Alena Polenská

Alena Polenská
Born (1990-06-09) June 9, 1990
Kutná Hora, Czechoslovakia
Height 5 ft 9 in (175 cm)
Weight 155 lb (70 kg; 11 st 1 lb)
Position Forward
Shoots Left
ECAC team
Russian Champ. team
Brown (2009 – 2013)
Dinamo Saint Petersburg
(since 2013)
National team  Czech Republic
Playing career 2009present
Alena Polenská
Medal record
Women's ice hockey
Competitor for  Czech Republic
IIHF U18 Women's World
2008 Germany 2008 Tournament

Alena Polenska (born June 9, 1990 in Kutná Hora, Czechoslovakia) is a women's ice hockey player that competes for the Brown Bears of the ECAC. In addition, Polenska is the captain of the Czech Republic women's national ice hockey team. She was part of the first Czech team that made their debut at the IIHF Women's World Championships. Their first appearance came at the 2013 IIHF Women's Worlds.

Playing career

She won a bronze medal for the Czech Republic at the 2008 IIHF World Women's U18 Championship. In the bronze medal game, Polenska scored two goals.[1] At the 2008 Roller Hockey World Championships, she won a gold medal. It marked the first time that a European team had won the event. On August 12, 2010, she was named captain of the Czech Republic Olympic Development Team.[2]

NCAA

Polenska joined the Brown Bears in the autumn of 2009 and appeared in 28 games during her freshman campaign. Her five goals tied for first on the squad.[3] Her 96 shots on goal led all Bears skaters. On January 31, 2010 versus Yale, she registered two assists. In an exhibition game versus the Etobicoke Dolphins on October 17, 2010, Polenska scored two goals in a 5-2 victory.[4]

Championship of Russia

Since the summer of 2013 Alena Polenská is player of Russian Women's Hockey Club Dinamo Saint Petersburg.[5]

Career stats

Czech Republic

YearEventGPGAPtsPIMPPGSHGGWG
2008IIHF U18 Worlds 56 28 0 400

[6]

NCAA

YearGPGAPtsPIMPPGSHGGWG
2009-1028 5 5 1012 0 00
2010-1126 10 7 17 16 2 00
2011-1223 7 8 15 12 3 01
2012-1322 9 10 19 161 01

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Awards and honors

Personal

She had her Czech Republic jersey on display at the Hockey Hall of Fame in Toronto.[9]

References

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