Kateřina Mrázová (ice hockey)

Katerina Mrazova (born 19 October 1992) is a Czech women's ice hockey player for Brynäs IF.[1] During the 2012–13 CWHL season, she competed for the Boston Blades and became the first European player to win the Clarkson Cup.[2]

Kateřina Mrázová
Born (1992-10-19) 19 October 1992
Prague, Czechoslovakia
Height 1.63 m (5 ft 4 in)
Weight 64 kg (141 lb; 10 st 1 lb)
Position Forward
Shoots Left
SDHL team
Former teams		 Brynäs IF
Connecticut Whale
Boston Blades
Minnesota–Duluth Bulldogs
National team  Czech Republic
Playing career 2008–present

Playing career

Her first season in the CWHL was in 2012–13. She would play for head coach Digit Murphy on the Boston Blades and was used as a defensive forward. She would help the club obtain their first regular season title in league history. At the 2013 Clarkson Cup, Mrazova would help the Blades claim the trophy. In addition, she would become the first European to win the coveted trophy. After that season, she left the CWHL to play for the University of Minnesota-Duluth for four years.

On the 11th of July 2018, Mrázová returned to professional hockey, and signed a contract with the NWHL's Connecticut Whale.[3] She would only play one year in the NWHL, putting up 12 points in 15 games, before returning to Europe to sign with Brynäs of the SDHL.

International

Mrazova competed with the Czech Republic at the 2013 IIHF Women’s World Championships. The tournament marked the first time that the Czech Republic competed at that level. Although the Czechs lost to Sweden in the relegation round, Mrazova accumulated 2 points on 2 assists during the tournament.

Career statistics

CWHL
YearGPGAPTSPIM
2012–13211124

IIHF
YearEventGPGAPTSPIM
Czech Republic2013 IIHF Women’s Worlds50220

References
  1. 2019 IIHF Women's World Championship roster
  2. "Boston Blades making Beantown proud with historic Clarkson Cup victory | Canadian Women's Hockey League – Pointstreak Sites". cwhl.ca. Archived from the original on 31 January 2016. Retrieved 4 January 2016.
  3. Press Release (11 July 2018). "Whale Sign Czech Republic National Team and U. of Minnesota Duluth Forward Katerina Mrázová". NWHL. Retrieved 9 August 2018.


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