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
Bronze medal – third place2026 Milano CortinaTeam

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 6 February 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
YearTeamEventResult GPWLT/OTMINGASOGAASV%
2017Switzerland U18U18 WC7th
5210315:00901.7194.9
2018Switzerland U18U18 WC7th
5230297:521212.4291.4
2019Switzerland U18U18 WC6th
5220250:00811.5594.8
2021SwitzerlandWC4th
5120214:03701.9694.2
2022SwitzerlandWC4th
3030128:581406.5187.6
2022SwitzerlandOG4th
202080:001108.2583.1
2023SwitzerlandWC4th
2020100:001307.8084.2
2024SwitzerlandWC5th
211079:36604.5284.6
2025SwitzerlandWC5th
3120159:22602.2691.4
2026SwitzerlandOG3rd place, bronze medalist(s)
3120184:211003.2591.8

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.