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  • 3 Third Period Goals Lead Whitecaps To Win

    3 Third Period Goals Lead Whitecaps To Win

    Before we get into the details of today’s game, here are some quotes from yesterday’s tilt, as provided by D.F Pendrys:

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    The second game of the weekend series between the Connecticut Whale and the Minnesota Whitecaps took place today. Connecticut won the first game by a score of 2-0. Earning her first professional shutout was Abbie Ives. Here is how the two teams would line up for Game 2:

    In the first period, the home Connecticut Whale would get on the board first, the goal coming from Justine Reyes, her first PHF goal of the season. A pass from behind the net from Lenka Serdar would find a streaking Reyes heading toward the net. She would roof a backhand shot over the blocker of Amanda Leveille.

    2 minutes later, the Whitecaps would tie up the game. After a great scoring chance in the offensive zone for the Whale, a 2 on 1 rush going the other way for Minnesota would breakout. A pass from Sidney Morin to Jonna Albers in the neutral zone would see her carry the puck up the left side of the ice, and she would get the shot over Raisanen’s glove.

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    Before the end of the first period, the Whale would take the lead once again. The goal would come from Taylor Girard, her second goal of the season. The lone assist on the play would come from Katerina Mrazova. The Whale would take a 2-1 lead heading into the second period.

    There was no scoring in the second period, as both goalies came up with the saves on the offensive chances. The shot counter was even tied at the end of the period, both teams tallying seven shots on net.

    Very early in the third period, the Whitecaps would once again tie up the game. The goal would come from Denisa Krizova, her second goal of the season. A nice backhand pass from behind the net would see Krizova re-direct the puck towards the net and would get by a disbelieving Raisanen.

    Later in the period, the Whitecaps would take the lead for the first time in the game. Natalie Snodgrass would carry the puck into the offensive zone from the right side. She would send a backhand pass to the middle, and Olivia Knowles would slam the puck underneath Raisanen and in the net.

    Before the end of the game, the Whitecaps would double their lead. The goal coming from Natalie Snodgrass, her third goal of the season, and her third point in the game. A backhand pass from Amanda Boulier would find Snodgrass on the right side of the ice. She would send a low shot that would get through a maze of legs and underneath Raisanen.

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    Before the end of the game, Connecticut would get a consolation goal. The goal being tallied by Katerina Mrazova, her first PHF goal of the season and her first since 2019 when the league was the NWHL.

    The Whitecaps would hold on to get the 4-3 victory.

    Amanda Leveille of the Minnesota Whitecaps would face 28 shots, making 25 saves; while Meeri Raisanen of the Connecticut Whale would face 22 shots, making 18 saves.

    D.F. Pendrys was also kind enough to provide some postgame thoughts on today’s game:

    Head Coach Colton Orr:

    https://twitter.com/dfpendrys/status/1601721038269972480?s=20&t=WYpBYhx1pOA3gasBhMWNaA

    Justine Reyes:

    https://twitter.com/dfpendrys/status/1601725297627308032?s=20&t=WYpBYhx1pOA3gasBhMWNaA

    Mallory Souliotis:

    https://twitter.com/dfpendrys/status/1601724783636488194?s=20&t=WYpBYhx1pOA3gasBhMWNaA

    Boxscore

    Next Game:

    The next game that the Connecticut Whale play will be on 12/17 against the Metropolitan Riveters at 2p. While the next game for the Minnesota Whitecaps will be against the Montreal Force also on 12/17 at 7p.

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  • Ives Earns First Professional Shutout

    Ives Earns First Professional Shutout

    Before detailing the hockey game between the visiting Minnesota Whitecaps and the Connecticut Whale, I would like to offer my deepest condolences on the passing of American soccer journalist Grant Wahl, who was covering the games at the World Cup in Qatar.

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    For the first time this season, the Minnesota Whitecaps and Connecticut Whale squared off against each other. The last time these two teams met was in the semi-final playoff game which saw the Whale prevail by a score of 4-2. Here is how the two teams would line up:

    Also worth noting that the Whale debut a new jersey for their home opener, it is called the Dark Seas jersey.

    Looks so good!

    In the first period, it was the home Whale team who would strike first and get on the scoreboard. The goal coming via the power play by Kennedy Marchment, her third goal of the season. A beautiful pass from the left side by Katerina Mrazova to the backdoor found Marchment hanging on the right side and a wide open net to deposit the puck. The Whale would take a 1-0 lead heading into the first intermission.

