Minatsu Murase

Minatsu Murase (born 23 June 1995) is a Swedish ice hockey goaltender, currently playing with AIK Hockey Dam of the Swedish Women's Hockey League (SDHL).

Minatsu Murase
Born (1995-06-23) 23 June 1995
Stockholm, Sweden
Height 168 cm (5 ft 6 in)
Weight 65 kg (143 lb; 10 st 3 lb)
Position Goaltender
Catches Left
SDHL team
Former teams		 AIK IF
HC Örnen
Luleå HF/MSSK
National team  Sweden
Playing career 2011–present

Playing career

Murase played her first regular season in the Riksserien (renamed SDHL in 2016) in 2012, as a 17-year-old, with AIK. The following year, she would win the starting job as the club won the SDHL championship.[1] She was named Best Goaltender of the Riksserien for the 2015–16 season.

Murase missed most of 2018–19 season due to pregnancy.[2] In the summer of 2019, she left AIK to sign with Luleå HF/MSSK.[3]

In January 2020, Murase announced that she was leaving Luleå and joining HC Örnen in the men's Hockeyettan as they competed for promotion to HockeyAllsvenskan.[4][5] She did not play during the following season, as she was pregnant with her second child.

Murase made her return to the SDHL for the 2021–22 season, announcing a one year contract with AIK in April 2021.[6]

International

She was named Best Goaltender at the 2013 IIHF World Women's U18 Championship, as Sweden won bronze.[7]

She competed in the 2018 Winter Olympics.[8]

Personal life

Murase and her partner, Swedish Hockey League player Robin Kovács, have two children together.[6][9]

References
  1. Fredriksson, Emelie (25 November 2016). "Minatsu Murase: Tror absolut vi kan ta guld". Aftonbladet (in Swedish). Retrieved 27 June 2021.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
  2. Skoglund, Henrik (4 April 2018). "OS-målvakten väntar barn med SHL-forwarden". HockeySverige (in Swedish). Retrieved 27 June 2021.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
  3. Rönnkvist, Ronnie (9 September 2019). ""De är ligans bästa målvakter"". HockeySverige (in Swedish). Retrieved 27 June 2021.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
  4. Skoglund, Henrik (17 January 2020). "Efter avskedet - hon kan bli Luleås lösning på målvaktssidan". HockeySverige (in Swedish). Retrieved 27 June 2021.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
  5. Karlsson, Måns (22 February 2020). "Landslagsmålvaktens comeback: Spelade med herrar". HockeySverige (in Swedish). Retrieved 27 June 2021.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
  6. Fredriksson, Emelie (16 April 2021). "OS-målvakten gör comeback efter barnafödande". SVT Sport (in Swedish). Retrieved 27 June 2021.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
  7. http://stats.iihf.com/Hydra/324/IHW324000_85I_1_0.pdf
  8. "Athlete Profile: Minatsu MURASE – Pyeongchang 2018 Olympic Winter Games". www.pyeongchang2018.com.
  9. Gustafsson, Mathilda (20 September 2019). "Murase och Kovács – hockeyparet i toppen av den svenska eliten". SVT Sport (in Swedish). Retrieved 27 June 2021.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)


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