Laura Schuler

Laura Lynne Schuler (born December 3, 1970) is a Canadian ice hockey coach and former player who was a member of the 1998 Canadian women's Olympic hockey team.

Laura Schuler
Born (1970-12-03) December 3, 1970
Scarborough, Ontario, Canada
Height 5 ft 7 in (170 cm)
Weight 141 lb (64 kg; 10 st 1 lb)
Position Forward
Played for Northeastern Huskies
Toronto Varsity Blues
National team  Canada
Playing career 1989–1998
Medal record
Olympic Games
Silver medal – second place1998 NaganoTeam
World Championships
Gold medal – first place1990 Canada
Gold medal – first place1992 Finland
Gold medal – first place1997 Canada

Playing career

Schuler played one sport in high school. She was captain of the field hockey. She earned MVP awards in field hockey, ice hockey and soccer. Schuler won three Canadian national soccer championships with Scarborough United.[1] Schuler began playing with the Toronto Aeros' youth organization when she was 11 years old in 1981. After three years with the Aeros, she played with the Scarborough Firefighters from 1984 to 1989. In 1994, Schuler joined the Toronto Red Wings.

Northeastern

In 1989, Schuler entered Northeastern University in Boston to pursue a bachelor's degree in cardiovascular health and exercise. As a rookie, she was the Huskies scoring leader in goals, assists, and total points. After the 90–91 season, she scored 20 goals and 13 assists. The following season, the Huskies had 20 wins and seven losses. Schuler accumulated 20 goals and 13 assists for 33 points. Once again, she led the team in goals, assists and points.

In 1991–92, Schuler was part of the Huskies third consecutive 20-win season (the Huskies went 20–5–2). Schuler had another season with 20 goals. For the year, she had 29 points. During her final year of 1992–93, she was named team captain. As she was the team leader in scoring with 16 goals and 20 assists, (for 36 points), she suffered a season-ending leg injury. The injury occurred with seven games remaining. For her career, her numbers with the Huskies included 64 goals, (fifth overall), 57 assists (ninth), and 121 points (eighth).

Toronto Lady Blues

After her time at Northeastern, Schuler played for the Toronto Varsity Blues women's ice hockey program. In the 1997 OWIAA semifinal, Schuler's hat trick led the Lady Blues to a 4-1 victory over the Guelph Gryphons. Schuler would also score a goal against York University goaltender Debra Ferguson in the 1997 OWIAA gold medal game.[2]

Hockey Canada

Schuler joined the Canadian women's national team in its first season, 1990. She captured gold medals at World Championships in 1990, 1992, and 1997. Schuler also played in the 1995 and 1996 Pacific Rim Tournament.[3] Her final major international tournament was the 1998 Winter Olympics where she suited up for six matches.[4]

Coaching career

In 2004, she became the head coach for the program at Northeastern University. From 1998 to 2000, she had coached the Stouffville Midget AA teams in Stouffville, Ontario from 1998 through 2000. In 2007–08, Schuler's Northeastern Huskies team had two members on the Hockey East All-Rookie team: Kristi Kehoe (led the team in scoring), and goaltender Leah Sulyma.[5] In the summer of 2010, Schuler participated in the evaluation camp for the 2010–11 Canadian national women's team.[6] She was a coach for Canada Red (the camp was divided into four teams, Red, White, Yellow, Blue). Schuler assisted head coach Ryan Walter for Team Canada at the 2010 Four Nations Cup.[7]

Schuler was an assistant coach for the Minnesota–Duluth Bulldogs women's ice hockey program from 2008 until 2016.

On April 22, 2016, Schuler was named head coach of the Dartmouth College women's ice hockey team.[8]

On July 21, 2021, the UMD Bulldogs announced that Schuler would be returning to the program as an assistant coach.[9]

Career statistics

Northeastern
YearGoalsAssistsPoints
1989–9081523
1990–91201333
1991–9220929
1992–93162036

Hockey Canada
EventGoalsAssistsPointsPIMShots+/-
1998 Winter Olympics000450

Coaching record
YearWinsLossesTiesPostseason
2018 Head Coach Canadian Women's Olympic Team[10]
2007–08 Northeastern7243
2006–07 Northeastern5262
2005–06 Northeastern8241
2004–05 Northeastern3254
2003–04 UMass-Boston13121

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Awards and honours
  • Ontario Athletic Union, All-Conference, 1996
  • Ontario Athletic Union, All-Conference in both 1997
  • Eastern College Athletic Conference Coach of the Year Award in 2004
  • Northeastern University's Sports Hall of Fame (inducted in 2004)[12]

References
  1. Who's Who in Canadian Sport, Volume 4, p.396, Bob Ferguson, Fitzhenry and Whiteside Ltd., Markham, ON and Allston, MA, ISBN 1-55041-855-6
  2. Riz, Barry (February 25, 1997). "Hockey Dream Season Crushed in Overtime". Archived from the original on July 18, 2011. Retrieved February 1, 2011.
  3. Marc Ouellette. "University of Toronto Varsity Blues 1995–96". dgp.toronto.edu. Archived from the original on March 3, 2016. Retrieved June 23, 2010.
  4. "Laura Schuler". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Archived from the original on April 17, 2020.
  5. "Husky Profile: Laura Schuler". Northeastern Women's Hockey. Archived from the original on April 17, 2008.
  6. "The Official Website Of Hockey Canada". Archived from the original on February 4, 2023. Retrieved September 22, 2010.
  7. "The Official Website Of Hockey Canada". Archived from the original on June 1, 2012. Retrieved September 22, 2010.
  8. "Laura Schuler named head coach of women's hockey". Dartmouth Sports. Retrieved April 24, 2016.
  9. "Schuler Joins UMD Women's Hockey Coaching Staff". UMD Athletics.
  10. "Hockey Canada announces 2018 Olympic women's hockey team - Sportsnet.ca". Sportsnet.ca. Archived from the original on August 20, 2022. Retrieved January 25, 2018.
  11. "Statistics". USCHO.com. Archived from the original on February 11, 2007.
  12. "Inductee Profile: Laura Schuler". Northeastern University Sports. Archived from the original on May 29, 2008.
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