Samantha Ahn Kolowratová, also known as Sammy Kolowrat (born 12 July 1996) is a Czech ice hockey player. As a member of the Czech national team, she participated in the women's ice hockey tournament at the 2022 Winter Olympics and at six IIHF Women's World Championships.
| Samantha Kolowratová | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Born |
12 July 1996 Prague, Czech Republic | ||
| Height | 1.70 m (5 ft 7 in) | ||
| Weight | 71 kg (157 lb; 11 st 3 lb) | ||
| Position | Defence | ||
| Shoots | Right | ||
| Played for | |||
| National team |
 Czech Republic | ||
| Playing career | 2011–present | ||
Kolowratová most recently played with Brynäs IF of the Swedish Women's Hockey League (SDHL) during the 2021–22 season.[1][2]
Playing career
editAcross 141 NCAA games with the Vermont Catamounts women's ice hockey program, she scored 28 points and served as the team's captain in her final season. She was named to the Hockey East All-Academic Team in 2016 and 2017.[3]
After spending a year away from hockey completing her master's degree, she signed with the Metropolitan Riveters ahead of the 2020–21 NWHL season.[4]
International
editKolowratová has represented the Czech Republic at the IIHF Women's World Championships in 2013, 2016, 2017, 2019, 2021, and at the Division I Group A tournament in 2015.[5][6][7] She also participated in three qualifiers for the Winter Olympic Games, including the qualification tournament for the women's ice hockey tournament at the 2022 Winter Olympics, at which the Czech Republic qualified for the first time in team history.[8]
As a junior player with the Czech national under-18 team, she participated in the IIHF Women's U18 World Championships in 2012, 2013, and 2014.[7]
Personal life
editKolowratová has a bachelor's degree in biological science and a master's degree in pharmacology from the University of Vermont.[9]
She is a descendant of the Kolowrat-Krakowsky Bohemian aristocratic family.[citation needed]
References
edit- ^ "2019 IIHF Ice Hockey Women's World Championship – Team Roster: CZE - Czech Republic" (PDF). IIHF. 3 April 2019. Retrieved 3 January 2022.
- ^ Merk, Martin (11 August 2021). "250 players arrive in Calgary". IIHF. Retrieved 15 August 2021.
- ^ "2018-19 Women's Ice Hockey Roster: 4 Sammy Kolowrat". University of Vermont Athletics. Retrieved 15 August 2021.
- ^ "Sammy Kolowrat, Czech Republic National Team and UVM Defender, Joins the Riveters". OurSports Central. 27 May 2020. Retrieved 15 August 2021.
- ^ "2015 IIHF Ice Hockey Women's World Championship Div I Group A – Player Statistics by Team: CZE - Czech Republic" (PDF). IIHF. 18 April 2015. Retrieved 3 January 2022.
- ^ 2016 World Championship roster
- ^ a b Podnieks, Andrew; Nordmark, Birger, eds. (2019). IIHF Guide & Record Book 2020. Toronto: Moydart. p. 652. ISBN 9780986796470.
- ^ O'Brien, Derek (14 November 2021). "Czech women off to Beijing". IIHF. Retrieved 3 January 2022.
- ^ Klisivitch, Armand (26 June 2020). "Green Mountain Gals: Sammy Kolowrat". The Puck Authority. Retrieved 15 August 2021.
External links
edit- Biographical information and career statistics from Eliteprospects.com, or Eurohockey.com, or The Internet Hockey Database
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