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  • From the St. James – The Misers vs National Maulers

    From the St. James – The Misers vs National Maulers

    It’s a rainy Monday night here in Alexandria, VA. Good thing hockey games are played indoors. The Misers squared off against the National Maulers for the first time this season.

    In the first period, it was not a great start for the Misers. The Maulers started out firing on all cylinders. However, Tom O’Keefe came up with all the answers. Later in the first, Tom Skiba took a penalty, on the ensuing power play, the Maulers took advantage and got the first goal of the game. The Misers would tie the game up later, with the goal coming from Troy Bradbury. The Maulers would restore their lead before the end of the first.

    In the second period, both teams traded chances back and forth, with both goalies coming up with the saves. The Maulers however would double their lead about halfway through the second period. Some more chances would be traded back and forth by both teams, saves were made by both goalies. However, it would be the Maulers with a 3-1 lead heading into the third period.

    In the third period, more opportunities presented themselves as the Misers would press the play to try and tie the game up. Five minutes into the period though, Maddie Gillin took a penalty. On the power play, the Maulers would notch another goal, making the game 4-1. Later on in the period, the Maulers would ring the post, with a wobbling shot that would elude everyone, but did not go in. Unfortunately, the Misers couldn’t generate enough offense to get back in the game and the Maulers would seal the victory by a final score of 4-1.

    (All things considered, I’d rather be playing.)

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  • Neumann Saves 41 As Beauts Top Whale

    Neumann Saves 41 As Beauts Top Whale

    Last week, the NWHL had a bye week, so that gave teams extra time to prepare for games this weekend. The Whale, looking to get their first win of the season, squared off against the Beauts, who came off a loss yesterday to the Boston Pride. It would be Whale go-to goalie Sonija Shelly in net for Connecticut and Kelsey Neumann in net for Buffalo.

    In the first period, it would be a quick start for the Whale, trying to capitalize on early momentum. However, Neumann would stop every shot attempt in the period. The same went for Shelly, who didn’t have as much work to do in the period. Only one penalty was called in the period, and it would be against the Whale’s veteran defender Jordan Brickner. The Beauts would fail to capitalize on the power play. The period ended scoreless, however the Whale would lead in the shot on goal department 13-4.

    Action would pick up in the second period, as the Beauts would strike first, 30 seconds into the period. The goal coming from Taylor Accursi, with the assists coming from Lenka Curmova and Iveta Klimasova. The teams would trade chances back and forth, with the goalies coming up large for both teams. The period would end with the Whale down 1-0 and again out-shooting the Beauts 12-10 in the period.

    In the third period, the Beauts would double their lead 13 minutes into the period, with a goal from Erin Gehen. Assists on the play would come from Brooke Stacey and Cassidy MacPherson. The Beauts weren’t allowed to be comfortable though, as less than 2 minutes later, the Whale would get one, to cut the lead in half. The goal coming from Kayla Meneghin, it would be her team leading 3rd goal of the season. She has scored at least a goal in the last 3 games that she’s played. Assists on the play came from Sarah Schwenzfeier, her 2nd point of the season, and Jordan Brickner, her 6th point of the season, and tied for the team lead. That would be the closest the Whale could get, as with a minute left in the period, the Beauts would net an empty net goal. The goal coming from Kim Brown, assists on the play came from Brooke Stacey, her second point of the game, and Marie – Jo Pelletier.

    Final stats for the goalies were Neumann for the Beauts faced 42 shots and came up with 41 saves. Sonija Shelly turned in a good performance too, she faced 25 shots and came up with 23 saves.

    The next game for the Whale will be against the league leading Boston Pride. The start time for the game will be 630p in Boston at Warrior Ice Arena. Should be a good game, as it will be the first game of the year where the Whale will face their former captain Emily Fluke.

