Laura Benz

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Laura Benz
Born (1992-08-25) 25 August 1992 (age 32)
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 teamFlag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg   Switzerland
Playing career 2008present
Medal record
Olympic Games
Bronze medal icon (B initial).svg 2014 Sochi Team

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

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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

YearTeamEventGPGAPtsPIM
2008 Switzerland U18 U18 501118
2009 Switzerland U18U1840114
2009 Switzerland WW 41014
2010 Switzerland Oly 50222
2010 Switzerland U18 U18 DI 552714

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). IIHF . 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