Woman Olympic finalist plays in Swedish men's league
Posted on: Tuesday, 7 March 2006, 07:24 CST
STOCKHOLM (Reuters) - The goalie in Sweden's silver medal-winning Olympic team will become the first woman to play in a senior men's league game this week.
Kim Martin, 19, will play for Malmo Redhawks in the men's second division on Wednesday against Bofors.
In the Turin Olympics semi-final against the U.S., Martin saved 37 of 39 shots and then stonewalled four American shooters in a penalty shootout. The Swedes lost to Canada in the final.
"Kim Martin has trained with us once a week for nearly the entire year and is well deserving of this chance," Malmo coach Lars Bergstrom said in a statement on Tuesday.
"Naturally this is also good PR and a boost for Swedish women's hockey going forward. But it is more than that.
"We think ... she deserves this chance. She is just that good."
Source: REUTERS
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