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 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 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…
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,…
The last two days have been great for news if you are a fan of women’s hockey. First, on Tuesday, the NWHL announced the first outdoor game in league history between the Buffalo Beauts and Metropolitan Riveters. On Wednesday, the PWHPA announced the ‘Dream Gap Tour’. The event will bring some of the top players…
The Buffalo Beauts will host the first NWHL outdoor game in league history, and the second North American professional woman’s game outdoors, on December 28th. The NWHL announced on Tuesday that the Beauts will host the Metropolitan Riveters in the ‘Buffalo Believes’ Classic at Riverworks. The event, which will be held on a Saturday night,…