Posts About "Jordan Smelker"

2018 NWHL Opening Round Preview: Buffalo vs. Boston

March 15th, 2018 Oh, the shades of last year. The underdog Buffalo Beauts shocking the living daylights out of the Boston Pride to capture the Isobel Cup. The meeting was a true David versus Goliath affair in every sense of the expression. Buffalo turned the NWHL on its ear and came away as the surprise victors. But that was last year. Now it is a...

Beauts & Pride Sign Perennial Champions

June 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 October as the Buffalo Beauts begin defense of their Isobel Cup...

Jordan Smelker Re-signs With Boston Pride

April 20th, 2016 Forward Jordan Smelker became the first player to put pen to paper with the Boston Pride. She has signed a contract for the 2016-17 season worth $14,000, the team announced Wednesday. Smelker was an often under-appreciated piece of the Pride attack as they dominated the regular season and won the 2015 Isobel Cup championship....

On the Ice with Isobel Cup Champion Zoe Hickel

March 16th, 2016 For Zoe Hickel, the NWHL came into existence at the perfect time, as she had just graduated from and completed four excellent seasons with the University of Minnesota-Duluth. Hickel hails from Anchorage, Alaska — and she and fellow Alaskan, teammate Jordan Smelker, are Isobel Cup champions. She was the first US National Team member to...

NCAA Women's Hockey: 2013-2014 ECAC Preview

September 24th, 2013 Brown The Bears were 11th in the conference last season in team offense, scoring an average of 1.41 goals per game. Just four players on the roster last year scored double digits in points, and of those four, only Jessica Hoyle and Lauren Vella are returning. More scoring woes for Brown this season are more than likely. Brown’s...