Nicole Vallario

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Nicole Vallario
Born (2001-08-30) 30 August 2001 (age 24)
Lugano, Switzerland
Height 165 cm (5 ft 5 in)
Position Defense
Shoots Left
PWHL team
Former teams		 New York Sirens
EV Zug
HC Thurgau
HC Lugano
National teamFlag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg   Switzerland
Playing career 2015–present

Nicole Vallario (born 30 August 2001) is a Swiss professional ice hockey defenseman signed as a reserve player for the New York Sirens of the Professional Women's Hockey League (PWHL). She is a member of the Swiss national team and played college ice hockey with the St. Thomas Tommies women's ice hockey program. She also previously played in the Swiss Women's League (SWHL A) with EV Zug, HC Thurgau Ladies and HC Ladies Lugano.

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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.

Professional Career

Vallario was not selected in the 2025 PWHL draft but received an invite to training camp with the New York Sirens. [3] She went on to make the opening day roster with the Sirens. Vallario scored her first career goal against the Vancouver Goldeneyes on November 29, 2025 in the Sirens home opener.

Career statistics

Regular season and playoffs

Regular season Playoffs
Season TeamLeagueGP G A Pts PIM GPGAPtsPIM
2015–16 Ladies Team Lugano SWHL A 5000040000
2016–17 Ladies Team LuganoSWHL A3000270112
2016–17Ladies Team LuganoSwiss Women Cup30110—————
2017–18 Ladies Team LuganoSWHL A17044460000
2017–18Ladies Team LuganoSwiss Women Cup10000—————
2018–19 Ladies Team LuganoSWHL A11448070220
2018–19Ladies Team LuganoSwiss Women Cup20110—————
2019–20 Ladies Team LuganoSWHL A192810251230
2019–20Ladies Team LuganoSwiss Women Cup20000—————
2020–21 Hockey Team Thurgau Indien Ladies SWHL A206410652132
2021–22 St. Thomas Tommies NCAA 204372—————
2022–23 St. Thomas TommiesNCAA311346—————
2023–24 St. Thomas TommiesNCAA37510152—————
2024-2025St. Thomas TommiesNCAA35461017
SWHL A totals7512203214343694
NCAA totals12314223627—————

International

YearTeamEventGPGAPtsPIM
2016 Switzerland U18 50000
2016 Switzerland YOG 60000
2017 SwitzerlandU1850222
2018 SwitzerlandU1851010
2019 SwitzerlandU1850000
2019 Switzerland WC 50000
2021 SwitzerlandWC70004
2022 Switzerland OG 70112
2022 SwitzerlandWC61010
2023 SwitzerlandWC71122
2024 SwitzerlandWC60000
Junior totals261232
Senior totals382248

Honours and achievements

SWHL-A

Swiss Women Cup

YOG

College

References

  1. ↑ "A-Nati: WM-Aufgebot für Finnland bekannt". FrauenNati.ch. 6 March 2019.
  2. ↑ 2019 IIHF Women's World Championship roster
  3. ↑ "NEW YORK SIRENS ANNOUNCE 2025-26 TRAINING CAMP ROSTER". www.thepwhl.com. 16 October 2025. Retrieved 29 November 2025.
  4. ↑ 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.
  5. ↑ 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


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