Iveta Karafiátová


Iveta Frühauf, née Karafiátová is a Slovak retired ice hockey forward. She played with the Slovak national team at nine IIHF World Women's Championships across the top division, Division 1, and Division 2, and in the women's ice hockey tournament at the 2010 Vancouver Winter Games.

Playing career

Along with fellow Slovak national team members Zuzana Tomčíková and Martina Veličková, Frühauf played on boys' teams until Slovak league rules prevented her from continuing after turning 16. All three continued their careers by playing hockey in Saskatchewan for head coach Barrett Kropf at Caronport High School in 2004. Frühauf, Tomčíková, and Veličková played for the Caronport Lady Cougars but Frühauf and Tomčíková also played on the boys team.

International play

She was part of the Slovak roster that defeated Bulgaria by an 82-0 score in September 2008 in the Olympic Pre-Qualification tournament in Latvia. In the win, she accumulated 11 points.
In 2009, she competed in the International Ice Hockey Federation World Women’s Championship Division I, in Graz, Austria. She was part of the Slovak team that qualified for the top division of the 2011 World Women's Championships.

Vancouver Winter Games

She played for the Slovakia women's team in the 2010 Olympics, the country's first appearance in women's ice hockey outside Europe. Of note, she was the captain of the Slovak national team at the 2010 Vancouver Winter Games. Her first Olympic women's ice hockey game was 13 February 2010 against Canada. Slovakia lost the game by an 18-0 mark and she was penalized for roughing in the first period. She did not register any points in the Olympic tournament as Slovakia finished in eighth place.

Career stats

Winter Olympics

Awards and honors

Frühauf attended university in Linkopings, Sweden, while playing with Linkoping HC Dam.