    Fundraisers

    For those keeping track at home, Shannon Doyle turned in 1 blocked shot for the game today, giving her a total of 17 blocks on the year. She is donating a $1 for every block she records for her fundraiser Blocks For Books. Here is the link for those who want to make a donation too:

    https://www.gofundme.com/f/1s6bzhbt5c

    Also, for those keeping track at home, Kendra Broad had 2 shots on goal today, giving her a total of 8 shots on goal for the season. She is also donating $2 for every shot on goal for Mental Health Connecticut. Here is a link for those who want to make a donation too:

    https://mhconn.networkforgood.com/projects/83116-kendra-broad-s-fundraiser

     

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  • Whale Get Blitzed At Home

    Whale Get Blitzed At Home

    The Connecticut Whale and the Minnesota Whitecaps squared off, with both teams looking to put behind their losing streaks early on in the season.

    There would be great back and forth action in the first with both goalies coming up with huge saves. There was only one penalty called in the period, and it went against the Whale. The Whitecaps were able to take advantage on the power play, seconds before the period ended. Meghan Lorence managed to get one by Sonjia Shelly. Assists on the play went to Audra Richards and former Whale defender Amanda Boulier.

    There was an explosion of scoring in the second. It started  minutes into the period, when the Whale would tie the game up. A great effort from Whale rookie Emma Vlasic which beat Amanda Leveille. Assist on the play came from Grace Kleinbach. 5 minutes later, Minnesota would get the lead back, an unassisted goal coming from Nicole Schammel. Then Schammel would get on the score sheet again 2 minutes later, via the power play. It would be her second goal of the game with the assists coming from Jonna Curtis and Sydney Baldwin. The Whale would answer back 2 minutes later and cut the lead in half. The goal coming from Kaycie Anderson, who managed to get behind the defense. Assists on the play came from Shannon Doyle and Erin Hall. Then, just like the end of the first period, the Whitecaps would get a late goal at the end of the second. The goal coming from Haylea Schmid. Assists on the play came from Sydney Baldwin, her second point of the game, and Nicole Schammel, her third point of the game.

    The Whitecaps went on the offensive at the start of the third, getting a goal 30 seconds into the period. The goal coming from Sydney Baldwin, her third point of the game. Assists on the play came from Meghan Lorence, her second point of the game, and Haylea Schmid, her second point of the game. In quick succession, 2 minutes later, the Whitecaps would add another goal. This time the goal came from Brooke White-Lancette. Assists on the play came from Kelsey Cline and Sydney Baldwin, her fourth point of the game. This unfortunately spelled the end of Sonija Shelly’s day and she was replaced by Brooke Wolejko. It would be her first action of the season. About 10 minutes later, the Whitecaps would add a seventh goal, coming from their top player Jonna Curtis. It would be her second point of the game and the assists on the play came from Allie Thunstrom and Lisa Martinson.

    Not much to say about this game other than they need to forget about it and come back strong tomorrow. The Whale will face off against these same Whitecaps at 130p.

     

    For those keeping track, Whale defender Shannon Doyle was able to record 3 blocked shots today, giving her 12 blocked shots for the season! Doyle is donating a $1 for every block she records for her fundraiser Blocks For Books. Here is the link for those who want to make a donation too.

    https://www.gofundme.com/f/1s6bzhbt5c?utm_medium=social

     

    Additionally, Whale forward Kendra Broad was able to record 2 shots on goal today. She now has 6 shots on goal for the season. Broad is donating $2 for every shot on goal for Mental Health Connecticut. Here is a link for those who want to make a donation too.

    https://mhconn.networkforgood.com/projects/83116-kendra-broad-s-fundraiser

     

     

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  • Whale Get Swept In Buffalo

    Whale Get Swept In Buffalo

    After coming off an overtime defeat yesterday, the Whale were looking to bounce back and salvage the weekend. It unfortunately did not go in their favor as the Beauts defeated the Whale today by a final score of 6-4.

