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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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  • NWHL Game Recap – 10/5/2019 – Boston Pride v. Metropolitan Riveters

    NWHL Game Recap – 10/5/2019 – Boston Pride v. Metropolitan Riveters

    Boston Pride (0-0-0 0pts) v. Metropolitan Riveters (0-0-0 0pts)

     

    Game Recap:

    The Metropolitan Riveters kick off their 2019-20 NWHL season as they host the Boston Pride in their home opener. The Riveters would start out by getting a few shots, but nothing difficult for rookie goaltender Lovisa Selander. Then Cassie Dunne would be called for tripping to give the Pride their first powerplay opportunity, and while they would not score, the Pride would use it to turn the tide and put the momentum on their side. The Pride would take it to the Riveters but Sam Walther was up to the task. However, late in the first period Jillian Dempsey would get one past Walther to give the Pride a late 1-0 lead to go into the first intermission with.

     

    In the second period the Riveters would play with some more hustle in their game, and it would almost pay off early in the period as Bulbul Kartanbay would almost get the puck past Selander but a little puck luck was on the goalie’s side. However, that would not deter the Riveters as Kendall Cornine would score moments later to tie the game at one a piece. The Pride would force another penalty against the Riveters, but would be unsuccessful for a third consecutive time.

     

    In the third period it would be a penalty filled affair as the Riveters would have two 5 on 3 powerplay opportunities while the Pride would only have one of their own. The Riveters would convert on the back end of their first two woman advantage as Madison Packer would tip in a Colleen Murphy point blast to take the 2-1 lead. However, the Riveters would begin to falter and the Pride would pounce as they would get goals from Tori Sullivan, Dempsey (her second of the game), and McKenna Brand to lead the Pride to a 4-2 victory to start their season.

     

    Lineups:

    Boston Pride:

    McKenna Brand – Jillian Dempsey – Marisa Raspa

    Carlee Toews – Lexie Laing – Christina Putigna

    Whitney Renn – Mary Parker – Alyssa Wohlfeiler

    Tori Sullivan

    Jenna Rheault – Kaleigh Fratkin

    Lexi Bender – Lauren Kelly

    Mallory Souliotis – Briana Mastel

    Lovisa Selander*

    Victoria Hanson

     

    Metropolitan Riveters:

    Madison Packer – Cailey Hutchison – Tatiana Shatalova

    Brooke Baker – Kendall Cornine – Mallory Rushton

    Brooke Avery – Nichelle Simon – Bulbul Kartanbay

    Collen Murphy – Nicole Arnold

    Leila Kilduff – Rebecca Morse

    Cassie Dunne

    Sam Walther*

    Dana DeMartino

     

    First Period:

    MET Penalty – 2:14 – Cassie Dunne 2 minutes for Tripping

    MET Penalty – 13:36 – Mallory Rushton 2 minutes for Tripping

    BOS Goal – 19:05 – Jillian Dempsey (1) from Mallory Souliotis (1)

     

    End of 1st – BOS – 1       MET – 0

    Shots              14                 07

    PP                 0/2                  0/0

     

    Second Period:

    MET Goal – 4:45 – Kendall Cornine (1) from Mallory Rushton (1) and Cassie Dunne (1)

    MET Penalty – 12:44 – Rebecca Morse 2 minutes for Tripping

     

    End of 2nd – BOS – 1       MET – 1

    Shots              29                 18

    PP                 0/3                  0/0

     

    Third Period:

    BOS Penalty – 2:53 – McKenna Brand 2 minutes for Tripping

    BOS Penalty – 4:11 – Mary Parker 2 minutes for Hooking

    MET PPG – 5:03 – Madison Packer (1) from Colleen Murphy (1) and Mallory Rushton (2)

    MET Penalty – 5:48 – Leila Kilduff 2 minutes for Holding

    MET Penalty – 5:48 – Rebecca Morse 2 minutes for Body Checking

    BOS Goal – 8:57 – Tori Sullivan (1) from Lauren Kelly (1)

    BOS Goal – 9:18 – Jillian Dempsey (2) from Christina Putigna (1) and Lauren Kelly (2)

    MET Penalty – 9:59 – Madison Packer 2 minutes for Hooking

    BOS Penalty – 10:05 – Mallory Souliotis 2 minutes for Interference

    BOS Penalty – 14:13 – Marisa Raspa 2 minutes for Hooking

    BOS Penalty – 14:27 – Mary Parker 2 minutes for Tripping

    BOS ENG – 19:19 – McKenna Brand (1) from Jillian Dempsey (1) and Kaleigh Fratkin (1)

     

    End of 3rd – BOS – 4       MET – 2

    Shots              40                 25

    PP                 0/6                  1/5

     

    Next Up:

    Metropolitan (0-1-0 0pts) v. Minnesota (0-0-0 0pts)

    Buffalo (1-0-0 2pts) v. Boston (1-0-0 2pts)

