Nicole Vallario (born 30 August 2001) is a Swiss college ice hockey defenseman for the St. Thomas Tommies women's ice hockey team of the NCAA Division I and member of the Swiss national team. She previously played in the Swiss Women's League (SWHL A) with HC Thurgau Ladies and HC Ladies Lugano.
Nicole Vallario | |||
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Born |
Lugano, Switzerland | 30 August 2001||
Height | 165 cm (5 ft 5 in) | ||
Position | Defense | ||
Shoots | Left | ||
NCAA team Former teams |
St. Thomas Tommies HC Thurgau HC Lugano | ||
National team | Switzerland | ||
Playing career | 2015–present |
International play
editVallario represented Switzerland in the women's ice hockey tournament at the 2022 Winter Olympics in Beijing and at the IIHF Women's World Championship in 2019, 2021, and 2022.[1][2] As a junior player with the Swiss national under-18 team, she participated in the IIHF U18 Women's World Championship in 2016, 2017, 2018, and 2019. She won a bronze medal with the Swiss under-16 team in the girls' ice hockey tournament at the 2016 Winter Youth Olympics in Lillehammer.
Career statistics
editRegular season and playoffs
editRegular season | Playoffs | |||||||||||||
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Season | Team | League | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | ||
2015–16 | Ladies Team Lugano | SWHL A | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
2016–17 | Ladies Team Lugano | SWHL A | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | ||
2016–17 | Ladies Team Lugano | Swiss Women Cup | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
2017–18 | Ladies Team Lugano | SWHL A | 17 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
2017–18 | Ladies Team Lugano | Swiss Women Cup | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
2018–19 | Ladies Team Lugano | SWHL A | 11 | 4 | 4 | 8 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | ||
2018–19 | Ladies Team Lugano | Swiss Women Cup | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
2019–20 | Ladies Team Lugano | SWHL A | 19 | 2 | 8 | 10 | 2 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 0 | ||
2019–20 | Ladies Team Lugano | Swiss Women Cup | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
2020–21 | Hockey Team Thurgau Indien Ladies | SWHL A | 20 | 6 | 4 | 10 | 6 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 2 | ||
2021–22 | St. Thomas Tommies | NCAA | 20 | 4 | 3 | 7 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
2022–23 | St. Thomas Tommies | NCAA | 31 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 6 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
2023–24 | St. Thomas Tommies | NCAA | 37 | 5 | 10 | 15 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
SWHL A totals | 75 | 12 | 20 | 32 | 14 | 34 | 3 | 6 | 9 | 4 | ||||
NCAA totals | 88 | 10 | 16 | 26 | 10 | — | — | — | — | — |
International
editYear | Team | Event | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | |
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2016 | Switzerland | U18 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
2016 | Switzerland | YOG | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
2017 | Switzerland | U18 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2 | |
2018 | Switzerland | U18 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |
2019 | Switzerland | U18 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
2019 | Switzerland | WC | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
2021 | Switzerland | WC | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | |
2022 | Switzerland | OG | 7 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | |
2022 | Switzerland | WC | 6 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |
2023 | Switzerland | WC | 7 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | |
2024 | Switzerland | WC | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
Junior totals | 26 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 2 | |||
Senior totals | 38 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 8 |
Honours and achievements
editSWHL-A
edit- 2018–2019 : Champion with Ladies Team Lugano
- 2020–2021 : Best Defender
Swiss Women Cup
edit- 2016–2017 : Cup Winner with Ladies Team Lugano
YOG
edit- 2016 : Bronze Medal
College
editReferences
edit- ^ "A-Nati: WM-Aufgebot für Finnland bekannt". FrauenNati.ch. 6 March 2019.
- ^ 2019 IIHF Women's World Championship roster
- ^ Hockey (11 November 2024). "St. Thomas Duo of Sajevic & Vallario Claim WCHA Weekly Awards Presented by OS Hockey". WCHA.com. Western Collegiate Hockey Association. Retrieved 11 November 2024.
- ^ Women's Hockey (11 November 2024). "Sajevic, Vallario Earn WCHA Accolades". TommieSports.com. University of St. Thomas. Retrieved 11 November 2024.
The duo earns WCHA honors after non-conference weekend series
External links
edit- Biographical information and career statistics from Eliteprospects.com, or Eurohockey.com
- Nicole Vallario at Olympedia (archive)