Rebecca Johnston

Name: Rebecca Johnston

From: Sudbury Ontario, Canada
Family: Two older sisters – Kathleen and Sarah; Older brother – Jacob; Two younger brothers – Ryan and Steven.
Hobbies: time with family and friends, relaxing and reading, being outdoors.
Volunteer Work: Member of Cayuga Cub Club Program as a "Big Sister" from 2007 - Present; Honorary Guest at the Ontario Cancer Society’s "Run for the Cure"; Guest Speaker for the Sudbury Women’s Forum for teenaged girls at risk of leaving school.
Quote to Live By: “The greatest mistake you can make in life is to continually be afraid you will make one.” – Albert Hubbard

Rebecca Johnson is one of North America's top women hockey players, wining a gold medal on the Canadian Olympic team in 2010, and starring for Cornell's nationally ranked women's team, which has been #1 or #2 in national rankings this season. Currently a junior in Cornell's College of Agriculture and Life Sciences (CALS), Rebecca continues to pile up awards at every level, while Cornell's hockey team continues to dominate. As a freshman, Johnston became the first Cornell player to be named either ECAC Hockey Rookie of the Year or to the ECAC Hockey first team. As a sophomore, Johnston became the first Cornell Player to be named an RBK All-American, and was named a top-10 finalist for the Patty Kazmier award, which is the most prestigious award in women's hockey. By the time of this event, she will have undoubtedly received more accolades.

In the community, Rebecca and her teammates have worked with the Cub Club, which pairs young girls with young adult women to give the younger girls role models for success. But the Cub Club, which kicked off its 2010 season with a pairing-off ceremony at Lynah Rink Nov. 23 by matching 20 members of Cornell's women's ice hockey team with 33 Cub Club girls of the Tompkins Girls Hockey Association, brings together whole families -- mothers, fathers and even grandparents of the big and little sisters.

Nominated by Gary Stewart

Bio:

Born September 24, 1989 in Sudbury, Ontario and has been a member of the Canadian national
women's team since 2007. I didn't give much thought as to what I wanted to do until University however I
did know that T wanted to play for team Canada in the 2010 Olympics. It was a goal and a dream of mine
since I started playing hockey and I pushed myself to accomplish it.

Currently I am a Junior at Cornell University in Ithaca NY and I play hockey for the Cornell Big Red
women's hockey team . In my first year at Cornell University J finished my rookie season with] 6 goals and
16 assists in 26 games and was named the Ivy League Rookie of the Year and LO the Ivy League First AH~ Star Team.

In 2008109 I was a top Len finalist for the Patty Kazrnaier Award given to thefltop player in NCAA
women's hockey. In the same season, I was named as second-team All-American and to the AU-ECAC
First Team after leading Cornell with 45 points. I was also named team MVP.

Hockey is very much a Johnston family thing. My family lives here in Sudbury, I have three brothers and
two sisters and at: one point they were all playing hockey. My older sister Kathleen played for Harvard
University, and my other older siblings, Sarah and Jacob also played for Cornell University. My two
younger brothers are currently working towards NCAA scholarships.

I won gold for ice hockey in the 20]0 Winter Olympics. Every since I was a little girl playing hockey at the
Olympics was my dream. The Jove for the sport is what motivated and pushed me Lo accomplish my goal of someday representing my country at the Olympics.