Alena Mills

Alena Mills (born 9 June 1990) is a Czech ice hockey player and captain of the Czech national ice hockey team, signed with Brynäs IF Dam of the Swedish Women's Hockey League (SDHL). She was part of the first Czech team that made their top-level IIHF World Women's Championship debut at the 2013 tournament as well as captain of the first Czech team to earn a medal at Women's Worlds in 2022.
==Playing career==
She won a bronze medal for the Czech Republic at the 2008 IIHF World Women's U18 Championship. In the bronze medal game, Mills scored two goals. At the 2008 Roller Hockey World Championships, she won a gold medal. It marked the first time that a European team had won the event. On August 12, 2010, she was named captain of the Czech Republic Olympic Development Team.
===NCAA===
Mills joined the Brown Bears in the autumn of 2009 and appeared in 28 games during her freshman campaign. Her five goals tied for first on the squad and her 96 shots on goal led all Bears skaters.http://www.brownbears.com/sports/w-hockey/2010-11/bios/polenska%20alena00 On January 31, 2010, versus Yale, she registered two assists. In an exhibition game versus the Etobicoke Dolphins on October 17, 2010, Mills scored two goals in a 5–2 victory.
===Russia===
Mills played in Russia from 2014 to 2022. Her first season was played in the Russian Women's Hockey League (RWHL) with Dinamo Saint Petersburg and she then remained with the club as the RWHL was replaced by the Zhenskaya Hockey League for the 2015–16 season. After four seasons with Dinamo, she signed with Agidel Ufa in 2018. With Agidel, Mills won the 2019 Russian Championship and was selected to the ZhHL All-Star Game in 2019 and 2020. Following that season, she signed with the KRS Vanke Rays
=== International ===
Mills has been a stalwart member of the Czech National team for nearly two decades. She has been captain since 2010 and led the team through promotion to the Top Division as well as their first medal win. She also served as flag bearer for the Czechs during the 2022 Winter Olympics. 
== Personal life ==
Mills' Czech Republic jersey from the 2008 IIHF Women's U18 World Championship was displayed at the Hockey Hall of Fame in Toronto.
In June 2018, she married American expat Thomas Mills, who she met while playing in Saint Petersburg. Thomas Mills grew up in Hoonah and Juneau, Alaska and, , teaches in Russia while his wife is traveling playing hockey.
==Career statistics==
=== Regular season and playoffs ===
  	  	  	 	Regular season	Regular season	Regular season	Regular season	Regular season	 	Playoffs	Playoffs	Playoffs	Playoffs	Playoffs
Season 	Team 	League 	 	GP 	G 	A 	Pts 	PIM 	 	GP 	G 	A 	Pts 	PIM
2009–10 	Brown Bears 	NCAA 	 	28 	5 	5 	10 	12 	 	– 	– 	– 	– 	–
2010–11 	Brown Bears 	NCAA 	 	26 	10 	7 	17 	12 	 	– 	– 	– 	– 	–
2011–12 	Brown Bears 	NCAA 	 	23 	7 	8 	15 	12 	 	– 	– 	– 	– 	–
2012–13 	Brown Bears 	NCAA 	 	22 	9 	10 	19 	16 	 	– 	– 	– 	– 	–
2014–15 	Dinamo St. Petersburg	RWHL 	 	32 	22 	21 	43 	18 	 	– 	– 	– 	– 	–
2015–16 	Dinamo St. Petersburg	ZhHL 	 	24 	20 	16 	36 	10 	 	– 	– 	– 	– 	–
2016–17 	Dinamo St. Petersburg	ZhHL 	 	36 	13 	16 	36 	10 	 	– 	– 	– 	– 	–
2017–18 	Dinamo St. Petersburg	ZhHL 	 	24 	5 	11 	16 	10 	 	2 	0 	0 	0 	0
2018–19 	Agidel Ufa 	ZhHL 	 	32 	22 	14 	36 	14 	 	6 	0 	1 	1 	2
2019–20 	Agidel Ufa 	ZhHL 	 	28 	12 	17 	29 	12 	 	5 	2 	3 	5 	6
2020–21 	KRS Vanke Rays 	ZhHL 	 	28 	9 	13 	22 	34 	 	5 	5 	1 	6 	6
2021–22 	HPK 	Naisten Liiga	 	6 	3 	0 	3 	0 	 	– 	– 	– 	– 	–
NCAA totals 	NCAA totals 	NCAA totals 	 	99 	31 	30 	61 	52 	 	– 	– 	– 	– 	–
Russia totals	Russia totals 	Russia totals	 	204 	103 	108 	211 	136 	 	18 	7 	5 	12 	14
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
===International===
Year	Team 	Event 	Result	 	GP	G	A	Pts	PIM
2004	Czech Republic 	 	 	 	2 	0	0	0 	2
2005	Czech Republic 	WW D1 	3rd 	 	5 	0	2	2 	4
2008	Czech Republic U18	WW18 	 	 	5 	6	3	9 	0
2008	Czech Republic 	WW D1 	3rd 	 	5 	1	4	5 	8
2008	Czech Republic 	 	 	 	3 	4	1	5 	0
2009	Czech Republic 	WW D1 	5th 	 	5 	2	4	6 	2
2011	Czech Republic 	WW D2 	1st 	 	4 	1	6	7 	0
2012	Czech Republic 	WW D1A	1st 	 	5 	3	2	5 	2
2013	Czech Republic 	 	 	 	3 	1	0	1 	2
2013	Czech Republic 	WW 	8th 	 	5 	1	1	2 	6
2014	Czech Republic 	WW D1A	1st 	 	5 	4	3	7 	4
2014	Czech Republic 	 	 	 	3 	1	0	1 	2
2015	Czech Republic 	WW D1A	1st 	 	5 	4	3	7 	0
2016	Czech Republic 	WW 	6th 	 	5 	3	2	5 	0
2017	Czech Republic 	 	 	 	3 	0	1	1 	0
2017	Czech Republic 	WW 	8th 	 	6 	0	1	1 	4
2019	Czech Republic 	WW 	6th 	 	5 	2	3	5 	2
2021	Czech Republic 	WW 	7th 	 	6 	5	2	7 	4
2021	Czech Republic 	 	 	 	3 	3	1	4 	2
2022	Czech Republic 	WW 	 	 	7 	1	2	3 	2
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
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==Awards and honors==
*Most Valuable Player for the Czech Republic, 2008 U18 World Championship
*Most Valuable Player, Princeton Tiger Lilies, 2009
==References==
==External links==
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Category:Brown Bears women's ice hockey players
Category:Czech women's ice hockey forwards
Category:HPK Kiekkonaiset players
Category:Ice hockey players at the 2022 Winter Olympics
Category:Olympic ice hockey players of the Czech Republic
Category:Shenzhen KRS Vanke Rays players
Category:Brynäs IF Dam players