Lucie Povová (born September 16, 1992) is a Czech

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player who won a gold medal with the Czech Republic at the 2011 IIHF Division II Worlds. She was part of the Czech team that competed at the 2013 IIHF Women's World Championship in Ottawa.

Playing career

Povová participated in ice hockey for four years at Wyoming Seminary in Pennsylvania. In addition, she was a goaltender on the Wyoming Seminary soccer team for four years, including two as captain. She is also part of her Czech National Team since the age of 15.

Czech Republic

On January 8, 2008, Povová scored in an 11-2 loss to Canada at the

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. Povová was member of the Czech women's national team that won the gold medal at the 2011 IIHF Division II World Championships in Caen, France. She was fourth in scoring with two goals and three assists. Two of her teammates on the Czech Republic gold medal winning team also attended Wyoming Seminary in Pennsylvania. Alena Polenska and Nikola Tomigova, were both former graduates of the school. All three Wyoming Seminary graduates played on the same line, and were called the American line. Povová competed with the Czech Republic at the 2013 IIHF Women's World Championship. It had marked the first time that the Czech Republic competed at the Women's Worlds.

NCAA

Povová played NCAA hockey with the

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, scoring 7 goals and 12 assists in 33 games during her first season in 2011–12. She amassed 98 matches over four seasons, finishing in 2015.

Awards and honors

*2010 IIHF Under 18 Women's Worlds Player of the Game (Czech Republic vs. USA)

Career stats

Czech Republic

Awards and honors

*Hockey East Co-Rookie of the Week (Week of October 24, 2011) *

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All-Star Team

Personal

In the summer, Povová teaches hockey at the Czech International Hockey School.

References

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Povova, Lucie 1992 births Living people Czech ice hockey forwards Northeastern Huskies women's ice hockey players People from Kadaň Czech expatriate ice hockey players in the United States Ice hockey people from the Ústí nad Labem Region