Connecticut Whale
2018 NWHL Opening Round Preview: Riveters vs Whale
March 15th, 2018 In each of the first two playoffs of their existence there has been an upset in NWHL postseason play - thanks to the Buffalo Beauts who advanced to back-to-back Isobel Cup Finals as a 3-seed. Last season they pulled off two upsets as they stunned the Boston Pride in the...
Q & A with Sam Donovan from the Whale
March 12th, 2018 Once her collegiate career ended at Brown University Sam Donovan wanted to keep playing hockey. Lucky for her she was drafted this past summer in the 2017 NWHL Draft and with her eligibility finished she was free to sign with the team that drafted her, the Connecticut...
Q & A with Shannon Doyle of the Whale
January 10th, 2018 Shannon Doyle has just about seen it all over her 40 pro games since the inception of the Connecticut Whale in the NWHL and after talking with her for just six minutes it’s clear why she was chosen by her teammates to be an alternate captain in her third season. It’s...
Behind the Mask with Sydney Rossman
December 6th, 2017 Sometimes in hockey, the path you chose leads somewhere that you could have never imagined, which is one way to describe goalie Sydney Rossman’s path to the NWHL. Born in Excelsior, Minnesota she would leave the ‘State of Hockey’ for Quinnipiac University in...
Ade’s Addition Aids Whale Blueline
November 27th, 2017 The Connecticut Whale have 13 new players on their roster this season, tied for the most in the league with the Buffalo Beauts. Which means that there are numerous players making names for themselves as the third NWHL season moves into December, and recently we caught up...
Q & A with the Whale’s Emily Fluke
November 16th, 2017 With the departure from the NWHL of the National Team players - who are training for the 2018 Winter Olympics - the opportunity has arisen for a handful of new players to make a name for themselves in season three and sprinkled throughout the Founding Four teams are plenty...
CT Whale Big Winners in Savage Trade
November 9th, 2017 Ladies and gentlemen, we have our first trade of NWHL's 2017-18 season. The Connecticut Whale just bolstered their roster and scoring prowess in a major way. Word came out on the afternoon of Nov. 8 that the Whale had acquired NWHL rookie Paige Savage from the Boston...
Whale Strengthen the Pod Adding Six
October 1st, 2017 From May 1-31 NWHL teams can re-sign players from their 2016-17 roster and their draft picks during the restricted free agency period, and beginning on June 1 any unsigned players left will be free to sign with any team. The third season of the NWHL will begin on October 28...
Whale Bolster Blueline & Add a Forward
August 31st, 2017 From May 1-31 NWHL teams can re-sign players from their 2016-17 roster and their draft picks during the restricted free agency period, and beginning on June 1 any unsigned players left will be free to sign with any team. The third season of the NWHL will begin on October 28...
First Czech of the NWHL - Denisa Krizova
August 24th, 2017 When the 2017 NWHL Draft was held on August 17th Denisa Krizova became a part of history. Selected at lucky number 13 by the Connecticut Whale, Krizova became the first player to be drafted into the league from the Czech Republic. Entering into her senior year of college at...
Browne Joins Rivs as Wash Leaves, Whale Add Two
August 18th, 2017 From May 1-31 NWHL teams can re-sign players from their 2016-17 roster and their draft picks during the restricted free agency period, and beginning on June 1 any unsigned players left will be free to sign with any team. The third season of the NWHL will begin on October 28...
Faber Returns to Whale, Rivs Add More D
July 30th, 2017 From May 1-31 NWHL teams can re-sign players from their 2016-17 roster and their draft picks during the restricted free agency period, and beginning on June 1 any unsigned players left will be free to sign with any team. The third season of the NWHL will begin in October as...
Badgers Reunite, Mock Goes From Yale to Whale
July 23rd, 2017 From May 1-31 NWHL teams can re-sign players from their 2016-17 roster and their draft picks during the restricted free agency period, and beginning on June 1 any unsigned players left will be free to sign with any team. The third season of the NWHL will begin in October as...
