Michaela Hesová

Michaela Hesová
Hesová at the 2020 Winter Youth Olympics
Born (2005-11-02) 2 November 2005
Prague, Czech Republic
Height 1.69 m (5 ft 7 in)
Position Goaltender
Catches Left
ECAC team Dartmouth Big Green
National team  Czech Republic
Playing career 2024–present
Medal record
World Championship
2023 Canada

Michaela Hesová (born 2 November 2005) is a Czech ice hockey goaltender. As member of the Czech national team since 2022, she won bronze at the 2023 IIHF Women's World Championship and participated in the women's ice hockey tournament at the 2026 Winter Olympics.

Playing career

Hesová began playing with the Bishop Kearney Selects girls' ice hockey program in 2021. During her first season with the program, she played with the Selects under-16 team in the USHS of USA Hockey. In the 2022–23 season, she joined the Selects under-19 team in USA Hockey's 19U AAA league and competed in the 2023–24 19U Nationals with the team.[1]

Hesová joined the Dartmouth Big Green women's ice hockey program in the ECAC Hockey conference of the NCAA Division I ahead of the 2024–25 season.

International play

In January 2026, Hesová was named to the national team roster for the 2026 Winter Olympics,[2] becoming the first Dartmouth College women's hockey athlete to compete at the Winter Olympics since Laura Stacey.[3]

Personal life

Hesová was born on 2 November 2005 in Prague, Czech Republic.[4]

She attended Bishop Kearney High School in Irondequoit, New York.[1] A student at Dartmouth College since 2024, she is a member of Sigma Delta sorority and the senior student council.[4][5]

References

  1. ^ a b Wolcott, Bill (9 February 2026). "All 8 Kearney grads could make women's hockey quarterfinals at Olympics". Democrat and Chronicle. Rochester, New York. Retrieved 9 February 2026.
  2. ^ Barrett, Marissa (6 February 2026). "Dartmouth student Michaela Hesova competes for Czechia at Winter Olympics". WMUR-TV. Manchester, New Hampshire. Retrieved 9 February 2026.
  3. ^ Medikondla, Sahithi (6 February 2026). "From Thompson Arena to Milan-Cortina: Michaela Hesová '28 brings Big Green hockey back to Olympic stage". The Dartmouth. Retrieved 9 February 2026.
  4. ^ a b "2025–26 Women's Ice Hockey Roster". Dartmouth College Athletics. Retrieved 11 February 2026.
  5. ^ Becque, Fran (4 February 2026). "Fraternity and Sorority Members Competing in the 2026 Winter Olympics". Fraternity History & More. Hanover, New Hampshire. Retrieved 9 February 2026.
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