The NWHL named their All Star rosters yesterday. There will be two teams which will be captained by Minnesota Whitecaps defensemen Lee Stecklein and Buffalo Beauts goalie Shannon Szabados.
Let’s look at the rosters:
The captain of the all star team is still looking for her first goal of the year, but she has tallied six assists, one on the power play, in the eight games she has played.
The US goalie boasts a record of 1-1 with a 2.00 GAA and a .889 save percentage on the year. She also has recorded a shutout, which came against the Whale in Connecticut.
The starting goalie for the Whitecaps has had a great season, boasting a record of 6-2 with a 2.32 GAA and a .916 save percentage.
In the six games that she has played this season, she has registered one goal on the year.
In the six games that she has played so far this season, she has tallied one goal and added three assists for four points on the year.
In the five games that she has skated this season, she is still looking for her first goal of the year, but she has tallied two assists. One of those assists came on the power play.
In the seven games played she has registered one goal and one assist. Her goal came on the power play.
The Swedish NWHL rookie is still looking for her first goal but she has tallied three assists, including one on the power play and one while shorthanded.
One of the players voted to the All Star Game via fan vote; the captain of the Whale, in the six games she has played, has registered one goal and two assists for three points on the year. One assist came on the power play.
In the eight games she has played, she has registered three goals and three assists for six points on the year. One of her goals came while the team was shorthanded.
In the four games that she has skated, she has tallied one goal on the year while also contributing five assists for six points.
In the seven games she’s played, she has registered six goals and three assists for nine points. She is tied for the team lead in goals and she leads the team in points.
In the eight games she has played, she has tallied four goals and seven assists for eleven points on the year. She leads the Whitecaps in points.
In the seven games she’s played, she has registered six goals and added two assists for eight points. She is tied for the team lead in goals.
In the eight games she has played, she has put up two goals and two assists for four points on the season.
In the eight games that she has skated, she tallied four goals and four assists for eight points on the year.
The captain of the all star team and the second Beauts goalie at the all star game, the Canadian Olympian boasts a record of 2-2 with a 1.75 GAA and a .934 save percentage. She has also registered one shutout on the year.
The first year NWHLer and Finnish Olympian boasts a record of 2-3-1 and has a 2.72 GAA and a .918 save percentage. She also has one shutout registered on the year, which she got on her birthday against the Riveters in Pittsburgh.
In the six games she has skated this year, she is still looking for her first goal of the season, but has tallied two assists for the Beauts.
In the six games she has played this season, she has tallied one goal for the Beauts this season.
In the seven games she has played this season, she is still looking for her first tally of the year, but has contributed four assists.
Just recently named to the US Women’s National Team Winter Camp, she has had a good season with the Riveters registering one assist in the nine games she has played this year.
The defensemen has had a great year blocking many shots but also tallying two goals on the year. These two goals have come in her last three games including a late game winner against the Riveters.
The former Whale defender and a All Star last year has had a great season, tallying three goals and two assists, including a game winning goal against the Riveters on their opening night at Prudential Center.
One of the players selected by the NWHL Fan Vote, this NWHL rookie has tallied six goals on the year in the nine games she has played. She even recorded a hat trick against the Whale. Interesting fact, all six of her goals have all been at home.
The US Olympian has played six games this season for the Whitecaps. She has registered one goal and four assists for five points on the year. The lone goal that she scored was shorthanded.
In the seven games she has played, she has registered two goals and two assists for four points on the year. One of her goals came on the power play.
The US Olympian and the better Kessel sibling, has had a great year in her NWHL return. She has one goal on the year but leads the team with six assists and also leads the team with seven points.
The Rockville, MD native has had a great start of the year, in the six games she has played, she has tallied three goals and five assists for eight points on the season.
The Czech first year NWHLer has had a great season. She leads the team in goals and points. She has five goals on the season, and has added two assists for seven points. Two of her goals have come on the power play and one of her goals came while her team was shorthanded.
In the nine games she has skated, she has tallied three goals and one assist for four points on the year. Including a two goal performance in the Riveters home opener in the Prudential Center.
She is having an incredible season for the Beauts, she leads the team in goals, assists and points. She has registered five goals and has added seven assists for twelve points on the year.
Number of Players by Teams
Boston Pride- 6 Players
Buffalo Beauts- 8 Players
Connecticut Whale- 5 Players
Metropolitan Riveters- 5 Players
Minnesota Whitecaps- 8 Players
The All Star weekend will take place in Nashville, TN. The Skills Competition will be done on February 9th and the All Star Game will be on February 10th.
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