Sonia Scurfield, (née Onishenko; September 19, 1928 – June 14, 2018) was a Canadian philanthropist. She was the co-owner of the
Calgary Flames
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hockey team from 1985 to 1994. She became the second woman, and the only Canadian woman, to have her name engraved on the Stanley Cup when the Flames won the
National Hockey League
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Sonia Scurfield was born on September 19, 1928 to Ukrainian/Russian immigrant parents, John Onishenko and Motia (Stupka) Onishenko. She was educated at the
University of Saskatchewan
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, graduating in 1949 with a
Bachelor of Arts
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as a lab technician. Afterward, she completed one year at the
University of Manitoba
The University of Manitoba (U of M, UManitoba, or UM) is a Canadian public research university in the province of Manitoba.Ralph T. Scurfield, on July 24, 1954, in
Edmonton
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,
Alberta
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. Together they raised seven children in
Calgary
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,
Alberta
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. Ralph Scurfield was part of the original consortium that bought the
Atlanta Flames
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in 1980 and moved them to Calgary, and Scurfield inherited his interest upon his death.