LARA STALDER

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#15 @ BRYNÄS IF

Since the season 2018/2019, I play as a forward for the swedish club Brynäs IF. 

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Brynäs IF is a long-standing club that was founded in 1912. The club has a solid history that we want to cherish while always looking forward and seeing all the opportunities that are available in our Monitor ERP Arena.

The club went through a major change in the last three years with the goal to become a sustainable club for everyone, a green arena and focus on ethical business practices. All the elements are connected to the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs). 

A big reason why I choose to play for Brynäs IF was the big change that happened with the women's team. Following the SDG Nr. 5 Gender Equality, the club is a pioneer and continues to work hard and drive equal opportunity to create a sustainable structure for girls amd women. 

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In Franchise History, Brynäs IF could never win the swedish championship on the women's side. I will do everything in my power to support the team to change this.

In season 2020/21, we were very close after loosing to Lulea and winning the Silver medal.

LARA'S CAREER

I started playing ice hockey in 1999 with HC Luzern (Switzerland) when I was 5 years old. From 2007, I also played in Switzerland's highest women's ice hockey league, today's Swiss Women's Hockey League A, parallel to the junior league, first for SC Reinach, in the 2008/09 season for Küssnachter SC, then again for SC Reinach until 2012 and in the 2012/13 season for the women's team of the ZSC Lions. In 2013, I was able to win my first Swiss championship title with the ZSC Lions.

In 2013, after finishing my school, I earned a scholarship to the University of Minnesota Duluth, where I played for the UMD Bulldogs in the Western Collegiate Hockey Association. 

In June 2016, I was honered to become the first Swiss player to be selected by a team in the North American Women's Professional League NWHL. The Boston Pride team selected me 20th overall, but after comparing my options, I decided to finished my studies and move to Sweden to play for Linköpings HC in the SDHL.

In May 2019 and after finishing my Masters Degree I moved within the SDHL from Linköpings HC to Brynäs IF, where I found the perfect envrionment to excell in my performance, which landed me several awards.

#7 @ SWISS NATIONAL TEAM

With the U-18 national team I played at three Junior World Championships: 2010 in Division I and 2011 and 2012 in the Top Division. At the two Top Division tournaments, I was the highest-scoring defender among all participants with 6 and 7 scoring points, respectively, and I was also honored as the best defender at the 2010 Division I tournament.

In 2011, I made my debut and played my first Women's World Championship, which happened to be in Switzerland. With the amazing home crowd I was able to gain my first experiences on the big stage and scored 2 assists in 5 games. In the following years, I was unable to participate in the World Championships due to injuries right before the tournament.

After missing two tournaments in a row, what followed was a dream that came true. I was able to particiapte and represent my home country in the Sochi Winter Olympics in 2014, where we won the bronze medal with the national team. 

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Another highlight was winning the Olympic Qualification Tournament in 2017 in Arosa, Switzerland, and therefore the following Winter Olympics in 2018 in Pyeongchang, where we finnished fifth. 

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SDHL AWARDS WINNER:

- Forward of the year

- Delivery of the year

- Most Valuable Player (MVP)

SDHL (2020/21)

Most Assists

Most Goals

Most Points

200th Scoring Point in SDHL

SDHL MVP (2019/20)

1st female

Most Valuable Player

"Guldhjälmen"

SDHL (2019/20)

Forward of the year

Most Goals

Most Points

Most PP Goals

Most SH Goals

100th SDHL Goal with a hattrick

Most Assists

Most Penalized Player

Olympic Games 

(2013/14)

Olympic Bronze Medal Winner

(Sochi)

SWHL A (2012/13)

Swiss Women Hockey League A Champion with ZSC Lions

WJC-18 (2010/11)

Best Defenseman

Gold medal (World Champion)

Most Assists by Defenseman

Most Points by Defenseman

Best Plus/Minus