InGoal Radio Episode 175 with Jenny Harss
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Jenny Harss posted a .942 save percentage as an 18-year-old at the 2006 Torino Olympics and went on to win an NCAA championship at Minnesota-Duluth, where she recorded save percentages of .934, .921, and .926 over three seasons. The two-time Olympian made her first World Championship appearance at age 17 and later played in men's pro leagues in Germany, accumulating 10 World Championship appearances across an 18-year career.
- Harss posted a .942 save percentage at the 2006 Torino Olympics at just 18 years old, demonstrating elite-level performance at a young age.
- Competing in men's professional leagues in Germany helped Harss develop as a goaltender beyond the women's game.
- Harss won an NCAA national championship with Minnesota-Duluth while consistently posting save percentages above .920 across three college seasons.
- Starting international competition at age 17 and accumulating 10 World Championship appearances shows the value of early high-level exposure for goalie development.
- Her career lessons apply to goalies of every age, gender, and ability level, making her experience a broad resource for goaltending development.
Episode 175 of the InGoal Radio Podcast, presented by The Hockey Shop Source for Sports, features recently retired German goalie Jenny Harss, an NCAA champion and two-time Olympian.
Feature Interview
presented by NHL Sense Arena
In the feature interview, presented by Sense Arena, Harss shares lessons and insights from an 18-year career that featured 10 appearances at the World Championships, including her first at age 17. She followed that up by posting a .942 save percentage as an 18-year-old at the 2006 Olympics in Torino, and three more seasons in Germany before coming over to the University of Minnesota-Duluth in 2009 and posting save percentages of .934, .921 and .926 and winning a national championship during three seasons of college hockey. From there it was back to Germany, where she played primarily in men’s pro leagues in addition to the women’s world championships and the 2014 Olympics in Sochi. He path is full of great lessons that apply to goalies or every age, gender and ability, and her interview is must listen for goalies everywhere, loaded with advice from one of the best in the women’s game.
Weekly Gear Segment
presented by The Hockey Shop Source for SportsAll that, plus a trip to The Hockey Shop Source for Sports for a look at the new Bauer Mach chest protector.
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