- Noora Räty
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Noora Räty 
Born 29 May 1989
Espoo, FinlandHeight 5 ft 4 in (1.63 m) Weight 123 lb (56 kg; 8 st 11 lb) Position Goaltender Catches Left[1] Played for Minnesota Golden Gophers National team 
FinlandPlaying career 2005–present Medal record Women's ice hockey Competitor for FinlandOlympic Games Bronze 2010 Vancouver Tournament IIHF World Women's Championships Bronze 2008 China Tournament Bronze 2009 Finland Tournament Bronze 2011 Switzerland Ice hockey Women's 4 Nations Cup Bronze 2010 Canada Tournament Noora Räty (born 29 May 1989) is a member of the Finland women's national ice hockey team and also plays for the Minnesota Golden Gophers (University of Minnesota).
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Playing career
Räty was named Finland's best women's ice hockey player in 2007 and 2008 and best goalie in 2006 and 2007. She was awarded the Rookie of the Year in 2005-06. In national league action in Finland, she has played in over 55 games, 12 of which were shutouts. Throughout her national league career, Räty has held a 1.45 goals against average and a .950 save percentage. In playoff competition alone had eight shutouts in 22 games played with a 1.24 GAA. Räty also played competititely in high school and was named the Haukilahti High School best hockey player of the year 2006 and 2008.
Minnesota Golden Gophers
Räty enrolled as a freshman at the University of Minnesota-Twin Cities in the autumn of 2009 and joined the Golden Gopher women's hockey team in the Western Collegiate Hockey Association (WCHA). Räty's first start for the Gophers came in the team's second game of the 2009-2010 season at home against Syracuse University (a 4-1 win).[2] Through the WCHA conference tournament (3/7/2010), Räty amassed a 17-3-4 record in 24 starts with 7 shutouts, a GAA of 1.24, and a save percentage of .951.[3]
Räty won a number of WCHA conference awards during the 2009-2010 season, being named WCHA Goaltending Champion (based on GAA), the goaltender of the All-WCHA First Team, and the goaltender of the All-WCHA Rookie Team.[4] Räty was also named the WCHA Defensive Player of the Week four times and WCHA Rookie of the Week once.[5]
In March 2010, Räty became only the second freshman to be a finalist for the Patty Kazmaier Award.[6] She set a Golden Gophers club record for most assists in one season by a goaltender (3).
To start the 2010-11 season, Raty had a shutout in the first three games of the season.[7] On October 22 and 23, 2010, she recorded back to back shutouts against the St. Cloud State Huskies. She held the Huskies scoreless as Minnesota swept the series by scores of 5-0 and 3-0, respectively. Raty played the full 120:00 minutes of the series. She accumulated14 saves in the first game, while posting 18 in the second game. In the season, she has yet to allow a goal, holding a 1.000 save percentage and a 0.00 goals against average. [8]
Team Finland
Räty has been a member of the Finnish National Team since 15 and has over 65 games in international play. At the age of 16, she participated for Team Finland at the 2006 Winter Olympic Games. She helped Finland to their second-straight bronze medal at the 2009 IIHF World Championships. During the 2008 World Championships, Räty shut out Team USA, 1-0, and had 30 saves. At the 2009 world championships with a 1.48 goals against average and a 3-1-0 record. She was named the tournament's best goalie in 2007 and 2008 and earned the most valuable player award in 2008.[9]
She won a bronze medal at the 2010 Four Nations Cup in St. John's, Newfoundland.
