Shannon Szabados

Shannon Szabados
Shannon Szabados prepares for the gold medal game against the United States at the 2010 Winter Olympics
Born	(1986-08-06) August 6, 1986 (age 30) Edmonton, AB, CAN
Height	5 ft 9 in (175 cm)
Weight	147 lb (67 kg; 10 st 7 lb)
Position	Goaltender
Catches	Left
SPHL AJHL ACAC team	Peoria Rivermen Columbus Cottonmouths Sherwood Park Crusaders Bonnyville Pontiacs Grant MacEwan Griffins NAIT Ooks
National team	Canada
Playing career	2006–present
Website	http://www.shannonszabados.com
Medal record Representing  Canada Women's ice hockey Olympic Games 2010 Vancouver Tournament 2014 Sochi Tournament IIHF World Women's Championships 2012 United States Tournament 2009 Finland Tournament 2011 Switzerland Tournament 2013 Canada Tournament Air Canada Cup 2006 Germany Tournament 2007 Germany Tournament 2008 Germany Tournament Women's 4 Nations Cup 2006 Canada Tournament 2007 Sweden Tournament 2009 Finland Tournament 2010 Canada Tournament 2013 USA Tournament 2008 USA Tournament 2011 Sweden Tournament 2012 Finland Tournament

Shannon Lynn Szabados (born August 6, 1986) is a professional ice hockey goaltender most recently for the Peoria Rivermen of the Southern Professional Hockey League (SPHL) and the Canada women's national ice hockey team.

Szabados had played for the MacEwan University Griffins and the NAIT Ooks men's hockey teams of the Alberta Colleges Athletics Conference from 2007 until 2013. Szabados has been the first female player at several different tournaments and in several leagues, including minor, junior, and professional hockey. While playing junior hockey, Szabados became the first female to play in the Western Hockey League (WHL) where she played exhibition games for the Tri-City Americans. Szabados was also the first female to play in the Alberta Junior Hockey League (AJHL), and recorded a shutout in her first game. After the 2006–07 season, Szabados was named the AJHL's Top Goaltender. During the 2013-14 season, Szabados broke new ground becoming the first female to both sign and play in the Southern Professional Hockey League.

In international play, Szabados played for Canada at the 2010 and 2014 Winter Olympics and was in goal during Canada's gold medal wins over the United States. After the 2010 tournament, she was named Top Goaltender and was selected to the Tournament All-Star Team.

On November 21, 2014, Szabados made 34 saves to become the first female goaltender to win an SPHL game when the Cottonmouths defeated the Fayetteville FireAntz 5-4 in overtime. On December 27, 2015, Szabados became the first woman to record a shutout in a men's professional hockey league, in a 33-save, 3-0 win for the Cottonmouths over the Huntsville Havoc.