User:Spitzmauskc/sandbox/Alexandra Huszák

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Spitzmauskc/sandbox/Alexandra Huszák
Huszák (front) representing Hungary at the 2017 World Championship D1A
Born (1995-06-18) 18 June 1995 (age 28)
Budapest, Hungary
Height 173 cm (5 ft 8 in)
Weight 62 kg (137 lb; 9 st 11 lb)
Position Centre
Shoots Left
SDHL team
Former teams		 Leksands IF
National team  Hungary
Playing career 2011–present

Alexandra "Szasza" Huszák (born 18 June 1995) is a Hungarian ice hockey player and member of the Hungarian national team, currently playing in the Swedish Women's Hockey League (SDHL) with Leksands IF Dam. She is the Hungarian national team's all-time leading goal scorer.

Playing career[edit]

Huszák began playing in the youth ice hockey department of Újpesti TE (UTE) around age eight. She debuted in the Jégkorong női OB I bajnokság (lit. 'Ice hockey women's National Championship 1 championship', shortened to Női OB I bajnokság or OB I), the elite national championship league in Hungary, with UTE-Marilyn Budapest (UTE's representative women's team) in 2007–08. She played five games in her first season, ranking second on the team for scoring at age 12.

In the following season, she played on both UTE-Marilyn and Marilyn II, the newly created UTE under-18 (U18) women's team, both of which competed in the Női OB I bajnokság. She was the league's leading scorer in the 2008–09 season, notching a combined total of 110 points between the two teams, won the 2009 Hungarian Championship with UTE-Marilyn, and was named the 2009 Hungarian Women's Ice Hockey Player of the Year.[1][2] In 2009–10, she again topped the league scoring chart and captured the 2010 Hungarian Championship with UTE-Marilyn.[3]

She joined the junior department of the Budapest Stars (Budapesti Sztárok SE) in 2010, however, the club did not yet have a women's team and she played the Női OB I bajnokság season on loan with the representative women's team of MTK Budapest. With MTK, she won the 2011 Hungarian Championship and ranked second in the league for scoring, with 61 points (two points behind teammate Alexandra Rónai), while her 41 goals led all players.[4]

The Budapest Stars made their Női OB I bajnokság debut in 2011 and Huszák led the team to a Hungarian Championship victory in their inaugural season, once again topping the league in scoring.[5] The Stars also participated in the first round of the 2011–12 IIHF European Women's Champions Cup, where Huszák scored 6 of the team’s 9 goals in the tournament, including a hat-trick against the EHV Sabres. During the 2011–12 season, three players from the Budapest Stars women's team – Fanni Gasparics, Jekatyerina Maszlova, and Huszák – also played with the Budapest Stars U18 team in the U18 Bajnokság, the premier Hungarian men's under-18 league. Across thirteen games with the Budapest Stars U18, Huszák scored 4 goals and an assist.

Ahead of the 2012–13 season, she switched both her junior and women’s team clubs, moving to the junior ice hockey department of Vasas SC to join Újpesti-Vasas U18 B, one of Vasas' two teams playing in the U18 Bajnokság. On the Újpesti-Vasas U18 B roster, Huszák was joined by fellow Hungarian women's national team players Fanni Gasparics, Zsófia Jókai Szilágyi, and Franciska Kiss-Simon, the only other women on a team that also featured future Hungarian men's national team players Rajmund Bukor and Martin Sági, and future Serbian men's national team players Uroš Bjelogrlić and Andrej Zwick. In the 2012–13 U18 Bajnokság season, she played eleven games and tallied 6 points (3+3).