    Here was the game day line up:

    In the first period, Buffalo would jump out to a quick lead, only taking 3 minutes to break the ice and draw first blood. The goal came from Brooke Stacy with the assists going to Iveta Klimasova and Marie- Jo Pelletier. It wouldn’t take long for Buffalo to double their lead, the goal from Taylor Accursi on the power play would beat the debuting Cassandra Goyette. Assists on the play came from Marie- Jo Pelletier, her second of the game, and Becki Bowering. However the Whale would get one back 10 minutes later as Kayla Meneghin would notch her first goal of the season, with the assist coming from Kaycie Anderson. 2 minutes later, after a Whale penalty, the Beauts would add to their lead on the power play, with Cassidy MacPherson getting the goal, with Megan Delay and Erin Gehen getting the assists on the power play. Then in quick strike fashion, Buffalo would get another goal, this time from Marie- Jo Pelletier, this would be her third point of the period. Assists on the play came from Lenka Curmova and Sara Bustad. The period would end 4-1 in favor of the Beauts.

    In the start of the second period, we would see a goalie change for the Whale. It just was not Cassandra Goyette’s day and definitely not a debut to remember. In stepped Sonjia Shelly for the Whale. Early on in the second period, the Whale would get a goal from their veteran defender Jordan Brickner. Assist on the play came from Grace Klienbach, and it cut the Beauts lead in half. However, about 2 minutes later the Beauts would answer right back, the goal coming from Lenka Curmova, her second point of the game. Assist on the play came from Sara Bustad, which would be her second assist on the day too. At the end of the second, the score would be 5-2 in favor of the Beauts.

    In the third period, the Whale would begin their climb back into the game. It would take 6 minutes in the period to see them notch their first goal. The goal coming from Emma Vlasic, and the assist on the play from Shannon Doyle. Ripping a page out of the Buffalo playbook and getting a second goal in quick succession, the Whale would get one from Haley Payne, her first career NWHL goal, in just her second game. The assist on the play came from Hanna Beattie, which made it a one goal game. After some furious back and forth action, it unfortunately would be the closest the Whale would get to tying the game as Brooke Stacey would stash the empty netter. It would be Stacey’s second goal of the game. The assist on the play came from Marie- Jo Pelletier, it would be her third assist of the game and her fourth point.

    A tough two games against the Beauts this weekend. Now the Whale will get to face someone different next weekend, as they will get the Whitecaps at home in Danbury. Puck drop will be at 330p on Saturday October 26th.

    Notes

    • Some congratulations are in order for the following players: Jane Morrisette, Sarah Hughson, Emma Vlasic, and Emma Payne. All four of these players all notched their first career NWHL goals this weekend!

    • Unfortunately for the Whale, forward Kendra Broad was assessed a 5 minute major for checking from behind and also given a game misconduct in the second period.

     

    Fundraising

    For those keeping track, Whale defender Shannon Doyle was able to record 4 blocked shots today, giving her 9 blocked shots for the season! Doyle is donating a $1 for every block she records for her fundraiser Blocks For Books. Here is the link for those who want to make a donation too.

    https://www.gofundme.com/f/1s6bzhbt5c?utm_medium=social

     

    Additionally, Whale forward Kendra Broad was able to record a shot on goal today before her early exit. She has 4 shots on goal for the season. Broad is donating $2 for every shot on goal for Mental Health Connecticut. Here is a link for those who want to make a donation too.

    https://mhconn.networkforgood.com/projects/83116-kendra-broad-s-fundraiser

     

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  • Whale Earn Point In Buffalo

    Whale Earn Point In Buffalo

    The Connecticut Whale came in looking to get their first win, on this early campaign. They unfortunately fell to the Beauts in their home opener 2 weeks ago, but there was a lot of positives to take from that game.

    Here is the starting line up for today’s game:

    The Whale hopped out to a quick start in the first period. It would only take 5 minutes for them to get their first goal. The goal coming from Jane Morrisette, it would be her first career NWHL goal. The assist on the play came from Jordan Brickner. It would not take long for Morrisette to add her second career NWHL goal as 2 minutes later, she would double the Whale lead. The assist on this play came from Elena Orlando. About 4 minutes later, the Whale would add a third goal, this time it came from Shannon Doyle, it would be her first goal of the season, assist from Jordan Brickner, her second of the period. It staked the Whale to a 3-0 lead at the end of the first.

