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Kristýna Kaltounková (born 14 April 2002) is a Czech
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player for Colgate and a member of the
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. She was drafted first overall by the
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in the
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Playing career

Kaltounková began her
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career for Colgate during the 2020–21 season. During her freshman year, she recorded 28 goals and 12 assists in 21 games, and was named to the ECAC Hockey All-Rookie Team. During the 2021–22 season, in her sophomore year, she recorded 28 goals and 25 assists in 38 games. On March 5, 2022, during the 2022 ECAC Championship game against
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, she scored the game-winning overtime goal to help Colgate earn the conference's automatic bid to the 2022 NCAA Division I women's ice hockey tournament. She was subsequently named the ECAC Hockey Tournament MVP. During the 2022–23 season, in her junior year, she recorded 24 goals and 33 assists in 39 games. During the 2023–24 season, in her senior year, she recorded 27 goals and 30 assists in 36 games. On 13 January 2024, in a game against
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, she scored two goals to become Colgate's all-time leading goal scorer, surpassing the previous record of 77 goals held by Heather Murphy. During the 2024–25 season, as a graduate student, she recorded 26 goals and 22 assists in 37 games. On 1 November 2024, in a game against RPI, she recorded her 200th career point, becoming the second player in program history to reach the milestone, following Danielle Serdachny. On 23 November 2024, in a game against
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, she scored two goals and became the first player in program history to reach 100 career goals. Following the season she was named to the All-ECAC first team, and a CCM/AHCA First-Team All-American. She was also named a top-ten finalist for the
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, becoming the first nominee ever from Czechia. She finished her collegiate career with program records for most goals (111), game-winning goals (19) and power-play goals (37), and ranks second in points (233). On 24 June 2025, Kaltounková was drafted first overall by the
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in the
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International play

Kaltounková represented the
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at the
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, where she recorded 19 points in 20 games. Her 19 points are the most by a Czech player at the U18 World Championship. On 31 March 2025, she was selected to represent Czechia at the
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where she made her senior national team debut. She tied for the team lead in scoring, and recorded four goals and two assists in seven games. She was subsequently named to the All-Star team.


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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Kaltounková, Kristýna 2002 births Living people Ball hockey players Czech women's ice hockey forwards Colgate Raiders women's ice hockey players Ice hockey people from the Central Bohemian Region People from Vlašim PWHL first overall draft picks 21st-century Czech sportswomen