Nicole Vallario (born 30 August 2001) is a Swiss professional ice hockey defenseman signed as a 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.
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, 2022, 2023, 2024, 2025.2019 IIHF Women's World Championship roster 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. 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 seasonPlayoffs 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 2017–18 Ladies Team Lugano SWHL A 17 0 4 4 4 6 0 0 0 0 2018–19 Ladies Team Lugano SWHL A 11 4 4 8 0 7 0 2 2 0 2019–20 Ladies Team Lugano SWHL A 19 2 8 10 2 5 1 2 3 0 2020–21 HT Thurgau 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 — — — — — 2024–25 St. Thomas Tommies NCAA 35 4 6 10 17 — — — — — SWHL A totals 75 12 20 32 14 34 3 6 9 4 NCAA totals 123 14 22 36 27 — — — — —
Club tournaments Year Team Event Rank GP G A Pts PIM 2016–17 Ladies Team Lugano Swiss Women Cup 3 0 1 1 0 2017–18 Ladies Team Lugano Swiss Women Cup 8th 1 0 0 0 0 2018–19 Ladies Team Lugano Swiss Women Cup 2nd 2 0 1 1 0 2019–20 Ladies Team Lugano Swiss Women Cup 3rd 2 0 0 0 0 8 0 2 2 0
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 2025 Switzerland WC 6 0 1 1 0 2026 Switzerland OG 7 0 0 0 2 Junior totals 26 1 2 3 2 Senior totals 51 2 3 5 10
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)
References
External links
Nicole Vallario at the Milano Cortina 2026 Winter Olympics Nicole Vallario at the Beijing 2022 Winter Olympics (archived)