Alena Mills

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Alena Mills
Alena Mills Show Jana Krause.jpg
Alena Mills on Show Jana Krause in 2019
Born (1990-06-09) 9 June 1990 (age 31)
Kutná Hora, Czechoslovakia
Height 172 cm (5 ft 8 in)
Weight 79 kg (174 lb; 12 st 6 lb)
Position Forward
Shoots Left
ZhHL team
Former teams		 KRS Vanke Rays
Agidel Ufa
Dynamo St. Petersburg
Brown Bears
National team  Czech Republic
Playing career 2004–present
Medal record
World U18 Championship
Bronze medal – third place 2008 Germany

Alena Mills, née Polenská (born 9 June 1990), is a Czech ice hockey player who currently plays with KRS Vanke Rays of the Zhenskaya Hockey League (ZhHL). Mills is the captain of the Czech women's national ice hockey team and she was part of the first Czech team that made their top-level IIHF World Women's Championship debut at the 2013 tournament.

Playing career[]

She won a bronze medal for the Czech Republic at the 2008 IIHF World Women's U18 Championship. In the bronze medal game, Mills scored two goals.[1] At the 2008 Roller Hockey World Championships, she won a gold medal. It marked the first time that a European team had won the event. On August 12, 2010, she was named captain of the Czech Republic Olympic Development Team.[2]

NCAA[]

Mills joined the Brown Bears in the autumn of 2009 and appeared in 28 games during her freshman campaign. Her five goals tied for first on the squad and her 96 shots on goal led all Bears skaters.[3] On January 31, 2010, versus Yale, she registered two assists. In an exhibition game versus the Etobicoke Dolphins on October 17, 2010, Mills scored two goals in a 5–2 victory.[4]

Women's Hockey League[]

Mills has played in Russia's Women's Hockey League (ZhHL) since 2014, first with Dynamo Saint Petersburg and later with Agidel Ufa, 2018–2020.[5]

Career stats[]

Czech Republic[]

Year Event GP G A Pts PIM PPG SHG GWG
2008 IIHF U18 Worlds 5 6 2 8 0 4 0 0

[6]

NCAA[]

Year GP G A Pts PIM PPG SHG GWG
2009–10 28 5 5 10 12 0 0 0
2010–11 26 10 7 17 16 2 0 0
2011–12 23 7 8 15 12 3 0 1
2012–13 22 9 10 19 16 1 0 1

[7]

Awards and honors[]

  • Most Valuable Player for the Czech Republic, 2008 U-18 World Championships
  • Most Valuable Player, Princeton Tiger Lilies, 2009[8]

Personal[]

She had her Czech Republic jersey on display at the Hockey Hall of Fame in Toronto.[9]

In June 2018 she married American Thomas Mills.[citation needed]

References[]

  1. ^ "Game Summary: SWE - CZE 2-4" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 7 March 2018.
  2. ^ "Polenska Named Czech Team Captain". ECAC Hockey. 12 August 2010. Retrieved 9 October 2020.
  3. ^ http://www.brownbears.com/sports/w-hockey/2010-11/bios/polenska%20alena00 Archived 26 August 2011 at the Wayback Machine
  4. ^ "Polenska Powers Brown to Exhibition Win". ECAC Hockey. 17 October 2010. Retrieved 9 October 2020.
  5. ^ "Interview with Alena Polenská". hc-forward.ru (in Russian). Archived from the original on 3 October 2013.
  6. ^ "The Official Website of Hockey Canada | Minor Hockey, Team Canada, National Championships and more". www.hockeycanada.ca. Retrieved 28 October 2020.
  7. ^ "Alena Polenska: Career Statistics". USCHO.com. Retrieved 9 October 2020.
  8. ^ "Brown Welcomes Class of 2013". ECAC Hockey. 1 September 2009. Retrieved 9 October 2020.
  9. ^ "Alena Polenska". TimesLeader.com. 18 May 2009. Archived from the original on 20 October 2011.

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