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Florence Isabelle Schelling (born 9 March 1989)[1] is a Swiss former professional ice hockey goaltender. She briefly served as General manager of SC Bern from 2020 to 2021. She was the first woman to be named GM of a professional men's team in the world.[2]

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Florence Schelling
Born	(1989-03-09) 9 March 1989 (age 33) Zurich, Switzerland
Height	1.75 m (5 ft 9 in)
Weight	68 kg (150 lb; 10 st 10 lb)
Position	Goaltender
Caught	Left
Played for	Linköping HC SC Reinach EHC Bülach Brampton Thunder Northeastern Huskies ZSC Lions EC Illnau-Effretikon
National team	Switzerland
Playing career	2005–2018
Medal record Olympic Games 2014 Sochi Tournament World Championship 2012 United States

During her playing career, Schelling competed internationally with the Swiss women's national ice hockey team at the 2006 Winter Olympics, 2010 Winter Olympics and 2014 Winter Olympics. In the 2012 CWHL Draft, Schelling was selected by the Montreal Stars, but opted to play the 2012–13 season with the Brampton Thunder instead.[3] She played with EHC Bülach of the Swiss men's National League B in the 2013–14 and 2014–15 seasons, the first and only woman to ever play in the league.[4]

Playing career

Switzerland

Schelling 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.[5] In 2008, she led the Swiss to a fourth-place finish at the IIHF Women's World Hockey Championships,[6] 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, Schelling stopped 32 shots in a 5–2 victory, as Switzerland advanced to the semifinals.[7] In the bronze medal game at the 2012 IIHF Women's World Championship, Florence Schelling made 50 saves[8] as Switzerland beat Finland by a 6–2 tally.[9]

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.[10]

Northeastern

Schelling excelled at Northeastern, being named a starter throughout her college career.[11] In her sophomore year (2009–10), Schelling 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, Schelling 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.[12] 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 started 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.[13]

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 25 October. She also tallied her first career point as she assisted on Stephanie Gavronsky’s goal against the Princeton Tigers. On 5 March 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.[14]

On Friday, 17 February 2012, #7 ranked Northeastern skated to a 0–0 tie against the Providence Friars. The two goaltenders, Schelling of Northeastern and Geneviève Lacasse of Providence, stopped 80 shots combined through three periods and overtime. Schelling logged 38 stops, while her counterpart Lacasse stopped 42 shots.[15]

CWHL

Schelling made her CWHL debut with the Brampton Thunder on 21 October 2012. Opposite Furies netminder Christina Kessler, Schelling claimed the win after teammate Gillian Apps notched a goal in overtime, ending the game at 4–3.[16]

Career statistics

Northeastern

Season	Games played	Wins	Losses	Ties	Win %	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

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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

• 2014 Sochi Winter Olympics: Most Valuable Player
• 2014 Sochi Winter Olympics: Best Goalkeeper
• 2014 Sochi Winter Olympics: All-Star Team selection
• 2012 World Championships: Best Goalkeeper
• 2007 Swiss Ice Hockey Female Player of the Year[10]

NCAA

• Hockey East Bauer Goaltender of the Month for October 2009
• Hockey East Bauer Goaltender of the Month for November 2009[22]
• Hockey East All-Rookie team (2009)
• Hockey East Pure Hockey Defensive Player of the Week 13 October 2008
• Hockey East Mission Rookie of the Week 20 October 2008
• Hockey East Defensive Player of the Week Week of 5 October 2009[23]
• 2010 Hockey East Co-Player of the Year[24]
• 2010 Hockey East Goaltending Champion[25]
• 2010 Hockey East First-Team All-Star[26]
• 2010 New England Hockey Writers All-Star Team [27]
• 2010 Women's RBK Hockey Division I All-America Second Team[28]
• Hockey East Defensive Player of the Week Week of 25 October 2010[29]
• Hockey East Defensive Player of the Week (Week of 8 November 2010) [30]
• Hockey East Defensive Player of the Week (Week of 28 February 2011)[31]
• Hockey East Defensive Player of the Week (Week of 7 March 2011)

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• 2011 Hockey East All-Tournament team [33]
• Hockey East Defensive Player of the Week (Week of 10 October 2011)[34]
• Hockey East Goaltender of the Month (Month of October 2011)[35]
• Hockey East Defensive Player of the Week (Week of 7 November 2011)
• Hockey East Defensive Player of the Week (Week of 14 November 2011)[36]
• Hockey East Co-Defensive Player of the Week (Week of 23 January 2012)[37]
• Hockey East Defensive Player of the Week (Week of 6 February 2012)[38]
• Runner-Up, Hockey East Defensive Player of the Month (Month of January 2012)[39]
• Hockey East Player of the Week (Week of 20 February 2012)[40]
• 2012 Hockey East Player of the Year[41]
• 2012 Hockey East Army ROTC Three Stars Award[40]
• Hockey East Goaltending Champion (2011–12)[42]
• Hockey East 10th Anniversary Team selection, Honorable Mention[43]
• 2011–12 CCM Hockey Women’s Division I All-American: First Team[44]

References

External links

• Biographical information and career statistics from Eliteprospects.com, or Eurohockey.com
• Florence Schelling on Twitter

На других языках

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[de] Florence Schelling

Florence Isabelle Schelling (* 9. März 1989 in Zürich) ist eine ehemalige Schweizer Eishockeytorhüterin und jetzige -funktionärin. Von 2006 bis 2018 war sie Stammtorhüterin der Schweizer Nationalmannschaft der Frauen. Von April 2020 bis April 2021 war sie Sportchefin beim SC Bern. Ihr Bruder Philippe Schelling war ebenfalls Eishockeyspieler.

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[ru] Шеллинг, Флоренс

Флоренс Шеллинг (нем. Florence Schelling; 9 марта 1989 (1989-03-09), Шаффхаузен) — швейцарская хоккеистка. Игрок сборной Швейцарии по хоккею. Амплуа — вратарь. Бронзовый призёр Олимпийских игр 2014 года[1]. Участница трёх Олимпийских игр 2006—2014 годов. Самый ценный игрок и лучший голкипер женского олимпийского турнира 2014 года[2]. Бронзовый призёр чемпионата мира 2012 года. На начало 2014 года на клубном уровне играет за мужскую команду Бюлах в чемпионате Швейцарии.

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