    Penalties in the first were 2 penalties to the Beauts, to the Whale’s 1. The Whale were the only team to capitalize on a power play in the first, with Shannon Doyle’s goal.

    In the second period, both teams would get into penalty trouble as there were 11 total penalties called. 7 against the Beauts and 4 against the Whale. However the Beauts would begin their climb back into the game as 2 minutes into the frame, the Beauts would get their first goal of the game. It came from Taylor Accursi, with the assists coming from Corinne Buie and Iveta Klimasova. 9 minutes later, the Beauts would get another one back as Lenka Curmova would get one past Sonjia Shelly, with the assist coming form Brooke Stacey. That would be the end of the scoring for the period with the Whale holding a 3-2 lead heading into the third. Both goals for the Beauts in the period came via the power play.

    In the third period, the Whale would get on the board first, as it would be Sarah Hughson who would beat Fujimagari. The assist came from Jane Morrisette, it would be her third point of the game, and it gave the Whale a 4-2 lead. However, this 2 goal lead would be short lived as 2 minutes later, Brooke Stacey would answer right back, assists on the play coming from Erin Gehen and Iveta Klimasova, her second assist of the game. 2 minutes later, the Beauts would get another quick strike, as Kim Brown would tie the game up, the assist on the play came from Lenka Curmova, her second point of the game. The Whale would get a late 5 on 3 power play but failed to capitalize and the game went to overtime.

    Penalties in the third was 4 for the Beauts and 2 for the Whale. Both teams scored a goal while on the power play.

    In the extra session, it would be almost the entire period before we got the decisive goal. After the Whale took a penalty late in the frame, it proved to be costly as Buffalo found a way to capitalize on it. The goal coming from Marie-Jo Pelletier who got it by Shelly.

     

    The Whale can not dwell on this game, as they will play these same Beauts again tomorrow. Puck drop will be at 130p.

     

    For those who are interested, Whale defender Shannon Doyle has 5 blocked shots on the season, while she did not register a blocked shot today, she is donating a $1 for every block she records for her fundraiser Blocks For Books. Here is the link for those who want to make a donation too.

    https://www.gofundme.com/f/1s6bzhbt5c?utm_medium=social

     

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  • Riveters Bounce Back And Beat Whitecaps In OT

    Riveters Bounce Back And Beat Whitecaps In OT

    Today, the Riveters and the Whitecaps played their second game of their weekend series. The Riveters would look to bounce back from their 9-2 drubbing yesterday.

    The game was a much tighter affair than yesterday. There was great defensive effort from both teams. After some great back and forth action from both teams, and both goalies turning out some great saves, it would take till about a little over the 14 minute mark to get the games first goal. The goal came from the former Riveter, Audra Richards, who nabbed her first goal of the season. Assist on the play coming from Lauren Barnes.

    The lead would be short though as two minutes later, the Riveters would answer. The goal coming off the rush, a great pass coming from Mallory Rushton across the offensive zone. It would be Kendall Cornine who would slot home the shot past Leveille.

    That would be how the period would end with a 1-1 tie. Penalties in the period would be three for the Whitecaps and one for the Riveters. However, neither team would be able to take advantage of that. The Whitecaps also out-shot the Riveters 11-7 in the period.

    In the second period, the Riveters would come out strong again, looking to capitalize on the late goal they scored. They would be rewarded for their momentum by scoring a little over halfway through the second period. The goal would be scored by the Riveters heart and soul of the team, Madison Packer. No assists came from the play.

    The Riveters would keep the lead for a brief time as three minutes later, the Whitecaps would answer back. The goal coming from Amanda Boulier; who came off a great season last year, and is continuing her good play. The assist on the play coming from Allie Thunstrom.

    The period would end with both teams again tied, 2-2. The only penalty in the period came from the Riveters, and the Whitecaps could not take advantage of it. However, the Whitecaps did again out-shoot the Riveters 17-10 in the period.

