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Florence Schelling plays in Brampton but studies in Boston as she tries to improve her country’s Olympic chances

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Florence Schelling, #29, with the CWHL's Brampton team, is a Swiss player who has played for the Switzerland Women's National Team at the 2006 and 20010 Olympics and is now playing in Canada to get more experience before the next winter olympics. She was playing with her Brampton team against the CWHL Boston women at the Clarkson Cuop in Markham on March 21, 2013.Peter Power/The Globe and Mail

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Florence Schelling enters the rink before her Brampton team plays against the CWHL Boston women at the Clarkson Cuop in Markham on March 21, 2013.Peter Power/The Globe and Mail

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Florence Schelling checks the time clock behind her as her team's power play winds down. She was playing with her Brampton team against the CWHL Boston women at the Clarkson Cuop in Markham on March 21, 2013.Peter Power/The Globe and Mail

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Florence Schelling makes a save while playing with her Brampton team against the CWHL Boston women at the Clarkson Cuop in Markham on March 21, 2013.Peter Power/The Globe and Mail

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Florence Schelling minding the net while playing with her Brampton team against the CWHL Boston women at the Clarkson Cuop in Markham on March 21, 2013.Peter Power/The Globe and Mail

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Florence Schelling minding the net while playing with her Brampton team against the CWHL Boston women at the Clarkson Cuop in Markham on March 21, 2013.Peter Power/The Globe and Mail

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Florence Schelling minding the net while playing with her Brampton team against the CWHL Boston women at the Clarkson Cuop in Markham on March 21, 2013.Peter Power/The Globe and Mail

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Florence Schelling talking to her Brampton teammates during a game against the CWHL Boston women at the Clarkson Cuop in Markham on March 21, 2013.Peter Power/The Globe and Mail

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Florence Schelling ties her hair before her Brampton team plays against the CWHL Boston women at the Clarkson Cuop in Markham on March 21, 2013.Peter Power/The Globe and Mail

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