Lenka Čurmová
| Lenka Čurmová | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Born |
April 8, 1997 Michalovce, Slovakia | ||
| Height | 173 cm (5 ft 8 in) | ||
| Position | Defender | ||
| Shoots | Left | ||
| NWHL team | Buffalo Beauts | ||
| Played for |
SKP Bratislava ZHK Sarisanka Presov | ||
| National team |
 Slovakia | ||
| Playing career | 2009–present | ||
Lenka Čurmová is a Slovakian ice hockey defender, currently playing for the Buffalo Beauts in the NWHL and serving as the captain of the Slovakian national team. Along with Iveta Klimášová, she was one of the first two Slovakian players to play in the NWHL.[1]
Career
From 2009 to 2014, she played for ZHK Sarisanka Presov in Slovakia, before transferring to SKP Bratislava, where she would play until moving to North America in 2019 to play with the Buffalo Beauts in the NWHL.[2]
In October 2019, Čurmová became the first Slovakian player in NWHL history to score a goal, and later that week would become the first Slovakian player to named NWHL Player of the Week.[3] She was named to Team Packer for the 2020 NWHL All-Star Game.[4] In May 2020, she re-signed with the team for the 2020-21 season.[5][6]
International
Čurmová made her first appearance for the senior Slovakian national team at 15, playing all 5 games in the 2013 IIHF Women's World Championships Division I. She has continued to appear internationally for the senior team, including the qualification games for the 2018 Winter Olympics, and being named team captain in 2018.
Career statistics
| Regular season | Playoffs | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Season | Team | League | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | ||
| 2014-15 | SKP Bratislava | EWHL | 19 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 12 | - | - | - | - | - | ||
| 2015-16 | SKP Bratislava | EWHL | 13 | 1 | 5 | 6 | 2 | - | - | - | - | - | ||
| 2016-17 | SKP Bratislava | EWHL | 11 | 0 | 7 | 7 | 8 | - | - | - | - | - | ||
| 2017-18 | SKP Bratislava | EWHL | 13 | 0 | 6 | 6 | 8 | - | - | - | - | - | ||
| 2019-20 | Buffalo Beauts | NWHL | 23 | 3 | 8 | 11 | 28 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| NWHL totals | 23 | 3 | 8 | 11 | 28 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||
External links
- Biographical information and career statistics from Eliteprospects.com
References
- ^ "Beauts duo enjoying journey from Slovakia to Buffalo". WKBW. 2020-03-03. Retrieved 2020-07-14.
- ^ "Američan nevidí prekážky. A nevie, že Chára je Slovák". Pravda.sk (in Slovak). 2020-05-29. Retrieved 2020-07-14.
- ^ "Buffalo Beauts D Lenka Čurmová Is Making History". The Hockey Writers. 2019-10-11. Retrieved 2020-07-14.
- ^ Strollo, Leighann (2020-02-07). "2020 NWHL All-Star Weekend Preview". The Ice Garden. Retrieved 2020-07-14.
- ^ "Buffalo Beauts: Lenka Čurmová and Cassidy MacPherson Re-Signed". The Hockey Writers. 2020-05-28. Retrieved 2020-07-14.
- ^ "V zámorí sa z nej stala vítaná posila: Buffalo ju nechce pustiť, na stole má novú zmluvu". Športky.sk (in Slovak). Retrieved 2020-07-14.
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