Samantha Kolowratová

Samantha Ahn Kolowratová, also known as Samantha "Sammy" Kolowrat (born 12 July 1996) is a Czech ice hockey player and member of the Czech national team, currently playing with Brynäs IF Dam of the Swedish Women's Hockey League (SDHL).[1][2]

Samantha Kolowratová
Born (1996-07-12) 12 July 1996
Prague, Czech Republic
Height 1.70 m (5 ft 7 in)
Weight 71 kg (157 lb; 11 st 3 lb)
Position Defence
Shoots Right
SDHL team
Former teams		 Brynäs IF
Metropolitan Riveters
Vermont Catamounts
HC Slavia Praha
National team  Czech Republic
Playing career 2011–present

Playing career

Across 141 NCAA games with the Vermont Catamounts women's ice hockey program, she scored 28 points and served as the team's captain in her final season. She was named to the Hockey East All-Academic Team in 2016 and 2017.[3]

After spending a year away from hockey completing her master's degree, she signed with the Metropolitan Riveters ahead of the 2020–21 NWHL season.[4]

International

Kolowratová has represented the Czech Republic at the IIHF Women's World Championships in 2013, 2016, 2017, 2019, 2021, and at the Division I Group A tournament in 2015.[5][6][7] She also participated in three qualifiers for the Winter Olympic Games, including the qualification tournament for the women's ice hockey tournament at the 2022 Winter Olympics, at which the Czech Republic qualified for the first time in team history.[8]

As a junior player with the Czech national under-18 team, she participated in the IIHF Women's U18 World Championships in 2012, 2013, and 2014.[7]

Personal life

Kolowratová has a bachelor's degree in biological science and a master's degree in pharmacology from the University of Vermont.[9] She is a descendant of the Kolowrat-Krakowsky Bohemian aristocratic family.

References
  1. "2019 IIHF Ice Hockey Women's World Championship – Team Roster: CZE - Czech Republic" (PDF). International Ice Hockey Federation. 3 April 2019. Retrieved 3 January 2022.
  2. Merk, Martin (11 August 2021). "250 players arrive in Calgary". International Ice Hockey Federation. Retrieved 15 August 2021.
  3. "2018-19 Women's Ice Hockey Roster: 4 Sammy Kolowrat". University of Vermont Athletics. Retrieved 15 August 2021.
  4. "Sammy Kolowrat, Czech Republic National Team and UVM Defender, Joins the Riveters". OurSports Central. 27 May 2020. Retrieved 15 August 2021.
  5. "2015 IIHF Ice Hockey Women's World Championship Div I Group A – Player Statistics by Team: CZE - Czech Republic" (PDF). International Ice Hockey Federation. 18 April 2015. Retrieved 3 January 2022.
  6. 2016 World Championship roster
  7. Podnieks, Andrew; Nordmark, Birger, eds. (2019). IIHF Guide & Record Book 2020. Toronto: Moydart. p. 652. ISBN 9780986796470.
  8. O'Brien, Derek (14 November 2021). "Czech women off to Beijing". International Ice Hockey Federation. Retrieved 3 January 2022.
  9. Klisivitch, Armand (26 June 2020). "Green Mountain Gals: Sammy Kolowrat". The Puck Authority. Retrieved 15 August 2021.


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