Posts About "Kelly Babstock"
Riveters Acquire Babstock From Toronto
October 15th, 2020 The Metropolitan Riveters added a bonafide scoring threat in Kelly Babstock, whom they acquired in a trade with the Toronto Six on Oct.15. Babstock had signed with the Six back on May 2 after sitting out the past NWHL season. In return, Toronto will get the Riveters 1st Round pick in the 2021 NWHL Draft and their 2nd Round pick in the...
Pride Signs Top Pick Davis, Toronto Adds Babstock
May 4th, 2020 In the span of just two short days, two NWHL teams bolstered their rosters for the upcoming 2020-21 season. Just three days after the Boston Pride traded up to make her the first overall pick in the 2020 NWHL Draft, the team announced that they had signed Sammy Davis to her first pro contract after a stellar career at Boston...
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 and assistant coach Craig Muni were relieved of their duties....
Buffalo Beauts: Three Takeaways From the First Practice
September 20th, 2018 The Buffalo Beauts held their first practice of the 2018-19 NWHL season on Sept. 19, 2018. A lot of new faces were present and a lot of familiar ones too. For many of the newest Beauts this is a time for gaining familiarity with one another and finding a bit of a rhythm. The collection of players assembled by Beauts General Manager Nik...
Beauts Add Perennial Sniper in Babstock
June 16th, 2018 Beginning June 1, NWHL teams can re-sign players from their 2017-18 roster and their draft picks. Additionally, for those players who have completed their college eligibility and want to continue their hockey careers, NWHL Free Agency provides the best opportunity to continue playing at the highest level of professional women’s hockey....
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 Whale, which she did on February 27. Donovan led her team as a senior...
Recapping the NWHL’s First Half
December 26th, 2017 The NWHL is just about at it’s halfway point with each team having played seven of their 16 games, and now we are halfway through the 20-day holiday break. There have been a ton of storylines and exciting performances during the 2017 portion of the third season of the league and we’ll highlight a few of the most notable ones for each...
Whale and Rivs Kick Off NWHL Signings
May 10th, 2017 From May 1-31 NWHL teams can re-sign players from their 2016-17 roster and draft picks during the restricted free agency period and beginning on June 1 any unsigned player 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 championship. With up to...
Pastrnak Out, Shaw Concussed & More News
December 17th, 2016 Early Saturday morning, the Boston Bruins announced that top-line wing David Pastrnak has had a procedure to remove an olecranon bursa from his right elbow. The procedure was successful, but it'll take him out of the lineup for a bit. The team is officially designating him as "day-to-day," but said he'll definitely be out of the...
Whale Re-sign Babstock
April 7th, 2016 On Monday, Connecticut Whale General Manager, Lisa Giovanelli, announced the re-signing of Kelly Babstock for the 2016-17 season. The terms of agreement are one-year and $21,000. Kelly Babstock is a power forward and was a huge part of our offense this season. Her hard work and tenacity on the forecheck set up a lot of scoring...
After Upset, Buffalo Beauts to Face Boston Pride in Isobel Cup
March 6th, 2016 The semifinals of the Isobel Cup Playoffs concluding Sunday night and nothing went quite as expected. The underdog Buffalo Beauts upset the Connecticut Whale, providing some serious drama to the opening round. Clear Cut First Round Entering the postseason the lay of the land seemed pretty clear. For better or worse, there was a...
Best NWHL Stats This Week: Goals Gallore
November 23rd, 2015 Our weekly look through the best NWHL stats of the last week. Emily Pfalzer Posts Five Emily Pfalzer put up five assists in Sunday's game. That's a NWHL record for most points and most assists in a single game. Coming into the weekend, Hilary Knight led the NWHL in assists with five. That's a massive night for Pfalzer, who...
Connecticut Whale Sign Quinnipiac Star Kelly Babstock
August 5th, 2015 The Connecticut Whale have added one more player to their roster in advance of the NWHL's opening night with the signing of Kelly Babstock late Tuesday night. The Quinnipiac alum set a school record her freshman season with the Bobcats in goals, points, and game-winning goals, as well as earning ECAC Rookie of the Year and Player of...