    In the third period, there was pretty even match-up between both teams, however it would be the Riveters who would strike first blood in the period. The goal came from Kendall Cornine again, it would be her second of the game and it came on the power play.

    The Whitecaps would pour on some more pressure to get the game tied, however the Riveters defense played well and staved off any offensive chances. It would be another 14 minutes before we would get the games next goal. (Yes, both goalies were playing that great.) It would be the Whitecaps who would eventually tie the game up. The goal coming from Allie Thunstrom, who slotted home the goal past Walther’s five hole.

    The late goal would push the game to overtime, and in the extra session, it would only take 35 seconds. A great shot from the circle by Rebecca Morse would elude Leveille’s glove and would give the Riveters the overtime win.

    The Riveters won’t be playing next weekend as they have a bye. The next game for the Whitecaps will be against the Boston Pride on October 19 at 630p in Boston.

     

    Starting Lineups:

     

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  • Pride Defeat Beauts In Home Opener

    Pride Defeat Beauts In Home Opener

    Buffalo Beauts (1-0-0, 2 pts) @ Boston Pride (1-0-0, 2 pts)

    In the second weekend of the NWHL, we got ourselves a pretty good match up with the Buffalo Beauts and the Boston Pride. Both teams were coming off victories in their opening weekend and were looking to continue their momentum early on in the season.

    In the first period, there was complete domination by the Boston Pride. They came out strong in their home opener and really took it to the Beauts, as the Pride out-shot the Beauts by a tally of 19 to 4, however it took until late in the period before the Pride would be able to break through Beauts goalie Mariah Fujimagari. It was a great drive to the net by Carlee Toews, and with the puck loose in front of the net, it was Lexie Laing that would stash home the rebound with about a minute left in the period. The goal would be Lexi Laing’s first goal of her career in the NWHL.

    Penalties in the period were one apiece with no power play goals coming from it with both penalty kills doing their job well.

    In the second period, the Boston Pride came out and continued their momentum from the first period. The Pride would continue to out-shoot the Beauts, as Fujimagari would hold her own until the six and a half minute mark of the period when the Pride would get themselves an odd man rush, and a goal was slotted home by Carlee Toews. Assists on the play came from Lexie Laing and Tori Sullivan. For Toews, it would be her first goal of her career in the NWHL.

    The Pride would continue the pressure on the Beauts, as wave after wave of offensive chances were coming for Boston. It would take twelve minutes before the Pride would get another goal. The goal coming from Christina Putigna, which would be unassisted. It would give the Pride a 3-0 lead. The goal would also be the first NWHL goal for Putigna.

    About a little over a minute later, Carlee Toews would nab her second goal of the game as the assists would once again come from Lexie Laing and Tori Sullivan. The period would mercifully end for the Beauts with the Pride having a 4-0 lead.

    The Pride out-shot the Beauts 16-8 in the second period. There were two penalties called on the Beauts, and one on the Pride, but neither team would be able to score on the power play.

    In the third period, the game finally settled down. Everything was very even, in terms of offensive chances and shots on goal. Both Fujimagari and Lovisa Selander were making great saves. About halfway through the period, Brooke Stacey would get sprung on a breakaway, only to have Chritstina Putigna hook her as she was about to take the shot. A penalty shot was awarded on the play, where Stacey would skate down the middle and put a great shot past Selander to get the Beauts on the board.

    Later on in the period, after some more back and forth action between both teams, Iveta Klimasova would gather the puck at center ice. She looked like she might wait for re-enforcement to come. However she wound up a beautiful slap shot that would beat Selander to cut the lead to two.

    However, that would be the closest the Beauts would get to coming back in the game as the Pride defense shut them out the rest of the way to secure the 4-2 win for Boston.

    The Pride out-shot the Beauts again in the third period 10-8. The only penalty called in the period went against the Pride but the Beauts could not capitalize on the power play.

    It will be a quick turnaround for both teams, as they will square off against each other tomorrow at 230p.

