Noora Räty
Finnish ice hockey goaltender and coach / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Noora Helena Räty (born 29 May 1989) is a Finnish ice hockey goaltender and the goaltending coach of Shenzhen KRS in the Chinese Women's Ice Hockey League. She was a founding board member of the Professional Women's Hockey Players Association (PWHPA) and was a member of the board affiliated with the Minnesota chapter of the organization until signing a Premier Hockey Federation (PHF) contract with the Metropolitan Riveters in May 2023.[1][2]
Noora Räty | |||
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Born |
(1989-05-29) 29 May 1989 (age 35) Espoo, Finland | ||
Height | 1.65 m (5 ft 5 in) | ||
Weight | 65 kg (143 lb; 10 st 3 lb) | ||
Position | Goaltender | ||
Catches | Left | ||
Played for | |||
Current coach | Shenzhen KRS | ||
Coached for | Cretin-Derham Hall Raiders | ||
National team | Finland | ||
Playing career | 2004–present | ||
Regarded as one of the best goaltenders in the world,[3] Räty has won two Olympic bronze medals and has competed in four Olympic Games as a member of the Finnish national ice hockey team, earning All-Star honours at the 2018 tournament. Across nine IIHF World Championships, she has earned five medals and has been awarded Best Goaltender five times, named to the All-Star Team four times, and was the MVP in 2008.
A two-time NCAA Ice Hockey Tournament champion and two-time All-American, Räty held the NCAA Division I all-time career records for best save percentage, most shutouts, and most wins. Her club career has included playing in the Canadian Women's Hockey League (CWHL), the Naisten Liiga (called the Naisten SM-sarja until 2017), and the Russian Women's Hockey League, in addition to being the first woman to play as a goaltender in both the Finnish men's second- and third-tier professional leagues, the Mestis and the Suomi-sarja.