Klara Miuller

Klara Miuller
Klara Miuller in a game of IIHF World Women's Championship division 3A in 2024
Born (2003-11-04) 4 November 2003
Klaipėda, Lithuania
Height 5 ft 7 in (170 cm)
Weight 159 lb (72 kg; 11 st 5 lb)
Position Forward
Shoots Left
Baltic (W) team HC Klaipėda Girls
National team  Lithuania
Playing career 2018–present

Klara Miuller (aka Klara Mueller or Klara Müller, born 4 November 2003) is a Lithuanian ice hockey player, captain of Lithuania's national ice hockey women's team. [1]

Playing career

Early life and introduction to ice hockey

Klara Miuller is a Lithuanian ice hockey forward who has competed at domestic, international, and collegiate levels. She began playing ice hockey at the age of nine. As a child, she was highly active and energetic, and ice hockey provided an outlet for this energy. In an interview, she stated that she had wished to begin training earlier; however, her mother, who later became her strongest supporter, initially believed that ice hockey was not suitable for girls. As a result, Miuller spent approximately one year observing boys’ training sessions from the stands. After persuading her mother to allow her to participate, she attended her first training session at the age of nine and subsequently continued training regularly. She has described being on the ice as an experience that makes her feel free and happy. [2]

Throughout her athletic career, Miuller has been associated with efforts to challenge gender norms in ice hockey. Her father, who is of German descent, had a background in football, while her Lithuanian mother supported her involvement in athletics. [3]

In a 2023 interview with LRT.lt, she reflected on her active childhood and noted that training with boys was a necessary condition for pursuing an ice hockey career in Lithuania, stating that “training with boys was the only way to pursue a career in Lithuania.” [4]


Youth and early international experience

In 2018, Miuller was invited by then–Latvian national team coach Inara Zvidre to participate in an international girls’ under-15 ice hockey tournament held in Bolzano, Italy. The invitation allowed her to join a Latvian select team composed of U15 players from various countries. Her participation in the tournament provided her with international playing experience at a young age. [5]


Lithuanian national team

In 2019, at the age of 16, Miuller made her debut for the Lithuanian women’s national ice hockey team. At the same IIHF Women’s World Championship Division III tournament, she was named the best forward of the division and the best player of the Lithuanian national team. [6]

During the tournament, she scored the first goal recorded by a Lithuanian women’s national team player in international competition. In the same match, she scored three goals, recording a hat trick and contributing to Lithuania’s 4–1 victory over Hong Kong.

From 2020 to 2025, Miuller participated in five IIHF World Women’s Ice Hockey Championships, playing 24 games and recording 42 goals and 20 assists for a total of 62 points. According to Kauno Diena, this established her as the all-time leading scorer of the Lithuanian women’s national team. [7]

In 2024, Miuller was elected captain of the Lithuanian women’s national team and was named best player of Team Lithuania following the 2024 IIHF Women’s World Championship Division IIIA tournament. [8]

At the 2025 IIHF Women’s World Championship Division IIIA tournament, she recorded six goals and six assists across five games, ranking second in goals, assists, and total points in the tournament. Her performance included a hat trick and two assists in a 10–3 victory over South Africa, as well as a shorthanded overtime game-winning goal against Thailand in a 2–1 win. She was named the tournament’s top forward by the directors, and Lithuania secured promotion to a higher division for the following year. [9]


Club career and domestic competitions

During the 2022–2023 season, Miuller was named the best player of the Baltic Women’s Ice Hockey Championship after scoring 36 goals in the regular season and 11 goals in the playoffs. [10]

At the 2023 Lithuanian Women’s Ice Hockey Championship, Miuller scored three goals in the final match, contributing to a 5–1 victory for the Klaipėda Girls and securing the national title. [11]

In 2024, she scored the decisive goal in the championship final, securing a 1–0 victory and a second consecutive national title for the Klaipėda Girls. [12]

During 2025 (collegiate season-off), she also competed for her hometown club, HC Klaipėda Girls, in the playoffs, recording two goals and two assists in a 4–0 victory over Sostinė Hockey. This result secured Klaipėda’s fourth consecutive gold medal and gave Miuller a total of 12 points across two games.


