Petra Herzigová

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
Born (1986-01-29) 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
Women's ball hockey
Representing  Czech Republic
World Championship
Gold medal – first place2017 Pardubice
Silver medal – second place2022 Canada
Bronze medal – third place2019 Košice
Bronze medal – third place2011 Bratislava

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
  1. "Petra Herzigová (SHM HK Avir Praha), útočník". Českomoravský svaz hokejbalu (in Czech). Retrieved 29 August 2021.
  2. "Nominace vedení a hráček reprezentace ČR 16 ženy na Try-out" (PDF). Czech Ice Hockey Association. 19 August 2019. Retrieved 29 August 2021.
  3. Holišová, Romana (28 April 2012). "Herzigová: Začínala jsem ve 12 letech a do hokeje se úplně zbláznila". Znojemský deník (in Czech). Retrieved 29 August 2021.
  4. 2016 World Championship roster
  5. Podnieks, Andrew; Nordmark, Birger, eds. (2019). IIHF Guide & Record Book 2020. Toronto: Moydart. p. 648. ISBN 9780986796470.
  6. "Mistrovství světa v hokejbalu - Pardubice » Tým a zápasy » Ženy » Soupisky". pardubice2017.cz (in Czech). Retrieved 30 August 2021.
  7. "2019 Ball Hockey World Championship » Teams and games » Women » Rosters". kosice2019.com. Retrieved 30 August 2021.
  8. Ambrozek, Vladimír (24 June 2011). "Kapustová najužitočnejšou hráčkou hokejbalových MS žien". sport.noviny.sk (in Slovak). Retrieved 29 August 2021.
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