Dan Rice
Dan Rice is in his 7th year of reporting for THW & has covered NJ Devils home games for 13+ years at various websites. He began his journey working for legendary broadcaster/writer Stan Fischler from 2002-04 & completed an internship at the ECHL; he also has been writing features for the NWHL (nwhl.zone) website since 2016.
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NWHL Season 6 Start Delayed Until January
July 29th, 2020 The NWHL announced today that their sixth season, which was to begin this upcoming November, is now planning to start in January 2021 as they prioritize the well-being of all players, staff, fans, and the community in the midst of a global pandemic. Each of the six teams will play a full season (20 games) with the expectation that...
Whitecaps Season in Review: Audra Richards
July 24th, 2020 After spending her rookie season with the Metropolitan Riveters, Audra Richards played her second season in the NWHL a bit closer to home after signing with the Minnesota Whitecaps. She played in all 16 games as a rookie, putting up eight goals and another two goals in two playoff games. She followed that up with 20 points (9g-11a)...
5 Players Sign NWHL Contracts, Whale Unveil New Uniforms
July 22nd, 2020 It was a big day for the NWHL on July 22. Not only did they reveal the home and road uniforms for the Connecticut Whale, but they also broke the news that five more players have signed up for Season 6 - bringing the current league total to 98. Of those 98 players, 17 are from the 2020 NWHL Draft which took place back at the end of...
Whale Re-Sign 3, Pride Sign Draft Pick Capistran
July 18th, 2020 The signings continued to roll in this week for five of the six NWHL teams and most recently it was the New England based teams taking the spotlight. Related: Beauts Re-Sign Trio, Six Sign Steele, Rivs Ink Prentiss On July 16 the Boston Pride announced that they had signed defender Paige Capistran from Northeastern University,...
Beauts Re-Sign 3, Six Sign Steele, Rivs Sign Prentiss
July 15th, 2020 The NWHL’s newest team, the Toronto Six, added a key blueliner this week, as did the Metropolitan Riveters, and the Buffalo Beauts re-signed three depth players. The Six signed Sarah Steele (Boston University), the Riveters signed Bridgette Prentiss (Franklin Pierce University), and the Beauts re-signed forwards Kristin Lewicki and...
Devils Long Layoff a Silver Lining For Many Reasons
July 12th, 2020 The next time the New Jersey Devils step onto the ice for a meaningful game it will have been eight-to-nine months since they last appeared back on March 10. A lot will be different when they finally do skate again. In a way, I kind of think the long layoff is a silver lining of sorts. Here are three reasons why the extended...
