When Washington Capitals alumnus Peter Bondra traveled to the United Arab Emirates in November to share his knowledge of the game as a coach at the Pavlikovsky Hockey School in Abu Dhabi, he encountered Fatima Al Ali, who plays for UAE's women's national team.
Al Ali, who was introduced to hockey in 2008 while working as a website administrator and photographer for the UAE's men's national team, made an impression on Bondra with her puck-handling skills, which she demonstrated in a couple of video clips he posted on Twitter that went viral.
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