Laura Benz
| Laura Benz | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Born |
25 August 1992 Zürich, Switzerland | ||
| Height | 5 ft 8 in (173 cm) | ||
| Weight | 139 lb (63 kg; 9 st 13 lb) | ||
| Position | Defence | ||
| Shoots | Left | ||
| LNA team | ZSC Lions | ||
| National team |
 Switzerland | ||
| Playing career | 2008–present | ||
|
Medal record | |||
Laura Benz (born 25 August 1992) is a Swiss ice hockey defender.
International career
[edit]Benz was selected for the Switzerland national women's ice hockey team in the 2010 Winter Olympics. She played in all five games, scoring a goal.[1][2]
Benz has also appeared for Switzerland at one IIHF Women's World Championship. Her first appearance came in 2009.[3]
Benz made three appearances for the Switzerland women's national under-18 ice hockey team, at two levels of the IIHF World Women's U18 Championships. Her first came in 2008. [4][5][6]
Personal life
[edit]Her twin sister Sara Benz is also a hockey player.
Career statistics
[edit]| Year | Team | Event | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2008 | Switzerland U18 | U18 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 18 |
| 2009 | Switzerland U18 | U18 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 4 |
| 2009 | Switzerland | WW | 4 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4 |
| 2010 | Switzerland | Oly | 5 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2 |
| 2010 | Switzerland U18 | U18 DI | 5 | 5 | 2 | 7 | 14 |
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ IIHF – Team Switzerland Stats – 2010 Olympics
- ^ IIHF (2011). IIHF Media Guide & Record Book 2012. Fenn/M&S. p. 548. ISBN 978-0-7710-9598-6.
- ^ "IIHF – Team Switzerland Stats – 2009 World Championship" (PDF). IIHF. Archived (PDF) from the original on 11 February 2018. Retrieved 30 December 2017.
- ^ IIHF – Team Switzerland Stats – 2008 U-18 World Championship
- ^ IIHF – Team Switzerland Stats – 2009 U-18 World Championship
- ^ IIHF – Team Switzerland Stats – 2010 U-18 World Championship Division I
External links
[edit]- Biographical information and career statistics from Eliteprospects.com, or Eurohockey.com
- Sports-Reference Profile
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Categories:
- 1992 births
- Living people
- Ice hockey people from Zurich
- Ice hockey players at the 2010 Winter Olympics
- Ice hockey players at the 2014 Winter Olympics
- Ice hockey players at the 2018 Winter Olympics
- Olympic ice hockey players for Switzerland
- Olympic bronze medalists for Switzerland
- Olympic medalists in ice hockey
- Medalists at the 2014 Winter Olympics
- Swiss women's ice hockey defencemen
- Swiss twins
- Swiss ice hockey biography stubs