On the women’s side, Huszák joined the women's team of KMH Budapest and played five games of the 2012–13 season in the Elite Women's Hockey League (EWHL), scoring 5 goals and an assist. She also played with the women’s team of Vasas HC in the 2013 Női OB I bajnokság playoffs, posting 4 goals in the championship finals as Vasas HC swept Marilyn Budapest to claim the Hungarian Championship title.[6]

Russia[edit]

In August 2013, Huszák, Fanni Gasparics, and Franciska Kiss-Simon signed professional contracts in the Russian Women's Hockey League (RWHL) with Fakel Chelyabinsk, where they would play alongside experienced Olympians, including Yekaterina Ananina, Yekaterina Lebedeva, Alexandra Vafina, and Lyubov Vafina.[7][8] Huszák was a revelation in her rookie season, leading the team and ranking eighth of all skaters in the league for scoring, with 41 goals and 31 assists in forty games. Following the 2013–14 season, the team was acquired by Traktor Chelyabinsk and renamed Belye Medveditsy. The change sparked the departure of many of the team’s top Russian players but Huszák was undaunted and continued to post impressive statistics in her sophomore RWHL season; her 24 goals and 38 points in 32 games ranked tenth in the league and second on the team, behind Gasparics, in the 2014–15 RWHL season.

Major changes impacted women's ice hockey in Russia ahead of the 2015–16 season, as Belye Medveditsy folded and a new league, the Zhenskaya Hockey League, was created through the collaboration of the Ice Hockey Federation of Russia and Kontinental Hockey League and replaced the RWHL. Gasparics, Huszák, and Kiss-Simon were forced to sign with new teams and the three players, who had all played together for four or more seasons, went in three different directions. Gasparics signed with Agidel Ufa and, while both Huszák and Kiss-Simon began the season with SKIF Nizhny Novgorod,[9] Huszák played only two games with the club before signing with Arktik-Universitet Ukhta.[10] In her two-game stint with SKIF, she notched a goal and 2 assists.

With Arktik-Universitet, Huszák centred the top line alongside Karina Verkhovtseva and teenage phenom Fanuza Kadirova. Unable to rival the star-studed lineups of several other ZhHL teams, the team struggled throughout the 2015–16 and 2016–17 seasons, twice finishing in sixth place. Despite the relatively poor performance of the team overall, Arktik-Universitet's top line was an offensive powerhouse and both Huszák and Kadirova ranked among the top-ten scorers in the league during both seasons.[11]

EWHL[edit]

Huszák returned to Hungary and rejoined both the Hungarian national team and KMH Budapest in 2017.[12] Her return to the EWHL was an immediate success – she led all KMH players and ranked fourth in the league for points at the end of the season, after amassing 21 goals and 33 points in fourteen games, and was named to the 2017–18 EWHL All-Star Team. KMH Budapest capped the season with an EWHL Super Cup victory and earned bronze medals in the 2018 EWHL Championship, becoming the first Hungarian team to win the Super Cup or medal in the EWHL.

Both Gasparics and Kiss-Simon left their ZhHL teams and signed with KMH Budapest for the 2017–18 season and their arrival heralded the start of a golden age for KMH. With Gasparics and Huszák the team would go on to win With the addition of Gasparics to the first line, Huszák adapted

  • EWHL
    • EWHL Champion: 2018–19,[13] 2018–19,[14] 2019–20, 2020–21, 2021–22[15]
    • EWHL All-Star Team: 2017–18, 2018–19,[16] 2021–22
    • Top Point Scorer: 2021–22
    • Top Goal Scorer: 2020–21, 2021–22

International play[edit]

  • scored Hungary's only goal against Czechia[20]
  • wrist injury requiring a surgery in February 2023, was thought unable to play at 2023 WW[21]

Personal life[edit]

Huszák was born 18 June 1995 in Budapest, Hungary.

