Janka Hlinka

Janka Hlinka is an Slovakian-American ice hockey forward, currently playing for the Connecticut Whale of the Premier Hockey Federation (PHF).[1] Hlinka played college ice hockey at Middlebury College, where she won three New England Small College Athletic Conference championships.

Janka Hlinka
Born Stratford, Connecticut
Height 5 ft 7 in (170 cm)
PHF team Connecticut Whale

Career

Hlinka played in Europe over the last three years. During the 2018-19 campaign, she suited up for SKP Bratislava, posting 12 goals and 11 assists in 21 games. She spent the last two seasons with Skellefteå AIK, in Sweden's Division I league, where she led the team in scoring both years. She had 25 points (14G, 11A) in 21 games over the span. Hlinka also played for Slovakia's national team, competing in the 2019 IIHF Division 1A World Championship, tallying two goals in five contests. As a Panther, Hlinka recorded 20 goals and 45 assists for a total of 65 points in 113 career games. She and Fluke were Panther teammates for one season.[2]

Hlinka played in 16 regular season games for the Connecticut Whale, and two playoff games including the Whale's first appearance in the Isobel Cup.

Career statistics
Regular season PHF Playoffs
Season Team League GP G A Pts GP G A Pts
2014-15 Middlebury Panthers NESCAC 23 4 12 16
2015-16 Middlebury Panthers NESCAC 30 4 8 12
2016-17 Middlebury Panthers NESCAC 27 8 12 20
2017-18 Middlebury Panthers NESCAC 28 4 12 16
2018-19 SKP Bratislava Slovakia 21 12 11 23
2019–21 Skellefteå AIK Sweden 21 14 11 25
2021–22 Connecticut Whale PHF 16 1 1 2 2 0 0 0
NCAA Totals 108 20 44 64 2 0 0 0
European Totals 42 26 22 48
PHF Totals 16 1 1 2
Career Totals 166 47 67 114

References
  1. "Janka Hlinka joins Whale for 2021-22 season". whale.premierhockeyfederation.com. Retrieved 2022-04-12.
  2. "Janka Hlinka '18 and Emily Fluke '15 Sign with Connecticut Whale". Middlebury College. Retrieved 2022-03-29.


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