COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo.  – Fifth-year forward Kristýna Kaltounková was voted as a top-10 finalist for the prestigious Patty Kazmaier Memorial Award, USA Hockey announced Thursday afternoon. She is the first-ever finalist to hail from Czechia and the third Raider in program history to recieve the honor. 

The first team All-ECAC selection is first among active NCAA Division I skaters with 111 career goals, the only current student-athlete to pass the 100 tally mark. Kaltounková ranks second in career points among active skaters with 233, and sits just outside the top 10 for points scored this season (48). She is also fourth in the nation this year averaging 0.76 goals per game.

Kaltounková holds numerous program bests at Colgate, including most goals in program history (111), most game-winning goals (19) and most power-play goals (37). She currently trails Danielle Serdachny '23, a 2023-24 Patty Kazmaier top-10 finalist, by just six for the all-time career points record entering the final weekend of ECAC Hockey competition.

Kaltounková will continue her pursuit of the all-time points record while also looking for four more scores to break the record for most goals in a season (30), set by Jessie Eldridge '19 in 2019. 

The No. 5 Colgate Raiders take on No. 7 St. Lawrence in the ECAC Hockey semifinals this Friday at 6 p.m. in Lynah Rink. With a win, they would advance to their fifth-consecutive ECAC Championship game to be played at 3 p.m. in Ithaca, N.Y.
 

ABOUT THE PATTY KAZMAIER MEMORIAL AWARD 

An award of The USA Hockey Foundation, the Patty Kazmaier Memorial Award is annually presented to the top player in NCAA Division I women's ice hockey. Selection criteria includes outstanding individual and team skills, sportsmanship, performance in the clutch, personal character, competitiveness and a love of hockey. Consideration is also given to academic achievement and civic involvement. For a full list of previous honorees, click HERE. 

The top-three finalists are expected to be announced on Wednesday, March 12, with the winner being revealed on March 22 as the highlight of Saturday at the NCAA Women's Frozen Four in Minneapolis.

Continue reading for a bulleted list of Kristýna Kaltounková's rankings in the current NCAA and Colgate women's hockey record books: 

• Season statistics and achievements: 
  • 1st among active NCAA skaters in career goals scored (111)
    • Only active student-athlete with 100+ goals scored
  • 2nd among active NCAA skaters in career points (233)
  • 3rd in the ECAC and 11th in the country for points scored this season (48)
  • 4th in the NCAA and 3rd in the ECAC averaging 0.76 goals per game
  • Tied for 5th most game-winning goals in the NCAA (6)
  • ECAC Forward of the Week (11/5/24, 11/19/24)
• Colgate program records:
  • Most goals in program history (111)
  • Most career game-winning goals in program history (19)
  • Most career power-play goals in program history (37)
  • Most power-play goals in a season (11, 2023-24)
  • 2nd most goals in a season (28, 2021-22)
  • 2nd most points in program history (233)
    • Seven away from breaking program record