| Viktorie Švejdová | |
|---|---|
| Born | 24 June 2002, Brno, Czech Republic |
| Height Weight |
5 ft 5 in (1.65 m) 143 lb (65 kg; 10 st 3 lb) |
| Position | Goaltender |
| Catches | Left |
| SDHL team F. teams |
SDE Hockey MoDo Hockey HC Bílí Tygři Liberec |
| Ntl. team |  Czech Republic
|
| Playing career | 2012–present |
| Olympic medal record | ||
| World Championship | ||
|---|---|---|
| Bronze | 2022 Denmark | |
Viktorie Švejdová (born 24 June 2002) is a Czech ice hockey goaltender and member of the Czech national ice hockey team, currently playing in the Swedish Women's Hockey League (SDHL) with SDE Hockey.
Playing career[]
Švejdová's senior club career began in the Czech Women's 2. liga at age 10 with the women’s representative team of HC Bílí Tygři Liberec. In 2017, she began attending the ice hockey academy of Modo Hockey in Örnsköldsvik, Sweden.[1] In Sweden, she had the opportunity to play alongside other elite junior players and with senior league teams, taking on the role of starting goaltender for Modo Hockey 2 in the Damettan, a position she retained for several seasons. She also dressed for games in the J18 Elit with Modo Hockey J18 and played in the J16 Elit with Modo Hockey U16.[2]
During the 2020–21 season and 2021–22 season, Švejdová has played predominantly in the SDHL, serving as Modo’s backup netminder behind Czech national team teammate Klára Peslarová.
She signed with SDE Hockey ahead of the 2022–23 SDHL season.[3]
International[]
Švejdová made her senior national team debut at the 2021 IIHF Women's World Championship.[4] As a junior player with the Czech national under-18 team, she participated in the IIHF Women's U18 World Championships in 2018 and 2019.[5]
References[]
- ↑ Voltr, Martin (2018-01-09). Švejdová si na severu plní sen. Švédsko je moje srdeční záležitost, přiznává (cs).
- ↑ Voltr, Martin (2019-08-23). Švejdová o Švédech: Trenéři mi sedí víc, v Česku máme až nepřirozený respekt (cs).
- ↑ SDE värvar – från konkurrenten (sv) (2022-05-28).
- ↑ IIHF Ice Hockey Women's World Championship – Player Statistics by Team: CZE - Czech Republic (PDF) (2021-08-29).
- ↑ (2019) IIHF Guide & Record Book 2020 (in en). Toronto: Moydart, 670. ISBN 9780986796470.
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
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