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EDMONTON -- Fresh off her second Olympic gold medal and a practice with the NHLs Edmonton Oilers, goaltender Shannon Szabados will join the Columbus Cottonmouths of the Southern Professional Hockey League next week. The Cottonmouths announced Friday the team intended to sign the Edmonton goalie. Szabados would be the first female to play in the 10-team SPHL since its formation 10 years ago, the team said. Its been an eventful two weeks for Szabados, who backstopped the Canadian womens hockey team to Olympic gold Feb. 20 in Sochi. "When I got home from Sochi, I thought Id be hanging my stuff up for the summer, but definitely excited to get over there," Szabados told The Canadian Press. "Theres three guys that I played college with that play on this team in Columbus and theyve been bugging me for a couple of years to go there." "I had never talked to their head coach and he called me yesterday. Honestly, I thought he was calling to ask me if I would want to go there next year. It happened a little fast, but Im excited." Szabados made 27 saves in Canadas 3-2 thrilling overtime win over the U.S. to defend the gold in Sochi. She posted a 28-save shutout over the Americans in the womens Olympic hockey final in 2010. But the 27-year-old has spent the majority of her hockey career in mens leagues. She played for Sherwood Park, Bonneyville and Fort Saskatchewan during her four years in the Alberta Junior Hockey League. Szabados was named the AJHLs top goaltender in 2006-07 after helping Fort Saskatchewan to a league-best record of 45-11-0-4. She then spent five years in Alberta mens college hockey with Grant MacEwen and then NAIT. She set a league record in 2012-13 for the lowest goals-against average (1.58) and her NAIT Ooks won their first championship in 16 years. Szabados stopped 30 of 31 shots in the final game. Cottonmouths captain Kyle Johnson, forward Jordan Draper and defenceman Andy Willigar are her former NAIT teammates. She suspects they paved her road to her first pro tryout. "Probably the guys had a lot to do with it," Szabados said. "It probably made the coach feel a little more at ease with the situation." Szabados will head to Columbus on Wednesday and will be introduced at a news conference the following day prior to a game at home against the Pensacola Ice Flyers. Winnipegs Andrew Loewen is the starting goaltender for the Cottonmouths "I am very excited to get a world-class athlete that has competed and has faced, high-pressured situations," Cottonmouths head coach Jerome Bechard said in a statement. "She won a championship with NAIT last year alongside Andy Willigar and Jordan Draper so I know she can compete at this level," Bechard said. "We are working on her immigration, and we are looking to sign her officially Thursday, where she will be backing up Loewen. "She will play when she feels comfortable and situated." The Cottonmouths are 23-22-3 and rank seventh in the league. Szabados participated in an Edmonton Oilers practice Wednesday. The Oilers were short a goalie on trade deadline day awaiting the arrival of Viktor Fasth from Anaheim. Szabados is grateful for that practice now because its the only time shes been on the ice since winning Olympic gold Feb. 20. "I havent been in the gym, I havent been on the ice, I havent been sleeping well," Szabados confessed. "Its been a whirlwind. I told (the coach) Im not going to rush into anything. If I dont feel comfortable I might not even play at all this year. "I want to go there and get on the ice and see how I feel. I still have to unpack from Sochi and pack for this. Im not too worried. Its only been two weeks." No woman has ever played in an NHL regular-season game. Goaltender Manon Rheaume became the first to play in an exhibition game with the Tampa Bay Lightning in 1992. Canadian womens star Hayley Wickenheiser has played as a forward in mens leagues in Finland and Sweden. The SPHL also includes the Bloomington Thunder, Fayetteville FireAntz, Huntsville Havoc, Knoxville IceBears, Louisiana IceGators, Mississippi RiverKings, Mississippi Surge and Peoria Rivermen. Szabados is accustomed to joining male teams. She believes her former Ook teammates will help her settle into the Cottonmouths locker room. "With having those three guys that Ive played with and since this has happened, at least a handful have tweeted at me and reached out to me," she said. "The older Ive gotten, the easier the transition has been to a new team. Im honestly not worried at all. They seem like a good group of guys." Wholesale Jerseys Authentic .com) - Mikko Korhonen carded a 5-under 67 on Thursday to claim medalist honors at the European Tours Final Qualifying Stage tournament. Cheap China Jerseys . The Wizards announced Friday that Webster had surgery to repair a herniated disc in his lower back. 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Coming off a heartbreaking 2-1 loss to the Nashville Predators, the Jets are trying to avoid becoming the third straight victim of the wild. Its unclear if Ondrej Pavelec will start for the Jets on back-to-back days. He went 0-2-1 with a 2.84 GAA in four meetings with the Wild last season, while backup Michael Hutchinson stopped 16 of 17 shots in a 2-1 loss in Winnipeg on April 7. Blake Wheeler scored a short-handed goal Saturday, giving the Jets leading scorer three in two games to match his total from the previous 15. Hes scored six of his team-high eight goals on the road, but he has none in five career visits to Minnesota. Only Buffalo is worse offensively than Winnipeg, which averages 1.83 goals per game. Bryan Little has no goals in 10 straight and Evander Kane has found the net just once in the nine games hes played. The Jets penalty kill is ranked second in the NHL with an 88.2 success rate, stopping opponents on 27 of 29 attempts in nine games, including all four Saturday. The penalty kill has been outstanding all year for us, and it was again (Saturday), coach Paul Maurice said. Its part of the reason weve won more than weve lost. The Minnesota Wild have been very successful at home this season. Thats usually the case against the Winnipeg Jets. The Wild will try to match their longest winning streak of the season Sunday against the Jets. Minnesota (9-7-0) has scored 28 goals while winning six of seven home games compared to a 3-6-0 road record during which its tallied 11 fewer ttimes.dddddddddddd A good portion of that home success can be attributed to goaltender Darcy Kuemper, who is 5-1-0 with a 1.78 goals-against average in seven starts at the Xcel Energy Center this season, and 13-4-2 with a 1.89 GAA in 20 career games there. However, Kuempers last home appearance ended up being a very short one after he allowed goals on the first two shots he faced Thursday against Buffalo. Niklas Backstrom took over 6:24 into the first period and made 25 saves the rest of the way in a 6-3 victory. Kuemper was much sharper Saturday, stopping 27 shots in a 2-1 win at Dallas. If you want to be the man, then you have to get in there and perform well after a night when things really havent gone too well, coach Mike Yeo said. So really pleased with that. The win was the second straight following a four-game skid for Minnesota, which is 5-1-1 with a tie all-time at home against the Winnipeg/Atlanta franchise. The Wild have taken the last two matchups by 2-1 scores with the latest coming Nov. 17. Mikko Koivu scored twice in that meeting, and has seven points in five home games against the Jets/Thrashers. The captain has scored all four of his points this season on home ice. Nino Niederreiter has also been much more effective in St. Paul, scoring six of his team-leading seven goals. He has five in the last three games there, including his first career hat trick Thursday. 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