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    There was no scoring in the second period, but the run of play would favor the Connecticut Whale, as they dominated the shot department by a tally of 18-5. Amanda Leveille would keep the score close and the Whitecaps in the game.

    In the third period, the Whale would double their lead. A 3 on 2 offensive rush would see Taylor Girard carry the puck up the left side, lay off a drop pass that found Kennedy Marchment coming up the middle. Marchment would freeze the goalie and slide a pass to Alyssa Wohlfeiler, who was on her right side, and would have a wide open net to shoot at. It would be Wohlfeiler’s second goal of the season, and Marchment’s second point of the game.

    The Whale would see out the 2-0 victory, earning Abbie Ives her first professional shutout. It would also be the second win in a row for Connecticut.

    Amanda Leveille of the Minnesota Whitecaps faced 43 shots, making 41 saves; while Abbie Ives of the Connecticut Whale would stop all 24 shots she faced, earning the shutout.

    Boxscore

    Next Game:

    These two teams will square off again tomorrow at 2p.

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  • 2022-23 PHF Team Preview – Minnesota Whitecaps

    2022-23 PHF Team Preview – Minnesota Whitecaps

    2021-22

    Record: 6-13-1 19pts

    Playoffs: Lost in Semi-Finals

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    Key Losses

    Jonna Albers, F

    Audra Morrison, F

    Lexie Laing, F

    Key Additions

    Denisa Krizova, F

    Natalie Snodgrass, F

    Sidney Morin, D

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    3 Questions:

    Will the Whitecaps improve?

    Coming off a Isobel Cup finals defeat at the hands of the Boston Pride in 2021, it seemed that the Whitecaps were prepped and ready to stride towards their revenge the following season. Sadly, they did not have a good year. They started off with 7 defeats in their first 8 games (a 5 game losing streak at one point during that stretch.) Later on, they would also suffer two separate 3 game losing streaks towards the end of the year (Also losing 4 of their last 5 games.) On paper, they look like an improved team, and they still have long time goalie Amanda Leveille in-between the pipes. Also, a familiar face returns to the blue line this season in Amanda Boulier. I expect them to be much better when the season starts.

    Where will the scoring come from?

    I ask this question because three of their top scorers from last season are not on the team. As of writing this on 10/27, Jonna Albers, their leading points scorer has not signed on for the season upcoming. Leading goal scorer Allie Thunstrom will be playing for the Boston Pride. And Audra Morrison is now retired, (A well deserved one, best of luck on her next chapter.) There are only two remaining players that had double digit points, Ashleigh Brykaliuk and Taylor Turnquist, both are re-signed for the year upcoming. Depth scoring is always needed on good hockey teams to make a deep run. Just have to wonder where it will come from.

    What will Ashleigh Brykaliuk’s season look like?

    Ashleigh Brykaliuk was really good for the Minnesota Whitecaps last season. In her 20 games, she tallied 3 goals and added 11 assists for 14 points on the year. In her 2 playoff games, she did add a goal. Having previously mentioned that the top three scorers from last season are now gone, it would be safe to assume that Brykaliuk will definitely have an increased role. She is a proven goal scorer and point getter, as throughout her career, and everywhere she’s gone, she has never had a lower than 0.70 points per game. She knows how to find the back of the net and she knows how to set up her teammates. She’ll need to continue that trend, as the Whitecaps will more than likely be heavily leaning on her abilities.

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  • NWHL Weekend Recap

    NWHL Weekend Recap

    Welcome to the TXHT NWHL Weekend Recap for the Weekend of Saturday, October 26th and Sunday, October 27th, 2019, plus news coming out of the weekend.

     

    Saturday, October 26th, 2019

    Game #1 – Minnesota Whitecaps v. Connecticut Whale

    • In Connecticut the Whale would play host to the Minnesota Whitecaps, and it would be all Whitecaps in this one. Nicole Schammel would record two goals (even strength and powerplay) and one assist, while Meghan Lorence and Haylea Schmid would produce two point games and Sydney Baldwin would have a three point night as the Whitecaps would go on to defeat the Whale 7-2.

