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Noora Raty, who you may or may not know as the standout goalie of the Finnish women’s national team, has taken a philosophical approach as she begins her grand adventure.

And that’s good because, with a touring schedule that puts U2’s to shame, Raty has a lot of time to ponder — in no particular order — the world of hockey, the world of women’s hockey, and the world of Chinese women’s hockey.

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Now a month into her first road trip, Raty and her Kunlun Red Star teammates have been from Vancouver to Buffalo to Erie, Pa., to Boston, to assorted Ivy League schools and, on Thursday, were headed to Toronto.

True, she hasn’t been to Amarillo, Tocapillo, Pocatello or Amperdilo, but she has breathed the mountain air, man, and that’s just the start.

In the GTA on Saturday night, Raty’s team — which is technically centred a world away in Shenzhen — played the first game of their Canadian Women’s Hockey League schedule in Markham. They face off again today against the Markham Thunder before hitting Calgary and Montreal for a pair of twinbills.