     

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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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  • 2019-20 NWHL Previews – Minnesota Whitecaps

    2019-20 NWHL Previews – Minnesota Whitecaps

    2018-19 Record:  12-4-0 24pts   1st Place in the NWHL

    Playoffs: Isobel Cup Champions

     

    Key Additions: G – Allie Morse, F – Stephanie Anderson, F – Audra Richards

     

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    2019-20 Preview:

    The Minnesota Whitecaps are entering the 2019-20 NWHL season as the defending Isobel Cup Champions and will be looking to make more history as they set their sights on becoming the first team to win the Isobel Cup in back to back seasons and also becoming the first ever two time Isobel Cup Champions. With the majority of their core team returning for the 219-20 season and with the addition of forward Audra Richards from the Metropolitan Riveters, the Whitecaps will certainly be the team to beat.

     

    The Whitecaps will also have some new faces in their lineup and seeing how they will fit in will determine how the Whitecaps will come out of the gate to start the season, but with the veterans they have, and the culture they have that shouldn’t be too much of an issue for this team.

     

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  • NWHL News and Notes – October 3rd, 2019

    NWHL News and Notes – October 3rd, 2019

    Today in the NWHL we had a major announcement come from the new ownership of the Boston Pride as they have officially announced their new team President.

     

    Pride owner Miles Arnone has announced that Hayley Moore has been hired as team President.

    Hayley Moore
    Photo Credit – Michelle Jay

    With today’s move Moore becomes the third female president of a major professional hockey team in the United States. Moore follows in the footsteps of Marguerite Norris-Riker (Detroit Red Wings during the 1950s), and Kim Pegula (currently with the Buffalo Sabres).

     

    “Hayley Moore is one of the most respected people in women’s hockey today, and the Boston Pride organization is fortunate to have someone with her experience and strong business acumen serving as our top executive. With her infectious enthusiasm, commitment to women’s hockey, and her strong relationships in the community, with the staff, and with the players, Hayley is the perfect person to lead the commercial and hockey operations of the Pride.”

    – Miles Arnone

     

    Today the NWHL also announced a partnership with American Giant.

    American Giant

    American Giant is now the official apparel sponsor for the NWHL with this new partnership. The two will collaborate on gear for the NWHL’s youth hockey initiatives. American Giant will also be the exclusive outfitter for all NWHL players nationwide with  complete sets of team branded warmup and leisure gear.

     

    *Graphics courtesy of the NWHL.

     

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  • 2019-20 NWHL Previews – Metropolitan Riveters

    2019-20 NWHL Previews – Metropolitan Riveters

    2018-19 Record:  4-12-0 8pts   4th Place in the NWHL

    Playoffs: Lost in Semi-Finals to Whitecaps

     

    Key Additions: G – Sam Walther, F – Bulbul Kartanbay, F – Tatiana Shatalova, D – Collen Murphy

     

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    2019-20 Preview:

    Heading into the 2019-20 NWHL season the Metropolitan Riveters will have familiar leaders in Rebecca Morse, Madison Packer, and Lexi Slattery along with new faces like Collen Murphy (played for the Connecticut Whale last season), BulBul Kartanbay, Cailey Hutchison, and Sam Walther to help round out this season’s squad. Walther (who played for the Whale last season as well) will be looked to defend the Riveters goal this season along with Dana DeMartino after the departures of Kimberly Sass and Katie Fitzgerald.

     

    Also just like with the Buffalo Beauts, the Riveters will also be debuting a new coach in Ivo Mocek who will look to take this team that finished with four wins last season, and turn them back around to the Isobel Cup Champions they were in 2018.

     

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  • NWHL News and Notes – October 2nd, 2019

    NWHL News and Notes – October 2nd, 2019

    Today in the NWHL there were several announcements made by the league.

     

    Starting with the first announcement and that is that in addition to the Twitch Broadcasts for the 2019-20 season the Goalie Guild, lead by owner Justin Goldman and popular writer Cat Silverman, will be providing goaltending analysis during select games this season on Twitch.

    There are plans that will see this initiative also feature a weekly goalie specific stream which will see The Goalie Guild break down the top saves from around the league and participate in Q&A sessions with the NWHL fans.

     

    Today the league also announced that they are partnering up with the consulting group Girsch Sports.

    The New York based company will be bringing their expertise to help the NWHL deliver world class fan experiences to professional women’s hockey. Girsch Sports will be supporting activities for the league and all five NWHL teams with their primary focus being on technology, sponsorships, and game presentation.

     

    The NWHL also announced that Kelly Cooke will be returning for her fourth season as Ditrector of the NWHL Player Safety Committee.

    Cooke, a member of the inaugural Isobel Cup winning Boston Pride, will be joined by by NCAA and USA Hockey official Alicia Hanrahan, 2014 US Olympian Josephine Pucci, ECHL VP of Hockey Operations Joe Ernst, and longtime women’s hockey coach Bobby Jay. The NWHL Player Safety Committee has the ability to suspend players and issue warnings.

