Petra Herzigová (born 29 January 1986) is a Czech ice hockey and ball hockey player, currently playing with the women's representative ice hockey team of HC Příbram in the Czech Women's Ice Hockey Extraliga and with the ball hockey team SHM HK Avir Praha in the Czech Women's Ball Hockey Extraliga.[1] She is the general manager of the Czech women's national under-16 ice hockey team.[2]
| Petra Herzigová | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Born | 29 January 1986 Znojmo, Czechoslovakia | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 1.63 m (5 ft 4 in) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Weight | 66 kg (146 lb; 10 st 6 lb) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Position | Defence | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Shoots | Right | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Extraliga team Former teams | HC Příbram HC Slavia Praha IF Sundsvall SDE HF HPK HC Université Neuchâtel | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| National team |  Czech Republic | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Playing career | 2004–present | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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Ice hockey career
Herzigová's ice hockey club career has been played with HC Příbram and HC Slavia Praha of the Czech Women's Extraliga, HPK Kiekkonaiset of the Naisten SM-sarja, Sundsvall/Timrå and SDE Hockey of the Swedish Women's Hockey League (SDHL), and HC Université Neuchâtel of the Swiss Women's Hockey League A (SWHL A).[3]
She represented the Czech Republic at ten IIHF Women's World Championships, appearing at the Division I tournaments in 2007, 2008, and 2009; the Division II tournament in 2011; the Division I A tournaments in 2012, 2014, and 2015; and at the Top Division tournaments in 2013, 2016, and 2017.[4][5]
Ball hockey career
Herzigová has participated in several ISBHF World Women Street & Ball Hockey Championships, winning bronze medals with the Czech women's national ball hockey team in 2011 and 2019, and a gold medal in 2017.[6][7] She was named to the tournament All-Star Team at the 2011 World Championship.[8]
References
External links
- Biographical information and career statistics from Eliteprospects.com, or Eurohockey.com