The Czech Women’s Hockey Report is an independent English-language platform dedicated to covering Czech women’s hockey with depth, context, and purpose. Founded by Hockey player, coach, and writer Preston Huntington, ČWHR was built to spotlight one of the most compelling stories in the global women’s game: the rise of Czechia as a serious force in women’s hockey. Through original reporting, player interviews, analysis, and event coverage, the project focuses on the athletes, teams, and cultural storylines driving that rise from the Czech national program to the PWHL, European leagues, and NCAA hockey.

Preston brings together two long-standing passions: hockey and Czechia. A lifelong hockey player and coach, he currently serves as Director of Goaltending Development for the Loudoun Knights AA program in Virginia. At the same time, he has spent nearly two decades studying Czech history, culture, and politics, including graduate work in international relations focused on Czech topics. ČWHR grew naturally from that intersection.

The project began after attending the 2024 IIHF Women’s World Championship and experiencing firsthand the energy, pride, and significance surrounding the Czech national team. That trip crystallized an idea: Czech women’s hockey (European women’s hockey as a whole) deserved more sustained, high-quality English-language coverage. What started as a passion project quickly became something more.

Today, ČWHR has grown into a credible independent voice in the space, featuring interviews with players, original feature writing, regular coverage of Czech players abroad, and media presence at PWHL and IIHF events. While independent in scale, the project is guided by a professional standard and a clear mission: to tell the story of women’s hockey with seriousness, respect, and enthusiasm..

Women’s hockey is growing. Czech women’s hockey is rising with it. ČWHR exists to help tell that story well.