Hrycak went on to coach the Dawson College Blues to a Canadian collegiate record nine provincial men's basketball titles between 1988 and 2003.
[1] In 1979, she progressed to the CEGEP level,[3] being appointed head coach of the Champlain College Saint-Lambert Cavaliers men's squad and she remained in the role until 1988.
[1][5][6] Hrycak coached the team to victory in the 1981 Canadian Collegiate Athletic Association (CCAA) provincial championship and second place in the national competition that same year.
[5][7] In 1984, she joined the Canada national men's team as apprentice coach to Jack Donohue for the 1984 Summer Olympics in Los Angeles.
[6][7] In her final six years of coach of the Dawson College Blues, 27 out of 35 former players went on to compete for university teams and some were on American athletic scholarships.
[3][8] Until late 2013, she remained the only female college men's basketball team coach in North America and retired in April 2015,[4] as a result of health reasons caused a poor back.
"[1] She helped players from underprivileged backgrounds find employment for the middle of the year and get a balanced diet but treated all equally regardless of their status.