Position Forward Playing career Weight 62 kg National team Switzerland Height 1.63 m | NCAA team Yale Bulldogs Role Ice hockey player Shoots Left Name Phoebe Staenz | |
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Born 7 January 1994 (age 30)
Zetzwil, Switzerland ( 1994-01-07 ) Parents Penelope Ode Staenz-Soltermann Siblings Joshua Staenz, Yannick Staenz Current teams Switzerland women's national ice hockey team (#94 / Forward) Similar People Sara Benz, Lara Stalder, Jessica Lutz, Florence Schelling, Laura Benz | ||
Yale's Phoebe Staenz playing for Swiss national team
Phoebe Staenz (born January 7, 1994) is a Swiss ice hockey forward who plays internationally for the Switzerland women's national ice hockey team, and in US Collegiate (NCAA) competition for the Yale Bulldogs.
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- Yales Phoebe Staenz playing for Swiss national team
- Career
- Yale Bulldogs
- U18 World Competition
- 2014 Olympics Sochi Russia
- IIHF Teams
- References
Career
Staenz attended Choate Rosemary Hall Preparatory School in Wallingford, Connecticut, where she was the Ice Hockey MVP of the Prep School league. She was honored as a 2013 Boston Globe All-Scholastic pick. She also played club hockey with Assabet Valley, winning the 2013 National Championship with them.
Yale Bulldogs
She plays for the Yale Bulldogs women's ice hockey team. In four years of NCAA play, she has won numerous awards, including USCO Rookie of the Year in 2014, and a selection to the All-ECAC Third Team.
Phoebe is currently a Senior studying at Yale College, majoring in the field of Mathematics and Economics. She works in marketing for the Swiss Ice Hockey Federation during the summer months. She is also an accomplished musician.
U18 World Competition
Staenz played for the Swiss National U18 team for the IIHF World Championships in 2011 (Sweden), 2012 (Czech Republic) and the 2013 Qualifying Tournament in Switzerland.
2014 Olympics (Sochi, Russia)
Phoebe Staenz was chosen to play with the Swiss National Team at the Winter Olympics in 2014. During the Bronze medal game, she scored the game-tying goal against Sweden, allowing Switzerland a 4–3 victory, and the medal.
IIHF Teams
Staenz continues to play for the Swiss team. She was a member of the 2016 IIHF Olympic qualifying tournament. Switzerland won a spot in the 2018 Olympics in Korea. The Swiss National Team is currently ranked 6th worldwide. She is a longtime teammate of Lara Stalder, who plays NCAA Hockey for the Minnesota-Duluth Bulldogs. She is likely to be a member of her second Olympic team.