| Janka Hlinka | |
|---|---|
 | |
| Born | 31 October 1995, Stratford, Connecticut, US |
| Height Weight |
5 ft 7 in (1.70 m) |
| Position | Forward |
| Shoots | Left |
| PHF team F. teams |
Connecticut Whale Skellefteå AIK ŠKP Bratislava U16 Middlebury Panthers |
| Ntl. team |  Slovakia
|
| Playing career | 2014–present |
Janka Hlinka or Janka Hlinková (born 31 October 1995) is a Slovak-American ice hockey forward and member of the Slovak national team. She most recently played in the 2021–22 season of the Premier Hockey Federation (PHF) with the Connecticut Whale.[1] Her college ice hockey career was played at Middlebury College, where she won three New England Small College Athletic Conference championships.
Playing career[]
As a Panther, Hlinka recorded 20 goals and 45 assists for a total of 65 points in 113 career NCAA Division III games. She and future Whale teammate Emily Fluke were Panther teammates for one season.[2]
Hlinka relocated to Europe after graduating from college. During the 2018–19 campaign, she suited up for ŠKP Bratislava U16 in the Liga kadetov, the top under-16 (U16) boys' league in Slovakia, posting 12 goals and 11 assists in 21 games. She then spent two seasons with Skellefteå AIK Dam in the Swedish Damettan, where she led the team in scoring both seasons. She tallied 25 points (14+11) in 21 games over the span.
Hlinka played in 16 regular season games for the Connecticut Whale and two playoff games, including the Whale's first appearance in the Isobel Cup.
International play[]
Hlinka represented Slovakia in the Division I Group A tournaments of the IIHF Women's World Championship in 2019 and 2022.[3] She led the team in goals at the 2019 tournament, notching two across five games played.[4]
Career statistics[]
Regular season and playoffs[]
| Regular season | Playoffs | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Season | Team | League | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | ||
| 2014-15 | Middlebury Panthers | NCAA D3 | 23 | 4 | 12 | 16 | 26 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2015-16 | Middlebury Panthers | NCAA D3 | 30 | 4 | 8 | 12 | 20 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2016-17 | Middlebury Panthers | NCAA D3 | 27 | 8 | 12 | 20 | 22 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2017-18 | Middlebury Panthers | NCAA D3 | 28 | 4 | 12 | 16 | 20 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2018-19 | ŠKP Bratislava U16 | Liga kadetov | 21 | 12 | 11 | 23 | 14 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2019-20 | Skellefteå AIK | Damettan | 15 | 13 | 6 | 19 | 24 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | ||
| 2020-21 | Skellefteå AIK | Damettan | 4 | 1 | 5 | 6 | 4 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2021-22 | Connecticut Whale | PHF | 16 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| NCAA totals | 113 | 20 | 45 | 65 | 88 | – | – | – | – | – | ||||
| Damettan totals | 19 | 14 | 11 | 25 | 28 | – | – | – | – | – | ||||
Note: Postseason statistics from the 2019–20 Damettan season are from the qualification series and are not included in playoff totals.
Source: [5]
International[]
| Year | Team | Event | Result | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2019 | Slovakia | WW D1A | 5th | 5 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 8 | |
| 2021 | Slovakia | OGQ | DNQ | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 6 | |
| 2022 | Slovakia | WW D1A | 3rd | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 4 | |
| Senior totals | 9 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 12 | ||||
References[]
- ↑ Moed, Alexis (2021-10-29). Janka Hlinka joins Whale for 2021-22 season.
- ↑ Janka Hlinka '18 and Emily Fluke '15 Sign with Connecticut Whale (en) (2021-12-22).
- ↑ For Connecticut and Slovakia (en) (2022-04-29).
- ↑ 2019 IIHF Ice Hockey Women's World Championship Div I Group A – Player Statistics by Team: SVK - Slovakia (2019-04-07).
- ↑ Janka Hlinka: Career Statistics (en-us).
External links[]
- Biographical information and career statistics from NHL.com, or Eliteprospects.com, or ESPN.com, or Eurohockey.com, or Hockey-Reference.com, or The Internet Hockey Database
- Janka Hlinková at Hockey Slovakia (in Slovak)
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