     

    Boxscore

    https://www.nwhl.zone/stats#/100/game/268079/play-by-play

     

    Starting line up for the Beauts:

    Game day line up for the Pride:

  • Former Whale Captain Signs With Boston

    Former Whale Captain Signs With Boston

    The big news coming from the NWHL today, former Connecticut Whale Captain Emily Fluke has signed with the Boston Pride.

    The Pride have added a really good player. On top of being an NWHL All Star last year for the Whale, in the 16 games that she played, she scored 3 goals and added 8 assists for 11 points for the season. She also added a playoff goal in a game against the Riveters.

    Emily Fluke

    (Photo Credit: Matthew Raney)

    Plus, she was a premier player in her rookie year too! In the 16 games she played that season, she scored 4 goals and added 7 assists for 11 points. She lead the team that year in every major offensive category!

    So in total, Fluke has played 32 regular season games in the NWHL, she has 7 goals and 15 assists for 22 points in 2 seasons.

    (Check out her Elite Prospects page: https://www.eliteprospects.com/player/571095/emily-fluke)

    Emily Fluke2

    (Photo Credit: Michelle Jay)

     

    To the Captain, Leader, Legend of the Whale, I want to wish you the best of luck on your upcoming season with Boston. I am happy to see that you are back for Season 5, so that you can continue to inspire and help #GrowTheGame.

     

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  • Beauts Win Season Opener

    Beauts Win Season Opener

    The NWHL season kicked off this past weekend, and it was the Buffalo Beauts facing off against the Connecticut Whale in the opener. After a very spirited contest, it was the Beauts getting the two points at the end of the game with a 3-1 victory.

    Before the game started, there was a special ceremony in which, the mayor of Danbury, CT came out to center ice and performed a ceremonial puck drop.

    As for the game itself, it was a very penalty filled first period. There were six penalties called (4-2 Beauts in that department). However, it would be the Buffalo Beauts who would take the lead on a power play goal from Lenka Curmova. Assists on the play were from Marie-Jo Pelletier and Corinne Buie.

    (Two things about this tweeted photo: the new arena is nice, and the new jerseys are fantastic!)

    In the second period, things started to settle down, the Whale would get an equalizing goal about half way through the second period. The goal was scored by Grace Klienbach, with the assists coming from Sarah Hughson and Elena Orlando.

    After some intense action in the third period, with lots of great back and forth action, and the goalies seemingly settled into the game. It would be the Buffalo Beauts scoring a late game winning goal with about four minutes left in the game. The goal was scored by Brooke Stacey with the assists coming from Ashley Birdsall and Iveta Klimasova. About three minutes later, Corinne Buie would seal the win with an empty netter, Taylor Accursi would nab an assist on the play.

    The goaltending for the Beauts was Mariah Fujimagari, she faced 30 shots and made 29 saves. The goalie for the Whale was Sonjia Shelly, she faced 15 shots and made 13 saves.

     

    The next set of games that the Connecticut Whale play, will be on Saturday October 19th and Sunday October 20th. The game will be in Buffalo at their new facility, Northtown Center. The puck drop will be at 1130a for the 19th, and 130p on the 20th.

     

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  • Whale and Beauts Set To Kick Off Season 5

    Whale and Beauts Set To Kick Off Season 5

    The NWHL is set to kick off a new season this weekend. This will be the league’s fifth season!

    There is a spirited match up ahead where the Connecticut Whale will be hosting the Buffalo Beauts in their season opener. The game will be taking place in the Whale’s new facility, Danbury Arena.

    This will be the second year in a row that the Whale will be hosting the Beauts to kick off the season. Last year, at Terry Conners Rink, the Beauts defeated the Whale by a final score of 4-0.

    Puck drop on the new Whale season will be this Saturday at 230p in Danbury, CT.

    There was also huge Whale news today:

    Congrats are in order for Shannon Doyle, Elena Orlando, and Jordan Brickner!!

    Cetacean Nation got the drop on a PTO signing for the Whale:

     

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