     

    Game #2 – Metropolitan Riveters v. Boston Pride

    • In Boston the Pride looked to to continue their winning streak to start the season as they hosted the Metropolitan Riveters. The Pride would get three point games from Emily Fluke (2g, 1a), Mary Parker (1g, 2a), Kaleigh Fratkin (1g, 2a) and McKenna Brand (1g, 2a) to lead the Pride to a 7-2 vicory.

     

    Sunday, October 27th, 2019

    Game #1 – Minnesota Whitecaps v. Connecticut Whale

    • In the second game of their back to back the Whale looked to defeat the Whitecaps, but after taking the one goal lead in the third period, the Whitecaps would storm back late in the third period to take the 3-2 victory over the Whale. Shannon Doyle would factor on both Whale goals, while Sydney Baldwin and Jonna Curtis would both have a goal and an assist for the Whitecaps.

     

    Game #2 – Metropolitan Riveters v. Boston Pride

    • In the final game of the weekend the Riveters would face the Pride once more as they looked to avenge the previous day’s blowout, but it would be all Boston as the Pride would get goals from Carlee Toews, Tori Sullivan, Mallory Souliotis, Lexie Laing, and Jillian Dempsey to take a 5-3 victory over the Riveters.

     

    Player of the Week

    • The NWHL has announced the Minnesota Whitecaps defender Sydney Baldwin has been named the VEDA NWHL Player of the Week.

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    • On Saturday October 26th Baldwin had a goal and three assists in the Whitecaps steamrolling of the Connecticut Whale, and then the next day Baldwin would record the primary assist on the game tying goal to help swing the momentum to the Whitecaps in their eventual 3-2 victory.

     

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    *Photo of Sydney Baldwin by Michelle Jay

     

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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.

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    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.

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  • NWHL Weekend Recap

    NWHL Weekend Recap

    Welcome to the TXHT NWHL Weekend Recap for the Weekend of Saturday, October 19th and Sunday, October 20th, 2019, plus news coming out of the weekend.

     

    Saturday, October 19th, 2019

    Game #1 – Connecticut Whale v. Buffalo Beauts

    • The Whale would get a three point performance from Jane Morrisette (2g, 1a), but would blow a three goal lead as the Beauts would win their home opener 5-4 in overtime off of a Marie-Jo Pelletier powerplay goal.

     

    Game #2 – Minnesota Whitecaps v. Boston Pride

    • In a high shooting affair with a total of 100 shots between the two teams, it would be the Boston Pride downing the Minnesota Whitecaps to remain undefeated to start the season.

     

    Sunday, October 20th, 2019

    Game #1 – Connecticut Whale v. Buffalo Beauts

    • The Buffalo Beauts would cap off the weekend with a 6-4 victory over the Connecticut Whale. Marie-Jo Pelletier would lead the way for the Beauts with a three point game (1g, 2a), and Brooke Stacey would have a two goal game to secure the Beauts victory.

     

    Game #2 – Minnesota Whitecaps v. Boston Pride

    • The Boston Pride sweep their weekend series with the Minnesota Whitecaps to remain undefeated to start the 2019-20 NWHL season.

     

    Players of the Week

    • Goaltender Lovisa Selander of the Boston Pride and forward Brooke Stacey of the Buffalo Beauts are the VEDA Players of the Week in the NWHL.

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    • Lovisa Selander (G, Boston Pride) would go a perfect 2-0 for the Pride as she would stop 47 shots in a 3-1 victory on Saturday that would see her take first star honors, and then on Sunday she would stop 35 shots as Boston would complete the sweep of Minnesota in a 5-2 victory.
    • Brooke Stacey (F, Buffalo Beauts) would lead the Beauts to back to back victories over Connecticut with three goals and one assist for the weekend. Stacey has recorded at least a point in every game the Beauts have played this season so far.

     

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    *Photo of Brooke Stacey by Mike Hetzel, and Photo of Lovisa Selander by Michelle Jay.

     

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  • NWHL Game Recap – 10/20/2019 – Minnesota Whitecaps v. Boston Pride

    NWHL Game Recap – 10/20/2019 – Minnesota Whitecaps v. Boston Pride

    Minnesota Whitecaps (1-1-1 3pts) v. Boston Pride (4-0-0 8pts)

     

    Game Recap:

    In the second game of their back to back weekend series the Minnesota Whitecaps look to bounce back against the Boston Pride, but the Whitecaps would not do themselves any favors as they would take three consecutive penalties that would cause the Whitecaps to go down two women at one point. However, the Pride would not be able to capitalize on any of their three powerplay opportunities, especially with the extended 5 on 3 chance, but they would strike a little later as they would get on the board first with McKenna Brand’s sixth of the season on a beautiful tic tac toe play with Christina Putigna. Then Tori Sullivan would score her second of the season to give the Pride the 2-0 lead. The Pride would take a late penalty, but the Whitecaps would not be able to capitalize on their lone opportunity.