Career statistics[edit]

Regular season and playoffs[edit]

    Regular season   Playoffs
Season Team League GP G A Pts PIM GP G A Pts PIM
2011-12 Budapest Stars U18 U18 Bajnokság 13 4 1 5 0 – – – – –
2012-13 Újpesti/Vasas B U18 U18 Bajnokság 11 3 3 6 2 – – – – –
2013-14 KMH Budapest EWHL 5 5 1 6 4 – – – – –
2013-14 Fakel Chelyabinsk RWHL 40 41 31 72 58 – – – – –
2014-15 Belye Medveditsy RWHL 32 24 14 38 52 – – – – –
2015-16 SKIF Nizhny Novgorod ZhHL 2 1 2 3 2 – – – – –
2015-16 Arktik-Universitet Ukhta ZhHL 20 16 11 27 22 – – – – –
2016-17 Arktik-Universitet Ukhta ZhHL 31 19 20 39 40 – – – – –
2017-18 KMH Budapest EWHL 14 21 12 33 43 2 1 1 2 8
2018-19 KMH Budapest EWHL 13 16 18 34 30 2 3 0 3 6
2019-20 KMH Budapest EWHL 12 27 17 44 22 2 2 0 2 2
2020-21 KMH Budapest EWHL 13 18 12 30 18 2 0 1 1 10
2021-22 KMH Budapest EWHL 15 27 19 46 20 4 5 6 11 4
2022-23 HK Budapest EWHL 8 7 8 15 8 2 0 0 0 0
U18 Bajnokság totals 24 7 4 11 2 – – – – –
RWHL/ZhHL totals 125 101 78 179 174 – – – – –
EWHL totals 80 121 87 208 145 14 11 8 19 30

International[edit]

Year Team Event Result   GP G A Pts PIM
2012 Hungary U18 WW18 D1Q Q 3 9 4 13 4
2012 Hungary U18 WW18 D1 1st 5 7 3 10 10
2012 Hungary WW D2A 2nd 5 8 2 10 2
2013 Hungary U18 WW18 6th 5 2 2 4 6
2013 Hungary OGQ DNQ 3 4 2 6 12
2013 Hungary WW D2A 1st 5 11 1 12 16
2017 Hungary WW D1A 5th 5 1 0 1 4
2018 Hungary WW D1A 3rd 5 6 2 8 4
2019 Hungary WW D1A 1st 5 2 1 3 4
2022 Hungary OGQ DNQ 3 2 3 5 2
2022 Hungary WW 8th 6 2 2 4 6
Junior totals 13 18 9 27 20
Senior totals 31 30 8 38 36

Awards and honors[edit]

Award Year
International
U18 World Championship D1 Best Forward 2012
World Championship D2A Best Forward 2012, 2013
World Championship D2A Top Player on Team 2012
U18 World Championship Top-3 Player on Team 2013
EWHL
EWHL All-Star Team 2017–18,[22] 2018–19,[14] 2019–20,[23]
EWHL Bronze Medal 2018
EWHL Champion 2019, 2020, 2021, 2022, 2023
Most Assists, Regular Season 2018–19
Top Goal Scorer, Playoffs 2019, 2020, 2022
Top Goal Scorer, Regular Season 2020–21, 2021–22
Top Point Scorer, Playoffs 2021–22
Hungary
OB I Champion 2009, 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013
OB I Top Point Scorer 2008–09, 2009–10, 2011–12
MJSZ Women's Player of the Year 2009, 2012, 2013, 2019[24]
MJSZ Forward of the Year 2020[25]

References[edit]

