The mother took 9-year-old Noora detachment räty look at the lady lions game. It started a huge story.Noora Räty stood Finland in the last lock, when a woman of the world championship games begin today in Espoo, finland. Jussi Leinonen

was nine years old, when the eyes flashed.

Actually, the exact date I can tell: 11. march 1999. Espoo newly-opened western auto arena were played in the ice hockey world championship match Usa–Canada.

noora’s Ulla -the mother had received two tickets to the game and took a hockey-playing daughter to watch it.

Noora played for the Espoo ball follow the boys in the team and I think that arena I ice ottelisivat men. The surprise was big when the helmet under her fluttering long hair and on the ice echoed the woman’s scream.

“Women play hockey!” Noora squealed to her mother.

In that moment I realized that I’m not the only girl who plays, he said now.

I had No idea that women have some kind of team. I had followed only the Blues and the NHL.

“Neat experience”

from a Distance yläkatsomo of the game tiiranneen noora’s gaze was captured by the Finnish goalkeeper Tuula Puputti , who fight against the Canadian rounds time after time. Canucks go rolled and rolled, but a small o’hare kept the game at zero-zero. Noora was thrilled.

– Butt o’hare was just on fire! I was like o’hare fan.

It was a neat experience. It was just full of it hall.

Canada twist in the end a 1-0 win, but it didn’t matter. The flame was already kindled of nine-year-old noora’s inside.

All take a look at the archive of February! Tuula Puputti fight to the Finnish the paint against Canada 11. march 1999. The kit a couple of Kirsi Hänninen and Katja Lehto hurried to the rescue. IL-ARCHIVE

Exactly 20 years later, the women’s world cup returning to Espoo and Noora Räty, 29, lurking in the reels exactly that’s where the ice, where Puputti two decades earlier.

Rädystä has increased Finland’s all-time most successful female ice hockey goalie. This time hope rests on his shoulders.

Ulla-mom is back tickets.

Grandma said, that their is coming a couple of dozens of end of the bleachers, so keep taking the puck to the stick then.

Räty talking with the race well in moderation, even the mundane tone and laughing. He doesn’t even talk about pressure.

After all these tournaments to become played, so not nervous, he said neljien the olympics and two of the world cup with a solid experience.

in the Closet a sparkling six bronze medals, two olympic and four world championship-on the rocks. All Stars -choices to have accumulated a handful of.

“Should enjoy”

the women of the canadian professional series cwh in:accessories from China hand-played Räty said she was in good condition, devoid of injuries or any other concerns.

– Here we are 29 years old and no athlete in this age at its best? This should enjoy as long as this lasts, he said.

in May, 30 years to meet the detachment räty’s career coming to an end. In the national team he has set for himself exactly two choices: either he stop these home race or to continue the Beijing 2022 olympic games.

– Yes, I’m still next season I play, but how serious? You have to think about the summer.

– in the national Team required to play, that I to the fullest.

Who’s the successor?

Räty has taken a Finnish first baseman referred to for a decade.

I’ve said to younger people, that don’t nöyristelkö but to take it to my place. Happy to give it to somebody, he informs.

– Not supported to enter the national team camp, that “Noora, however, play”. Show me and go past me! Waiting for that day.

start in a race in Finland, the other two goalkeepers are in Swedish league play a Eveliina Suonpää , 23, and blues in the Finnish championship against Jenna silvonen from , 20.

– Both have a huge amount of potential.

, 29, would be the Finnish goalkeeper hierarchy in the second, but he had to leave the home tournament due to injury.

the Green card in your pocket

Continue detachment räty’s career or not, hockey he will not leave. Goalkeeper coaching has brought him the money in Minnesota.

– This summer I get a green card (permanent residence and work permit to the united states). It allows, that I can set up there own business name and work under it, he said.

at the university of Minnesota school visited and the cult of reputation earned Räty should koulittavaksi of up to 75 girl paint watch on a weekly basis.

– If you play less, the industry will invest in it more. Life doesn’t really change, other than that I myself no longer play.

Räty recently bought an apartment in the Minneapolis city, New Hope.

– There are waiting for the dog and the man.

FACTS

ice Hockey women’s world championship, 4.To 14.4. Espoo:

to 4.4. at 19: 30 Finland–USA

la 6.4. at 16 Finland–Russia

ma 8.4. at 16 Finland–Switzerland

ti 9.4. at 19.30 Finland–Canada

to 11.4. semi-finals

la 13.4. semi-finals

su 14.4. medal matches