Kristýna Pátková
Kristýna Pátková | |||
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Born |
Meziboří, Czech Republic | 17 June 1998||
Height | 1.67 m (5 ft 6 in) | ||
Weight | 69 kg (152 lb; 10 st 12 lb) | ||
Position | Forward | ||
Shoots | Right | ||
NCAA team Former teams |
Vermont Catamounts | ||
National team |
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Playing career | 2011–present |
Kristýna "Tynka" Pátková (born 17 June 1998) is a Czech ice hockey player and member of the Czech national ice hockey team, currently playing with the Vermont Catamounts women's ice hockey program in the Hockey East (WHEA) conference of the NCAA Division I.
Playing career[]
During her early teens, Pátková played with the women's representative team of HC Litvínov in the (Extraliga žen) until 2016, at which time she secured a scholarship to and began attending The Gunnery, a private boarding school in Washington, Connecticut, United States known for its strong athletics programs.[1] While a member of The Gunnary girls’ ice hockey team, which competes in the USA Hockey High School Girls League, she also played with the Connecticut Polar Bears U19 of the USA Hockey Girls Tier I Under-19 (19U AAA) League. Fellow Czech expat and future national team teammate Noemi Neubauerová was also Pátková's teammate at The Gunnary and with the Connecticut Polar Bears U19.
In 2018, Pátková relocated to the Hockey Training Institute (HTI) in Mulmur, Ontario, Canada to play with the HTI Stars, an independent women's under-20 ice hockey team. She joined Natálie Mlýnková and Kateřina Zechovská as one of three Czech players on an international roster that included players from nine different countries. At the end of the season, Pátková and Mlýnková both committed to the University of Vermont as incoming freshmen for 2019–20.[2]
International play[]
Pátková made her international junior debut representing the Czech Republic at the 2014 IIHF Women's U18 World Championship, at which the Czech Republic claimed bronze. She went on to play at the IIHF Women's U18 World Championships in 2015 and 2016.[3]
Her first tournament with the senior national team was the 2021 IIHF Women's World Championship in Calgary and her first international goal was scored in the Czech Republic’s opening match against Denmark.[4]
References[]
- ^ Veverka, Václav (2 April 2016). "Z Meziboří do Ameriky. Hokejistce Kristýně Pátkové se splnil sen". Mostecký deník (in Czech). Retrieved 27 August 2021.
- ^ Spasovic, Sladjana (18 December 2018). "2018 Wrap Up". HTI Stars. Retrieved 27 September 2021.
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: CS1 maint: url-status (link) - ^ Podnieks, Andrew; Nordmark, Birger, eds. (2019). IIHF Guide & Record Book 2020. Toronto: Moydart. p. 657. ISBN 9780986796470.
- ^ "2021 IIHF Ice Hockey Women's World Championship – Game Report: CZE - DEN 6 - 1". IIHF. 20 August 2021. Retrieved 27 September 2021.
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External links[]
- Biographical information and career statistics from Eliteprospects.com, or Eurohockey.com
- Living people
- 1998 births
- People from Most District
- Czech women's ice hockey forwards
- Vermont Catamounts women's ice hockey players
- The Frederick Gunn School alumni
- Czech expatriate ice hockey people
- Czech expatriate sportspeople in Canada
- Expatriate ice hockey players in Canada
- Czech expatriate sportspeople in the United States
- Expatriate ice hockey players in the United States
- Olympic ice hockey players of the Czech Republic
- Ice hockey players at the 2022 Winter Olympics