Kim Kristine Martin Hasson (born 28 February 1986) is a retired Swedish

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, currently working in the

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organization. With the Swedish national team she won two

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s, bronze in

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and silver in

2006 2006 was designated as the International Year of Deserts and Desertification. Events January * January 1– 4 – Russia temporarily cuts shipment of natural gas to Ukraine during a price dispute. * January 12 – A stampede during t ...

, and two IIHF World Women's Championships bronze medals, in

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and

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. Martin Hasson played in the SDHL with AIK and Linköping HC, in the Russian Women's Hockey League with Tornado Dmitrov, in the

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with the

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, in the

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with the

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’ junior men's team, and in the ''J18 Allsvenskan'' with

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's junior men's team. She was scheduled to make her debut with the

of the

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, the second-tier men's league in Sweden, on 8 March 2006, as the first woman to ever play for a professional men's team in Sweden but this move was vetoed by the

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, the

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school that had offered her a scholarship to play hockey. This was because the

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, the main governing body for U.S. college sports, prohibits athletes at its member schools from having previously played in a professional league, even if they are not paid. Martin Hasson was inducted into the

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in 2025.

Playing career

Minor ice hockey

Martin's first season of organized ice hockey was at the age of 10, and she did not allow a goal during the entire 17-game schedule. Martin made her international debut in November 2000 at the Four Nations Cup. She appeared in one game, a 2–2 tie against Finland. In club competition, she is a two-time European women's champion with AIK, in 2004–05 and 2005–06. She was also acclaimed as the top goaltender in the tournament in 2005–06.

University of Minnesota Duluth

On 22 March 2008, Martin and the UMD Bulldogs beat the Wisconsin Badgers 4–0 at the Duluth Entertainment Convention Center arena in

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for their fourth NCAA Division I national championship. It was just the second shutout in NCAA women's hockey championship history. Martin made 28 saves in the game and 69 total saves in the Frozen Four championship tournament and was named the tournament's Most Outstanding Player. She was also named to the All-Tournament Team along with four of her teammates. On 19 February 2011, Martin led the Bulldogs to a 9–0 shutout of the St. Cloud State Huskies at Amsoil Arena in Duluth. The win gave Martin 66 wins, a new record for Bulldogs goaltenders. The previous record was held by Martin's former teammate, Riita Schaublin. On 3 March 2011, Martin was named the WCHA Goaltender of the Year and was named to the league's All-WCHA Second Team. In 2011–12, Martin played with Team Sweden teammates Elin Holmlov and

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for Tornado Moscow of the Russian Women's Hockey League.

International play

Martin made her international debut for

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at the 2001 Women's World Championship, when she was 15 years old. She played in two games, as Sweden finished fifth. She also played for Sweden at the

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, helping them to a third-place finish as a surprise starter for the bronze medal game against Finland. Martin was selected as the starter for the medal game by a

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. Martin also suited up for Sweden at the Women's World Championships in

2004 2004 was designated as an International Year of Rice by the United Nations, and the International Year to Commemorate the Struggle Against Slavery and Its Abolition (by UNESCO). Events January * January 3 – Flash Airlines Flight 60 ...

, and

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, capturing bronze medals in 2007 and 2009. Martin made her second appearance at the

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. She was in goal for Sweden when they upset the United States in the semi-final. Martin recorded 37 saves in a

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victory, marking the first time the women's gold medal final at the Olympics would not feature a Canada – United States matchup. At the conclusion of the tournament, Martin was named the Best Goalie by the

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Directorate and earned a spot on the Tournament All-Star Team.

Awards and honors

*Kim Martin, 2008 All-WCHA First Team *2011 WCHA Goaltending champion *2025 inductee into the

References

External links

UMD Women's Hockey profile
{{DEFAULTSORT:Martin Hasson, Kim 1986 births Living people 21st-century Swedish sportswomen AIK Hockey Dam players HC Tornado players Ice hockey people from Stockholm Ice hockey players at the 2002 Winter Olympics Ice hockey players at the 2006 Winter Olympics Ice hockey players at the 2010 Winter Olympics Ice hockey players at the 2014 Winter Olympics IIHF Hall of Fame inductees Linköping HC (women) players Medalists at the 2002 Winter Olympics Medalists at the 2006 Winter Olympics Minnesota Duluth Bulldogs women's ice hockey players Olympic bronze medalists for Sweden Olympic ice hockey players for Sweden Olympic medalists in ice hockey Olympic silver medalists for Sweden Swedish people of British descent Swedish women's ice hockey goaltenders