The NWHL’s 2021 bubble season in Lake Placid opened on Saturday afternoon with a matchup between the Metropolitan Riveters and the Toronto Six. It was the first game in franchise history for the Six, but the headlines were stolen by a Rivs team that looked like they mean business at Herb Brooks Arena. Leila Kilduff…
The EWSHL has announced it’s goaltenders and defensemen over the last two days. On Wednesday, the league announced four new defenders (Maddie Truax, Paige Capistran, Maddie Crowley-Cahill and Madison Cardaci) and one new goaltender (Jetta Rackleff). Now, the league is happy to announce the initial list of forwards who will participate in week 1 of…
By now, if you at all care about women’s hockey, you’ve seen the recent report from The Victory Press detailing life in the NWHL from former players. Predictably, the piece created a lot of debate on Twitter. To the surprise of no one, emotions were high in those debates. If you have not read that…
On National Teachers Day, teacher and NWHL all-time leading scorer Jillian Dempsey has re-signed with the Boston Pride for the 2020-21 season. During the 2019-20 season, Dempsey was named co-MVP of the league. While playing in the NWHL, she teaches fifth grade in her hometown of Winthrop, Mass. A founding member of the NWHL, she…
The National Women’s Hockey League is holding the first and second rounds of their 2020 Draft tonight and things are already heating up. Just a few hours before the draft, the Boston Pride have acquired the first overall pick from the new Toronto expansion franchise. The move has been rumored for days now, and was…
There will be sports once again this evening. The NWHL will hold its annual Draft tonight and tomorrow night. Rounds 1 and 2 will take place tonight, while rounds 3-5 take place on Wednesday night. Unfortunately, the event is not available on TV. You can, however, tune in on Twitter. Draft picks will be players…
The best defender in the NWHL is coming back for another season with the Boston Pride. It was announced on Friday that the reigning NWHL Defender of the Year, Kaleigh Fratkin, is coming back for the 2020-21 season. Fratkin joins McKenna Brand, Lexie Laing, and Christina Putigna as returning members to a Pride team that…
Even with sports on pause, the NWHL continues to push forward towards next season. McKenna Brand is the latest player to sign a contract. The breakout star from the past two seasons is coming back for another season with the Boston Pride in 2020-21. Brand finished with 36 points (19 goals and 17 assists) in…
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)…