Women's Hockey
Beauts Greco Continues to Provide Calming Presence
January 10th, 2019 The 2018-19 NWHL season has quite unexpectedly been riddled with change for the Buffalo Beauts. In less than a month's time, the team relieved their longtime coaching staff, said goodbye to one of their best defenders, and now is without a GM. Just three days after All-Star...
Top-5 Sarah Edney Moments With the Buffalo Beauts
January 7th, 2019 Goodbyes can be tough, especially when the person bidding farewell has been so impactful. The Buffalo Beauts announced on Jan. 7, 2019 that veteran defender Sarah Edney had played her final game with the organization during the team's 5-0 victory on Jan. 5 against the...
Kessel Dishes Out 5 Assists in Riveters Romp
January 7th, 2019 Amanda Kessel assisted on five of the six Metropolitan Riveters goals and the defending NWHL champions started 2019 with a bang and went home with a 6-3 win over the Connecticut Whale in Stamford on Sunday. The win was just the third for the Riveters (3-8-0), and the...
Up-And-Comers: Slovakia's Júlia Matejková
January 5th, 2019 Slovakia's Júlia Matejková is just 16 years old but has already played for their Women's National Team. Born Mar. 17, 2002, the 5-foot-6, 130-pound center is a crafty playmaker even at such a young age. For that fact alone, she has been called upon to represent Slovakia...
Riveters Acquire Sorokina From Whale
January 2nd, 2019 We have a trade to announce! For only the second time during an NWHL season, there has been a trade and it involves the same two teams that first pulled off a swap during the league’s inaugural season. On Jan. 2 the Metropolitan Riveters acquired goaltender Maria Sorokina...
Buffalo Beauts: The Importance of Lisa Chesson
December 31st, 2018 The Buffalo Beauts may not be residing in the NWHL standings where they were initially forecasted to be, but after their decisive Dec. 30, 2018 4-0 win over the Minnesota Whitecaps they may be on the verge of reaching new heights. If the Beauts are to achieve what most...
AJ Mleczko Talks Women's and Isles Hockey With THW
December 24th, 2018 During her playing days, AJ Mleczko represented the United States at the first two Winter Olympics to include women's hockey. Having won a gold medal at the 1998 Nagano Games, followed by a silver in 2002 in Salt Lake City, she "retired" when she could have conceivably...
2018 NWHL Draft Wraps up Final Three Rounds
December 20th, 2018 With the opening two rounds completed on Dec. 19, the remaining three rounds of the 2018 NWHL Draft were wrapped up the very next day. All five NWHL teams fared quite well with their second day selections. A number of Canadian players were chosen among the second day picks...
2018 NWHL Draft Opening Round Highlighted By Three Gold Medalists
December 19th, 2018 The first two rounds of the 2018 NWHL Draft were held on Dec. 19 and five of the first ten players selected all have ties to USA Hockey - including three members from the 2018 Olympic gold medal team. Each team had two selections and the order was based upon this season’s...
Former Beauts Goalie Kelsey Neumann Helping to Lift the Mask
December 19th, 2018 From a young age we are often taught "never let 'em see you cry." It does not stop there. Additional phrases -- while certainly intended to be positive -- are tossed around too loosely and end up masking what lies underneath. Athletes especially have heard the adages "keep...
Riveters Relieved to See 2018 End
December 16th, 2018 The defense of the Metropolitan Riveters Isobel Cup championship hasn’t gone exactly as planned this season. I know, I know; thank you captain obvious. It started off with some confusion as they didn’t name the successor to head coach Chad Wiseman until September 20...
2018 NWHL Draft Scheduled
December 13th, 2018 On Dec. 13 the NWHL announced that their 2018 Draft is scheduled for Dec. 19 and 20, 2018. The two-day event is the fourth to be held in league history, and the first one to occur while the current season is already taking place. The five rounds of the draft will be split...
Beauts Remain Solid in Midst of Coaching Changes
December 10th, 2018 Less than 24 hours after they announced a major coaching change, the Buffalo Beauts came out with a 3-1 victory over the visiting Connecticut Whale. Word was released by the organization shortly after eight o'clock in the evening on Dec. 8, 2018 that head coach Ric Seiling...