     

    In the second period the Whitecaps would get an early powerplay opportunity to when Christina Putigna would be called for high sticking, but were unable to capitalize on the opportunity. However, they would get on the board with a Sydney Baldwin goal to cut the Pride’s lead to one. But Jonna Curtis would take an ill advised tripping penalty, and with this powerplay opportunity the Pride would get on the board with a Lexie Laing marker. both teams would continue to generate chances, but the goaltending of Lovisa Selander of the Pride and Amanda Leveille of the Whitecaps would keep this a 3-1 Pride lead heading into the second intermission.

     

    In the third period the Whitecaps would get another early powerplay opportunity to start a period, and this time they would capitalize as Stephanie Anderson would score her first career NWHL goal to cut the Pride’s lead to one once again. However, that would not deter the Pride as they would strike 90 seconds later as Mary Parker would score her first goal of the season to regain the two goal lead. Then Christina Putigna would knock in the loose puck after a hard Jillian Dempsey drive to secure the Pride a 5-2 victory. Both Selander and Leveille would put up strong perfomances again as they faced a combined 84 shots.

     

    Lineups:

    Minnesota Whitecaps:

    Jonna Curtis – Nicole Schammel – Meaghan Pezon

    Audra Richards – Lauren Barnes – Allie Thunstrom

    Megan Lorence – Halea Schmid – Stephanie Anderson

    Kalli Funk –  –

    Sydney Baldwin – Amanda Boulier

    Emma Stauber – Chelsey Rosenthal

    Kelsey Cline –

    Amanda Leveille*

    Allie Morse

     

    Boston Pride:

    McKenna Brand – Jillian Dempsey – Christina Putigna

    Emily Fluke – Mary Parker – Alyssa Wohlfeiler

    Carlee Toews – Lexie Laing – Tori Sullivan

    Kaleigh Fratkin – Briana Mastel

    Lauren Kelly – Lexi Bender

    Mallory Souliotis – Jenna Rheault

    Whitney Renn

    Lovisa Selander*

    Victoria Hanson

     

    First Period:

    MIN Penalty – 6:20 – Bench (Kelsey Cline) 2 minutes for Too Many Women

    MIN Penalty – 7:15 – Chelsey Brodt Rosenthal 2 minutes for Interference

    MIN Penalty – 9:17 – Kalli Funk 2 minutes for Slashing

    BOS Goal – 15:21 – McKenna Brand (6) from Christina Putigna (6)

    BOS Goal – 16:01 – Tori Sullivan (2) from Lexi Bender (2)

    BOS Penalty – 17:14 – Alyssa Wohlfeiler 2 minutes for Hooking

     

    End of 1st – MIN – 0       BOS – 2

    Shots              10                 15

    PP                   0/1                0/3

     

    Second Period:

    BOS Penalty – 2:33 – Christina Putigna 2 minutes for High Sticking

    MIN Goal – 6:56 – Sydney Baldwin (2) from Amanda Boulier (6)

    MIN Penalty – 12:55 – Jonna Curtis 2 minutes for Tripping

    BOS PPG – 13:40 – Lexie Laing (2) from Lauren Kelly (3)

     

    End of 2nd – MIN – 1       BOS – 3

    Shots              20                 25

    PP                   0/2                1/4

     

    Third Period:

    BOS Penalty – 1:29 – Kaleigh Fratkin 2 minutes for Cross Checking

    MIN PPG – 2:31 – Stephanie Anderson (1) from Nicole Schammel (3)

    BOS Goal – 3:58 – Mary Parker (1) from Emily Fluke (1) and Alyssa Wohlfeiler (3)

    MIN Penalty – 8:48 – Chelsey Brodt Rosenthal 2 minutes for Cross Checking

    BOS Penalty – 9:56 – McKenna Brand 2 minutes for Slashing

    BOS Goal – 12:46 – Christina Putigna (2) from Jillian Dempsey (6)

