2016–17 Connecticut Whale (NWHL) season

2016–17 Connecticut Whale (NWHL)
Division	TBD Founding Four
2016–17 record	0–0–0
Home record	0–0–0
Road record	0–0–0
Goals for	0
Goals against	0
Team information
General Manager	Lisa Giovanelli
Captain	TBD
Alternate captains	TBD
Arena	Northford Ice Pavilion
<2015–16

The 2016-17 Connecticut Whale season will be the second in franchise history. For their second season, the Whale shall move from the Chelsea Piers pavilion in Stamford to the Northford Ice Pavilion (seating capacity 1200),^[1] former home of the Quinnipiac Bobcats.

Offseason

Trades

April 27, 2016[2]	To New York Riveters Michelle Picard	To New York Riveters Haley Skarupa
April 28, 2016[3]	To New York Riveters Dana Trivigno	To New York Riveters Hannah Brandt

Free agents

Player	Acquired from	Lost to	Date	Contract terms
Kaleigh Fratkin[4]		New York Riveters	May 1, 2016	1-year, $19,500
Jaimie Leonoff[4]		New York Riveters	May 1, 2016	1-year, $10,000
Kaliya Johnson[5]	Boston College		May 2, 2016	1-year, $13,000
Cydney Roesler[6]	Quinnipiac University		May 3, 2016	1-year, $15,500
Nicole Connery[6]	Quinnipiac University		May 3, 2016	1-year, $15,000
Nicole Kosta[6]	Quinnipiac University		May 3, 2016	1-year, $15,000
Meagan Mangene[7]	Boston Pride		July 28, 2016	1-year, $12,000
Ivana Bilic[8]	Bemidji State University		July 31, 2016	1-year, $14,000

Signings

Player	Date	Contract terms
Kelly Babstock[9]	April 4, 2016	1-year, $21,000
Sam Faber[10]	April 30, 2016	1-year, $13,000
Jessica Koizumi[11]	May 11, 2016	1-year, $14,000
Shenae Lundberg[12]	May 13, 2016	1-year, $15,000

Roster

Updated June 7, 2016^[13][14]

#	Nat	Player	Pos	S/G	Age	Acquired	Birthplace
8		Babstock, KellyKelly Babstock	F	L	24	2015	Mississauga, Ontario
10		Berman, LindsayLindsay Berman	D	L	28	2015	Odenton, Maryland
26		Brickner, JordanJordan Brickner	D	L	26	2015	Lake Forest, Illinois
19		Dougherty, BrittanyBrittany Dougherty	F	L	25	2015	Chesterfield, Michigan
6		Doyle, ShannonShannon Doyle	D	R	24	2015	Baldwin, Ontario
9		Engstrom, MollyMolly Engstrom	D	R	33	2015	Siren, Wisconsin
28		Faber, SamSam Faber	F	R	29	2015	Mount Sinai, New York
56		Koizumi, JessicaJessica Koizumi (C)	F	L	31	2015	Honolulu, Hawaii
78		Laden, ChelseaChelsea Laden	G	L	26	2015	Lakeville, Minnesota
16		Long, MicaelaMicaela Long	F	L		2015	South Boston, Massachusetts
17		Smolentseva, YekaterinaYekaterina Smolentseva	F	L	35	2015	Yekaterinburg, Russia
61		Stack, KelliKelli Stack	F	R	28	2015	Brooklyn Heights, Ohio
24		Stock, NicoleNicole Stock	G	R		2015	Buffalo Grove, Illinois
22		Ward, DanielleDanielle Ward	F	R	27	2015	Lansing, Michigan
88		Wohlfeiler, AlyssaAlyssa Wohlfeiler	F	R	27	2015	Saugus, California

Draft

The following were the Whale's selections in the 2016 NWHL Draft on June 18, 2016.

Round	#	Player	Pos	Nationality	College/Junior/Club Team (League)
1	3	Dani Cameranesi	F		Minnesota (WCHA)
2	7	Andie Anastos	F		Boston College (Hockey East)
3	11	Melissa Channell	D		Wisconsin Badgers (WCHA)
4	15	Paige Savage	F		Northeastern (HEA)
5	19	Sydney Rossman	G		Quinnipiac Bobcats (ECAC)

References

1. "Whale Moves to Northford Ice Pavilion". NWHL.co. 2016-05-02. Retrieved 2016-05-10.
2. "Riveters Whale Trade Rights to Skarupa and Picard". NWHL. April 27, 2016.
3. "Brandt for Trivigno second offseason trade". NWHL. April 28, 2016.
4. "Fratkin and Leonoff Join New York Roster". NWHL. May 1, 2016.
5. "Whale Adds Undrafted BC Defenseman Johnson". NWHL. May 2, 2016.
6. "Roesler, Connery, and Kosta Join Connecticut Whale". NWHL. May 3, 2016.
7. "Meagan Mangene moves to Connecticut Whale". NWHL.zone. 2016-07-28. Retrieved 2016-08-09.
8. "Ivana Bilic signs with Connecticut Whale". NWHL.zone. 2016-07-31. Retrieved 2016-08-08.
9. "Kelly Babstock Re-Signs With Connecticut Whale". NWHL. April 4, 2016.
10. "Sam Faber Re-Signs With Whale". NWHL. April 30, 2016.
11. "Inaugural Season Captain Koizumi Returns to Whale". NWHL. May 11, 2016.
12. "Whale Returns Goaltender Lundberg". NWHL. May 13, 2016.
13. "Whale Roster | NWHL". NWHL.
14. "Eliteprospects.com - Connecticut Whale". Elite Prospects.