Janka Hlinka

Janka Hlinka or Janka Hlinková (born 31 October 1995) is a Slovak-American ice hockey forward and member of the Slovak national team, currently playing in 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.

Janka Hlinka
Hlinka representing Slovakia at the 2022 IIHF World Championship Division 1A
Born (1995-10-31) 31 October 1995
Stratford, Connecticut, US
Height 5 ft 7 in (170 cm)
Position Forward
Shoots Left
PHF team
Former teams		 Connecticut Whale
Skellefteå AIK
ŠKP Bratislava U16
Middlebury Panthers
National team  Slovakia
Playing career 2014–present

Playing career

As a player with the Middlebury Panthers women's ice hockey program, 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 with the Connecticut Whale and two playoff games of the 2021–22 PHF season, 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
  1. Moed, Alexis (29 October 2021). "Janka Hlinka joins Whale for 2021-22 season". Connecticut Whale (Press release). Archived from the original on 30 October 2021. Retrieved 12 April 2022.
  2. "Janka Hlinka '18 and Emily Fluke '15 Sign with Connecticut Whale". Middlebury College Athletics (Press release). 22 December 2021. Archived from the original on 23 December 2021. Retrieved 29 March 2022.
  3. Merk, Martin (29 April 2022). "For Connecticut and Slovakia". International Ice Hockey Federation. Archived from the original on 31 July 2022. Retrieved 31 July 2022.
  4. "2019 IIHF Ice Hockey Women's World Championship Div I Group A – Player Statistics by Team: SVK - Slovakia". International Ice Hockey Federation. 7 April 2019. Archived from the original on 3 March 2023. Retrieved 31 July 2022.
  5. "Janka Hlinka: Career Statistics". US College Hockey Online. Archived from the original on 31 July 2022. Retrieved 31 July 2022.
This article is issued from Wikipedia. The text is licensed under Creative Commons - Attribution - Sharealike. Additional terms may apply for the media files.