Posts About "Madison Packer"
5 Champions Cup Takeaways: Rivs vs Luleå
October 1st, 2018 The venerable old Hobey Baker Memorial Rink housed what will be recalled as a storied affair, as the NWHL's reigning champion Metropolitan Riveters faced the SDHL (Svenska damhockeyligan) champions, Luleå HF/MSSK. The game between the two teams was a dead-heat at times, as both squads played their hearts out. The prize being contended...
Original Riveters Dosdall and Packer Return for 4th Season
August 20th, 2018 Beginning June 1, NWHL teams can start signing players for the 2018-19 season. For players who have completed their college eligibility and want to continue their hockey careers, the free agency period provides them an opportunity to continue playing at the highest level of professional women’s hockey. The fourth season of the NWHL...
3 Reasons the Riveters Will Win the Isobel Cup
March 21st, 2018 This season the Metropolitan Riveters had their best season ever, finishing in first place in the NWHL standings with a 13-3-0 record; in their two previous seasons, they totaled 12 wins. Their team dominated the league in just about every statistical category from the first weekend until the end of the season, and they have the...
Riveters Reload For a Cup Run
September 11th, 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 as the Buffalo Beauts begin defense of their Isobel Cup...
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 a champion, but just like Steadman, her impact on the game will...
Riveters Roundup: Fritz-Ward Retires
December 6th, 2016 After losing by a 5-3 score on Saturday night to the Buffalo Beauts, the New York Riveters fell in a Sunday shootout, 3-2, against the Boston Pride. Although they only gained one of a possible four points over the weekend, the biggest story on and off the ice was the retirement of fan-favorite and one of the original Riveters: Morgan...
