   Playoffs
Season Team League GP G A Pts PIM GP G A Pts PIM
2014–15 Boston College Eagles NCAA 39 11 17 28 4
2015–16 Boston College Eagles NCAA 40 9 17 26 29
2016–17 Boston College Eagles NCAA 2 0 1 1 2
2017–18 Northeastern Huskies NCAA 37 10 13 23 12
2018–19 Northeastern Huskies NCAA 36 6 14 20 29
2019–20 Boston Pride NWHL 24 11 14 25 8 1 0 0 0 0
2020–21 Boston Pride NWHL 7 0 2 2 0
NCAA totals 154 36 62 98 78
NWHL totals 31 11 16 27 8 1 0 0 0 0

Sources:[12][13]

Honors

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  • Week of November 3, 2014 Pro Ambitions/WHEA Rookie of the Week
  • 2014–15 Hockey East All-Rookie Team
  • 2014–15 Boston College Athletic Director's Award for Academic Achievement
  • 2014–15 Hockey East All-Academic Team
  • 2015–16 Boston College Athletic Director's Award for Academic Achievement
  • 2015–16 Hockey East All-Academic Team
  • 2018–19 Hockey East All-Academic Team

Sources:[2][14]

References

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  1. ^ "Student Spotlight: Tori Sullivan". Newsprint Now. March 20, 2013. Retrieved January 8, 2021.
  2. ^ a b "2016-17 Women's Hockey Roster: #9 Tori Sullivan". Boston College Athletics. Retrieved January 8, 2021.
  3. ^ Caples, Michael (March 5, 2015). "Megan Keller, Tori Sullivan named to Hockey East all-rookie team". MiHockey. Retrieved January 8, 2021.
  4. ^ Mackinder, Matt (July 20, 2017). "Northeastern women add transfer Sullivan from Boston College". USCHO.com. Retrieved January 8, 2021.
  5. ^ a b Tokarski, Anne (June 1, 2020). "Tori Sullivan roared into rookie season with the Pride". The Ice Garden. Retrieved March 10, 2021.
  6. ^ Oliver, Nathaniel (May 21, 2019). "Tori Sullivan Becomes Boston Pride's Second Signing". The Hockey Writers. Retrieved January 8, 2021.
  7. ^ Tokarski, Anne (June 1, 2020). "Tori Sullivan roared into rookie season with the Pride". MSN. Retrieved January 8, 2021.
  8. ^ Fascetta, Spencer (May 27, 2020). "All Hail the TikTok Queen – Pride Re-Sign Sullivan". Bruins Diehards. Retrieved January 8, 2021.
  9. ^ "Citing Team Culture 'Inspiring Us to Grow,' Tori Sullivan Signs to Return to the Boston Pride". NWHL.zone (Press release). May 27, 2020. Retrieved January 8, 2021.
  10. ^ "News: Tori Sullivan signs as Whale's final offensive piece - Connecticut Whale". whale.premierhockeyfederation.com. Retrieved March 30, 2023.
  11. ^ "2018-19 Women's Ice Hockey Roster: #19 Tori Sullivan". Northeastern University Athletics. Retrieved January 8, 2021.
  12. ^ "Tori Sullivan: Career Statistics". US College Hockey Online. Retrieved March 11, 2021.
  13. ^ "Player Profile: Tori Sullivan". Elite Prospects. Retrieved March 10, 2021.
  14. ^ "2018-19 Women's Ice Hockey Roster: 19 Tori Sullivan". Northeastern University Athletics. Retrieved March 10, 2021.
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