Noora Räty played in her first Olympics for Finland at age 16 and has since won two Olympic medals. She has five more medals at the World Championships, including being named the tournament’s top goalie five times and MVP once. She won two NCAA championships, including a perfect 41-0-0 season in 2012-13 that included 17 shutouts, finished her college career with 49 straight wins and set the University of Minnesota record for shutouts.

Räty is in, if not atop the conversation as the greatest of her generation, so when she shares tips on her mental approach and advice on overcoming adversity, you better listen. You get that guidance in her chapter in The Power Within II, the new book co-authored by Justin Goldman of The Goalie Guild and former Dallas Stars goalie coach Mike Valley, and we are pleased to be able to share parts of it here in our latest exclusive excerpt from the book:

Remember, you can also hear more from the authors on Episode 101 of the InGoal Radio Podcast, (Räty herself was a guest on Episode 48), and we’ve already featured a pair of insightful excerpts here at Premium:

Robin Lehner shared how he’s slowed the game down visually and mentally

Florida goalie coach Robb Tallas shared a lesson from Roberto Luongo on handling mistakes

How Jake Oettinger stayed in the moment on path to, and preparing for, first NHL start

Connor Hellebuyck shifts from studying what goes on around him to focusing on own game 

Cal Petersen shares his eye warm up and tips on creating internal swagger in big moments

We’ve got more excerpts planned for Premium Members, so stay tuned.

Comments

Let's talk goaltending!

We welcome your contribution to the comments on this and all articles at InGoal. We ask that you keep it positive and appropriate for all - this is a community of goaltenders and we're here for each other! See our comment policy for more information.