Laura Benz

Laura Benz (born 25 August 1992) is a Swiss ice hockey defender.

Laura Benz
Born (1992-08-25) 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
Olympic Games
Bronze medal – third place2014 SochiTeam

International career

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

Her twin sister Sara Benz is also a hockey player.

Career statistics
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

References
  1. IIHF – Team Switzerland Stats – 2010 Olympics
  2. IIHF (2011). IIHF Media Guide & Record Book 2012. Fenn/M&S. p. 548. ISBN 978-0-7710-9598-6.
  3. "IIHF – Team Switzerland Stats – 2009 World Championship" (PDF). Archived (PDF) from the original on 11 February 2018. Retrieved 30 December 2017.
  4. IIHF – Team Switzerland Stats – 2008 U-18 World Championship
  5. IIHF – Team Switzerland Stats – 2009 U-18 World Championship
  6. IIHF – Team Switzerland Stats – 2010 U-18 World Championship Division I


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