Sunday, 12. January 2003

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Canadian Woman Makes Hockey History in Finland

Canadian Hayley Wickenheiser became the first woman to take to the open ice in a professional men's league Saturday, bagging an assist in Kirkkonummi Lightning's 7-3 win over Kettara.
The 24-year-old also committed an error with a sloppy back pass in a an otherwise sound performance in the Finnish second division. "I tried to keep it simple... I think it went as well as it could in the conditions," Wickenheiser said after the huge media interest drew over 80 journalists and broadcasters from around the world to the game.

¬> Reuters

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