Noora Raty
| Noora Räty | |||
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| Born |
29 May 1989 Espoo, Finland |
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| Height | 5 ft 4 in (163 cm) | ||
| Weight | 154 lb (70 kg; 11 st 0 lb) | ||
| Position | Goaltender | ||
| Catches | Left | ||
| Played for | Minnesota Golden Gophers | ||
| National team |
 Finland
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| Playing career | 2005–present | ||
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| Women's ice hockey | ||
| Representing Finland
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| Olympic Games | ||
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2010 Vancouver | Tournament |
| IIHF World Women's Championships | ||
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2008 China | Tournament |
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2009 Finland | Tournament |
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2011 Switzerland | Ice hockey |
| Women's 4 Nations Cup | ||
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2013 United States | Tournament |
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2010 Canada | Tournament |
| Nations Cup | ||
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2017 Germany | Tournament |
Noora Helena Räty (born 29 May 1989) is a member of the Finland women's national ice hockey team who played for the Minnesota Golden Gophers (University of Minnesota).
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 competitively in high school and was named the Haukilahti High School best hockey player of the year 2006 and 2008.
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). 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.
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. Räty was also named the WCHA Defensive Player of the Week four times and WCHA Rookie of the Week once.
In March 2010, Räty became only the second freshman to be a finalist for the Patty Kazmaier Award. 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. 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 accumulated 14 saves in the first game, while posting 18 in the second game.
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