| Julia Schalin | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Born | 31 August 2005 Espoo, Finland | ||
| Height | 5 ft 3 in (160 cm) | ||
| Weight | 132 lb (60 kg; 9 st 6 lb) | ||
| Position | Forward | ||
| Shoots | Left | ||
| NCAA team Former teams | Mercyhurst Kiekko-Espoo | ||
| National team |  Finland | ||
| Playing career | 2020–present | ||
Julia Schalin (born 31 August 2005) is a Finnish college ice hockey player for Mercyhurst and a member of Finland women's national ice hockey team. She previously played for Kiekko-Espoo of the Naisten Liiga.
Schalin began her ice hockey career for Kiekko-Espoo of the Naisten Liiga, where she helped lead her team to two Finnish Championships in 2021 and 2022, and runner-up finishes in 2023 and 2024. [1]
Schalin began her collegiate career for Mercyhurst during the 2024–25 season. [2] During her rookie year she recorded 14 goals and 18 assists in 37 games. She was named the Atlantic Hockey (AHA) Rookie of the Month in November 2024, after she recorded five goals and five assists in eight games. [3] She was named the AHA Rookie of the Month in January 2025 after she recorded four goals and eight assists in ten games. [4] She was again named the AHA Rookie of the Month in February 2025 after she recorded four goals and five assists in seven games. [5] She ranked second in the nation among all rookie scorers, trailing only Mackenzie Alexander. In conference pay, she led all AHA rookies and ranked third among all skaters with 11 goals and 14 assists in 19 games. [6] Following the season she was named to the AHA All-Rookie team and the AHA Rookie of the Year. [7] [8]
| Medal record | ||
|---|---|---|
| Representing Finland | ||
| World Championship | ||
 | 2024 United States | |
| 2025 Czechia | |
| World U18 Championship | ||
| 2022 United States | |
Schalin represented Finland at the 2022 IIHF World Women's U18 Championship where she recorded one goal and one assists in five games and won a bronze medal. She again represented Finland at the 2023 IIHF World Women's U18 Championship where recorded one assist in six games. [1]
On 12 March 2024, she was named to the roster for Finland at the 2024 IIHF Women's World Championship, where she was the youngest member of the team at 18 years old. [9] [10] During the tournament she was scoreless in seven games and won a bronze medal. [11]
Schalin was born to Santtu and Katriina Schalin and has one sibling, Isa. [1]
| Regular season | Playoffs | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Season | Team | League | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | ||
| 2020–21 | Kiekko-Espoo | NSML | 17 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 14 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | ||
| 2021–22 | Kiekko-Espoo | NSML | 22 | 8 | 10 | 18 | 14 | 7 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 0 | ||
| 2022–23 | Kiekko-Espoo | NSML | 35 | 17 | 13 | 30 | 16 | 11 | 2 | 7 | 9 | 2 | ||
| 2023–24 | Kiekko-Espoo | NSML | 31 | 11 | 37 | 48 | 8 | 10 | 2 | 7 | 9 | 4 | ||
| 2024–25 | Mercyhurst University | AHA | 37 | 14 | 18 | 32 | 12 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| NSML totals | 105 | 37 | 63 | 100 | 52 | 38 | 5 | 17 | 22 | 12 | ||||
| Year | Team | Event | Result | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | Finland | U18 |  | 5 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 8 | |
| 2023 | Finland | U18 | 4th | 6 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | |
| 2024 | Finland | WC | | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 2025 | Finland | WC | | 7 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |
| Junior totals | 11 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 10 | ||||
| Senior totals | 14 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | ||||