The rise to international stardom for Meghan Agosta began when she made the switch from figure skating to hockey at the age of six.

By 19, the Ruthven native was wearing an Olympic jersey as the youngest member of Team Canada’s gold-medal winner at the 2006 Games in Turin. She went from teenage rookie to Olympic stalwart at the 2010 Vancouver Games where she was named MVP of the tournament.

In all, the slick-shooting forward played in four Olympics, collecting three gold medals and a silver over that time.

On the World Championship stage, Agosta led Canada to two gold medals and six silver.

Scoring records fell wherever Agosta jumped over the boards.

Attending Mercyhurst College on an NCAA Division I scholarship, Agosta became the first freshman named as a finalist for the Patty Kazmaier Award, given annually to the NCAA’s best player.

She captained the Lakers to the NCAA finals in 2008-09 and by graduation, she was a familiar face on the All-American team and a repeat winner as the College Hockey America player of the year. She ended her college career as the NCAA’s record holder as both leading scorer and goal scorer. A big-moment player, she also set records for most short-handed goals and game-winning goals.

After college, Agosta made an immediate impact in the Canadian Women’s Hockey League where her first season saw her named to the all-rookie team, the all-star team and as the league’s MVP.

As a member of the Montreal Stars, she became just the fifth player to join the Triple Gold Club when the Stars won the CWHL’s Clarkson Cup in 2012, adding that medal to Olympic and IIHL World gold.

Now a member of the Vancouver Police Department, Agosta announced her retirement from hockey earlier this year and now takes her rightful place in the Windsor/Essex County Sports Hall of Fame.