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Kristýna Kaltounková

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Kristýna Kaltounková
Born (2002-04-14) 14 April 2002 (age 22)
Vlašim, Czech Republic
Height 5 ft 9 in (175 cm)
Weight 165 lb (75 kg; 11 st 11 lb)
Position Forward
Shoots Left
NCAA team Colgate
National team  Czech Republic
Playing career 2020–present
Medal record
Women's ball hockey
World Championship
Silver medal – second place 2022 Canada

Kristýna Kaltounková (born 14 April 2002) is a Czech ice hockey player for Colgate and a member of the Czech Republic women's national ice hockey team.

Playing career

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Kaltounková began her collegiate career for Colgate during the 2020–21 season. During her freshman year, she recorded 28 goals and 12 assists in 21 games, and was named to the ECAC Hockey All-Rookie Team. During the 2021–22 season, in her sophomore year, she recorded 28 goals and 25 assists in 38 games. On March 5, 2022, during the 2022 ECAC Championship game against Yale, she scored the game-winning overtime goal to help Colgate earn the conference's automatic bid to the 2022 NCAA Division I women's ice hockey tournament. She was subsequently named the ECAC Hockey Tournament MVP.[1]

During the 2022–23 season, in her junior year, she recorded 24 goals and 33 assists in 39 games.[1] During the 2023–24 season, in her senior year, she recorded 27 goals and 30 assists in 36 games. On 13 January 2024, in a game against Cornell, she scored two goals to become Colgate's all-time leading goal scorer, surpassing the previous record of 77 goals held by Heather Murphy.[2]

During the 2024–25 season, as a graduate student, she recorded 26 goals and 22 assists in 37 games. On 1 November 2024, in a game against RPI, she recorded her 200th career point, becoming the second player in program history to reach the milestone, following Danielle Serdachny.[3] On 23 November 2024, in a game against Quinnipiac, she scored two goals and became the first player in program history to reach 100 career goals.[4] Following the season she was named to the All-ECAC first team, and a CCM/AHCA First-Team All-American.[5] She was also named a top-ten finalist for the Patty Kazmaier Award, becoming the first nominee ever from Czechia.[6] She finished her collegiate career with program records for most goals (111), game-winning goals (19) and power-play goals (37), and ranks second in points (233).[7]

International play

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Kaltounková represented the Czech Republic at the IIHF U18 Women's World Championship in 2017, 2018, 2019 and 2020, where she recorded 19 points in 20 games. Her 19 points are the most by a Czech player at the U18 World Championship.[1]

On 31 March 2025, she was selected to represent Czechia at the 2025 IIHF Women's World Championship where she made her senior national team debut.[8][9]

Career statistics

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Regular season and playoffs

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Regular season Playoffs
Season Team League GP G A Pts PIM GP G A Pts PIM
2020–21 Colgate University ECAC 21 6 12 18 16
2021–22 Colgate University ECAC 38 28 25 53 44
2022–23 Colgate University ECAC 39 24 33 57 61
2023–24 Colgate University ECAC 36 27 30 57 40
2024–25 Colgate University ECAC 37 26 22 48 57
NCAA totals 171 111 122 233 218

International

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Year Team Event Result GP G A Pts PIM
2017 Czech Republic U18 6th 5 2 0 2 29
2018 Czech Republic U18 6th 5 3 4 7 10
2019 Czech Republic U18 7th 6 0 6 6 8
2020 Czech Republic U18 6th 4 2 2 4 4
Junior totals 20 7 12 19 51

References

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  1. ^ a b c "Kristýna Kaltounková". colgateathletics.com. Retrieved 10 April 2025.
  2. ^ Schmidt, Quinn (13 January 2024). "Kaltounkova Sets Career Goals Record in 3-0 Win". colgateathletics.com. Retrieved 10 April 2025.
  3. ^ "#6 Colgate Claims First League Win". colgateathletics.com. 1 November 2024. Retrieved 10 April 2025.
  4. ^ "#5 Colgate Clips #7 Quinnipiac, 4-1". colgateathletics.com. 23 November 2024. Retrieved 10 April 2025.
  5. ^ Rippe, Dylan (22 March 2025). "Kaltounkovå Garners CCM/AHCA All-American Honors". colgateathletics.com. Retrieved 10 April 2025.
  6. ^ Jurewicz, Chris (14 March 2025). "Czech star makes history". IIHF.com. Retrieved 10 April 2025.
  7. ^ Scifo, Dan (10 March 2025). "Kaz Watch: Kristýna Kaltounková Has Been A Scoring Machine at Colgate". pattykaz.com. Retrieved 10 April 2025.
  8. ^ Navrátil, Štěpán (31 March 2025). "Ženy: Nominace na domácí MS žen v Českých Budějovicích je zveřejněna". Czech Ice Hockey Association (in Czech). Retrieved 10 April 2025.
  9. ^ Kenendy, Ian (31 March 2025). "Czechia Announces 2025 World Championship Roster". The Hockey News. Retrieved 10 April 2025.
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