The Connecticut Whale announced the re-signing of veteran defender Elena Orlando on Monday morning. Orlando will enter her sixth season in the league, her fifth with the Whale. She began her NWHL career with the then New York Riveters in 2015. Orlando appeared in 24 games for the Whale in 2019-20, a career-high. She registered…
The Metropolitan Riveters have been, by far, the busiest NWHL team this off-season. On Tuesday, they re-signed three more players for the 2020-21 season. Defender Leila Kilduff and forwards Cailey Hutchison and Mallory Rushton signed new contracts with the team. All three were rookies during the 2019-20 season, joining the Riveters from the NCAA ranks. Kilduff appeared…
The Boston Pride have re-signed Lexie Laing for the 2020-21 NWHL season, according to the league. Laing, who was selected 12th overall by the Pride in 2017, has emerged as one of the best two-way forwards in the women’s professional game today. In 24 games in 2019-20, her rookie campaign, Laing collected 27 points (12-15-27)…
Lisa Chesson is heading back to Buffalo. The former Olympian, Isobel Cup Champion and US Women’s National Team member has agreed to a contract with the Buffalo Beauts for the 2020-21 season. It will be her fourth campaign in the NWHL. Chesson finished the 2019-20 season with a NWHL career-high nine points (1-8-9) in 16…
The Metro Riveters are wasting no time putting together their 2020-21 roster. On Friday, the Riveters brought back Madison Packer for a sixth season. Packer is the second-leading scorer in NWHL history. An Isobel Cup Champion in 2018, Packer has the honor of being the top scorer in Riveters franchise history. Packer had a career-high…
The Buffalo Beauts have made their first signing for the 2020-21 NWHL season. The club re-signed leading scoring Taylor Accursi earlier on Thursday. Accursi will be entering her fourth season as a member of the Beauts. She joined the club for the 2017-18 season after turning pro following her college career. Accursi led the Beauts…
The Connecticut Whale have made their first signing for the 2020-21 NWHL season. On Wednesday, the club announced the signing of goaltender Brooke Wolejko. The Connecticut native returns to the Whale for a second season. She finished the 2019-20 season with a record of 2-8-1. That record does not tell the whole story of her…
The NHLPA is trying to pass the time during the COVID-19 outbreak with another #NHLPAPlayerPoll. 588 players from all 31 NHL teams were polled anonymously on 20 hockey-related questions during the season. Included in those questions? Who the players thought was the best female hockey player. NHL players got an up close look at some…
Clarkson Golden Knights forward Elizabeth Giguere has been named the 23rd recipient of the Patty Kazmaier Award. The Patty Kazmaier Award is given to the top female college ice hockey player. The award is presented during the women’s the Frozen Four. The award was first presented in 1998. The award is named in honor of the late Patty Kazmaier-Sandt,…
The first signing of the 2020-21 NWHL season is now official. The Metro Riveters inked forward Kendall Cornine to a contract on Thursday morning. Cornine, an all-star this past season, just finished her first season in the NWHL. In 24 games, Cornine scored 24 points (13-11-24). That was good for third on the team in…