Nicole Vallario

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

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

Regular season and playoffs

				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

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

SWHL-A

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

Swiss Women Cup

• 2016–2017 : Cup Winner with Ladies Team Lugano

YOG

• 2016 : Bronze Medal

College

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

References

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

External links

• Biographical information and career statistics from Eliteprospects.com , or  Eurohockey.com
• Nicole Vallario at Olympedia