Laura Stacey

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Laura Stacey
Laura Stacey.jpg
Stacey with PWHL Montreal in 2024
Born (1994-05-05) 5 May 1994 (age 31)
Mississauga, [1] Ontario, Canada
Height 5 ft 10 in (178 cm)
Weight 157 lb (71 kg; 11 st 3 lb)
Position Right wing
Shoots Right
PWHL team
Former teams		 Montreal Victoire
National teamFlag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Canada
Playing career 2012–present
Medal record
Women's ice hockey
Representing Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Canada
Olympic Games
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 2022 Beijing Team
Silver medal icon (S initial).svg 2018 Pyeongchang Team
World Championships
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 2021 Canada
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 2022 Denmark
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 2024 United States
Silver medal icon (S initial).svg 2017 United States
Silver medal icon (S initial).svg 2023 Canada
Silver medal icon (S initial).svg 2025 Czechia
Bronze medal icon (B initial).svg 2019 Finland
World U18 Championships
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 2012 Czech Republic
Silver medal icon (S initial).svg 2011 Sweden

Laura Rachel Stacey (born May 5, 1994) is a Canadian professional ice hockey player for the Montreal Victoire, and a member of Canada women's national ice hockey team. She previously played with the Markham Thunder and the Dartmouth Big Green and competed internationally with the Canadian 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.

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Playing career

Stacey represented Team Ontario at the 2011 Canada Winter Games. [2] During the 2011–12 national team season, she was a member of the national under-18 team that participated in a three-game series vs. the United States in August 2011. [3] She scored a goal in the gold medal game of the 2011 Canadian National Women's Under-18 Championships for Team Ontario Red. [4] In the first game of the 2012 IIHF World Women's U18 Championship on December 31, 2011, Stacey posted three points in a 13–1 rout of Switzerland. [5]

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

After her college career, Stacey joined the Canadian Women's Hockey League (CWHL). Stacey was selected third overall by the Brampton Thunder in the 2016 CWHL Draft. She made her CWHL debut in a road contest against the Calgary Inferno on October 8, 2016; she scored her first goal on October 9. She recorded her first multi-point game on October 16, against Les Canadiennes de Montréal.

In her first season in the league, Stacey was named to 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 logged an assist on a goal scored by Marie-Philip Poulin. [10]

In the 2018 Clarkson Cup finals against Kunlun Red Star, Stacey scored with 2:11 left in overtime, giving Markham a 2–1 victory and its first championship. [11]

PWHL

In 2023, when the rival Professional Women's Hockey Players Association and Premier Hockey Federation consolidated into the new Professional Women's Hockey League (PWHL), [12] [13] Stacey was signed as one of Montreal's first three players, alongside Poulin and Ann-Renée Desbiens. [14] Ahead of the team's inaugural season, Stacey was named an assistant captain. [15] She was also selected as the team's player representative with the PWHL Players Association, the league's labour union. [16] In her first season, she was Montreal's second-leading scorer with ten goals and eight assists. She surpassed that mark in her second season, where she was again her team's second-leading scorer with eleven goals and assists. During the 2025 PWHL Expansion Draft, she was one of three players who were allowed to be protected first by Montreal. [17]

Career statistics

Hockey Canada

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
2017 IIHF Women's Worlds 50004Silver
2017vs Team USA (exhibition)30000
20174 Nations Cup30000Silver
2018 PyeongChang Winter Games 50110Silver
20184 Nations Cup42020Silver
2019vs Team USA (exhibition)30332
2019 IIHF Women's Worlds 71232Bronze
2021 IIHF Women's Worlds 10000Gold
2022 Peking Winter Games 74266Gold
2022 IIHF Women's Worlds 70110Gold
2023 IIHF Women's Worlds 72026Silver
2023vs Team USA (exhibition)52462
2024 IIHF Women's Worlds 72352Gold
2024vs Team USA (exhibition)63364
2025 IIHF Women's Worlds 72684Silver

[18]

NCAA

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

[19]

CWHL

SeasonTeamGPGAPTSPIM+/-GWGPPGSHG
2016–17 Brampton Thunder18811196+11000
2017–18Markham Thunder22240+4001
2018-18Markham Thunder2481725223000

[20]

PWHL

PWHL [21]
SeasonTeamGPGAPTSPIM+/-GWGPPGSHG
2023-2024 PWHL Montreal 23108182+4230
2024-2025 Montreal Victoire 271111226+12440

Awards and honours

NCAA

CWHL

PWHL

Personal life

Stacey is the great-granddaughter of Hockey Hall of Famer King Clancy [24] and wears the jersey number 7 in his honour. Her great-uncle, Terry Clancy, played for Team Canada at the 1964 Winter Olympics in Innsbruck, Austria. [25] She is of Irish descent through Clancy. [26]

