Laura Stacey
Stacey with PWHL Montreal in 2024
Born (1994-05-05) May 5, 1994 (age 29)
Mississauga, Ontario, Canada
Height 5 ft 10 in (178 cm)
Weight 157 lb (71 kg; 11 st 3 lb)
Position Forward
Shoots Right
PWHL team
Former teams		 PWHL Montreal
National team  Canada
Playing career 2012–present
Medal record
Women's ice hockey
Representing  Canada
Olympic Games
Gold medal – first place 2022 Beijing Team
Silver medal – second place 2018 Pyeongchang Team
World Championships
Gold medal – first place 2021 Canada
Gold medal – first place 2022 Denmark
Silver medal – second place 2017 United States
Silver medal – second place 2023 Canada
Bronze medal – third place 2019 Finland
World U18 Championships
Gold medal – first place 2012 Czech Republic
Silver medal – second place 2011 Sweden

Laura Rachel Stacey (born May 5, 1994) is a Canadian ice hockey player for PWHL Montreal, and a member of the Canadian women's national 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.

Playing career

Stacey represented Team Ontario at the 2011 Canada Winter Games.[1] 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.[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 on December 31, 2011, Stacey posted 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]

NCAA

On January 23, 2012, it was announced that Stacey committed to the Dartmouth Big Green.[8] 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.[9]

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.[10]

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),[11][12] Stacey was signed as one of Montreal's first three players, alongside Poulin and Ann-Renée Desbiens.[13] Ahead of the team's inaugural season, Stacey was named an assistant captain.[14] She was also selected as the team's player representative with the PWHL Players Association, the league's labour union.[15]

Career statistics

Hockey Canada

Year Event Games played Goals Assists Points PIM Result
2011 U18 WWC 5 3 4 7 2 Silver
2011 U18 vs USA (exhibition) 3 2 3 5 0
2012 U18 WWC 5 4 3 7 4 Gold
2013 U22 Meco 4 0 1 1 2 Gold
2015 NWDT Nations Cup 6 1 1 2 0 Gold
2016 NWDT Nations Cup 6 1 1 2 6 Gold
2016 4 Nations Cup 3 1 1 2 2 Silver
2017 NWDT Nations Cup 4 1 0 1 2 Silver
2017 IIHF Women's Worlds 5 0 0 0 4 Silver
2017 vs Team USA (exhibition) 3 0 0 0 0
2017 4 Nations Cup 3 0 0 0 0 Silver
2018 PyeongChang Winter Games 5 0 1 1 0 Silver
2018 4 Nations Cup 4 2 0 2 0 Silver
2019 vs Team USA (exhibition) 3 0 3 3 2

[16]

NCAA

Year GP G A PTS PIM PPG SHG GWG
2012–13 28 8 14 22 20 3 0 1
2013–14 27 4 12 16 28 1 1 0
2014–15 26 9 17 26 8 3 1 1
2015–16 27 10 13 23 18 2 1 0

[17]

CWHL

Season Team GP G A PTS PIM +/- GWG PPG SHG
2016–17 Brampton Thunder 18 8 11 19 6 +11 0 0 0
2017–18 Markham Thunder 2 2 2 4 0 +4 0 0 1

[18]

Awards and honours

NCAA

CWHL

Personal life

Stacey is the great-granddaughter of Hockey Hall of Famer King Clancy.[19] Her great-uncle, Terry Clancy, played for Team Canada at the 1964 Winter Olympics in Innsbruck, Austria.[20] She is of Irish descent through Clancy.[21]

On May 26, 2023, Stacey announced her engagement to Team Canada and PWHL Montreal teammate Marie-Philip Poulin.[22] The couple resides in Montreal with their dog Arlo.

References

  1. ^ http://teamontario.info/media_guide/womens%20hockey.pdf[permanent dead link][dead link]
  2. ^ "The Official Website of Hockey Canada". Archived from the original on June 15, 2012. Retrieved February 6, 2012.
  3. ^ "The Official Website of Hockey Canada". Archived from the original on May 24, 2020. Retrieved February 6, 2012.
  4. ^ "Archived copy" (PDF). IIHF. Archived (PDF) from the original on January 13, 2019. Retrieved December 30, 2017.((cite web)): CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
  5. ^ "SEVEN OLYMPIC MEDALISTS RETURN TO CWHL". thecwhl.ca. March 9, 2018. Archived from the original on April 8, 2019. Retrieved December 5, 2018.
  6. ^ 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.
  7. ^ "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.
  8. ^ "Dartmouth Announces Early Decision Recruits". January 23, 2012. Archived from the original on March 3, 2016. Retrieved February 6, 2012.
  9. ^ "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.
  10. ^ 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.
  11. ^ 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.
  12. ^ 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.
  13. ^ "Marie-Philip Poulin to sign with PWHL Montreal, Sarah Nurse to join Toronto". Sportsnet. September 5, 2023. Retrieved September 5, 2023.
  14. ^ 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.
  15. ^ Kennedy, Ian (December 20, 2023). "PWHLPA Chooses Player Representatives". The Hockey News. Archived from the original on January 18, 2024. Retrieved January 18, 2024.
  16. ^ "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.
  17. ^ "Laura Stacey Career Stats". USCHO. n.d. Archived from the original on February 18, 2017. Retrieved February 17, 2017.
  18. ^ "Laura Stacey". CWHL. n.d. Archived from the original on April 11, 2019. Retrieved August 3, 2018.
  19. ^ "Building on bloodlines". www.hockeycanada.ca. Archived from the original on September 8, 2017. Retrieved September 8, 2017.
  20. ^ 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.
  21. ^ 🖉Hornby, Lance. "Irish eyes smile on Maple Leafs | SaltWire". www.saltwire.com.
  22. ^ 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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