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 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 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…
Six more players inked contracts in the NWHL earlier this week, bringing the total to 80 players now under contract as the league gets set to start its 5th season. The Connecticut Whale signed three players, while the Metropolitan Riveters added a netminder and the Minnesota Whitecaps inked two. The Whale will return Hanna Beattie,…