Gophers alum Noora Raty made hockey history when she became the first Finnish woman to suite up for play in the Finnish second league, Mestis, earlier this fall. In her Mestis debut, Raty stopped 31 of 36 shots as Kiekko-Vantaa fell 5-2, on Oct. 22. She earned her first win in her second start on Nov. 1, stopping 43 of 45 shots in a 4-2 win. Check out a recent interview with Raty to hear what her experience playing professional hockey has been like so far and catch up on some of the tweets surrounding her Mestis debut.
First official start tomorrow with @kiekkovantaa! So grateful to have this opportunity! #nothingtolose #seeyouthere #pumped
-- Noora Räty (@Nooraty41) October 21, 2014
@Nooraty41 makes history again! Congrats Noora. #movingonup http://t.co/8TiycQyfth
-- Brad Frost (@FrostBrad) October 23, 2014
Female goaltender Noora Raty made hockey history on Wednesday night http://t.co/8rfYLOzCUt
-- The Hockey News (@TheHockeyNews) October 23, 2014
Been waiting for this for awhile: Fun to win, Fun to win :)! What a team effort today!! And thanks for all the congrats, means a lot to me!
-- Noora Räty (@Nooraty41) November 1, 2014
#KVantaa maalissa tänään @Nooraty41. Jani Kautto varalla. #Mestis #LohiMäärää pic.twitter.com/mwsp6A5N1Q
-- Kiekko-Vantaa (@kiekkovantaa) November 12, 2014
For all of our english speaking friends! Here is Noora Räty interview in english: http://t.co/h6pxHhiWsf #KVantaa #LohiMäärää
-- Kiekko-Vantaa (@kiekkovantaa) November 12, 2014
Must watch interview with former Gopher @Nooraty41. Lots of great quotes and highlights of her playing with the men. http://t.co/S6nwS2axtd
-- Brad Frost (@FrostBrad) November 12, 2014