Julia Kathrin Marty (born 16 April 1988) is a Swiss

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player, currently playing in the Women's League (SWHL A) with EV Bomo Thun. She is a former eleven-season member of the Swiss national ice hockey team and served as captain for three seasons, including in the women's ice hockey tournament at the 2014 Winter Olympics in Sochi.

Playing career

Prior to her

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career, Marty played with EV Zug in the Leistungsklasse A (LKA), the top Swiss women's league, from 2003 to 2007. She was a LKA All-Star selection in 2005 and participated in the European Champions Cup, helping EV Zug to a third-place finish in 2004. She also skated for DHC Langenthal and the EHC Wettingen-Baden boys team. In a game versus Russia at the

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, Marty logged two points (one goal, one assist) in a 5–2 victory, as Switzerland advanced to the semifinals.

NCAA

Marty played alongside her twin sister Stefanie with the

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program in the 2007–08 season on defense. She scored three goals and added seven assists for 10 points along with a plus-24 rating in 31 games. For the 2008–09 season, she transferred to the

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program in

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. Marty set career highs for goals, assists, and points in a season despite playing in only 25 games. She finished the season with four goals and thirteen assists. During the 2010–11 season, on 1 October 2010, Marty played in a 4–4 tie vs. Syracuse. The Syracuse team featured her twin sister Stefanie. It was the first time the sisters had ever played against each other in their NCAA careers. On 24 October 2010, she registered her first goal of the season. She also accumulated three assists as Northeastern defeated RPI, 5–1. On 24 October, Marty's four-point performance was the first by a Huskies player since Chelsey Jones recorded five points against the

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on 3 December 2006.

Career stats

Northeastern

Olympics

Awards and honors

*2008–09, All-Hockey East Honorable Mention *Hockey East Player of the Week 10 November 2008 *Hockey East Player of the Week 25 October 2010 *Julia Marty, 2011 Hockey East All-Tournament team

References

External links

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USCHO bio
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