Czechia national team standout Denisa Krizova signed a two-year contract with PWHL Minnesota.
Czechia national team standout Denisa Krizova signed a two-year contract with PWHL Minnesota.
Czechia's leading scorer from the recent World Championships Denisa Krizova signed a two-year contract with PWHL Minnesota.
Krizova was drafted 48th overall by Minnesota at the 2023 PWHL Draft after scoring five points in seven games at the World Championships leading Czechia to a bronze medal.
Last season, Krizova was named a PHF Foundation Award winner while playing for the Minnesota Whitecaps. She scored nine points in 24 games for the Whitecaps in her second stint in the league after recording 14 points in 16 games in 2019 for the Boston Pride.
Between those years, Krizova spent three seasons in the SDHL with Brynas totally 128 points in 106 games. At the NCAA level, Krizova starred for Northeastern where she also scored more than a point per game across four seasons.
The past two seasons Krizova has also served as an assistant coach at Hamline University, the same program head coach Natalie Darwitz previously worked with.