  1. ^ Biller, Philippe. "Championnat de Hongrie de hockey sur glace féminin 2008/09". HockeyArchives.info (in French). Retrieved 31 March 2023.
  2. ^ Gabay, Balázs (15 January 2023). "A magyar női hoki első csírája Újpesten növekedett ki". Büntető (in Hungarian). Retrieved 31 March 2023.
  3. ^ Biller, Philippe. "Championnat de Hongrie de hockey sur glace féminin 2009/10". HockeyArchives.info (in French). Retrieved 31 March 2023.
  4. ^ Biller, Philippe. "Championnat de Hongrie de hockey sur glace féminin 2010/11". HockeyArchives.info (in French). Retrieved 31 March 2023.
  5. ^ Biller, Philippe. "Championnat de Hongrie de hockey sur glace féminin 2011/12". HockeyArchives.info (in French). Retrieved 31 March 2023.
  6. ^ Biller, Philippe. "Championnat de Hongrie de hockey sur glace féminin 2012/13". HockeyArchives.info (in French). Retrieved 31 March 2023.
  7. ^ "Gasparics Fanni, Huszák Alexandra és Kiss-Simon Franciska első oroszországi meccsén letette a névjegyét". UtánpótlásSport (in Hungarian). 17 August 2013. Archived from the original on 7 October 2013. Retrieved 31 March 2023.
  8. ^ "Oroszországba szerződött három magyar női jégkorongozó". HVG (in Hungarian). MTI. 15 August 2013. Retrieved 31 March 2023.
  9. ^ "Huszák és Kiss-Simon a SZKIF-ben". Jégkorongblog. 30 August 2015. Archived from the original on 20 June 2017. Retrieved 31 March 2023.
  10. ^ Kovács, István (20 October 2015). "Huszák Alexandra elhagyta a SZKIF-et". Jégkorongblog (in Hungarian). Retrieved 31 March 2023.
  11. ^ "Russia (W) - 2015-2016 – 2015-2016 Regular Season Player Stats". Elite Prospects. Retrieved 31 March 2023.
  12. ^ "Huszák Alexandra hazatér". Jégkorongblog (in Hungarian). 7 August 2017. Retrieved 1 April 2023.
  13. ^ Dajka, Balázs (17 April 2019). ""Ez a legnehezebb, mosolyogni, ahelyett, hogy visszaütnék"". 24.hu (in Hungarian). Retrieved 16 May 2022.
  14. ^ a b "EWHL Champion 2018-19: KMH Budapest". European Women's Hockey League. 24 February 2019. Retrieved 31 March 2023.
  15. ^ "EWHL League Champion 2021-22: KMH Budapest". Frauen-Eishockey.com. 3 April 2022. Retrieved 14 May 2022.
  16. ^ Marangoni, Marco (26 February 2019). "Le Eagles Bolzano salgono sul terzo gradino del podio in Ewhl". Alto Adige (in Italian). Retrieved 1 April 2023.
  17. ^ Kovács, István (18 June 2013). "#18 Huszák Alexandra". Jégkorongblog (in Hungarian). Retrieved 16 May 2022.
  18. ^ "Világbajnok a női válogatott". Utanpótlássport (in Hungarian). 14 April 2013. Retrieved 31 March 2023.
  19. ^ "Huszák Alexandra sérülés miatt nem játszik Kanadában". Magyar Jégkorong Szövetség (in Hungarian). 11 August 2021. Retrieved 16 May 2022.
  20. ^ "Kikapott Csehországtól, lemarad az olimpiáról a magyar női jégkorong-válogatott". M4 Sport (in Hungarian). MTI. 14 November 2021. Retrieved 1 April 2023.
  21. ^ Kaposi, Dávid (15 February 2023). "Én leszek a válogatott legnagyobb szurkolója". Jégkorongblog (in Hungarian). Retrieved 31 March 2023.
  22. ^ "Sechster Titel für Sabres Wien". Austrian Ice Hockey Association (in German). 2018. Archived from the original on 23 January 2019. Retrieved 31 March 2023.
  23. ^ "EWHL Champion 2019-20: KMH Budapest". EWHL - European Women's Hockey League (in German). 3 March 2020. Retrieved 31 March 2023.
  24. ^ "Huszák Alexandra és Galló Vilmos 2019 legjobbja". Hungarian Ice Hockey Federation (in Hungarian). 18 December 2019. Retrieved 1 April 2023.
  25. ^ "Németh Anikó, Odnoga Lotti, Huszák Alexandra". Jégkorongblog (in Hungarian). 2 June 2020. Retrieved 1 April 2023.

External links[edit]

  • Biographical information and career statistics from
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