Natálie Mlýnková

Natálie Mlýnková
Mlýnková with the Montreal Victoire in 2025
Born (2001-05-24) 24 May 2001
Zlín, Czech Republic
Height 1.61 m (5 ft 3 in)
Weight 63 kg (139 lb; 9 st 13 lb)
Position Forward
Shoots Left
PWHL team
Former teams		 PWHL San Jose
HTI Stars
HC Slavia Praha
Montreal Victoire
National team  Czech Republic
Playing career 2019–present
Medal record
World Championship
Bronze medal – third place2022 Denmark
Bronze medal – third place2023 Canada

Natálie Mlýnková (born 24 May 2001) is a Czech professional ice hockey player for PWHL San Jose of the Professional Women's Hockey League (PWHL), and a member of the Czech Republic women's national ice hockey team. She previously played for the Montreal Victoire of the PWHL. She played college ice hockey at Vermont and Minnesota.

Playing career

College

Mlýnková played college ice hockey for Vermont. During the 2023–24 season, she led Hockey East in points, and recorded 26 points on a league-best 15 goals and 11 assists in 27 conference games. Following the season she was awarded the 2024 Cammi Granato Award as Hockey East Player of the Year. She became the second Catamount player to lead Hockey East in points.[1]

She transferred to Minnesota for her graduate year for the 2024–25 season.[2]

Professional

On 24 June 2025, Mlýnková was drafted in the second round, 12th overall, by the Montreal Victoire in the 2025 PWHL Draft.[3] On 20 November 2025, she signed a one-year contract with the Victoire.[4] During the 2025–26 season, she recorded five goals and five assists in 30 regular season games and helped the Victoire win the Walter Cup in 2026.[5][6]

During the league's expansion to 12 teams ahead of the 2026–27 season, she signed a one-year contract with PWHL San Jose on 14 June 2026.[7]

International play

Mlýnková represented the Czech national under-18 team at the IIHF World Women's U18 Championship in 2017, 2018, and 2019, and won a silver medal with the Czech national under-16 team in the girls' ice hockey tournament at the 2016 Winter Youth Olympics.

She represented the Czech Republic at the IIHF World Women's Championship in 2019, 2021, 2022 and 2023.[8][9]

At the 2026 Winter Olympics, Mlynkova led Czechia in goals scored with three.[10] Of note, Mlynkova became the first Czech women's player to score three goals at an Olympic tournament.[11]

Career statistics

Regular season and playoffs

Note: GP = Games played; G = Goals; A = Assists; Pts = Points; PIM = Penalty minutes; 
Regular season Playoffs
SeasonTeamLeague GPGAPtsPIM GPGAPtsPIM
2020–21Vermont CatamountsHEA
 111458 —————
2021–22Vermont CatamountsHEA
 22710174 —————
2022–23Vermont CatamountsHEA
 362319428 —————
2023–24Vermont CatamountsHEA
 3517163316 —————
2024–25Minnesota Golden GophersWCHA
 3916183410 —————
2025–26Montreal VictoirePWHL
 3055106 90000
PWHL totals 3055106 90000

International

Note: GP = Games played; G = Goals; A = Assists; Pts = Points; PIM = Penalty minutes; 
Regular season
YearTeamEventResult GPGAPtsPIM
2017CzechiaU186th
 42132
2018CzechiaU186th
 50002
2019CzechiaU187th
 650510
2019CzechiaWC6th
 53034
2021CzechiaWC7th
 60112
2021CzechiaOGQQ
 31340
2022CzechiaOG7th
 51012
2022CzechiaWC3rd place, bronze medalist(s)
 76282
2023CzechiaWC3rd place, bronze medalist(s)
 72132
2024CzechiaWC4th
 74262
2025CzechiaWC4th
 74262
2026CzechiaOG5th
 53140
Junior totals 1571814
Senior totals 5224123616

Awards and honours

Honors Year
College
Hockey East Player of the Year 2024 [1]
PWHL
Walter Cup champion 2026 [12]

References

  1. 1 2 "Natálie Mlýnková Named Hockey East Player of the Year". hockeyeastonline.com. 6 March 2024. Retrieved 6 March 2024.
  2. ↑ "Gophers Add Pair of Transfers to Bolster 2024–25 Roster". University of Minnesota Athletics. Retrieved 25 June 2025.
  3. ↑ "Three Gophers Selected in 2025 PWHL Draft". gophersports.com. 24 June 2025. Retrieved 24 June 2025.
  4. ↑ "Montreal Victoire announce 2025-26 roster". thepwhl.com. 20 November 2025. Retrieved 20 November 2025.
  5. ↑ "Mlynkova, Montreal Victoire Capture 2026 Walter Cup". University of Minnesota Athletics. Retrieved 16 June 2026.
  6. ↑ Kennedy, Ian (14 June 2026). "Natalie Mlynkova Signs One-Year Deal With San Jose". The Hockey News. Retrieved 16 June 2026.
  7. ↑ "PWHL San Jose Signs Natálie Mlýnková to one-year contract". Professional Women's Hockey League. 14 June 2026. Retrieved 16 June 2026.
  8. ↑ "České reprezentantky odehrají v rámci přípravy na MS zápas se Slovenskem". Czech Ice Hockey Association (in Czech). 26 March 2019. Archived from the original on 30 March 2019. Retrieved 29 September 2021.
  9. ↑ "2019 IIHF Ice Hockey Women's World Championship – Team Roster: CZE – Czech Republic" (PDF). International Ice Hockey Federation. 3 April 2019. Retrieved 29 September 2021.
  10. ↑ Aykroyd, Lukas (13 February 2026). "Sweden blanks Czechia to advance". IIHF. Retrieved 14 February 2026.
  11. ↑ "Natalie Mlynkova becomes first Czech women's hockey player to score three goals at the Olympics". PWHL. 13 February 2026. Retrieved 14 February 2026.
  12. ↑ Wallace, Lisa (20 May 2026). "Abby Roque scores twice as Victoire blank Charge to become 1st Canadian PWHL champion". CBC Sports. Retrieved 20 May 2026.
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