Lara Stalder

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 PostFinance Women's League 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.

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 Patty Kazmaier Award. In 2016, she was drafted 20th overall by the Boston Pride of the National Women's Hockey League (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 Guldhjälmen. 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 2011 IIHF Women's World Championship. She represented Switzerland at the Winter Olympics in 2014 and won the bronze medal after defeating in the bronze medal playoff. She would score 6 points in 6 games at the 2018 Winter Olympics, as Switzerland finished in 5th place.

In the quarterfinal round of the 2026 Winter Olympics, Stadler earned one of the assists on Alina Müller's goal. Switzerland defeated Finland in a 1-0 final, returning to the semifinals for the third time in four Olympics. Of note, Stalder and Müller were the only members of the 2026 Olympic team that were part of the Swiss roster at the 2014 Winter Olympics .

Career statistics Club 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 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 2025 Switzerland WC 4 1 1 2 4 2026 Switzerland OG 7 0 2 2 2 Junior totals 17 11 11 22 20 WC totals 49 18 27 45 79 OG totals 25 9 10 19 14

Honours and achievements SWHL-A 2012-2013 : Champion with ZSC Lions Frauen 2025-2026 : Champion with EV Zug 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