Lenka Čurmová

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Lenka Čurmová
Born (1997-04-08) April 8, 1997 (age 24)
Michalovce, Košice, Slovakia
Height 173 cm (5 ft 8 in)
Position Defense
Shoots Left
NWHL team
Former teams		 Buffalo Beauts
HPK Hämeenlinna
SKP Bratislava
National team  Slovakia
Playing career 2009–present

Lenka Čurmová (born 8 April 1997) is a Slovak ice hockey defender and member of the Slovak national team, currently playing with the Buffalo Beauts of the National Women's Hockey League (NWHL). She and national team teammate Iveta Klimášová were the first Slovak players to play in the NWHL.[1]

Playing career[]

Čurmová began her career at age twelve (2009), debuting with of the , Slovakia’s top-tier women’s league. She played with Šarišanka for six seasons, before transferring to SKP Bratislava of the European Women's Hockey League (EWHL). She remained with SKP Bratislava until her relocation to North America in 2019 in order to play with the Buffalo Beauts of the NWHL.[2]

The Beauts‘ first game of the 2019–20 season, 5 October 2019 against the Connecticut Whale, was history making; Čurmová became the first Slovak player to ever score a goal in NWHL history when she netted the Beauts‘ opening goal, assisted by MJ Pelletier and Corinne Buie. Later that week, she was the first Slovak player to be named NWHL Player of the Week.[3] She was selected by Team Packer for the 2020 NWHL All-Star Game.[4] In May 2020, she re-signed with the team for the 2020–21 season.[5][6]

International play[]

Čurmová first played with the Slovak national under-18 team at the qualification tournament and final tournament of the 2013 IIHF World Women's U18 Championship – Division I. She went on to play with the team at the 2014 World Women's U18 Championship DI, where she was the highest scoring defenceman, and at the 2014 World Women's U18 Championship DI, where she was the Best Defenceman of the tournament as selected by the directorate.

Čurmová made her first appearance for the senior Slovak national team at age fifteen, playing all five games of the 2013 IIHF Women's World Championship Division I. She has continued to appear internationally with the senior team, including in the qualification games for the 2018 Winter Olympics, and served as team captain during the 2018–19 season.

Career statistics[]

Regular season and playoffs[]

Regular season Playoffs
Season Team League GP G A Pts PIM GP G A Pts PIM
2009–10 15 0 3 3 16 – – – – –
2010–11 ŽHK Šarišanka Prešov 1.liga žien 13 0 4 4 6 6 0 1 1 8
2011–12 ŽHK Šarišanka Prešov 1.liga žien 12 0 4 4 16 8 0 2 2 4
2012–13 ŽHK Šarišanka Prešov 1.liga žien 8 0 1 1 2 10 1 3 4 2
2013–14 ŽHK Šarišanka Prešov 1.liga žien 14 1 4 5 10 7 2 3 5 10
2014-15 ŽHK Šarišanka Prešov 1.liga žien 1 0 0 0 2 3 0 0 0 2
2014-15 ŠKP Bratislava EWHL 19 0 3 3 12 – – – – –
2015-16 ŽHK Šarišanka Prešov 1.liga žien 1 0 1 1 2 3 0 2 2 2
2015-16 ŠKP Bratislava EWHL 13 1 5 6 2 – – – – –
2016-17 ŠKP Bratislava EWHL 11 0 7 7 8 – – – – –
2017-18 ŠKP Bratislava EWHL 13 0 6 6 8 – – – – –
2017-18 ŠKP Bratislava 1.liga žien 13 4 11 15 6 6 2 9 11 6
2019–20 Buffalo Beauts NWHL 23 3 8 11 28 1 0 0 0 0
2020–21 HPK Hämeenlinna Naisten Liiga 2 0 1 1 2 2 0 0 0 0
2020–21 Buffalo Beauts NWHL 6 0 1 1 10
1.liga žien totals 77 5 28 33 60 43 5 20 25 34
EWHL totals 56 1 21 22 30 – – – – –
NWHL totals 23 3 9 12 38 1 0 0 0 0

International[]

Year Team Event Div. Result Rank   GP G A Pts PIM
2013 Slovakia WW18 1 5th 11th 5 0 1 1 2
2013 Slovakia WW 1A 3rd 11th 5 0 0 0 0
2014 Slovakia WW18 1 5th 13th 5 1 2 3 2
2015 Slovakia WW18 1 3rd 11th 5 1 5 6 8
2015 Slovakia WW 1B 1st 15th 5 0 0 0 0
2016 Slovakia WW 1A 6th 14th 5 0 0 0 8
2018 Slovakia WW 1A 6th 15th 5 1 1 2 2
2019 Slovakia WW 1A 5th 15th 5 0 0 0 4
Junior totals 15 2 7 9 14
Senior totals 25 1 1 2 14


References[]

  1. ^ Callari, Jenna (3 March 2020). "Beauts duo enjoying journey from Slovakia to Buffalo". WKBW Buffalo. Retrieved 14 July 2020.
  2. ^ Prosnan, Martin (29 May 2020). "Američan nevidí prekážky. A nevie, že Chára je Slovák" (in Slovak). Pravda. Retrieved 14 July 2020.
  3. ^ Oliver, Nathaniel (11 October 2019). "Buffalo Beauts D Lenka Čurmová Is Making History". The Hockey Writers. Retrieved 14 July 2020.
  4. ^ Strollo, Leighann (7 February 2020). "2020 NWHL All-Star Weekend Preview". The Ice Garden. Retrieved 14 July 2020.
  5. ^ Rice, Dan (28 May 2020). "Buffalo Beauts: Lenka Čurmová and Cassidy MacPherson Re-Signed". The Hockey Writers. Retrieved 14 July 2020.
  6. ^ "V zámorí sa z nej stala vítaná posila: Buffalo ju nechce pustiť, na stole má novú zmluvu". Športky.sk (in Slovak). 28 May 2020. Retrieved 14 July 2020.

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