| Position: | Forward |
| Shoots: | Left |
| Height Ft: | 5 |
| Height In: | 4 |
| Weight Lb: | 121 |
| Sex: | f |
| Ntl Team: | SUI |
| Birth Date: | 25 August 1992 |
| Birth Place: | Zürich, Switzerland |
| Career Start: | 2008 |
Sara Benz (born 25 August 1992 in Zürich, Switzerland) is a Swiss ice hockey forward, who shoots left.
Benz was selected for the Switzerland national women's ice hockey team in the 2010 Winter Olympics. She played in all five games, scoring a goal.[1] [2]
Benz has also appeared for Switzerland at four IIHF Women's World Championships, with her first appearance in 2009. She was also a member of the bronze medal-winning team at the 2012 championships.[3] [4] [5] [6]
Benz made three appearances for the Switzerland women's national under-18 ice hockey team, at two levels of the IIHF World Women's U18 Championships. Her first came in 2008.[7] [8] [9]
Her twin sister Laura Benz is also a hockey player.
| Regular season | Playoffs | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Season | Team | League | GP | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | ||||||
| 2008-09 | SWHL A | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | |||
| 2010-11 | ZSC Lions Frauen | SWHL A | 5 | 11 | 7 | 18 | 2 | 5 | 9 | 8 | 17 | 6 | ||
| 2011-12 | ZSC Lions Frauen | SWHL A | 19 | 23 | 14 | 37 | 18 | 5 | 5 | 2 | 7 | 2 | ||
| 2012-13 | ZSC Lions Frauen | SWHL A | 17 | 30 | 20 | 50 | 8 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 2 | ||
| 2013-14 | ZSC Lions Frauen | SWHL A | 5 | 6 | 6 | 12 | 4 | 6 | 3 | 5 | 8 | 4 | ||
| ZSC Lions Frauen | SWHL A | 9 | 18 | 6 | 24 | 12 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 0 | |||
| ZSC Lions Frauen | SWHL A | 14 | 12 | 8 | 20 | 12 | - | - | - | - | - | |||
| 2017-18 | ZSC Lions Frauen | Swiss Women Cup | 3 | 8 | 11 | 19 | 0 | - | - | - | - | - | ||
| SWHL A totals | 69 | 100 | 61 | 161 | 56 | 23 | 21 | 21 | 42 | 16 | ||||
| Year | Team | Event | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| WJC18 | 5 | 4 | 2 | 6 | 2 | |||
| WC | 4 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | |||
| Switzerland U18 | WJC-18 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2 | ||
| Switzerland | OG | 5 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | ||
| Switzerland U18 | WJC-18 D1 | 5 | 9 | 9 | 18 | 8 | ||
| Switzerland | WC | 5 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 2 | ||
| Switzerland | WC | 5 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 2 | ||
| Switzerland | WC | 5 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | ||
| Switzerland | OG | 6 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | ||
| Switzerland | OG | 6 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 2 | ||
| Junior totals | 12 | 13 | 13 | 26 | 12 | |||
| WC totals | 19 | 6 | 6 | 12 | 6 | |||
| OG totals | 17 | 4 | 4 | 8 | 6 | |||
2008 : Top 3 Player on Team2010 : Best Forward in D1 Division2010 : Gold Medal in D1 Division2010 : Most Goals (9) in D1 Division2010 : Most Assists (9) in D1 Division2010 : Most Points (18) in D1 Division