Monika Kvaková
| Monika Kvaková | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Born |
December 15, 1988 Žiar nad Hronom, Czechoslovakia | ||
| Height | 5 ft 5 in (165 cm) | ||
| Weight | 134 lb (61 kg; 9 st 8 lb) | ||
| Position | Goaltender | ||
| team | Slovan Bratislava | ||
| National team |
 Slovakia | ||
| Playing career | 2009–present | ||
Monika Kvakova (born December 15, 1988, in Žiar nad Hronom, Slovakia), is a Slovak female goaltender. Kvakova participated in the 2010 Vancouver Winter Games for Slovakia.[1]
Playing career
[edit]She was part of the Slovakian roster that defeated Bulgaria by an 82–0 score in September 2008 in the Olympic Pre-Qualification tournament in Latvia. In the win, she accumulated 11 points.[2] Kavkova logged all sixty minutes of the game as she earned the shutout. Of note, the Bulgarian team was unable to record one shot on net.
In 2009, she was part of the roster at the 2009 IIHF World Women’s Championship Division I, which was played in Graz, Austria. She was part of the Slovak team that qualified for the top division of the 2011 World Women's Championships.
Kvakova played one game for Slovakia at the 2011 IIHF 12 Nations Tournament on August 27. Versus Canada, she allowed a hat trick from Vicki Bendus as Canada outshot Slovakia 73-8.[3]
Vancouver Winter Games
[edit]She was part of the first Slovakian women's ice hockey team that competed in the Winter Olympic games. She was the backup to Zuzana Tomcikova in the 2010 Olympics. It was the first time that Slovakia competed in women's ice hockey outside of Europe.[4] She did not log any minutes in the Olympic tournament as Slovakia finished in eighth place.[5]
Career stats
[edit]Winter Olympics
[edit]| Year | GP | Mins | W | L | T | GAA |
| 2010 Vancouver Olympics | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 |
IIHF
[edit]| Year | Event | GP | Mins | W | L | T | GAA | Sv % |
| 2011 | IIHF 12 Nations Tournament | 1 | 60 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 11.00 | .849 |
References
[edit]- ^ "Monika Kvakova - Video, News, Photos | NBC Olympics". I.nbcolympics.com. 1988-12-15. Archived from the original on 2012-04-05. Retrieved 2013-01-03.
- ^ "Pre-Olympic Qualification Tournament, Women : Game Summary" (PDF). IIHF. Retrieved 2022-06-07.
- ^ "Game Summary". Hockeycanada.ca. 2011-08-27. Retrieved 2013-01-03.
- ^ "Slovak with a Canadian accent". IIHF. Archived from the original on 2013-01-04. Retrieved 2013-01-03.
- ^ "Iveta Karafiátová Bio, Stats, and Results | Olympics at". Sports-reference.com. Archived from the original on 2020-04-18. Retrieved 2013-01-03.
- ^ "Player Profile: KVAKOVA Monika". IIHF. 1988-12-15. Retrieved 2013-01-03.
- ^ "Individual Profile". Hockeycanada.ca. 1988-12-15. Retrieved 2013-01-03.
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- 1988 births
- Living people
- Sportspeople from Žiar nad Hronom
- Ice hockey people from the Banská Bystrica Region
- Ice hockey players at the 2010 Winter Olympics
- Olympic ice hockey players for Slovakia
- Slovak women's ice hockey goaltenders
- Winter World University Games medalists in ice hockey
- FISU World University Games bronze medalists for Slovakia
- Competitors at the 2011 Winter Universiade
- Slovak ice hockey biography stubs