Collegiate career

Miuller plays as a forward for the Chatham University Cougars in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. In January 2025, she was named United Collegiate Hockey Conference (UCHC) Rookie of the Week after recording two goals and one assist in a 4–2 comeback victory against Buffalo State. [13]

She was subsequently selected to the UCHC All-Rookie Team for the 2024–25 season. [14]

During the 2025–26 season, Miuller recorded her first collegiate career hat trick and was named UCHC Player of the Week. [15]


Media involvement

In 2019, Sportas.lt organized a national vote for the Young Talent of the Year award, which was awarded to Miuller after she received 35.74% of the votes. [16]

In 2023, Emilija Petkūnaitė’s documentary Nutirpusio ledo lyga (The Melted Ice League) premiered, documenting the experiences of women playing ice hockey in Lithuania. Miuller appeared in the documentary, sharing her personal experiences. [17]

Miuller has also been selected as one of the sports ambassadors for the 2025 benefit project Paratonas in Klaipėda. [18]


Achievements

The following are Klara Miuller's career highlights by season:[19]

2019–2020

  • World Championship (D3|W) Best Forward
  • World Championship (D3|W) Most Goals (9)
  • World Championship (D3|W) Most Points (10)

2021–2022

  • Lithuanian women championship "HC Klaipeda Girls" 3x3 1st place
  • World Championship (D3A|W) Most Goals (9)
  • World Championship (D3A|W) Silver Medal
  • World Championship (D3A|W) Top Player on Team

2022–2023

  • Lithuanian women championship "HC Klaipeda Girls" Gold
  • Baltic (W) Champion
  • Baltic (W) Most Goals (36)
  • Baltic (W) Most Points (46)
  • Baltic (W) Playoffs Most Goals (11)
  • Baltic (W) Playoffs Most Points (14)
  • World Championship (D3A|W) Best Forward
  • World Championship (D3A|W) Best Plus/Minus (+11)
  • World Championship (D3A|W) Bronze Medal
  • World Championship (D3A|W) Most Goals (13)
  • World Championship (D3A|W) Most Points (18)
  • World Championship (D3A|W) Top Player on Team

2023–2024

  • Lithuanian women championship "HC Klaipeda Girls" Gold
  • World Championship (D3A|W) Bronze Medal
  • World Championship (D3A|W) Top Player on Team

2024-2025

  • Lithuanian women championship "HC Klaipeda Girls" Gold
  • World Championship (D3A|W) Best Forward
  • World Championship (D3A|W) Gold Medal

References

  1. ^ https://www.eliteprospects.com/player/638402/klara-miuller
  2. ^ [https://www.lrt.lt/naujienos/sportas/10/1945860/stereotipus-lauzanti-ledo-ritulio-vunderkinde-klara-miuller-treniruotes-su-berniukais-buvo-vienintelis-budas-siekti-karjeros-lietuvoje Stereotipus laužanti ledo ritulio vunderkindė Klara Miuller: treniruotės su berniukais buvo vienintelis būdas siekti karjeros Lietuvoje], LRT.lt, 2023.03.25
  3. ^ "IIHF - 16-year-old shines in Lithuania's debut".
  4. ^ "Stereotipus laužanti ledo ritulio vunderkindė Klara Miuller: Treniruotės su berniukais buvo vienintelis būdas siekti karjeros Lietuvoje". 25 March 2023.
  5. ^ "HC "Klaipėda" U12 komanda - pasaulinio turnyro vicečempionė". 7 June 2018.
  6. ^ [https://www.iihf.com/en/events/2020/wwiii/news/16555/16-year-old-shines-in-lithuanian-debut 16-year-old shines in Lithuania’s debut], IIHF, Ivan Tchechankov, 10 DEC 2019
  7. ^ [https://m.kauno.diena.lt/naujienos/klaipeda/miesto-pulsas/ledo-ritulininke-klaipedos-keliasi-i-stipriausia-moteru-lyga-1126922 Ledo ritulininkė iš Klaipėdos keliasi į stipriausią moterų lygą], Kauno Diena, 2023-05-28
  8. ^ [https://www.iihf.com/pdf/412/ihw412000_85l_1_0 Best players of each team selected by coaches], IIHF Ice Hockey Women's World Championship Croatia 2024, International Ice Hockey Federation
  9. ^ "Miuller, Lithuania Win Gold in IIHF D3 a Bracket".
  10. ^ https://www.eliteprospects.com/league/baltic-w
  11. ^ "Lietuvos moterų ledo ritulio čempionate triumfavo Klaipėdos atstovės". 22 January 2023.
  12. ^ https://hcklaipeda.lt/portfolio/hc-klaipeda-girls-komanda-lietuvos-cempiones/
  13. ^ "Miuller, Pichora Named UCHC Rookies of the Week".
  14. ^ "UCHC Announces 2024-25 Women's Award Winners and All-Conference Selections". 4 March 2025.
  15. ^ "Miuller Named UCHC Player of the Week".
  16. ^ ""Sportas.lt" rinkimai: Metų jaunoji talentė – K.Miuller".
  17. ^ "Nutirpusio ledo lyga". 14 March 2024.
  18. ^ https://kmtp.lt/portathon/portathon-2025/0
  19. ^ Klara Miuller, Elite Prospects, as of May 2024
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