ie " ▁Br umm , ▁then ▁coach ▁for ▁the ▁past ▁eigh teen ▁seasons , ▁has ▁said ▁her ▁only ▁draw back ▁was ▁her ▁size ▁and ▁that , ▁since ▁they ▁were ▁larger , ▁the ▁team ' s ▁other ▁goal ies ▁" sto pped ▁more ▁pu cks ▁by ▁accident ▁than ▁she ▁did ▁on ▁purpose ." ▁ ▁Her ▁addition ▁to ▁the ▁team ▁brought ▁compla ints ▁from ▁the ▁other ▁players , ▁despite ▁their ▁adm itt ance ▁that ▁she ▁was ▁good . ▁It ▁also ▁brought ▁national ▁public ity ▁as ▁the ▁team ▁got ▁calls ▁from ▁the ▁Associ ated ▁Press , ▁United ▁Press ▁International , ▁Re ut ers , ▁and ▁newsp apers , ▁radio ▁and ▁TV ▁stations ▁from ▁all ▁over ▁the ▁U . S . ▁and ▁Canada . ▁And ▁when ▁it ▁came ▁time ▁to ▁cut ▁the ▁team ▁down ▁to ▁eigh teen ▁players ▁and ▁two ▁goal ies , ▁the ▁coach ▁adjust ed ▁the ▁numbers ▁so ▁that ▁he ▁could ▁keep ▁her ▁on ▁the ▁team . ▁Her ▁presence ▁caused ▁such ▁a ▁stir ▁that ▁the ▁S ault ▁Ste . ▁Marie , ▁Ontario ▁officials ▁ins isted ▁that ▁she ▁be ▁announced ▁as ▁the ▁starting ▁go alt ender ▁to ▁sw ell ▁attend ance . ▁They ▁also ▁set ▁up ▁a ▁pre - game ▁penalty ▁shot ▁with ▁then - may or ▁John ▁Rh odes , ▁who ▁had ▁been ▁a ▁hockey ▁player ▁in ▁the ▁past . ▁Kar en ▁received ▁a ▁standing ▁ov ation ▁when ▁she ▁stopped ▁Rh odes ' ▁shot . ▁ ▁She ▁was ▁eventually ▁let ▁go ▁from ▁the ▁Iron ▁R angers ▁after ▁repeatedly ▁going ▁against ▁her ▁coach ' s ▁orders