Laura Stacey

Laura Stacey
Stacey with PWHL Montreal in 2024
Born (1994-05-05) 5 May 1994
Mississauga,[1] Ontario, Canada
Height 5 ft 10 in (178 cm)
Weight 157 lb (71 kg; 11 st 3 lb)
Position Right wing
Shoots Right
PWHL team
Former teams		 Montreal Victoire
National team  Canada
Playing career 2012–present
Medal record
Women's ice hockey
Representing  Canada
Olympic Games
2022 Beijing Team
2018 Pyeongchang Team
2026 Milano Cortina Team
World Championships
2021 Canada
2022 Denmark
2024 United States
2017 United States
2023 Canada
2025 Czechia
2019 Finland
World U18 Championships
2012 Czech Republic
2011 Sweden

Laura Rachel Stacey OLY (born May 5, 1994) is a Canadian professional ice hockey player for the Montreal Victoire of the Professional Women's Hockey League (PWHL) and a member of Canada women's national ice hockey 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 silver medals with Team Canada at the 2018 Winter Olympics and 2026 Winter Olympics, and a gold medal at the 2022 Winter Olympics.

Playing career

College

On January 23, 2012, it was announced that Stacey committed to the Dartmouth Big Green.[2] 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.[3]

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.[4]

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),[5][6] Stacey was signed as one of Montreal's first three players, alongside Poulin and Ann-Renée Desbiens.[7] Ahead of the team's inaugural season, Stacey was named an assistant captain.[8] She was also selected as the team's player representative with the PWHL Players Association, the league's labour union.[9] In her first season, she was Montreal's second-leading scorer with ten goals and eight assists. She surpassed that mark in her second season, where she was again her team's second-leading scorer with eleven goals and assists. During the 2025 PWHL Expansion Draft, she was one of three players who were allowed to be protected first by Montreal.[10] On October 23, 2025, she signed a two-year contract extension with the Victoire.[11] In December, she was elected president of the PWHL Players Association.[12]

International play

Stacey represented Team Ontario at the 2011 Canada Winter Games.[13]

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.[14] She scored a goal in the gold medal game of the 2011 Canadian National Women's Under-18 Championships for Team Ontario Red.[15] 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.[16]

Stacey played for Team Canada at the 2018 Winter Olympics, playing in five games and earning a silver medal.[17]

On January 11, 2022, Stacey was named to Canada's 2022 Olympic team.[18][19] In the final they prevailed against the USA and Stacey won her first Olympic gold with the Canadian hockey team. During the Olympics she scored four goals and gave two assist, which meant her best result at a senior tournament. Since then, Stacey has been able to establish herself in a Canadian ice hockey team, as she had previously not received much playing time and was mainly used in the third or fourth line.[20][21]

At the 2023 IIHF Women's World Championship she won silver with Canada. During the tournament, she scored two goals. In 2024, she won gold again at the World Championships. From mid-2024 onwards, she was increasingly used in the first line by coach Troy Ryan and at the 2025 IIHF Women's World Championship, she played a full tournament on the first line, for the first time.

During the 2025 Rivalry Series she made her 100th appearance for Canada.[22]

On January 9, 2026, she was named to Canada's roster to compete at the 2026 Winter Olympics.[23] She played all seven games and won silver with Canada. During the tournament, she scored one goal and provided three assists. She was part of the squad which won the silver medal, following a 2-1 loss against the United States in the final on February 19, 2026.[24]

Career statistics

Regular season and playoffs

Regular season Playoffs
Season Team League GP G A Pts PIM GP G A Pts PIM
2016–17 Brampton Thunder CWHL 18 8 11 19 6 — — — — —
2017–18 Markham Thunder CWHL 2 2 2 4 0 — — — — —
2018–19 Markham Thunder CWHL 24 8 17 25 22 — — — — —
2023–24 PWHL Montreal PWHL 23 10 8 18 2 3 0 1 1 0
2024–25 Montreal Victoire PWHL 27 11 11 22 6 4 1 0 1 2
PWHL totals 50 21 19 40 8 7 1 1 2 2
CWHL totals 44 18 30 50 28 0 0 0 0 0

International

Year Team Event Result GP G A Pts PIM
2011 Canada U18 5 3 4 7 2
2012 Canada U18 5 4 3 7 2
2017 Canada WC 5 0 0 0 4
2018 Canada OG 5 0 0 1 1
2019 Canada WC 7 1 2 3 2
2021 Canada WC 1 0 0 0 0
2022 Canada OG 7 4 2 6 6
2022 Canada WC 7 0 1 1 0
2023 Canada WC 7 2 0 2 0
2024 Canada WC 7 2 3 5 2
2025 Canada WC 7 2 6 8 4
2026 Canada OG 7 1 3 4 3
Junior totals 10 7 7 14 4
Senior totals 60 12 17 29 21

Awards and honours

  • 2011 Canada Winter games: Silver medal (with Team Ontario)

NCAA

  • 2012-13: ECAC Hockey All-Rookie Team
  • 2014-15: All-Ivy Honorable Mention
  • 2014-15: ECAC Hockey All-Academic
  • 2015-16: Dartmouth Team Captain
  • 2015-16: All-Ivy First Team
  • 2015-16: Academic All-Ivy
  • 2015-16: ECAC Hockey Third Team All-League
  • 2015-16: ECAC Hockey All-Academic

CWHL

PWHL

  • Hockey For All Award 2025[26]

Personal life

Stacey is the great-granddaughter of Hockey Hall of Famer King Clancy[27] and wears the jersey number 7 in his honour. Her grand-uncle, Terry Clancy, played for Team Canada at the 1964 Winter Olympics in Innsbruck, Austria.[28] She is of Irish descent through Clancy.[29]

On May 26, 2023, Stacey announced her engagement to Team Canada and PWHL Montreal teammate Marie-Philip Poulin,[30] with whom she has been in a relationship since 2017.[31] They married on September 28, 2024. The couple resides in Montreal with their dog Arlo.[31]

References

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