Zuzana Tomčíková (born 23 April 1988) is a Slovak retired

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and

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, currently working as a sports specialist with the

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. She was a member of the Slovak women's national ice hockey team from age 12 to 26, and represented Slovakia in the

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and at several

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. As a member of the Slovak women's national ball hockey team, she won silver medals at the

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and

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, bronze in 2015, and placed fourth in

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. Tomčíková's ice hockey club career was played with

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of the

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(EWHL),

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of the Swedish

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, the

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of the

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, HC Tornado of the

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, and HC Petržalka of the Slovak Women's Extraliga, in addition to a season played in the men's European University Hockey League (EUHL) with the Paneuropa Kings of

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Playing career

During some of her teen years, Tomčíková attended Caronport High School, a private

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, Canada. As a

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, she won the Regina League Championship (regional), the Provincial Championship, and the Western Shield with the Caronport women's ice hockey team. She also played with the boys Tier II team in the South Central Minor Hockey League (SCMHL).

Bemidji State

Tomčíková was playing in the top women's league in Sweden, the Riksserien (renamed SDHL in 2015) before joining the Bemidji State Beavers in 2008. She inherited the starting goaltender position at Bemidji State from Emily Brookshaw, who had set career marks in almost every major goaltending category as a Beaver. As a

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, she was named to the All-

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Second Team and All-WCHA Rookie Team. She played 1805:08 minutes and recorded a .917

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and a 3.09

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, becoming the second Beaver to eclipse the single-season quadruple-save plateau, with 1,025 saves. She tied the school record with three shutouts and became the first player in conference history to be named WCHA Defensive Player of the Week on three straight occasions (10 December, 17 December and 7 January). At season's end, she became the first Beaver to earn All-WCHA Second Team honors. On 28 January 2012, the Wisconsin Badgers hosted a record crowd of 12,402 attended the Kohl Center as Wisconsin swept the Bemidji State Beavers. Tomčíková made 32 saves in front of the record breaking crowd, while her Badgers rival,

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, earned her sixth shutout of the season. After her senior season, she was a member of the four-year class with the most wins in Beaver history, which included with fellow seniors Kimberly Lieder, Alana McElhinney, Montana Vichorek, Marlee Wheelhouse and Lauren Williams.

International play

Tomčíková made her first appearance with the senior Slovak national team at the 2003 Women's Ice Hockey World Championships – Division II, where the 15 year old earned a .958 save percentage and 1.20 goals against average across three games played. Tomčíková was in net as Canada defeated Slovakia at the

by an 18–0 mark. She was upset after the match, as she had never allowed so many goals in her career. Tomčíková faced a career-high 67 shots in the game against Canada. In a statement, she said she was really happy her team didn't quit on her and the team was cheering her on after every single goal. Tomčíková represented Slovakia in the ice hockey tournament at the 2011 Winter Universiade, earning a bronze medal as she made 26 saves in a 3–1 victory over the

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. Tomčíková represented Slovakia at the

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. She was named Slovakia's Player of the Game for two games in the tournament, against the

and

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. Slovakia's coaches selected her as one of the team's Top Three players for the tournament. Tomčíková played in all five of Slovakia's games during the tournament, facing 250 shots in total, making 237 saves. She finished with a

of 0.948, and a

of 2.56. She had one win, and one shutout. She was named the tournament's Most Valuable Player, and her play was largely responsible for keeping Slovakia in the top division of women's IIHF play.

Ice hockey career statistics

Regular season and playoffs

Sources: US College Hockey Online, Elite Prospects

International

Awards and honors

NCAA

*2008–09 All-WCHA Second Team *WCHA Defensive Player of the Week (Week of 12 October 2009) *WCHA Defensive Player of the Week (Week of 9 November 2009) *WCHA Co-Defensive Player of the Week (Week of 20 January 2010) *2010

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nominee *2010 Co-WCHA Player of the Year *2010 WCHA All-Academic Team *WCHA Defensive Player of the Week (Week of 5 October 2010) *WCHA Defensive Player of the Week (Week of 4 October 2011) *2011 All-WCHA Second Team *2011–12 CCM/ACHC Hockey Women's Division I All-American, Second Team *2011–12 Bemidji State Female Student-Athlete of the Year

International ice hockey

Media All-Star team *

Most Valuable Player

International ball hockey

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All-Star Team *

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Best Goaltender

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Tomčíková, Zuzana 1988 births Living people Slovak women's ice hockey goaltenders Sportspeople from Zvolen Linköping HC (women) players Bemidji State Beavers women's ice hockey players HC Slovan Bratislava players Ice hockey players at the 2010 Winter Olympics Olympic ice hockey players for Slovakia Universiade medalists in ice hockey Universiade bronze medalists for Slovakia Competitors at the 2011 Winter Universiade Slovak expatriate ice hockey players in the United States Slovak expatriate ice hockey players in Canada HC Tornado players European Women's Hockey League players Slovak expatriate ice hockey players in Sweden Slovak expatriate ice hockey players in Russia