     

    End of 3rd – MIN – 2       BOS – 5

    Shots              37                 47

    PP                   1/4                1/5

     

    Next Up:

    Metropolitan (1-2-0 2pts) v. Boston (5-0-0 10pts) October 26th and 27th

    Minnesota (1-2-1 3pts) v. Connecticut (0-2-1 1pts) October 26th and 27th

     

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  • NWHL Game Recap – 10/19/2019 – Minnesota Whitecaps v. Boston Pride

    NWHL Game Recap – 10/19/2019 – Minnesota Whitecaps v. Boston Pride

    Minnesota Whitecaps (1-0-1 3pts) v. Boston Pride (3-0-0 6pts)

     

    Game Recap:

    Coming into the weekend the undefeated Boston Pride play host to the 2019 Isobel Cup Champion Minnesota Whitecaps, and in this highly anticipated matchup it would not disappoint as both teams would play a very even game against eachother early on as both teams would trade chances. However, it would be Alyssa Wohlfeiler breaking the scoreless tie with a beautiful shot that would beat Whitecaps goaltender Amanda Leveille to give the Pride the 1-0 lead. The rest of the period it would be Leveille and Lovisa Selander playing aggressively in their respective nets and keeping the game close as both teams generated quality scoring chances. At the end of the period Leveille would have stopped 12 out of 13 shots faced while Selander stopped at 14 shots she faced in the first.

     

    In the second period the physicality would pick up as this period would see a total of five penalties with three involving either roughing or body checking. However, when it came to the powerplay the Whitecaps were unable to convert on both of their opportunities, while the Pride woulkd not convert on their lone chance of the period. The Pride would strike once again as McKenna Brand would score her fifth of the season as Jillian Dempsey would feed Brand with a beautiful pass as she would bury it past Leveille to give the Pride the 2-0 lead heading into the second period. For the shots, the Pride would get 18 shots on goal for a total of 31 through 40 minutes while the Whitecaps had 16 shots in the second for a total of 30through 40 minutes.

     

    In the third period it would be Kaleigh Fratkin extending the Pride’s lead to three as she would score from the point in the first 73 seconds of the period. However, the Whitecaps would respond with a couple of solid chances to try to get on the board and cut the deficit, but it would be Selander standing tall for the Pride between the pipes. near the midway mark of the period Lexi Bender would be called for roughing, and while on the powerplay the Whitecaps would give up a few quality shorthanded chances to the Pride but Leveille was up to the task, and then Allie Thunstrom would get a spectacular breakaway opportunity, but Selander would rob her with an even more spectacular save to keep the Pride’s lead at three. Late in the period Thunstrom would get another opportunity and this time she would drill it home as she would score her third of the season and cut the Pride’s lead to two. With the hopes to mount a comeback the Whitecaps would pull Leveille for the extra attacker, but it would not amount to anything as the Boston Pride would defeat the Minnesota Whitecaps 3-1 and remain undefeated with a 4-0-0 record.

     

    Lineups:

    Minnesota Whitecaps:

    Jonna Curtis – Nicole Schammel – Meaghan Pezon

    Audra Richards – Lauren Barnes – Allie Thunstrom

    Megan Lorence – Halea Schmid – Stephanie Anderson

    Kalli Funk –  –

    Sydney Baldwin – Amanda Boulier

    Emma Stauber – Chelsey Rosenthal

    Kelsey Cline –

    Amanda Leveille*

    Allie Morse

     

    Boston Pride:

    McKenna Brand – Jillian Dempsey – Christina Putigna

    Emily Fluke – Mary Parker – Alyssa Wohlfeiler

    Carlee Toews – Lexie Laing – Tori Sullivan

    Kaleigh Fratkin – Briana Mastel

    Lauren Kelly – Lexi Bender

    Mallory Souliotis – Jenna Rheault

    Whitney Renn

    Lovisa Selander*

    Victoria Hanson

     

    First Period:

    BOS Goal – 6:04 – Alyssa Wohlfeiler (2) from Mary Parker (2)

     

    End of 1st – MIN – 0       BOS – 1

    Shots              14                 13

    PP                 0/0                  0/0

     

    Second Period:

