NWHL
2017 NWHL Draft Recap
August 19th, 2017 On the evening of Aug. 17, the National Women's Hockey League hosted their third draft in league history. The draft was comprised of five rounds. The Boston Pride held the first overall selection. Twenty total selections were made, including the first Czech-born player to...
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...
NY Riveters' Rebecca Russo: "Beloved By Fans"
August 12th, 2017 Every NWHL player has their own relationship with fans. This is something that the league's athletes do most well. Arguably, better than any other professional league. Signing autographs, posing for photos along the glass, hugging the little ones. The fact that the players...
Madison Packer: the People’s Choice
August 5th, 2017 After two years of giving her blood, sweat, and tears to the New York Riveters and the NWHL Madison Packer retired from playing professional hockey this past spring. Unlike Kelley Steadman (who we wrote about in this space a few weeks back) Packer wasn’t able to retire as...
Beauts' Greco Back for a 2nd Year
August 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 in...
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...
