Klára Hymlarová (born 27 February 1999) is a Czech ice hockey player for PWHL Minnesota of the Professional Women's Hockey League (PWHL) and a member of the Czech Republic women's national ice hockey team. She played college ice hockey at St. Cloud State. She was drafted 15th overall by Minnesota in the 2024 PWHL draft.
| Klára Hymlárová | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Born |
27 February 1999 Opava, Czech Republic | ||
| Height | 1.65 m (5 ft 5 in) | ||
| Weight | 65 kg (143 lb; 10 st 3 lb) | ||
| Position | Forward | ||
| Shoots | Left | ||
| PWHL team Former teams |
Minnesota SK Karviná HC Slezan Opava | ||
| National team |
 Czech Republic | ||
| Playing career | 2011–present | ||
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Medal record | |||
Playing career
editOn 10 June 2024, Hymlarová was drafted in the third round, 15th overall, by PWHL Minnesota in the 2024 PWHL draft.[1] She signed a two-year contract with the team on 21 June 2024.[2]
International play
editAs a junior player with the Czech national under-18 team, she participated in the IIHF Women's U18 World Championships in 2015, 2016, and served as team captain for the 2017 tournament.
She represented the Czech Republic at the IIHF Women's World Championship Top Division tournaments in 2016, 2017, 2019, 2021, 2022, 2023, and 2024 and at the 2015 IIHF Women's World Championship Division I Group A tournament.[3][4] At the qualification for the women's ice hockey tournament at the 2022 Winter Olympics, she was the Czech Republic's second leading scorer, tallying 3 goals and 3 assists in three games, as the team qualified to participate in the Olympic Games for the first time in history.[5]
References
edit- ^ "St. Cloud State's Hymlárová Drafted by PWHL Minnesota". scsuhuskies.com. 10 June 2024. Retrieved 11 June 2024.
- ^ Kennedy, Ian (21 June 2024). "Minnesota Signs Britta Curl and Klara Hymlarova To Two-Year Deals". The Hockey News. Retrieved 21 June 2024.
- ^ "2016 World Championship roster" (PDF). Archived (PDF) from the original on 20 September 2022. Retrieved 11 November 2023.
- ^ "IIHF Ice Hockey Women's World Championship – Team Roster: CZE – Czech Republic" (PDF). IIHF. 3 April 2019. Archived (PDF) from the original on 4 April 2019. Retrieved 6 April 2021.
- ^ "2022 Olympic Women's Ice Hockey Final Qualification Group C – Player Statistics by Team: CZE – Czech Republic" (PDF). IIHF. 14 November 2021. Archived from the original on 2 January 2022. Retrieved 2 January 2022.
External links
edit- Biographical information and career statistics from Eliteprospects.com, or Eurohockey.com
- Klára Hymlárová at Hokej.cz (in Czech)
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