Kristýna Kaltounková
Czech ice hockey player (born 2002)
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Kristýna Kaltounková (born 14 April 2002) is a Czech professional ice hockey player for the New York Sirens of the Professional Women's Hockey League and a member of the Czech Republic women's national ice hockey team. She was drafted first overall by the Sirens in the 2025 PWHL Draft. She played college ice hockey at Colgate.
| Kristýna Kaltounková | ||||||||||||||
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Kaltounková with the New York Sirens in 2026 | ||||||||||||||
| Born |
14 April 2002 Vlašim, Czech Republic | |||||||||||||
| Height | 5 ft 9 in (175 cm) | |||||||||||||
| Weight | 165 lb (75 kg; 11 st 11 lb) | |||||||||||||
| Position | Forward | |||||||||||||
| Shoots | Left | |||||||||||||
| PWHL team | New York Sirens | |||||||||||||
| National team |
 Czech Republic | |||||||||||||
| Playing career | 2020–present | |||||||||||||
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Medal record
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Playing career
College
Kaltounková began her collegiate 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 Yale, 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.[1]
During the 2022–23 season, in her junior year, she recorded 24 goals and 33 assists in 39 games.[1] 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 Cornell, she scored two goals to become Colgate's all-time leading goal scorer, surpassing the previous record of 77 goals held by Heather Murphy.[2]
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.[3] On 23 November 2024, in a game against Quinnipiac, she scored two goals and became the first player in program history to reach 100 career goals.[4] Following the season she was named to the All-ECAC first team, and a CCM/AHCA First-Team All-American.[5] She was also named a top-ten finalist for the Patty Kazmaier Award, becoming the first nominee ever from Czechia.[6] 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).[7]
Professional
On 24 June 2025, Kaltounková was drafted first overall by the New York Sirens in the 2025 PWHL Draft.[8] On 8 September 2025, she signed a three-year contract with the Sirens.[9]
International play
Kaltounková represented the Czech Republic at the IIHF U18 Women's World Championship in 2017, 2018, 2019 and 2020, where she recorded 19 points in 20 games. Her 19 points are the most by a Czech player at the U18 World Championship.[1]
On 31 March 2025, she was selected to represent Czechia at the 2025 IIHF Women's World Championship 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.[10][11] She was subsequently named to the All-Star team.[12]
Career statistics
Regular season and playoffs
| Regular season | Playoffs | |||||||||||||
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| Season | Team | League | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | ||
| 2020–21 | Colgate University | ECAC | 21 | 6 | 12 | 18 | 16 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2021–22 | Colgate University | ECAC | 38 | 28 | 25 | 53 | 44 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2022–23 | Colgate University | ECAC | 39 | 24 | 33 | 57 | 61 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2023–24 | Colgate University | ECAC | 36 | 27 | 30 | 57 | 40 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2024–25 | Colgate University | ECAC | 37 | 26 | 22 | 48 | 57 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| NCAA totals | 171 | 111 | 122 | 233 | 218 | — | — | — | — | — | ||||
International
Awards and honors
| Honors | Year | |
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| IIHF World Women's Championship Media All-Star Team | 2025 | [12] |
