Iveta Karafiátová
| Iveta Karafiátová | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Born |
May 14, 1988 Bratislava, Czechoslovakia | ||
| Height | 5 ft 8 in (173 cm) | ||
| Weight | 146 lb (66 kg; 10 st 6 lb) | ||
| Position | Defense | ||
| Sweden team | Linköpings HC | ||
| National team |
 Slovakia | ||
| Playing career | 2009–present | ||
Iveta Karafiatova (born 14 May 1988 in Bratislava, Czechoslovakia), is a Slovak female ice hockey forward. Karafiatova participated in the 2010 Vancouver Winter Games for Slovakia.[1]
Playing career
Karafiatova, along with fellow Slovakian national team members Zuzana Tomcikova, and Martina Velickova played on boys' teams until Slovak league rules stated they could not play after they attained age 16. All three continued their careers by playing hockey in Saskatchewan for head coach Barrett Kropf at Caronport High School in 2004.[2] Karafiatova, Tomcikova, and Velickova played for the Caronport Lady Cougars but Karafiatova and Tomcikova also played on the boys team.
She was part of the Slovak roster that defeated Bulgaria by an 82-0 score in September 2008 in the Olympic Pre-Qualification tournament in Latvia. In the win, she accumulated 11 points.[3]
In 2009, she competed in the International Ice Hockey Federation (IIHF) World Women’s Championship Division I, in Graz, Austria. She was part of the Slovak team that qualified for the top division of the 2011 World Women's Championships.
Vancouver Winter Games
She played for the Slovakia women's team in the 2010 Olympics, the country's first appearance in women's ice hockey outside Europe.[4] Of note, she was the captain of the Slovak national team at the 2010 Vancouver Winter Games. Her first Olympic women's ice hockey game was 13 February 2010 against Canada. Slovakia lost the game by an 18-0 mark and she was penalized for roughing in the first period.[5] She did not register any points in the Olympic tournament as Slovakia finished in eighth place.[6]
Career stats
Winter Olympics
| Year | GP | Goals | Assists | Points | PIM | +/- |
| 2010 Vancouver Olympics | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
Awards and honors
- Best Defender, 2009 IIHF World Women’s Championship Division I[7]
- Best players of each team selection (as voted by coaches), 2011 IIHF Women's World Championship
Personal
Karafiatova attended university in Linkopings, Sweden, where she played defense on the varsity hockey team.
References
- ↑ "Iveta Karafiatova". NBC. 2010. Retrieved 2014-09-18.
- ↑ "What's Happening at CHS" (PDF). Briercrest Magazine. 1. Summer 2010. Retrieved 2014-09-18.
- ↑ "Pre-Olympic Qualification Tournament, WOMEN: Round Robin Game 7 - Game Summary" (PDF). IIHF. 6 September 2008. Retrieved 2014-09-18.
- ↑ Merk, Martin (11 February 2010). "Slovak with a Canadian accent". IIHF. Retrieved 2014-09-18.
- ↑ "Slovakia 0, Canada 18". ESPN. 13 February 2010. Retrieved 2014-09-18.
- ↑ "Iveta Karafiátová". sports-reference.com. Retrieved 2014-09-18.
- ↑ "Slovakian Women Promoted". IIHF. 11 April 2009. Retrieved 2014-09-18.