Career stats
NCAA career
Minnesota
Season Games Wins Losses Ties Goals against Minutes GAA Shutouts Saves Save % 2009–10 [10] 26 18 4 4 36 1624 1.3303 7 663 .948 Olympic career
Torino 2006
Date Result Save Save % February 13 Finland 4, Switzerland 0 18 100.0% February 13 Canada 6, Finland 0 14 87.5% February 13 USA 4, Finland 0 7 63.6% Vancouver 2010
- In the bronze medal game versus Sweden, at the 2010 Olympics, Räty made 16 saves for Finland. The Finnish team would win the bronze medal 2:33 into overtime.[12]
Games Played Minutes Goals Against Wins Losses Shutouts Save % Goals Against Average 5 302:33 15 3 2 0 88.5 3.00 Awards and honors
International awards
- Most Valuable Player, 2008 IIHF Women's World Hockey Championships[13]
- Best Goalie, 2007 IIHF Women's World Hockey Championships
- Best Goalie, 2008 IIHF Women's World Hockey Championships[13]
- Directorate Award, Best Goaltender, 2011 IIHF Women's World Championship[14]
WCHA honors
- WCHA Defensive Player of the Week (week of 19 October 2009)[15]
- WCHA Rookie of the Week (week of 26 October 2009)[16]
- WCHA Defensive Player of the Week (week of 30 November 2009)[17]
- WCHA Co-Defensive Player of the Week (week of 7 December 2009)[18]
- WCHA Defensive Player of the Week (week of 25 January 2010)[19]
- 2010 WCHA Goaltending Champion[4]
- 2010 All-WCHA First Team[4]
- 2010 WCHA All-Rookie Team[4]
- 2010 Golden Goldy Award as the University of Minnesota’s Female Rookie of the Year [20]
- WCHA Defensive Player of the Week (Week of October 27, 2010)
- 2011 All-WCHA First Team[21]
- WCHA Defensive Player of the Week (Week of November 8, 2011)[22]
NCAA honors
- 2010 Patty Kazmaier Award Finalist[23]
- 2010 Women's RBK Hockey Division I All-America Team[24]
- 2011 Patty Kazmaier Award Nominee[25]
- 2011 Second Team All-America selection[26]
Preceded by
Chanda Gunn (2006)IIHF World Women's Championships Best Goalie
2007 and 2008Succeeded by
Charline Labonté (2009)Preceded by
Hayley Wickenheiser (2007)IIHF World Women's Championships Most Valuable Player
2008Succeeded by
Carla MacLeod (2009)References
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- ^ http://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/athletes/ra/noora-raty-1.html
- ^ http://www.vancouver2010.com/olympic-news/n/news/afp-news/ice-hockey--finland-beat-swedes-in-overtime-for-bronze_293286OJ.html
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- ^ http://www.iihf.com/fi/channels-11/iihf-world-championship-wc11/news/news-singleview-2011/article/tomcikova-named-mvp.html?tx_ttnews%5BbackPid%5D=4926&cHash=63415b86dd
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- ^ "Raty and Schleper Earn Department Honors". Minnesota Golden Gophers. April 26, 2010. http://www.gophersports.com/ViewArticle.dbml?SPSID=38864&SPID=3323&DB_OEM_ID=8400&ATCLID=204937179. Retrieved 25 June 2010.
- ^ http://www.gophersports.com/ViewArticle.dbml?ATCLID=205108360&DB_OEM_ID=8400
- ^ http://www.wcha.com/women/pres1112/201111/nov9wpw.pdf
- ^ http://www.usahockey.com/patty_kazmaier/default.aspx?NAV=AF&id=283060&DetailedNews=yes
- ^ http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2009%E2%80%9310_NCAA_Division_I_women%27s_ice_hockey_season#All-America_honors
- ^ http://www.wcha.com/women/presarch/201102/feb21kaz.php
- ^ http://www.ahcahockey.com/news/1011/0317w1aa.html
Categories:- 1989 births
- Finnish ice hockey goaltenders
- Ice hockey players at the 2006 Winter Olympics
- Ice hockey players at the 2010 Winter Olympics
- Living people
- Minnesota Golden Gophers women's ice hockey players
- Olympic bronze medalists for Finland
- Olympic ice hockey players of Finland
- People from Espoo
- Olympic medalists in ice hockey
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