Alina Müller | |||
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Born |
Lengnau, Switzerland | 12 March 1998||
Height | 1.67 m (5 ft 6 in) | ||
Weight | 63 kg (139 lb; 9 st 13 lb) | ||
Position | Forward | ||
Shoots | Left | ||
PWHL team Former teams |
PWHL Boston ZSC Lions | ||
National team | Switzerland | ||
Playing career | 2013–present | ||
Medal record |
Alina Müller (born 12 March 1998) is a Swiss ice hockey forward for PWHL Boston of the Professional Women's Hockey League (PWHL) and a member of the Switzerland women's national ice hockey team. She played college ice hockey at Northeastern. At the age of 15, she became the youngest ice hockey player ever to win an Olympic medal, scoring the game-winning goal for Switzerland in the bronze medal game at the 2014 Winter Olympics. [1]
Müller represented Switzerland at the 2014 Winter Olympics and helped them win a bronze medal after scoring the game-winning goal to defeat Sweden in the bronze medal playoff. This resulted in her becoming the youngest ice hockey player to ever win an Olympic medal, at the age of 15. [1] [2]
During the Swiss opening match against the United Korean team at the 2018 Winter Olympics, Müller tied the Olympic record for most goals scored by a woman in an Olympic game. [2] She scored a hat trick in the first period, and a fourth goal in the second. [2] Müller helped Switzerland place 5th overall at the 2018 Olympics. [3]
On September 18, 2023, Müller was selected in the 1st round, 3rd overall by PWHL Boston at the 2023 PWHL Draft, becoming the first European player affiliated with a PWHL team. [4]
Regular season | Playoffs | |||||||||||||
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Season | Team | League | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | ||
2012–13 | ZSC Lions | LKA | 2 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 0 | ||
2013–14 | ZSC Lions | LKA | 3 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | ||
2014–15 | ZSC Lions | SWHL A | – | – | – | – | – | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
2017–18 | ZSC Lions | SWHL A | 17 | 33 | 24 | 57 | 12 | 6 | 17 | 6 | 23 | 0 | ||
2018–19 | Northeastern University | NCAA | 37 | 21 | 30 | 51 | 34 | – | – | – | – | – | ||
2019–20 | Northeastern University | NCAA | 38 | 27 | 39 | 66 | 12 | – | – | – | – | – | ||
2020–21 | Northeastern University | NCAA | 25 | 12 | 26 | 38 | 10 | – | – | – | – | – | ||
2021–22 | Northeastern University | NCAA | 21 | 11 | 28 | 39 | 2 | – | – | – | – | – | ||
2022–23 | Northeastern University | NCAA | 38 | 27 | 33 | 60 | 12 | – | – | – | – | – | ||
NCAA totals | 159 | 98 | 156 | 254 | 70 | – | – | – | – | – |
Year | Team | Event | Result | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | |
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2013 | Switzerland | U18 D1 | 5 | 3 | 4 | 7 | 2 | ||
2014 | Switzerland | OG | 6 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 6 | ||
2014 | Switzerland | U18 D1 | 5 | 9 | 3 | 12 | 4 | ||
2015 | Switzerland | U18 | 7th | 5 | 5 | 0 | 5 | 4 | |
2015 | Switzerland | WC | 6th | 4 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4 | |
2016 | Switzerland | U18 | 7th | 5 | 7 | 2 | 9 | 10 | |
2016 | Switzerland | WC | 7th | 3 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | |
2017 | Switzerland | OGQ | Q | 3 | 3 | 5 | 8 | 2 | |
2017 | Switzerland | WC | 7th | 6 | 4 | 4 | 8 | 2 | |
2018 | Switzerland | OG | 5th | 6 | 7 | 3 | 10 | 4 | |
2019 | Switzerland | WC | 5th | 5 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 | |
2021 | Switzerland | WC | 4th | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | |
2022 | Switzerland | OG | 4th | 7 | 4 | 6 | 10 | 4 | |
2022 | Switzerland | WC | 4th | 3 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | |
2023 | Switzerland | WC | 4th | 7 | 4 | 6 | 10 | 8 | |
Junior totals | 20 | 24 | 9 | 33 | 20 | ||||
Senior totals | 52 | 28 | 29 | 57 | 38 |
Alina Müller is the younger sister of professional hockey player Mirco Müller, a former member of the New Jersey Devils and San Jose Sharks of the National Hockey League. [12]