Women's Hockey
Whitecaps' Amy Schlagel Is Dialed in for NWHL Playoffs
February 8th, 2019 The benefits of earning early success in a professional career might not get stressed enough. Minnesota Whitecaps defender Amy Schlagel is playing in her first NWHL season after a successful college career, and she is part of a bona fide contender for the Isobel Cup. She...
Q & A with Buffalo Beauts Winger Taylor Accursi
February 7th, 2019 After exploding out of the gates at the onset of her pro career Taylor Accursi isn’t pumping in goals for the Buffalo Beauts with the same regularity, but that doesn’t mean she isn’t contributing in other ways. It’s a different season, a different team, and the...
Beauts Grind Out 3-2 Win Over Riveters
February 4th, 2019 The Buffalo Beauts (9-4-0) are sending a notice to the rest of the NWHL teams. They can beat you in a high scoring game, their 45 goals are only two behind the league leaders in Minnesota (the Whitecaps have played one more game). And they can also beat you in a low...
Pride Make Adelle Murphy a Late Season Signing
February 2nd, 2019 Now is the time in the NWHL regular season when a smaller version of a hockey "arms race" takes shape. In an effort to ensure that they grasp home-ice advantage for at least the opening round of the playoffs, the Boston Pride have made a late-season acquisition of former...
NHL News & Notes: Watson Suspended, Robitaille & More
January 30th, 2019 In today's News & Notes, Austin Watson has been suspended as part of the NHL's Substance Abuse Program, Luc Robitaille penned a letter to season ticket holders of the Los Angeles Kings and Kendall Coyne Schofield will be making her broadcasting debut...
All-Star Weekend Marks Turning Point for Women's Hockey
January 29th, 2019 CALGARY — Performances by women in the NHL's all-star skills competition continue to make waves. Can female hockey harness the buzz? The NHL's inclusion of Canadian players Rebecca Johnson and Renata Fast and Americans Kendall Coyne Schofield and ...
Former Whale Goalie Walther Talks Coaching, Growth & 'Lift the Mask'
January 28th, 2019 Everything in life happens for a reason. Things work out in ways that we would not have necessarily imagined, but that at some point make sense. Sometimes this can be especially difficult to recognize during those most trying moments of our lives. And as challenging as this...
#PayDecker a Success, But NHL Comes up Short
January 27th, 2019 Kendall Coyne Schofield wasn't the only female hockey star to nearly break Twitter this weekend. Yes, the 26-year-old Minnesota Whitecaps forward and USA Hockey Olympic gold medalist became the first woman to take part in the NHL All-Star Skills competition on Friday...
Up-And-Comers: Norway's Kaja Ekle
January 25th, 2019 Norway's U18 Women's National Team recently brought home a silver medal from Dumfries, Scotland. The 2019 IIHF World Women's U18 Division IB tournament was hosted in the British market town from Jan. 6 through Jan. 12. Of the six countries partaking in the tournament, the...
Buffalo Beauts: Cooking With Blake Bolden
January 24th, 2019 As an athlete, defender Blake Bolden brings all of the necessary ingredients to the Buffalo Beauts recipe for success. Tremendous athleticism, a howitzer of a shot, and a trophy case that includes an Isobel Cup, a Clarkson Cup, and an IIHF Women's U18 World Championship...
Colleen Murphy: For Love of the Game
January 19th, 2019 No one can ever doubt Colleen Murphy’s love for the game of hockey. In fact, I’d be willing to bet no one goes to the lengths that she does to continue playing the game that she cares so deeply about. When she’s not playing weekends in the NWHL she works full-time at...
Buffalo Beauts: A Thank You to Sarah Casorso
January 13th, 2019 The Buffalo Beauts seem to have had more than their fair share of goodbyes this 2018-19 NWHL season. Less than a week after parting ways with All-Star defender Sarah Edney - who is going to Australia for dental school - the team had to say a "so long" to fan-favorite...
Q & A with Pride Defender Mallory Souliotis
January 12th, 2019 Although she’s a rookie in the NWHL, Mallory Souliotis has a slight edge over some of the league’s other first-year players. She signed with the Boston Pride following the conclusion of her collegiate career last spring and joined the team for their final two regular...
