Laura Stacey

Laura Rachel Stacey (born May 5, 1994) is a Canadian ice hockey player for the Montreal PWHL team, and a member of the Canadian women's national ice hockey team. She previously played with the Markham Thunder and the Dartmouth Big Green and competed internationally with the Canadian women's national under-18 and under-22 teams. She won a silver medal with Team Canada at the 2018 Winter Olympics and a gold medal at the 2022 Winter Olympics.

Laura Stacey
Stacey in 2019
Born (1994-05-05) May 5, 1994
Mississauga, Ontario, Canada
Height 5 ft 10 in (178 cm)
Weight 157 lb (71 kg; 11 st 3 lb)
Position Forward
Shoots Right
PWHPA team
Former teams		 Montréal
National team  Canada
Playing career 2012–present
Medal record
Women's ice hockey
Representing  Canada
Olympic Games
Gold medal – first place2022 BeijingTeam
Silver medal – second place2018 PyeongchangTeam
World Championships
Gold medal – first place2021 Canada
Gold medal – first place2022 Denmark
Silver medal – second place2017 United States
Silver medal – second place2023 Canada
Bronze medal – third place2019 Finland
World U18 Championships
Gold medal – first place2012 Czech Republic
Silver medal – second place2011 Sweden

Playing career

She represented Team Ontario at the 2011 Canada Winter Games.[1] During the 2011–12 Canada women's national ice hockey team season, she was a member of the Canadian National Under 18 team that participated in a three-game series vs. the US in August 2011.[2] She scored a goal in the gold medal game of the 2011 Canadian National Women's Under-18 Championships for Team Ontario Red.[3] In the first game of the 2012 IIHF World Women's U18 Championship (contested on December 31, 2011), Laura Stacey accumulated three points in a 13–1 rout of Switzerland.[4]

Stacey played for Team Canada at the 2018 Winter Olympics, playing in five games and earning a silver medal.[5] On January 11, 2022, Stacey was named to Canada's 2022 Olympic team.[6][7][8]

NCAA

On January 23, 2012, it was announced that Stacey committed to the Dartmouth Big Green.[9] In her first season, she was named to the ECAC Hockey All-Rookie Team and was one of three finalists for the ECAC Rookie of the Year. As a junior, she earned All-Ivy Honorable Mention. In her senior year (2015-16), she captained the Big Green and earned All-Ivy first-team honours.

CWHL

Stacey was selected third overall by the Brampton Thunder in the 2016 CWHL Draft. Making her CWHL debut in a road contest against the Calgary Inferno on October 8, 2016, she would log her first goal with the Thunder on October 9. An October 16 tilt with Les Canadiennes de Montreal resulted in the first multi-point performance of her CWHL career, as she recorded a pair of assists.

In her first season in the league, Stacey was named among the participants in the 3rd CWHL All-Star Game. Competing with Team White, she was joined by fellow Thunder teammates Laura Fortino, Jess Jones and Rebecca Vint. Stacey and Vint logged an assist on the ninth goal of the game, scored by Marie-Philip Poulin.[10]

Appearing in the 2018 Clarkson Cup finals against the Kunlun Red Star, Stacey would score with 2:11 left in the 4-on-4 overtime, as Markham prevailed by a 2–1 tally for its first-ever Cup win.[11]

PWHL

In 2023, the rival Professional Women's Hockey Players Association and Premier Hockey Federation consolidated into the new Professional Women's Hockey League.[12] Each of the six new teams able to make three initial free agency signings.[13][14][15] On September 5, Stacey was reported as one of Montreal team's first three players, alongside her fiancée Marie-Philip Poulin and goaltender Ann-Renée Desbiens.[16]

Career statistics

Hockey Canada
  • In progress
YearEventGames playedGoalsAssistsPointsPIMResult
2011U18 WWC53472Silver
2011U18 vs USA (exhibition)32350
2012U18 WWC54374Gold
2013U22 Meco40112Gold
2015NWDT Nations Cup61120Gold
2016NWDT Nations Cup61126Gold
20164 Nations Cup31122Silver
2017NWDT Nations Cup41012Silver
2017IIHF Women's Worlds50004Silver
2017vs Team USA (exhibition)30000
20174 Nations Cup30000Silver
2018PyeongChang Winter Games50110Silver
20184 Nations Cup42020Silver
2019vs Team USA (exhibition)30332

[17]

NCAA
YearGPGAPTSPIMPPGSHGGWG
2012–13288142220301
2013–14274121628110
2014–1526917268311
2015–162710132318210

[18]

CWHL
SeasonTeamGPGAPTSPIM+/-GWGPPGSHG
2016–17Brampton Thunder18811196+11000
2017–18Markham Thunder22240+4001

[19]

Awards and honours
  • 2011 Canada Winter games: Silver medal (with Team Ontario)

NCAA
  • 2012-13: ECAC Hockey All-Rookie Team
  • 2014-15: All-Ivy Honorable Mention
  • 2014-15: ECAC Hockey All-Academic
  • 2015-16: Dartmouth Team Captain
  • 2015-16: All-Ivy First Team
  • 2015-16: Academic All-Ivy
  • 2015-16: ECAC Hockey Third Team All-League
  • 2015-16: ECAC Hockey All-Academic

CWHL

Personal life

Stacey is the great-granddaughter of Hockey Hall of Famer King Clancy.[20] Her great-uncle, Terry Clancy, played for Team Canada at the 1964 Winter Olympics in Innsbruck, Austria.[21] She is of Irish descent through Clancy.[22]

On May 26, 2023, Stacey announced her engagement to Team Canada teammate Marie-Philip Poulin.[23]

References
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  2. "The Official Website of Hockey Canada". Archived from the original on June 15, 2012. Retrieved February 6, 2012.
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  12. Wawrow, John (July 4, 2023). "'Years in the making': Marie-Philip Poulin ready to start new women's hockey league". CBC Sports. Archived from the original on August 30, 2023. Retrieved September 5, 2023.
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  14. Kennedy, Ian (September 3, 2023). "Three Free Agency Targets For Each PWHL Team". The Hockey News. Retrieved September 5, 2023.
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  17. "Canada's National Women's Team: 2019 IIHF Women's World Championship" (PDF). Hockey Canada. April 4, 2019. Archived (PDF) from the original on November 27, 2020. Retrieved March 3, 2021.
  18. "Laura Stacey Career Stats". USCHO. n.d. Archived from the original on February 18, 2017. Retrieved February 17, 2017.
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  20. "Building on bloodlines". www.hockeycanada.ca. Archived from the original on September 8, 2017. Retrieved September 8, 2017.
  21. Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Terry Clancy". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on April 18, 2020.
  22. 🖉Hornby, Lance. "Irish eyes smile on Maple Leafs | SaltWire". www.saltwire.com.
  23. Cowan, Stu (May 26, 2023). "Marie-Philip Poulin announces her engagement to Team Canada teammate". Montreal Gazette. Retrieved May 26, 2023.
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