If Princess Diana played hockey: goalie, rated 86

Princess Diana as a hockey player: scouting report

Princess Diana goes in goal, and her athletic background makes it a natural fit. She trained in ballet as a girl and loved to dance all her life, and at school she excelled at swimming and diving. Those pursuits teach balance, flexibility and control, exactly what a modern butterfly goalie needs to drop, seal the ice and get back up. Skating is the best mark on her card, with goaltending right behind it, so she moves across the crease smoothly and recovers quickly after the first save.

Her public life was defined by a willingness to step into places others avoided. She championed a long list of charities and was known for the warmth she showed patients and children in hospitals around the world, and she walked through a cleared section of a minefield in Angola to draw attention to the danger of landmines. A goalie needs that same courage to stand in front of hard shots. Before her royal life she worked as an assistant at a kindergarten in London, which speaks to the patience the position demands. Her passing is strong, so she can start the breakout with a quick outlet, and her defense mark says she reads the play in front of her.

Shooting is the weakest part of her card, which matters little in goal. If your crease is already filled, center is her next best spot, where her skating and passing carry over, and defenseman is close behind. Draft her as a starting goalie who wins with movement and composure, put a sturdy defense in front of her, and let her calm the whole team down.

Plays like A graceful, athletic goalie with a dancer's balance

Put Princess Diana in your lineup

8 rolls, a starting six and a bench, 82 games. Can you go 82-0? Free, no account.