Tereza Vanišová

Tereza Vanišová (Czech pronunciation: [tɛrɛza vaɲiʃovaː]; born 30 January 1996) is a Czech professional ice hockey player for the Ottawa Charge of the Professional Women's Hockey League (PWHL) and a member of the Czech Republic women's national ice hockey team.

Tereza Vanišová
Vanišová with PWHL Montreal in 2024
Born	(1996-01-30) 30 January 1996 (age 29) Strakonice, Czech Republic
Height	1.70 m (5 ft 7 in)
Weight	62 kg (137 lb; 9 st 11 lb)
Position	Forward
Shoots	Left
PWHL team Former teams	Ottawa Charge PWHL Montreal Toronto Six Boston Pride Leksands IF Maine Black Bears HC Slavia Praha HTI Stars
National team	Czech Republic
Playing career	2011–present
Medal record World Championship 2023 Canada

Playing career

College

Across 129 NCAA games played with the Maine Black Bears women's ice hockey program, Vanišová recorded 63 goals and 66 assists for 129 total points. She was named Hockey East Co-Rookie of the Year and the Czech Republic's Female Hockey Player of the Year in 2016–17. The next year she would be named a Hockey East All-Conference Second Team.^[1] As of 2021, Vanišová holds the Maine Black Bears women's ice hockey program's all-time career scoring record.^[2] She has been noted for her quick and creative playing style.^[3]

Professional

Vanišová won back-to-back Isobel Cup championships with the Boston Pride in 2021 and 2022. She was also a member of the Toronto Six's 2023 Isobel Cup championship team, making her one of only two players to be a three-time Isobel Cup champion.^[4]

Vanišová was drafted in the seventh round, 42nd overall, by PWHL Montreal in the 2023 PWHL Draft.^[5] She signed a two-year contract with the team in December 2023.^[6] She was traded to Ottawa on March 18, 2024, in exchange for defender Amanda Boulier.^[7]

Vanišová recorded her first PWHL career hat trick on February 13, 2025 in a 8-3 win against the Minnesota Frost.^[8] On February 20, 2025, Vanišová completed a Gordie Howe hat trick against the Boston Fleet: assisting on a goal in the third period, fighting Boston forward Jill Saulnier, and scoring a goal to tie the game with less than three seconds remaining in regulation. The fight was the first in the league's history, though she was only charged for roughing.^[9]

International play

With the Czech national under-18 team, she participated in the IIHF U18 Women's World Championships in 2012, 2013, and 2014.

She represented the Czech Republic at the IIHF World Women's Championship in 2013, 2016, 2017, 2019, 2021, 2023, and 2024.^[10][11]

Career statistics

Regular season and playoffs

				Regular season						Playoffs
Season	Team	League		GP	G	A	Pts	PIM		GP	G	A	Pts	PIM
2011–12	HC Slavia Praha	Czech Women's Extraliga		7	5	2	7	16		2	2	1	3	2
2011–12	HC Plzeň	Czech Women's Extraliga		2	4	3	7	29		—	—	—	—	—
2012–13	HC Slavia Praha	Czech Women's Extraliga		1	1	0	1	0		1	0	1	1	35
2013–14	HC Slavia Praha	Czech Women's Extraliga		4	2	5	7	4		2	0	2	2	0
2014–15	HC Slavia Praha	Czech Women's Extraliga		8	4	3	7	2		—	—	—	—	—
2015–16	HTI Stars	Can. High School		34	69	22	91	—		—	—	—	—
2016–17	Maine Black Bears	WHEA		28	16	12	28	54		—	—	—	—	—
2017–18	Maine Black Bears	WHEA		37	16	30	46	74		—	—	—	—	—
2018–19	Maine Black Bears	WHEA		31	17	7	24	59		—	—	—	—	—
2019–20	Maine Black Bears	WHEA		33	14	17	31	48		—	—	—	—	—
2020–21	Boston Pride	NWHL		7	0	2	2	10		2	1	2	3	15
2021–22	Leksands IF	SDHL		31	15	9	24	45		2	0	0	0	4
2021–22	Boston Pride	PHF		7	0	2	2	10		2	1	2	3	15
2022–23	Toronto Six	PHF		20	5	9	14	6		4	1	1	2	0
2023–24	PWHL Montreal	PWHL		17	2	8	10	16		—	—	—	—	—
2023–24	PWHL Ottawa	PWHL		6	0	2	2	21		—	—	—	—	—