Melanie Häfliger (born 29 September 1982) is a Swiss retired

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, currently serving as head coach of the Swiss women's national under-18 team and as an assistant coach to the Swiss national women's team.

International career

Häfliger was selected to represent Switzerland in the women's ice hockey tournament at the

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. She played in all five games, scoring one assist.IIHF - Team Switzerland Stats - 2010 Olympics
/ref> With the Swiss national team, Häfliger participated in five

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s, four in the Top Division and one in Division I. Her first appearance came in

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. She ended her playing career in 2013.

Career statistics

International career

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* * * 1982 births Living people People from Sursee District Sportspeople from Lucerne Swiss women's ice hockey forwards Swiss ice hockey coaches Ice hockey players at the 2010 Winter Olympics Olympic ice hockey players for Switzerland 21st-century Swiss sportswomen {{Switzerland-icehockey-bio-stub