Denisa Křížová

[1] Křížová became the first player born in the Czech Republic to be drafted into the National Women's Hockey League (NWHL; renamed PHF in 2021) when the Connecticut Whale selected her with the thirteenth pick overall in the 2017 NWHL Draft.

[3][4] After only one year with the Pride, she returned to Europe to play with Brynäs IF Dam in the Swedish Women's Hockey League (SDHL).

During the playoffs she recorded two goals in ten games, and helped Minnesota win the inaugural Walter Cup.

[10] As a junior player with the Czech national under-18 team, Křížová participated in IIHF U18 Women's World Championships in 2010, 2011 and 2012.

[14][15][16][17][18] She was named Best Forward of the tournament in 2017 and was selected to the All Star team in 2019 after leading all players in scoring.