fˈɑːloʊɪŋ hɪz ɹᵻtˈaɪɚmənt fɹʌmðɪ ˌɛnˌeɪtʃˈɛl, sˈɑːnmɚ wʌz hˈaɪɚd təbi ðə fɹˈɛʃmən hˈɑːki kˈoʊtʃ æt ðə jˌuːnɪvˈɜːsᵻɾi ʌv mˌɪnɪsˈoʊɾə baɪ lˈɔŋtaɪm kˈoʊtʃ, ænd ˌeɪˌeɪtʃˈɛl ænd ˈʌʃl tˈiːmeɪt, dʒˈɑːn mˈɛɹɪˈuːtʃi.
Following his retirement from the NHL, Sonmor was hired to be the freshman hockey coach at the University of Minnesota by longtime coach, and AHL and USHL teammate, John Mariucci.