Viktorie Švejdová

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.

Viktorie Švejdová
Born (2002-06-24) 24 June 2002
Liberec, Czech Republic
Height 168 cm (5 ft 6 in)
Weight 65 kg (143 lb; 10 st 3 lb)
Position Goaltender
Catches Left
SDHL team
Former teams		 SDE Hockey
MoDo Hockey
HC Bílí Tygři Liberec
National team  Czech Republic
Playing career 2012–present
Medal record
World Championship
Bronze medal – third place2022 Denmark

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
  1. Voltr, Martin (9 January 2018). "Švejdová si na severu plní sen. Švédsko je moje srdeční záležitost, přiznává". Hokej.cz (in Czech). Retrieved 4 January 2022.
  2. Voltr, Martin (23 August 2019). "Švejdová o Švédech: Trenéři mi sedí víc, v Česku máme až nepřirozený respekt". Hokej.cz (in Czech). Retrieved 4 January 2022.
  3. Jansson, Martin (28 May 2022). "SDE värvar – från konkurrenten". HockeySverige (in Swedish). Retrieved 31 July 2022.
  4. "IIHF Ice Hockey Women's World Championship – Player Statistics by Team: CZE - Czech Republic" (PDF). International Ice Hockey Federation. 29 August 2021. Retrieved 2 January 2022.
  5. Podnieks, Andrew; Nordmark, Birger, eds. (2019). IIHF Guide & Record Book 2020. Toronto: Moydart. p. 670. ISBN 9780986796470.
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