Lara Stalder (born 15 May 1994) is a Swiss

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and

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of the Swiss national ice hockey team. She plays in the SWHL B with

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and serves as the team's captain. Her

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career was played with the

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team and she has previously played in the

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(SDHL) with

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and

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Playing career

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

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. In 2016, she was drafted 20th overall by the

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of the

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(NWHL). After missing most of the 2018–19 season due to a shoulder injury, Stalder left Linköping to sign with Brynäs. In 2020, she was named SDHL Player of the Year after putting up 71 points in 36 games, being the first woman to win

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. 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

Stalder made her senior national team debut at the

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. She has represented Switzerland at the

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and won the bronze medal after defeating in the bronze medal playoff. She would score 6 points in 6 games at the

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, as Switzerland finished in 5th place.

Career statistics

Club

International

Honours and achievements

SWHL-A

*2012-2013 : Champion with ZSC Lions Frauen

NCAA

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

SDHL

*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 *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

*2023-2024 : Most Points (23 pts)

SwWHL-B

*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

*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)

WC

*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

OG

*2014 : Bronze Medal

Other

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

References

External links

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Minnesota Duluth bio
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