Here is our eighth installment of Transaction Tuesday — catching you up on all the offseason moves made by teams in the NWHL and CWHL. The drafts are done and we’re now in September, but the signings are still coming. And we finally have confirmation that CWHL players will be compensated for the first time […]
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Women’s Hockey Top 25 Under 25 | Number 16 – Kelsey Koelzer
Back for her first full season in the NWHL, the former Tiger has lots of room to grow
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Jess Jones signs with the Buffalo Beauts
The NWHL made some major waves in the world of women’s hockey today when it announced that former CWHL superstar Jess Jones agreed to terms with the Buffalo Beauts. Jones is the third player who played for the Thunder last season to leave the CWHL for the NWHL and Buffalo. Defender Sarah Edney and goal-scoring […]
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NWHL announces coaching updates
Today the NWHL announced four updates to the league’s coaching staffs and confirmed several returning coaches. But there may be other announcements and updates coming. Thus far the Whale have just one coach attached to the team for the upcoming 2017-18 NWHL season. Boston Pride Thomas Poeck, head coach Former NHL defenseman Thomas Poeck was […]
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Yale assistant coach Amanda Boulier signs with Connecticut Whale
The Connecticut Whale have agreed to terms with Yale assistant coach and former St. Lawrence University defender Amanda Boulier. Boulier will stay behind the bench in Yale while playing with the Whale. Her position and responsibilities at the university will take precedent over her role with the Whale whenever scheduling conflicts emerge. “Hockey is my […]
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Brittany Ott re-signs with the Boston Pride
The speculation is officially over. The Boston Pride agreed to terms with veteran NWHL goaltender Brittany Ott today, bringing her back for a third season in Boston. Ott leads all NWHL goaltenders in regular season wins, earning 22 through the league’s first two seasons. According to Crease Giants she has also put together 16 career […]
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Pride bring back Isobel Cup Champion Meagan Mangene
Today the Boston Pride signed forward/defender Meagan Mangene away from the Connecticut Whale. As a result she is back playing in the city where she won the 2016 Isobel Cup. After playing in 14 games with the Whale last season and registering four points, Mangene has her eyes set on a featured role in Boston. […]
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Connecticut Whale sign FA camp standout Cassie Dunne
Today the Connecticut Whale agreed to terms with the team’s 13th player for the 2017-18 season. Cassie Dunne, who played her college hockey with Penn State University’s ACHA team, is the Whale’s newest player. In her senior season she scored six goals and two assists for PSU’s ACHA team. Five of those goals came on […]
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Rebecca Vint agrees in principle to join Buffalo Beauts
Rebecca Vint is now the second member of the the CWHL’s Markham (formerly Brampton) Thunder to leave for the NWHL take her talents to Buffalo. She follows Sarah Edney south of the border to join the defending Isobel Cup Champions. Although it is important to note that Vint has only “agreed in principle” to join […]
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Transaction Tuesday: The Drafts are Done
It’s time for the seventh installment of Transaction Tuesday — catching you up on all offseason moves made by teams in the NWHL and CWHL. And with both the NWHL and CWHL Draft done, there’s plenty we need to catch up on. Note: All developments that have taken place in the last two weeks are […]