    BOS Penalty – 3:01 – Kaleigh Fratkin 2 minutes for Body Checking

    MIN Penalty – 3:41 – Amanda Boulier 2 minutes for Holding

    BOS Penalty – 8:42 – Jillian Dempsey 2 minutes for Roughing

    MIN Penalty – 8:42 – Emma Stauber 2 minutes for Roughing

    BOS Goal – 13:00 – McKenna Brand (5) from Jillian Dempsey (4) and Mallory Souliotis (3)

    BOS Penalty – 13:20 – Carlee Toews 2 minutes for Hooking

     

    End of 2nd – MIN – 0       BOS – 2

    Shots              30                 31

    PP                   0/2                0/1

     

    Third Period:

    BOS Goal – 1:13 – Kaleigh Fratkin (1) from Mallory Souliotis (4)

    BOS Penalty – 9:05 – Lexi Bender 2 minutes for Roughing

    MIN Goal – 17:29 – Allie Thunstrom (3)

     

    End of 3rd – MIN – 0       BOS – 3

    Shots              48                 42

    PP                   0/3                0/1

     

    Next Up:

    Minnesota (1-1-1 3pts) v. Boston (4-0-0 8pts) October 20th

     

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  • NWHL Weekend Recap – Game Recaps & News

    NWHL Weekend Recap – Game Recaps & News

    Welcome to the TXHT NWHL Weekend Recap for the Weekend of Saturday, October 12th and Sunday, October 13th, 2019, plus news coming out of the weekend.

     

    Saturday, October 12th, 2019

    Game #1 – Metropolitan Riveters v. Minnesota Whitecaps

    • In Minnesota for their Banner Raising Ceremony, the Whitecaps would light up the Metropolitan Riveters 9-2  after getting four point nights from Jonna Curtis (3g, 1a) and Nicole Schammel (2g, 2a), and a five assist game from Amanda Boulier.

     

    Game #2 – Buffalo Beauts v. Boston Pride

    • In a matchup that saw the Boston Pride dominate the Buffalo Beauts in the shot department, the Pride would double up the Beauts 4-2 in their Home Opener The trio of Carlee Toews (2g, 1a), Lexie Laing (1g, 2a), and Tori Sullivan (2a) would lead the way for the Pride as they took the home victory.

     

    Sunday, October 13th, 2019

    Game #1 – Buffalo Beauts v. Boston Pride

    • In the second game of their weekend series the Boston Pride would light up the Buffalo Beauts for eight goals as they coast to an 8-1 victory Sunday afternoon. The Pride would get multi-point performances from McKenna Brand (3g), Emily Fluke (2g), and Alyssa Wohlfeiler (1g, 2a) to lead the way.

     

    Game #2 – Metropolitan Riveters v. Minnesota Whitecaps

    • In Minnesota the Metropolitan Riveters looked to avenge their 9-2 defeat to the Whitecaps, and that they would in a much more tightly contested contest that would feature the first overtime game of the 2019-20 NWHL season. Rebecca Morse (1g, 1a) would cap off her two point night with the game winning goal in overtime to give the Riveters the 4-3 victory.

     

    News and Notes

    • On Monday, October 14th the Buffalo Beauts announced that they have signed forward/defender Nikki Kirchberger for the 2019-20 season.

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    • Kirchberger, a Buffalo native, played for Buffalo State College that saw her be an ECAC West All-Star during her freshman season in 2012-13. In 103 career games for the Bengals, Kichberger would score 31 goals along with 31 assists.

     

    • Buffalo Beuats announced on Tuesday, October 15th that they have signed Team Chinese Taipai goalie Tiffany Hsu for the 2019-20 season.

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    • Hsu, the 100th player to sign with the NWHL for the 2019-20 season, posted a .977 Save % during the 2019 IIHF Women’s World Championship in Division II Group B. Her performance secured the Chinese Taipei team their first ever gold medal, along with Best Goalkeeper and Most Valuable Player honors.

     

    Player of the Week

    • The NWHL has announced that Boston Pride rookie forward Lexie Laing has been named the VEDA Player of the Week.

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    • Laing would kick off a high scoring weekend for the Pride when she would score her career NWHL goal to give the Pride the 1-0 lead over the Buffalo Beauts on Saturday. Laing would follow up with a pair of assists as the Pride would win 4-2. Laing would also pick up an assist on Sunday in Boston’s 8-1 win over the Beauts.

     

    * All Graphics Courtesy of the NWHL.

    *Photo of Lexie Laing by Michelle Jay

     

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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.

     

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