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Nicole Vallario

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Nicole Vallario
Born (2001-08-30) 30 August 2001 (age 23)
Lugano, Switzerland
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

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.

International play

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Vallario 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

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Regular season and playoffs

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Regular season Playoffs
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

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Year Team Event GP G A Pts PIM
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

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SWHL-A

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  • 2018–2019 : Champion with Ladies Team Lugano
  • 2020–2021 : Best Defender

Swiss Women Cup

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  • 2016–2017 : Cup Winner with Ladies Team Lugano

YOG

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  • 2016 : Bronze Medal

College

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  • WCHA Defender of the Week (Week of November 11, 2024)[3][4]

References

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  1. ^ "A-Nati: WM-Aufgebot für Finnland bekannt". FrauenNati.ch. 6 March 2019.
  2. ^ 2019 IIHF Women's World Championship roster
  3. ^ 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.
  4. ^ 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
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