Lucrèce Nussbaum (born 7 October 1986) is a

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coach and former

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. She is the head coach of the Mount Allison Mounties women's ice hockey program of

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Playing career

From 2006 to 2011, Nussbaum played for the St. Thomas (New Brunswick) Tommies women's ice hockey program in Fredericton, New Brunswick. For three consecutive years, she captured the Tommies team award for Best Defensive Player. In 2010, she was selected as an Atlantic University Sport Second Team All-Star.

International

Nussbaum was selected for the

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in the

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. She played in all five games, scoring a goal and two assists.IIHF – Team Switzerland Stats – 2010 Olympics
/ref> She has also appeared for Switzerland at three

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s. Her first appearance came in

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.IIHF – Team Switzerland Stats – 2007 World Championship
/ref>IIHF – Team Switzerland Stats – 2011 World Championship
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Career statistics

International career

Coaching career

On 30 July 2020, Nussbaum was hired to be the head coach for the Mount Allison Mounties women's ice hockey program, a member of the

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conference of

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Awards and honors

*2007–08 St. Thomas Defensive Player of the Year *2008–09: St. Thomas Defensive Player of the Year *2009–10: St. Thomas Defensive Player of the Year *2009–10 Atlantic University Sport Second Team All-Star

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* * * 1986 births Living people Ice hockey players at the 2010 Winter Olympics Olympic ice hockey players for Switzerland People from Kreuzlingen District Sportspeople from Thurgau St. Thomas (Canada) Tommies women's ice hockey players Swiss ice hockey coaches Swiss women's ice hockey defencemen University and college ice hockey coaches in Canada U Sports coaches 21st-century Swiss sportswomen {{Switzerland-icehockey-bio-stub