Nicole Bullo
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Claro, Switzerland
| Nicole Bullo | |||
|---|---|---|---|
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| Born |
18 July 1987 Claro, Switzerland | ||
| Height | 1.60 m (5 ft 3 in) | ||
| Weight | 54 kg (119 lb; 8 st 7 lb) | ||
| Position | Defense | ||
| Shoots | Left | ||
| SWHL A team Former teams |
HC Ambrì-Piotta HC Lugano Küssnachter SC | ||
| National team |
 Switzerland | ||
| Playing career | 2003–present | ||
Nicole Bullo (born 18 July 1987) is a Swiss ice hockey defenseman and member of the Swiss national team. She has played with the HC Ambrì-Piotta Girls in the Women's League (PFWL/SWHL A) since 2024.[1]
Bullo has represented Switzerland at five Winter Olympic Games and eleven IIHF Women's World Championship tournaments.
At age seventeen, Bullo made her debut with the Swiss national team in the 2004 IIHF Women's World Championship. She scored a goal and an assist across four games to rank third on the team in scoring and, despite Switzerland being relegated to Division I at tournament's end, it was a strong showing for the young defender.
The following year, she contributed a goal and recorded a +6 plus–minus in five Division 1, Group A games of the 2005 IIHF Women's World Championship, helping Switzerland earn promotion back to the Top Division, where they have since remained.
Bullo made her Olympic debut with the Swiss delegation at the 2006 Winter Olympics in Turin. She played in all five games of the women's ice hockey tournament and recorded one assist.[2]
In total, she represented Switzerland in every World Championship or Olympic tournament during 2004 to 2022, excepting the World Championship tournaments in 2015 and 2021.[3][4] Her career is highlighted by a World Championship bronze medal in 2012 IIHF Women's World Championship and an Olympic bronze medal in the women's ice hockey tournament at the 2014 Winter Olympics in Sochi.[5]
Bullo officially retired from the Swiss national team after the 2022 Winter Olympics in Beijing.[6] the all-time point leader amongst Switzerland defenders.
Career statistics
Club
| Regular season | Playoffs | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Season | Team | League | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | ||
| 2003-04 | Ladies Team Lugano | SWHL A | - | 10 | 14 | 24 | - | - | - | - | - | - | ||
| 2004-05 | Ladies Team Lugano | SWHL A | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | ||
| 2005-06 | Ladies Team Lugano | SWHL A | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | ||
| 2006-07 | Ladies Team Lugano | SWHL A | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | ||
| 2007-08 | KSC Küssnacht am Rigi Damen | SWHL A | 20 | 12 | 14 | 26 | 22 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2 | ||
| 2008-09 | Ladies Team Lugano | SWHL A | 22 | 18 | 10 | 28 | 6 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 18 | ||
| 2009-10 | Ladies Team Lugano | SWHL A | 15 | 6 | 11 | 17 | 12 | 5 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 6 | ||
| 2010-11 | Ladies Team Lugano | SWHL A | 20 | 8 | 21 | 29 | 24 | 6 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 6 | ||
| 2011-12 | Ladies Team Lugano | SWHL A | 20 | 17 | 22 | 39 | 18 | 7 | 3 | 8 | 11 | 8 | ||
| 2012-13 | Ladies Team Lugano | SWHL A | 18 | 21 | 19 | 40 | 14 | 9 | 6 | 9 | 15 | 2 | ||
| 2013-14 | Ladies Team Lugano | SWHL A | 19 | 16 | 18 | 34 | 14 | 5 | 2 | 7 | 9 | 2 | ||
| 2014-15 | Ladies Team Lugano | SWHL A | 13 | 6 | 13 | 19 | 16 | 8 | 0 | 5 | 5 | 6 | ||
| 2015-16 | Ladies Team Lugano | SWHL A | 17 | 7 | 10 | 17 | 8 | 7 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 6 | ||
| 2016-17 | Ladies Team Lugano | SWHL A | 18 | 10 | 13 | 23 | 14 | 7 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 10 | ||
| 2016-17 | Ladies Team Lugano | Swiss Women Cup | 3 | 0 | 5 | 5 | 2 | - | - | - | - | - | ||
| 2017-18 | Ladies Team Lugano | SWHL A | 18 | 7 | 14 | 21 | 10 | 6 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 6 | ||
| 2017-18 | Ladies Team Lugano | Swiss Women Cup | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - | - | - | - | - | ||
| 2018-19 | Ladies Team Lugano | SWHL A | 10 | 3 | 6 | 9 | 4 | 6 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 4 | ||
| 2018-19 | Ladies Team Lugano | Swiss Women Cup | 4 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 4 | - | - | - | - | - | ||
| 2019-20 | Ladies Team Lugano | SWHL A | 18 | 6 | 14 | 20 | 10 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | ||
| 2019-20 | Ladies Team Lugano | Swiss Women Cup | 4 | 4 | 8 | 12 | 0 | - | - | - | - | - | ||
| 2020-21 | Ladies Team Lugano | SWHL A | 20 | 6 | 11 | 17 | 20 | 6 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2 | ||
| 2021-22 | Ladies Team Lugano | SWHL A | 22 | 6 | 24 | 30 | 30 | 5 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 2 | ||
| 2021-22 | Ladies Team Lugano | National Cup | 4 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 0 | - | - | - | - | - | ||
| 2022-23 | Ladies Team Lugano | SWHL A | 21 | 7 | 12 | 19 | 20 | 4 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 6 | ||
| 2022-23 | Ladies Team Lugano | National Cup | 2 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | - | - | - | - | - | ||
| 2023-24 | HC Ambrì-Piotta Girls | SWHL A | 25 | 4 | 21 | 25 | 24 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | ||
| 2023-24 | HC Ambrì-Piotta Girls | National Cup | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - | - | - | - | - | ||
| SWHL A totals | 316 | 170 | 267 | 437 | 266 | 100 | 21 | 61 | 82 | 92 | ||||
International
| Year | Team | Event | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2004 | Switzerland | WC | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | |
| 2005 | Switzerland | WC D1 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | |
| 2006 | Switzerland | OG | 5 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 6 | |
| 2007 | Switzerland | WC | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8 | |
| 2008 | Switzerland | WC | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | |
| 2009 | Switzerland | WC | 4 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 2 | |
| 2010 | Switzerland | OG | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | |
| 2011 | Switzerland | WC | 5 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | |
| 2012 | Switzerland | WC | 6 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | |
| 2013 | Switzerland | WC | 5 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | |
| 2014 | Switzerland | OG | 6 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 2 | |
| 2016 | Switzerland | WC | 5 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 6 | |
| 2017 | Switzerland | WC | 6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 0 | |
| 2018 | Switzerland | OG | 6 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | |
| 2019 | Switzerland | WC | 5 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | |
| 2022 | Switzerland | OG | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | |
| WC totals | 54 | 9 | 9 | 18 | 28 | |||
| OG totals | 29 | 0 | 5 | 5 | 18 | |||
