Lovisa Selander

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Lovisa Selander
Lovisa Selander playing for the Boston Pride 10-13-2019
Born (1996-03-14) 14 March 1996 (age 28)
Sollentuna, Sweden
Height 1.81 m (5 ft 11 in)
Weight 73 kg (161 lb; 11 st 7 lb)
Position Goaltender
Catches Left
NWHL
team
Former teams		 Boston Pride
Ormsta HC
SDE Hockey
RPI Engineers
National team  Sweden
Playing career 2012–present

Lovisa Selander (born 14 March 1996) is a Swedish

National Women's Hockey League (NWHL) and the Swedish national team. She currently holds the record for women’s hockey NCAA Division I career saves as well as NWHL records for single-season wins and save percentage.[1]

Career

Sweden

Selander began playing as a goaltender at the age of six in her native Sweden, admiring Swedish Olympians

second tier of Swedish women's hockey. She would play two games for SDE's men's side in the men's 4th Division during the 2012–13 season, posting a .931 save percentage. In 2014, she led SDE to promotion to Riksserien, and would split time with Lovisa Berndtsson during the 2014–15 Riksserien season.[3]

NCAA

Selander at RPI

She then played four seasons for the

Patty Kazmaier Memorial Award, was awarded the ECAC Goaltender of the Year Award, and became the first RPI player in history to be named to the CCM/AHCA National All-America First Team.[5]

Professional

She was drafted 20th overall by the

2020 NWHL All-Star Game, being named the All-Star Game MVP.[10]

She re-signed with the Pride ahead of the 2020–21 NWHL season.[11]

International career

Selander made her senior international debut for Sweden at the 2018 Four Nations Cup with a 46-save performance against Canada. She then represented Sweden at the 2019 IIHF Women's World Championship, serving as the country's backup goalie behind Sara Grahn.[12][13][14] After Sweden was relegated at the 2019 World Championship, she took part in the Swedish women's strike of the national team in protest over working conditions and compensation.[15]

Style of play

Selander has been noted for her size in net, as well as her imperturbable poise and her quickness in covering shots, while rarely being flashy.[16] When asked to describe her style of play in 2019, she stated that "I think a huge part of my game is being calm and trusting my positioning. I want to be the goalie my team can trust and lean on when needed. Something I’m trying to work on and improve is playing the puck more."[17]

Personal life

Selander has a bachelor's degree in chemical engineering from the Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute.[18] Her brother, Jacob Selander, plays professional golf, currently ranked at 1862nd in the Official World Golf Ranking.[19] Her father, Johan Selander, had also played golf professionally, reaching the Swedish Golf Tour level.[20]

Career statistics

Regular season
 Playoffs
Season Team League GP W L T/OT MIN GA SO GAA SV% GP W L MIN GA SO GAA SV%
2019–20 Boston Pride
NWHL
 23 17 1 0 1050 30 2 1.71 .941 1 1 0 60 1 0 1.00 .967
NWHL totals 23 17 1 0 1050 30 2 1.71 .941 1 1 0 60 1 0 1.00 .967

Awards and honors

NCAA

  • 2015–16 NCAA season: ECAC Hockey All-Rookie Team
  • 2017–18 NCAA season: All-ECAC Hockey Second Team
  • 2018–19 NCAA season: Patty Kazmaier Top 10 Finalist
  • 2018–19 NCAA season: All-ECAC Hockey First Team
  • 2018–19 NCAA season: ECAC Hockey Goaltender of the Year
  • 2018–19 NCAA season: CCM/AHCA National All-America First Team
  • 2015–16, 2016–17, 2017–18, 2018–19 NCAA seasons: ECAC Hockey All-Academic Team

Professional

  • 2019–20 NWHL season: League Leader, Goals Against Average (1.71)
  • 2019–20 NWHL season: League Leader, Save Percentage (.941)
  • 2019–20 NWHL season: League Leader, Wins (17)
  • 2019–20 NWHL All-Star Game MVP
  • 2019–20 NWHL Goaltender of the Year[21]
  • Finalist, 2021 NWHL Goaltender of the Year[22]

