Saskia Maurer

Saskia Maurer
Maurer in Lillehammer (2016) against Sweden
Born (2001-07-29) 29 July 2001
Height 1.66 m (5 ft 5 in)
Weight 60 kg (132 lb; 9 st 6 lb)
Position Goaltender
Catches Left
SWHL team
Former teams
SC Bern Frauen
St. Thomas Tommies
EV Bomo Thun
EHC Thun
National team   Switzerland
Playing career 2018–present
Medal record
Olympic Games
2026 Milano Cortina Team

Saskia Maurer (born 29 July 2001) is a Swiss ice hockey goaltender and member of the Swiss national ice hockey team. She played for the Swiss U18 national team, then for the St. Thomas Tommies women's ice hockey program in the Western Collegiate Hockey Association (WCHA) conference of the NCAA Division I for her collegiate career. She joined the SWHL's SC Bern Frauen for the 2023 season.

Playing career

International

Maurer 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][3] As a junior player with the Swiss national under-18 team, she participated in the IIHF U18 Women's World Championship in 2017, 2018, and 2019. At the 2016 Winter Youth Olympics in Lillehammer, she won a bronze medal with the Swiss under-16 team in the girls' ice hockey tournament.

On February 6, 2026, Maurer gained her first Olympic start for Switzerland, making 33 saves in a 4-3 shootout win.[4]

Career statistics

International

Note: GP = Games played; Min, TOI = Minutes played; W = Wins; L = Losses; T,T/OT = Ties; OTL = Overtime losses; GA = Goals-against; GAA = Goals-against average; SO = Shutouts; SV% = Save percentage;
Regular season
Year Team Event Result GP W L T/OT MIN GA SO GAA SV%
2017 Switzerland U18 U18 WC 7th
5 2 1 0 315:00 9 0 1.71 0.949
2018 Switzerland U18 U18 WC 7th
5 2 3 0 297:52 12 1 2.42 0.914
2019 Switzerland U18 U18 WC 6th
5 2 2 0 250:00 8 1 1.55 0.948
2021 Switzerland WC 4th
5 1 2 0 214:03 7 0 1.96 0.942
2022 Switzerland WC 4th
3 0 3 0 128:58 14 0 6.51 0.876
2022 Switzerland OG 4th
2 0 2 0 80:00 11 0 8.25 0.831
2023 Switzerland WC 4th
2 0 2 0 100:00 13 0 7.80 0.842
2024 Switzerland WC 5th
2 1 1 0 79:36 6 0 4.52 0.846
2025 Switzerland WC 5th
3 1 2 0 159:22 6 0 2.26 0.914

References

  1. ^ "2021 IIHF Ice Hockey Women's World Championship – Player Statistics by Team: SUI - Switzerland". International Ice Hockey Federation. 31 August 2021. Retrieved 28 December 2021.
  2. ^ "A-Nati: WM-Aufgebot für Finnland bekannt". frauennati.ch. 6 March 2019.
  3. ^ 2019 IIHF Women's World Championship roster
  4. ^ Aykroyd, Lucas (6 February 2026). "Swiss rally to top Czechs in shootout". Retrieved 15 February 2026.