Swiss Captain Lara Stalder To Miss Worlds Following Knee Injury

The reigning Olympic bronze medalists, Team Switzerland, will be without captain Lara Stalder at the upcoming IIHF World Championships in Denmark.

Stalder suffered a knee injury in her October 24 PostFinance Women’s League game where she plays for EV Zug.

In her place, Switzerland has called up Elisa Dalessi For the nation’s final stop on the Women’s Euro Hockey Tour in Sweden this week.

In eight games this season with EV Zug, the 32-year-old has 15 points. 

Stalder is expected to be out 6-8 weeks.