References

  1. ^ Clinton, Jared (2019-10-04). "NWHL Preview: Selander's record-setting college career sets a high bar ahead of rookie season". The Hockey News. Archived from the original on 2023-01-25. Retrieved 2020-04-25.
  2. ^ Gali, Namish (2019-02-27). "Record-holding goaltender Lovisa Selander talks childhood, goals". The Polytechnic. Archived from the original on 2023-01-25. Retrieved 2020-04-25.
  3. ^ Rönnkvist, Ronnie (2014-11-29). "Selander gör sig redo för USA-flytt: "Hockeyn är större där borta"". Hockey Sverige (in Swedish). Archived from the original on 2023-01-25. Retrieved 2021-01-11.
  4. ^ Wilkin, Tim (2019-01-15). "Making the save at RPI". The Times Union. Archived from the original on 2023-01-25. Retrieved 2020-04-25.
  5. ^ "Top-10 Finalists Named for 2019 Patty Kazmaier Memorial Award". USA Hockey Foundation. 2019-02-21. Archived from the original on 2020-11-08. Retrieved 2020-04-25.
  6. ^ "RPI Women's Hockey goaltender Lovisa Selander drafted to the NWHL". The Troy Record. 2018.[permanent dead link]
  7. ^ Umicevic, Dusan (2019-04-01). "Lovisa Selander: "Tråkigt att inte kunna välja och vraka"". SVT Sport (in Swedish). Archived from the original on 2023-01-25. Retrieved 2021-01-11.
  8. ^ Murphy, Mike (2019-08-20). "Boston Pride land Swedish goaltender Lovisa Selander". The Ice Garden. Archived from the original on 2023-01-25. Retrieved 2020-04-25.
  9. ^ "Boston's Lovisa Selander Wins NWHL Goaltender of the Year Award". NWHL.zone. 2020-03-05. Archived from the original on 2021-01-23. Retrieved 2020-04-25.
  10. ^ Leach, Meg (2020-02-10). "Everyone wins at the 2020 NWHL All-Star Weekend". The Ice Garden. Archived from the original on 2020-03-11. Retrieved 2020-04-25.
  11. ^ Bryant, Casey (2020-08-17). "2020 Top 25 Under 25 – No. 10: Lovisa Selander". The Ice Garden. Archived from the original on 2023-01-25. Retrieved 2021-01-11.
  12. ^ "Damkronornas trupp uttagen till VM". swehockey.se. 19 March 2019.
  13. ^ "2019 IIHF Women's World Championship roster" (PDF). Archived (PDF) from the original on 2019-04-04. Retrieved 2019-05-10.
  14. ^ "Succémålvakten går sin egen väg: "Ett steg närmare drömmen" – Hockeysverige – Mer av sporten du älskar". Archived from the original on 2023-01-25. Retrieved 2020-04-25.
  15. ^ "Succémålvakten om kampen: "Gjorde helt rätt"". Sydsvenkan (in Swedish). 2019-12-11. Archived from the original on 2023-01-25. Retrieved 2020-07-13.
  16. ^ Clinton, Jared (2019-04-03). "Record-setting keeper Selander has sights on becoming fixture in Sweden's crease". The Hockey News. Archived from the original on 2023-01-25. Retrieved 2020-04-25.
  17. ^ Foster, Meredith (2019-03-03). "Lovisa Selander is the best goalie you haven't heard of". The Ice Garden.
  18. ^ "2018–19 Women's Ice Hockey Roster – #35 Lovisa Selander". RPI Athletics.
  19. ^ "Jacob Selander – World Number 1862". Official World Golf Ranking. Archived from the original on 2021-08-01. Retrieved 2021-01-11.
  20. ^ Rönnkvist, Ronnie (2017-05-27). "Vill till OS – men först lite golf: "Sa att han inte hade glömt bort mig"". Hockey Sverige (in Swedish). Archived from the original on 2022-01-27. Retrieved 2021-01-11.
  21. ^ "BOSTON'S LOVISA SELANDER WINS NWHL GOALTENDER OF THE YEAR AWARD". NWHL.zone. March 5, 2020. Archived from the original on January 23, 2021. Retrieved April 25, 2020.
  22. ^ Paul Krotz (2021-04-22). "NWHL ANNOUNCES FINALISTS FOR 2021 AWARDS". nwhl.zone. Archived from the original on 2021-04-30. Retrieved 2021-04-30.

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