Alina Müller (born 12 March 1998) is a Swiss ice hockey player who is a forward for the PWHL Hamilton of the Professional Women's Hockey League (PWHL) and a member of the Switzerland women's national ice hockey team. She played college ice hockey at Northeastern. At the age of 15, she became the youngest ice hockey player ever to win an Olympic medal, scoring the game-winning goal for Switzerland in the bronze medal game at the 2014 Winter Olympics. She scored the game-winning goal for Switzerland in the bronze game at the 2026 Winter Olympics as well.
Playing career PWHL Boston Fleet On September 18, 2023, Müller was selected in the first round, 3rd overall, by PWHL Boston in the 2023 PWHL Draft, becoming the first European player affiliated with a PWHL team.
In the inaugural season of the league, Müller helped her team reach the Walter Cup Finals, and she would score a double overtime winner in Game 4 against PWHL Minnesota to force a decisive Game 5. Unfortunately, Müller and Boston would be shut out on home ice, losing the Finals. During the 2024–25 season, she recorded seven goals and 12 assists in 26 games. On August 4, 2025, Müller signed a two-year contract extension with the Fleet.
PWHL Hamilton On June 6, 2026, PWHL Hamilton announced that Müller had signed a three-year contract as part of the second phase in the PWHL Expansion Roster Distribution Process.
International play Müller represented Switzerland at the 2014 Winter Olympics and helped them win a bronze medal after scoring the game-winning goal to defeat Sweden in the bronze medal playoff. This resulted in her becoming the youngest ice hockey player to ever win an Olympic medal, at the age of 15.
During the Swiss opening match against the United Korean team at the 2018 Winter Olympics, Müller tied the Olympic record for most goals scored by a woman in an Olympic game. She scored a hat trick in the first period, and a fourth goal in the second. Müller helped Switzerland place 5th overall at the 2018 Olympics.
In the quarterfinal round of the 2026 Winter Olympics, Muller scored the only goal of the match as Switzerland defeated Finland in a 1–0 final, Of note, Muller and Lara Stalder were the only members of the 2014 Olympic team that were part of the Swiss roster at the 2026 Winter Olympics . Müller helped Switzerland win a bronze medal after scoring the game-winning goal to defeat Sweden in the bronze medal playoff.
Müller is the all-time leading goal scorer in Swiss women's hockey history at the Winter Olympics. Müller now sits fourth all-time in Olympic women's hockey goal scoring.
Career statistics Regular season and playoffs Regular seasonPlayoffsSeasonTeamLeagueGPGAPtsPIMGPGAPtsPIM 2012–13 ZSC Lions LKA 2 1 2 3 0 4 2 2 4 0 2013–14 ZSC Lions LKA 3 3 2 5 0 2 2 0 2 0 2014–15 ZSC Lions SWHL A – – – – – 3 0 0 0 0 2017–18 ZSC Lions SWHL A 17 33 24 57 12 6 17 6 23 0 2018–19 Northeastern University NCAA 37 21 30 51 34 — — — — — 2019–20 Northeastern University NCAA 38 27 39 66 12 — — — — — 2020–21 Northeastern University NCAA 25 12 26 38 10 — — — — — 2021–22 Northeastern University NCAA 21 11 28 39 2 — — — — — 2022–23 Northeastern University NCAA 38 27 33 60 12 — — — — —2023–24PWHL BostonPWHL 24 5 11 16 6 8 2 1 3 02024–25Boston FleetPWHL 26 7 12 19 8 — — — — —PWHL totals 50 12 23 35 14 8 2 1 3 0
International Year Team Event Result GP G A Pts PIM 2013 Switzerland U18 D1 5 3 4 7 2 2014 Switzerland OG 6 1 2 3 6 2014 Switzerland U18 D1 5 9 3 12 4 2015 Switzerland U18 7th 5 5 0 5 4 2015 Switzerland WC 6th 4 1 0 1 4 2016 Switzerland U18 7th 5 7 2 9 10 2016 Switzerland WC 7th 3 1 1 2 0 2017 Switzerland OGQ Q 3 3 5 8 2 2017 Switzerland WC 7th 6 4 4 8 2 2018 Switzerland OG 5th 6 7 3 10 4 2019 Switzerland WC 5th 5 1 1 2 4 2021 Switzerland WC 4th 2 1 0 1 2 2022 Switzerland OG 4th 7 4 6 10 4 2022 Switzerland WC 4th 3 1 1 2 2 2023 Switzerland WC 4th 7 4 6 10 82024SwitzerlandWC5th622442026SwitzerlandOG74264 Junior totals 20 24 9 33 20 Senior totals 63 34 33 67 46
Awards and honors 2018 Swiss Ice Hockey Woman of the Year 2018-19 CCM/AHCA First Team All-American 2019 Swiss Ice Hockey Woman of the Year 2019-20 CCM/AHCA Second Team All-American 2020-21 CCM/AHCA First Team All-American 2020-21 All-USCHO.com First Team 2021 Hockey East Scoring Champion (31 points) 2021 NCAA All-Tournament Team Hockey Commissioners Association Women's Player of the Month (February 2021) 2022 Swiss Ice Hockey Woman of the Year 2023–24 PWHL All-Rookie Team 2026 Winter Olympics All-Star Team (as voted by accredited media)
Personal life Alina Müller is the younger sister of professional hockey player Mirco Müller, a former member of the New Jersey Devils and San Jose Sharks of the National Hockey League.
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Alina Muller at the Milano Cortina 2026 Winter Olympics Alina Muller at the Beijing 2022 Winter Olympics (archived)