Fanni Garát-Gasparics


Fanni Garát-Gasparics is a Hungarian professional ice hockey forward for Brynäs IF of the Swedish Women's Hockey League, and a member of Hungary women's national [ice hockey team].

Playing career

She was selected by the Minnesota Whitecaps in the 2021 NWHL International Draft on 25 July 2021. She joined the Metropolitan Riveters for the 2022-23 [PHF season|2022-23 season], and spent one season with them before the dissolution of the PHF. She went undrafted in the 2023 PWHL draft, but ended up signing with PWHL Ottawa for the 2023-24 season. She would play in 15 games for Ottawa before suffering an injury during their March 5 game against PWHL Minnesota and missing the remainder of the season.

International play

Garát-Gasparics represented Hungary at the 2012 [IIHF World Women's U18 Championship – Division I] and was a standout player on the team as they claimed gold in the tournament and gained promotion to the Top Division. Hungary, a newcomer to the IIHF World Women's [U18 Championship|World U18] stage, went undefeated in the tournament to produce what was long considered the greatest success in the history of Hungarian women's ice hockey. Garát-Gasparics ranked second in scoring of all players participating in the tournament, with 2 goals and 8 assists for 10 points, only trailing linemate Alexandra Huszák's 7 goals and 3 assists.
In January 2012, Garát-Gasparics also represented Hungary at the first ever Winter Youth Olympics, competing in the Ice hockey at the [2012 Winter Youth Olympics – Girls' individual skills challenge|individual skills challenge], where she came second and collected the silver medal.

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