Reica Rose Staiger (born 8 November 1996) is a Japanese-Swiss ice hockey official and retired ice hockey player. She is a former member of the Swiss national team and a five-time Swiss Women's Hockey League A (SWHL A) champion.
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| Citizenship | Switzerland, Japan | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | 8 November 1996 Zürich, Switzerland | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Occupation | On-ice official | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Playing career
editStaiger first played in a senior women's ice hockey league at age fourteen with the GCK Lions Frauen in the Leistungsklasse C (LKC; renamed SWHL C in 2014). She also played on the under-15 (U15) teams of EHC Bülach in the Swiss boys' premier and second-tier U15 leagues during the 2009–10 season.[1]
At age fifteen, she made her debut in Switzerland's elite senior women's ice hockey league, the Leistungsklasse A (LKA; renamed SWHL A in 2014), with the ZHC Lions Frauen.[2] Across fifteen games with the Lions in the 2010–11 season, Staiger recorded 4 goals and 6 assists for 10 points. Concurrently, she tallied 2 goals and an assist in ten games with the top EHC Bülach U15 team.[1]
Staiger continued to split her time between the ZSC Lions Frauen and elite boys' junior teams throughout her teens, playing with EHC Bülach U17 during the 2011–12 season, EV Dielsdorf-Niederhasli U17 during the 2012–13 season, and EHC Winterthur U17 during the 2013–14 and 2014–15 seasons.[1]
Though most of her career was spent with the ZSC Lions in the LKA/SWHL A, Staiger chose to play the 2017–18 and 2019–20 seasons with EHC Zunzgen-Sissach Damen in the SWHL B.[1][3][4]
When Staiger officially retired from elite play in 2020, she was one of just twenty players to have recorded more than one hundred games with the GCK/ZSC Lions Frauen.[5]
International play
editAs a junior player with the Swiss national under-18 team, Staiger participated in three IIHF U18 Women's World Championships – the Top Division tournament in 2012 and the Division I tournaments in 2013 and 2014. She served as Switzerland's captain at the 2014 tournament and led all tournament defenseman in assists, contributing to a Swiss victory in the tournament and their promotion to the Top Division.[6][7]
With the senior national team, Staiger participated at the IIHF Women's World Championship in 2015 and 2016.[8][9] She represented Switzerland in the qualification tournament for the 2018 Winter Olympics, at which the Swiss qualified for the Games.[10]
Officiating career
editStaiger has served as a referee in the Swiss system since 2020, where she has officiated in the Women's League (SWHL A) and men's 1. Liga.[2][11]
She has also officiated at International Ice Hockey Federation (IIHF) and IIHF-affiliated events, including at the 2022–23 Euro Hockey Tour's 5-Nations Tournament in Ängelholm and the Group A tournament of the 2024 IIHF U18 Women's World Championship Division I.[12]
Personal life
editStaiger has two brothers who are also engaged in ice hockey. Her eldest brother, Willy (born 1989), has played in the 2. Liga with EHC Bassersdorf for more than a decade and her elder brother, Anthony (born 1993), is captain of EHC Winterthur in the Swiss League.[13][14]
References
edit- ^ a b c d "Player Profile: Reica Staiger". Elite Prospects. Retrieved 11 January 2024.
- ^ a b Pfiffner, Lukas (12 February 2023). "Aus Zuversicht wird Zerfall: SC Herisau verliert gegen Wetzikon mit 1:8". Appenzeller Zeitung (in German). Retrieved 11 January 2024.
- ^ Monnin, Daniel (28 April 2018). "SWHL A: Transfers bei den ZSC Lions". FrauenNati.ch (in German). Retrieved 11 January 2024.
- ^ "Reica Staiger rejoins the ZSC Lions, Shannon Sigrist off to Weinfelden". SwissHockeyNews.ch (Press release). 28 April 2018. Retrieved 11 January 2024.
- ^ "Geschichte der Lions-Frauen – Jubiläen bei den Löwinnen". ZSC Lions (in Swiss High German). Retrieved 11 January 2024.
- ^ "2014 IIHF Ice Hockey U18 Women's World Championship – Assist Leaders" (PDF). International Ice Hockey Federation. 4 April 2014. Retrieved 11 January 2024.
- ^ "2014 IIHF Ice Hockey U18 Women's World Championship – Defencemen Scoring Leaders" (PDF). International Ice Hockey Federation. 4 April 2014. Retrieved 11 January 2024.
- ^ "2015 IIHF Ice Hockey Women's World Championship – Team Roster: SUI - Switzerland" (PDF). International Ice Hockey Federation. 27 March 2015. Retrieved 11 January 2024.
- ^ Podnieks, Andrew; Nordmark, Birger, eds. (2019). IIHF Guide & Record Book 2020. Toronto: Moydart. p. 662. ISBN 9780986796470.
- ^ Merk, Martin (6 March 2017). "Swiss ready for Plymouth". International Ice Hockey Federation. Retrieved 11 January 2024.
- ^ "Switzerland – Overview: Referees & Linesmen". International Ice Hockey Federation. 10 November 2020. Retrieved 11 January 2024.
- ^ "2024 IIHF Ice Hockey U18 Women's World Championship Division 1, Group A – Competition Officials". International Ice Hockey Federation. 4 January 2024. Retrieved 11 January 2024.
- ^ Kindhauser, Urs (1 October 2021). "Anthony Staiger beim EHC Winterthur – Eine neue Aufgabe für den Rollenspieler". Der Landbote (in German). Retrieved 11 January 2024.
- ^ "EHC Winterthur stellt Weichen für die neue Saison". EHC Winterthur (Press release) (in German). 27 December 2023. Retrieved 11 January 2024.
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