On May 26, 2023, Stacey announced her engagement to Team Canada and PWHL Montreal teammate Marie-Philip Poulin, [27] with whom she has been in a relationship since 2017. [28] They married on September 28, 2024. The couple resides in Montreal with their dog Arlo. [28]

References

  1. ↑ "The descendant: Laura Stacey comes from hockey royalty". www.cbc.ca. November 9, 2017.
  2. ↑ http://teamontario.info/media_guide/womens%20hockey.pdf%5B%5D [ dead link ]
  3. ↑ "The Official Website of Hockey Canada". Archived from the original on June 15, 2012. Retrieved February 6, 2012.
  4. ↑ "The Official Website of Hockey Canada". Archived from the original on May 24, 2020. Retrieved February 6, 2012.
  5. ↑ "IIHF Ice Hockey U18 Women's World Championship - Preliminary round - Group b - Game 2" (PDF). International Ice Hockey Federation . Archived (PDF) from the original on January 13, 2019. Retrieved December 30, 2017.
  6. ↑ "SEVEN OLYMPIC MEDALISTS RETURN TO CWHL". thecwhl.ca. March 9, 2018. Archived from the original on April 8, 2019. Retrieved December 5, 2018.
  7. ↑ Awad, Brandi (January 11, 2022). "Team Canada's women's hockey roster revealed for Beijing 2022". Canadian Olympic Committee. Archived from the original on January 22, 2022. Retrieved January 11, 2022.
  8. ↑ "Canada's 2022 Olympic women's hockey team roster". Canadian Press . Toronto, Ontario, Canada. January 11, 2022. Archived from the original on January 12, 2022. Retrieved January 11, 2022.
  9. ↑ "Dartmouth Announces Early Decision Recruits". January 23, 2012. Archived from the original on March 3, 2016. Retrieved February 6, 2012.
  10. ↑ "TEAM CAMPBELL BEATS TEAM SPOONER-MIKKELSON AT 2017 CWHL ALL-STAR GAME". CWHL. February 11, 2017. Archived from the original on April 23, 2018. Retrieved February 14, 2017.
  11. ↑ Kevin McGran (March 25, 2018). "Laura Stacey's overtime winner gives Markham its first Clarkson Cup". Toronto Star. Archived from the original on August 3, 2018. Retrieved August 3, 2018.
  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.
  13. ↑ Salvian, Hailey (August 31, 2023). "Professional Women's Hockey League: Predicting the top 18 players who could sign". The Athletic . Archived from the original on September 4, 2023. Retrieved September 5, 2023.
  14. ↑ "Marie-Philip Poulin to sign with PWHL Montreal, Sarah Nurse to join Toronto". Sportsnet . September 5, 2023. Retrieved September 5, 2023.
  15. ↑ Donkin, Karissa (December 29, 2023). "Marie-Philip Poulin, Brianne Jenner named captains of PWHL Montreal, Ottawa". CBC Sports. Archived from the original on December 31, 2023. Retrieved January 5, 2024.
  16. ↑ Kennedy, Ian (December 20, 2023). "PWHLPA Chooses Player Representatives". The Hockey News. Archived from the original on January 18, 2024. Retrieved January 18, 2024.
  17. ↑ "PWHL ANNOUNCES PLAYER PROTECTION LISTS FOR 2025 EXPANSION ROSTER BUILDING PROCESS | PWHL - Professional Women's Hockey League". www.thepwhl.com. Retrieved July 26, 2025.
  18. ↑ "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.
  19. ↑ "Laura Stacey Career Stats". USCHO. n.d. Archived from the original on February 18, 2017. Retrieved February 17, 2017.
  20. ↑ "Laura Stacey". CWHL. n.d. Archived from the original on April 11, 2019. Retrieved August 3, 2018.
  21. ↑ "Stats | PWHL - Professional Women's Hockey League". November 19, 2024.
  22. ↑ "Laura Stacey Named CWHL Rookie of the Year - Dartmouth College Athletics". dartmouthsports.com. Retrieved July 26, 2025.
  23. ↑ @thepwhlofficial (June 25, 2025). "Congratulations to Laura Stacey, the 2024–25 winner of the hockey for all Award—honoring the player who made the greatest impact in their community this season..." (Tweet) – via Twitter.
  24. ↑ "Building on bloodlines". www.hockeycanada.ca. Archived from the original on September 8, 2017. Retrieved September 8, 2017.
  25. ↑ 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.
  26. ↑ Hornby, Lance. "Irish eyes smile on Maple Leafs | SaltWire". www.saltwire.com. Archived from the original on April 19, 2023. Retrieved April 19, 2023.
  27. ↑ Cowan, Stu (May 26, 2023). "Marie-Philip Poulin announces her engagement to Team Canada teammate". Montreal Gazette . Retrieved May 26, 2023.
  28. 1 2 Heroux, Devin (November 21, 2024). "Linemates to Lifemates: A Hockey Love Story". Canadian Broadcast Corporation . Retrieved December 24, 2024.
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