Lara Stalder (born 15 May 1994) is a Swiss ice hockey centre and captain of the Swiss national ice hockey team. She plays in the SWHL B with EV Zug and serves as the team's captain. Her college ice hockey career was played with the Minnesota Duluth Bulldogs women's ice hockey team and she has previously played in the Swedish Women's Hockey League (SDHL) with Linköping HC and Brynäs IF.[1]

Lara Stalder
Born (1994-05-15) 15 May 1994 (age 30)
Lucerne, Switzerland
Height 1.67 m (5 ft 6 in)
Weight 63 kg (139 lb; 9 st 13 lb)
Position Centre
Shoots Right
SWHL B team
Former teams
EV Zug
National team   Switzerland
Playing career 2008–present
Medal record
Olympic Games
Bronze medal – third place 2014 Sochi Ice hockey

Playing career

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Across four seasons with Minnesota Duluth, Stalder put up 148 points in 134 games, leading the team in points in her final season, as well as being named WCHA Player of the Year and Student-Athlete of the Year, and being a top-three finalist for the Patty Kazmaier Award.[2] In 2016, she was drafted 20th overall by the Boston Pride of the National Women's Hockey League (NWHL).[3]

After missing most of the 2018–19 season due to a shoulder injury, Stalder left Linköping to sign with Brynäs.[4] In 2020, she was named SDHL Player of the Year after putting up 71 points in 36 games, being the first woman to win Guldhjälmen.[5] The 42 goals she would score that year is the second highest single-season total in SDHL history, and her 71 points the third highest single-season total in SDHL history.

International

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Stalder made her senior national team debut at the 2011 IIHF Women's World Championship. She has represented Switzerland at the Winter Olympics in 2014 and won the bronze medal after defeating Sweden in the bronze medal playoff. She would score 6 points in 6 games at the 2018 Winter Olympics, as Switzerland finished in 5th place.

Career statistics

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Club

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Regular season Playoffs
Season Team League GP G A Pts PIM GP G A Pts PIM
2007-08 SC Reinach Damen SWHL A 13 0 7 7 20 3 1 0 1 2
2008-09 KSC Küssnacht am Rigi Damen SWHL A 9 3 6 9 10 3 1 2 3 6
2009-10 SC Reinach Damen SWHL A 7 2 6 8 20 1 0 1 1 2
2010-11 SC Reinach Damen SWHL A 9 6 8 14 41 3 1 6 7 10
2011-12 SC Reinach Damen SWHL A 6 1 2 3 2 1 1 1 2 2
2012-13 ZSC Lions Frauen SWHL A 11 8 16 24 10 7 6 4 10 2
2013-14 Minnesota Duluth Bulldogs NCAA 28 4 18 22 39 - - - - -
2014-15 Minnesota Duluth Bulldogs NCAA 37 10 19 29 14 - - - - -
2015-16 Minnesota Duluth Bulldogs NCAA 34 17 24 41 29 - - - - -
2016-17 Minnesota Duluth Bulldogs NCAA 35 23 33 56 14 - - - - -
2017-18 Linköping HC SDHL 36 39 22 61 28 9 4 3 7 2
2018-19 Linköping HC SDHL 18 16 22 38 12 - - - - -
2019-20 Brynäs IF SDHL 36 42 29 71 41 5 4 4 8 2
2020-21 Brynäs IF SDHL 36 31 51 82 24 8 2 11 13 4
2021-22 Brynäs IF SDHL 33 34 55 89 12 8 6 8 14 2
2022-23 Brynäs IF SDHL 32 18 43 61 16 8 3 9 12 4
2023-24 EV Zug Damen SWHL B 17 63 66 129 6 7 28 28 56 4
2023-24 EV Zug Damen National Cup 5 9 14 23 0 - - - - -
SWHL A totals 55 20 45 65 103 18 10 14 24 24
NCAA totals 134 54 94 148 96 - - - - -
SDHL A totals 155 141 200 341 105 29 15 32 47 12

International

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Year Team Event   GP G A Pts PIM
2010 Switzerland U18 WJC18 D1 5 4 5 9 2
2011 Switzerland U18 WJC18 6 3 4 7 6
2011 Switzerland WC 5 0 2 2 10
2012 Switzerland WJC18 6 4 2 6 12
2014 Switzerland OG 5 1 1 2 6
2015 Switzerland WC 4 1 3 4 4
2016 Switzerland WC 5 3 5 8 12
2017 Switzerland WC 6 4 5 9 2
2018 Switzerland OG 6 3 3 6 4
2021 Switzerland WC 7 1 1 2 6
2022 Switzerland OG 7 5 4 9 2
2022 Switzerland WC 5 1 3 4 0
2023 Switzerland WC 7 4 7 11 35
2024 Switzerland WC 6 3 0 3 6
Junior totals 17 11 11 22 20
WC totals 45 17 26 43 75
OG totals 18 9 8 17 12

Honours and achievements

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SWHL-A

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  • 2012-2013 : Champion with ZSC Lions Frauen

