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Hayley Williams

Q & A with Hockey Globetrotter Hayley Williams

Dan Rice | June 18, 2021

Imagine for a minute that you’re living in the middle of a global pandemic that has crippled and shut down life as we knew it on our planet. Pretty easy…

Categories NWHL, Women's Hockey

Beauts Host Successful Free-Agent Camp

Nathaniel Oliver | June 13, 2017

This past weekend the Buffalo Beauts hosted a two-day free-agent camp. With some of the veteran Beauts partaking, the bulk of the skaters were actually new faces, many of whom…

Categories Buffalo Beauts, NWHL

Buffalo Beauts Practice Players Announced for 2016-17 Season

Dustin L. Nelson | August 20, 2016

The NWHL’s Buffalo Beauts have announced the signing of six players to practice player contracts for the 2016-17 season. All six players attended NWHL free agent camp in Buffalo. The…

Categories Buffalo Beauts, NHL News, NWHL, Women's Hockey

Buffalo or Bust for Two NWHL Free Agents

Dan Rice | July 3, 2016

There were GM’s present from all four of the NWHL teams at the league’s free agent camp in Buffalo, but for Sydney Kidd and Hayley Williams (who both played in…

Categories Buffalo Beauts, Metropolitan Riveters, NWHL

Sandra Velasquez: Just a Trailblazer Living the Dream

Dan Rice | June 30, 2016

Even though she’ll tell you that she had no chance, just the fact that Sandra Velasquez was even invited to an NWHL Free Agent Camp – she was already a…

Categories NWHL, Women's Hockey

NWHL Free Agents Looking For a Hockey Home

Dan Rice | June 16, 2016

Last weekend in New Jersey the NWHL held the first of it’s three 2016 Free Agent Camps (the next two will be held in Buffalo and Boston) as the four…

Categories NWHL

Q & A with Hayley Williams

Dan Rice | June 11, 2016

Last season with the Buffalo Beauts, Hayley Williams was not only one of the trailblazing pioneers of the NWHL, but she quickly became a fan favorite in the Western New…

Categories Buffalo Beauts, NWHL

Foundation Friday : Foundation Updates

Elaine Shircliff | November 20, 2015

This week is the tenth edition of “Foundation Friday” and a lot has gone on over the past ten weeks. We thought it would be nice if we updated you…

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Foundation Friday : #breakhayleysbank Campaign

Elaine Shircliff | October 31, 2015

On October 18th, the Buffalo Beauts played their first ever “Strides for the Cure” game. For the entire game the Beauts played in black and pink jersey which had pink…

Categories Buffalo Beauts, Column, NWHL

Rachel Llanes, Hayley Williams & Paige Harrington Sign in NWHL

Dustin Nelson | August 12, 2015

Another trio of signings has been announced in advance of the NWHL’s inaugural season. UMass Amherst’s Paige Harrington and Miami University’s Hayley Williams have signed deals with the Buffalo Beauts…

Categories Boston Pride, Buffalo Beauts, NHL News, Women's Hockey

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