Florence Schelling

Florence Schelling
Born (1989-03-09) 9 March 1989
Schaffhausen, Switzerland
Height 5 ft 9 in (175 cm)
Weight 143 lb (65 kg; 10 st 3 lb)
Position Goaltender
Catches Left
Sweden team
Former teams
Linköpings HC
Brampton Thunder
National team   Switzerland
Playing career 2003present
Florence Schelling in the goal of the Swiss national team

Florence Isabelle Schelling (born 9 March 1989)[1] is a Swiss ice hockey goaltender for Switzerland women's national ice hockey team in the 2006 Winter Olympics, 2010 Winter Olympics and 2014 Winter Olympics. Schelling became the first and only woman to ever play in the Swiss Men's National League B.[2] In the 2012 CWHL Draft, Schelling was selected by the Montreal Stars, but will play for Brampton CWHL.[3]

Playing career

Switzerland

She spent 2003–05 playing for the ZSC Lions in Switzerland. Since 2005, Schelling has been a member of the Swiss national team. Besides the Torino Olympics, she has competed in three World Championships. At the 2006 Olympic Games, Schelling was part of a seventh-place finish. Despite the showing, Schelling posted a .939 save percentage and a 2.40 goals against average in three games.[4] In 2008, she led the Swiss to a fourth-place finish at the IIHF Women's World Hockey Championships,[5] the team's highest ever, and was the second-ranked goalie in the tournament. At the tournament, she was the only goalie to play in every minute of every game including an overtime period and a shootout. In the bronze medal game, she made 34 saves in the loss to Finland. At the 2010 Olympic Winter Games in Vancouver, she played against Sweden and lost 3–0, lost to Canada 10–1, then beat Slovakia 5–2, China 6–0, and Russia 2–1, as the Swiss women took fifth place.

In a game versus Russia at the 2012 IIHF Women's World Championship, Florence Schelling stopped 32 shots in a 5–2 victory, as Switzerland advanced to the semifinals.[6] In the bronze medal game at the 2012 IIHF Women's World Championship, Florence Schelling made 50 saves[7] as Switzerland beat Finland by a 6–2 tally.[8]

At the 2014 Winter Olympics at Sochi, Schelling backstopped the Swiss National Team to a bronze medal. Making 252 saves throughout the tournament, she was named Most Valuable Player, Best Goalkeeper, and included on the All-Star Team.[9]

Northeastern

Florence Schelling excelled at Northeastern, being named a starter throughout her career.[10]

In her sophomore year (2009–10), she was named Hockey East Defensive Player of the Week for three consecutive weeks (weeks of 2, 9, 16 November). She posted a 30-save shutout against Robert Morris on 10 October and made 28 saves on 29 shots vs. Bemidji State on 23 October. She earned back-to-back shutouts over Vermont on 30–31 October, combining for 42 saves over the weekend. She was named Bauer Goaltender of the Month on 3 November after posting a 6–1–1 record, a 0.74 GAA and a .970 save percentage in October. She made 37 saves and stopped 11 of 13 shootout attempts at Providence on 8 November. Schelling shut out Vermont for the third time on 25 November and made 30 stops vs. the University of New Hampshire on 29 November. She led the nation with a 0.99 GAA and a 0.964 save percentage through December.

On 6 February 2009, she made a Hockey East season-high 53 saves at Providence. The following day, she stopped 42 of 44 shots in a 3–2 win versus Providence.[11] She recorded her eighth 30-plus save game 21 February against Boston University, making 38 saves. She stopped 35 of 37 shots in a 2–1 loss to BU in the Hockey East quarterfinals.

Schelling began in the first-ever outdoor women's college hockey game 8 January vs. the University of New Hamphshire at Fenway Park. New Hampshire won the game by a score of 5–3.[12]

During the 2010–11 season, Schelling stopped 50 shots (.943 save percentage) in two wins against Princeton and RPI. A total of 25 saves was notched in each victory and she was recognized as the Hockey East Defensive Player of the Week for the week of October 25. She also tallied her first career point as she assisted on Stephanie Gavronsky’s goal against the Princeton Tigers. On March 5, 2011, Schelling set a Hockey East tournament record with 44 saves, including a record 24 in the first period as the Huskies upset No. 1 seed Boston University by a 4–2 tally at Walter Brown Arena.[13]

On Friday, February 17, 2012, #7 ranked Northeastern skated to a 0–0 tie against the Providence Friars. Both goaltenders, Florence Schelling of Northeastern and Genevieve Lacasse of Providence stopped 80 shots combined through three periods and overtime. Schelling logged 38 stops, while her counterpart Lacasse stopped 42 shots.[14]

CWHL

Schelling would make her CWHL debut with the Brampton Thunder on October 21, 2012. Opposing Furies netminder Christina Kessler, Schelling would gain the win as Gillian Apps scored in overtime in a 4-3 final. As a side note, Brampton teammate Bailey Bram would score her first CWHL goal in the win. [15]

Career stats

Northeastern

Season Games played Wins Losses TiesWin % Shutouts Goals against average Save %
2008–09 19 5 12 1 .306 2 2.24 .933
2009–10 21 11 5 4 .650 4 1.37 .949
2010–11 28 13 9 6 .571 4 2.02 .930
2011–12 30 20 6 4 .733 8 1.42 .950
CAREER 98 49 32 15 .589 18 1.74 .940

[16][17]

Olympics

Event Games played Wins Losses Shutouts Goals against Save % Goals against average
2006 Olympics 3 0 3 0 10 .939 2.40
2010 Olympics 3 1 2 0 15 .884 5.00
2014 Olympics 6 2 4 1 24 .913 3.97

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Awards and honors

NCAA

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