NCAA

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  • WCHA Offensive Player of the Week (Week of 17 January 2017)
  • WCHA Offensive Player of the Week (Week of 24 January 2017)[6]
  • WCHA Offensive Player of the Week (Week of 31 January 2017)[7]
  • WCHA Offensive Player of the Month, January 2017[8]
  • Women's Hockey Commissioners' Association National Division I Player of the Month, January 2017[9]
  • 2016-2017 : First Team All-American[10]
  • 2016-2017 : Top Female Collegiate Player (Patty Kazmaier Award) Finalist (Top-3)

SDHL

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  • 2017-2018 : Most Goals (39)
  • 2017-2018 : Most PP Goals (8)
  • 2017-2018 : SM-silver Medal with Linköping HC
  • 2018-2019 : SM-silver Medal with Linköping HC
  • 2019-2020 : Forward of the Year[11]
  • 2019-2020 : Most Goals (42)
  • 2019-2020 : Most Points (71)
  • 2019-2020 : Most PP Goals (7)
  • 2019-2020 : Most SH Goals (5)
  • 2019-2020 : Most Valuable Player (Guldhjälmen)
  • 2020-2021 : Forward of the Year
  • 2020-2021 : Most Assists (51)
  • 2020-2021 : Most Goals (31)
  • 2020-2021 : Most Points (82)
  • 2020-2021 : Most Valuable Player
  • 2020-2021 : Most Assists Playoffs (11)
  • 2020-2021 : SM-silver Medal with Brynäs IF
  • 2021-2022 : Forward of the Year
  • 2021-2022 : Best Plus/Minus (+63)
  • 2021-2022 : Most Assists (55)
  • 2021-2022 : Most Goals (34)
  • 2021-2022 : Most Points (89)
  • 2021-2022 : SM-silver Medal with Brynäs IF
  • 2022-2023 : Most Assists (43)
  • 2022-2023 : Most Points (61)
  • 2022-2023 : Most Assists Playoffs (9)
  • 2022-2023 : SM-silver Medal with Brynäs IF

Swiss Women Cup

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  • 2023-2024 : Most Points (23 pts)

SwWHL-B

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  • 2023-2024 : Most Assists (66)
  • 2023-2024 : Most Goals (63)
  • 2023-2024 : Most Points (129)
  • 2023-2024 : Most Assists Playoffs (28)
  • 2023-2024 : Most Goals Playoffs (28)
  • 2023-2024 : Most Points Playoffs (56)
  • 2023-2024 : Champion with EV Zug Damen

WC U18

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  • 2010 : Best Defenseman in Division D1
  • 2010 : Best Plus/minus in Division D1 (+18)
  • 2010 : Most Assists by Defenseman in Division D1 (5)
  • 2010 : Most Points by Defenseman in Division D1 (9)
  • 2010 : Gold Medal in Division D1
  • 2011 : Most Points by Defenseman (7)
  • 2011 : Top 3 Player on Team
  • 2012 : Most Points by Defenseman (6)
  • 2016 : Most Assists (5)
  • 2016 : Most Penalized Player (12)
  • 2021 : Top 3 Player on Team
  • 2023 : Most Penalized Player (35)
  • 2023 : Top 3 Player on Team
  • 2014 : Bronze Medal

Other

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  • 2017 : Swiss Woman of the Year
  • 2021 : Swiss Woman of the Year

References

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  1. ^ "2016-17 Women's Hockey Roster: Lara Stalder". UMD Athletics. Archived from the original on 7 February 2023. Retrieved 16 August 2020.
  2. ^ Murphy, Mike (27 August 2018). "2018 Women's Hockey Top 25 Under 25 | No. 5: Lara Stalder". The Ice Garden. Archived from the original on 6 April 2020. Retrieved 16 August 2020.
  3. ^ Taylor, Maddie (20 February 2017). "Lara Stalder is having the season of a lifetime". The Ice Garden. Archived from the original on 6 April 2020. Retrieved 16 August 2020.
  4. ^ "Swiss international Lara Stalder moves to Brynäs". Swiss Hockey News. 6 May 2019. Archived from the original on 6 April 2020. Retrieved 16 August 2020.
  5. ^ Merk, Martin (11 March 2020). "Lara Stalder writes history in Sweden". IIHF. Archived from the original on 6 April 2020. Retrieved 16 August 2020.
  6. ^ "UMD's Stalder, BSU's Joyce and SCSU'S Friesen Named WCHA Women's Players of the Week". WCHA. 24 January 2017. Archived from the original on 11 February 2017. Retrieved 9 February 2017.
  7. ^ "UMD's Stalder, UMN's Stecklein and UW's Mauerman Named WCHA Women's Players of the Week". WCHA. 31 January 2017. Archived from the original on 11 February 2017. Retrieved 9 February 2017.
  8. ^ "UMD's Stalder, UW's Desbiens and OSU's Dunne Named WCHA Women's Players of the Month". WCHA. 3 February 2017. Archived from the original on 11 February 2017. Retrieved 9 February 2017.
  9. ^ "Minnesota Duluth's Stalder Wins Inaugural National Player of the MonthAward". WCHA. 8 February 2017. Archived from the original on 11 February 2018. Retrieved 9 February 2017.
  10. ^ "2017 All-American Teams". ahcahockey.com. Archived from the original on 13 May 2021. Retrieved 13 May 2021.
  11. ^ "Swiss forward Lara Stalder wins SDHL Award". Swiss Hockey News. 28 May 2020. Archived from the original on 20 September 2020. Retrieved 16 August 2020.
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