     

    Lastly it was announced that the Metropolitan Riveters have named their leadership group for the 2019-20 season.

    Riveters Leaders

    The Riveters have named original NWHLer and Riveter Madison Packer as captain with Rebecca Morse and Cailey Hutchison as her assistant captains this season. Packer, a three time all star and 2018 Isobel Cup Champion with the Riveters, enters this season as the team’s all time leader in goals and points.

     

    “Every season is a new opportunity. It’s a new group, a new coach, basically a new everything. It’s a good opportunity for us to wipe the slate clean.”

    — Madison Packer

     

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  • 2019-20 NWHL Previews – Connecticut Whale

    2019-20 NWHL Previews – Connecticut Whale

    2018-19 Record:  2-12-2 6pts   5th Place in the NWHL

    Playoffs: Lost in First Round to Riveters

     

    Key Additions: F – Emma Vlassic, F – Kendra Broad, G – Cassandra Goyette

     

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    2019-20 Preview:

    Shaggy’s Questions For The Season

    Who will step up and be the leader for the team?

    As of this article, the Whale still have some players they need to sign. However, the Whale roster is full of some returning players and a lot of rookies. The head veterans on the team are Elena Orlando and Shannon Doyle. Which one of them is going to step up and be the leader of the locker room?

     

    How will the team adjust to the new coaching staff?

    Last years coaching staff was Ryan Equale and Cydney Roesler, they are now gone. The current coaching staff is ex-NHLer Colton Orr and former Whale goalie Laura Brennan. The team will have to adjust to a new playing style, and how long will that adjustment take?

     

    Who will be the starting goalie for the Whale this season?

    The Whale will start off the new season with three new goaltenders on the roster: Cassandra Goyette, Sonjia Shelly, and Brooke Wolejko. All three goalies have previous NCAA experience. There certainly will be some good competition to see who the number one is going to be.

     

    The Whale will be playing at a new rink this season. They are going to be playing at Danbury Arena in Danbury, CT. The first game of the season will be the home opener against the Buffalo Beauts at 230p EST on October 5th

     

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  • NWHL News and Notes – October 1st, 2019

    NWHL News and Notes – October 1st, 2019

    Today in the NWHL there were five more signings announced as we are now four days away from the start of the 2019-20 Season.

     

    Minnesota Whitecaps

    The Whitecaps announced that they have re-signed Minnesota native Lauren Barnes to a one year deal. Barnes, who played at Mercyhurst and Minnesota State University, played in nine regular season games for the Whitecaps, and scored two goals and earned an assist in her time with the Whitecaps.

     

    Connecticut Whale

    The Whale have announced that they have re-signed Sarah Schwenzfeier for the the 2019-20 season. Schwenzfeier appeared in four games for the Whale last season after a career with Norwich University which saw her finish her collegiate career with 121 points in 119 games.

     

    Buffalo Beauts

    The Beauts announced that they have signed three players for the upcoming 2019-20 season starting with Ana Orzechowski. Orzechowski, a stay at home defender, played for RPI from 2015 to 2019 where she amassed only 16 penalty minutes in her 105 career games in the NCAA.

     

    The Beauts also announced the signing of defender and New York native Richelle Skarbowski. Skarbowski played at New England University and SUNY-Cortland. With SUNY-Cortland Skarbowski served as team captain for the Red Dragons in her senior season.

     

    The Beauts final signing announcement is Erin Gehen. Gehen, who played at Buffalo State College, is the college’s all time leader in goals, assists, points, shorthanded goals, and games played while playing for the school from 2014 to 2018.

     

    All players will partake in the 50 percent cut of revenue from league sponsorship and media deals. Plus they will also receive 15 percent of revenue from apparel sold with their name on it.

     

    Other News

     

    TXHT will continue to provide NWHL coverage as more signings are announced.

    *Graphics courtesy of the NWHL.

     

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  • 2019-20 NWHL Previews – Buffalo Beauts

    2019-20 NWHL Previews – Buffalo Beauts

    2018-19 Record:  11-4-1 23pts  2nd Place in the NWHL

    Playoffs: Lost in Isobel Cup Championship Game

     

    Key Additions: D – Lenka Curmova, D – Iveta Klimasova, F – Ashley Birdsall

     

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    2019-20 Preview:

    The Buffalo Beauts will have a new look to them this season after a majority of last season’s team decided not to return this season, but with veterans Corinne Buie and Taylor Accursi returning to lead the way the new look Beauts will be in good hands. Also the return of goaltender Kelsey Neumann will bring stability between the pipes for the Beauts as well.

     

    Pete Perram will be making his NWHL debut as the Beauts head coach this season, and will be looking to take general manager Mandy Cronin’s newly built team, and make them once again an Isobel Cup Championship team.

     

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