Dominika Lásková (born 20 December 1996) is a Czech professional

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player for the Montréal Victoire of the

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(PWHL) and a member of the

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. She played

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at Merrimack. She played with the women's representative team of

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in the Czech Women's Extraliga during 2011 to 2016.

Playing career

Lásková was a member of the

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in 2023, winning the

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as champions of the

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(PHF). On September 18, 2023, Lásková was selected in the 4th round, 19th overall by

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in the 2023 PWHL Draft. She was the first Czech player to be affiliated with a PWHL team, as well as the first player drafted who played the previous season in the PHF.

International play

Lásková represented the

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at the

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2012 2012 was designated as: *International Year of Cooperatives *International Year of Sustainable Energy for All Events January *January 4 – The Cicada 3301 internet hunt begins. * January 12 – Peaceful protests begin in the R ...

2013 2013 was the first year since 1987 to contain four unique digits (a span of 26 years). 2013 was designated as: *International Year of Water Cooperation *International Year of Quinoa Events January * January 5 – 2013 Craig, Alask ...

, and

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, winning a bronze medal at the 2014 tournament. She first appeared with the Czech senior national team at the final qualification for the women's ice hockey tournament at the

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. She has since appeared with the national team at the

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, the

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and Top Division Playoff, and the

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and

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* * Living people 1996 births Czech expatriate ice hockey players in Canada Czech expatriate ice hockey players in the United States Czech women's ice hockey defencemen Ice hockey people from Prague Ice hockey players at the 2022 Winter Olympics Isobel Cup champions Merrimack Warriors women's ice hockey players Olympic ice hockey players for the Czech Republic Toronto Six players Montreal Victoire players {{CzechRepublic-icehockey-bio-1990s-stub