NWHL News and Notes – June 20th, 2019

Today in the NWHL, we had one announcement today that Boston Pride has re-signed forward McKenna Brand for the 2019-20 season.

Brand, who will be entering her second season with the Pride and the NWHL, scored 6 goals and 11 assists for 17 points in her rookie season in 2018-19, and ranked fifth overall in scoring in the NWHL. Brand’s salary was not disclosed.

With the McKenna Brand signing, @TheBostonPride now have two forward lines and two D-pairs signed (10 total skaters). They have spent at least $58,000 of their $150,000 salary cap.

Brand-Dempsey-Parker
Putigna*-Laing*-Sullivan*

Bender-Fratkin
Rheault*-Souliotis

*= Rookie

— Mike Murphy (@DigDeepBSB) June 20, 2019

Good question! I have a sheet where I am keeping track of the known and unknown salaries. Because the min. salary is $4k, we can at least assign a minimum amount to the team's total salary.

— Mike Murphy (@DigDeepBSB) June 20, 2019

All players will partake in the 50 percent cut of revenue from league sponsorship and media deals. Plus they will also receive 15 percent of revenue from apparel sold with their name on it.

TXHT will continue to provide NWHL coverage as more signings are announced.

*Graphics courtesy of the NWHL.

NWHL News and Notes – June 18th, 2019

Today in NWHL news, we had a three big signings for the Buffalo Beauts, Metropolitan Riveters, and Boston Pride this morning.

First up, the Buffalo Beauts have signed goaltender Mariah Fujimagari for the 2019-20 season.

Fujimagari will be entering her first season in the NWHL after spending the last two seasons in Slovakia (2017-18) and with the Worcester Blades of the now defunct CWHL (2018-19).

Then it was announced that Rebecca Morse has re-signed with the Riveters for her fourth season with the team.

Morse, who is a New Jersey native and 2018 Isobel Cup Champion, will be bringing her leadership and versatility back to the Riveters for the 2019-20 season.

Lastly to cap off the morning signings, Jillian Dempsey has re-signed with the Pride for the 2019-20 season.

Dempsey, the captain of the Pride for the past two seasons, is tied for first overall in career NWHL goals (29 – Tied with Madison Packer), and is second all time in points (58) in the NWHL. Dempsey is also a two time NWHL All Star.

All three player’s salaries were not disclosed.

All players will partake in the 50 percent cut of revenue from league sponsorship and media deals. Plus they will also receive 15 percent of revenue from apparel sold with their name on it.

TXHT will continue to provide NWHL coverage as more signings are announced.

*Graphics courtesy of the NWHL.

NWHL News and Notes – June 6th, 2019

Today in the NWHL teams continue to build their rosters through free agency with two announced signings.

First up we have the Boston Pride re-sign Mary Parker to a one year contract.

Parker will be entering her third full season in NWHL. Parker’s salary was not disclosed.

Then the Minnesota Whitecaps re-signed 2018-19 Newcomer of the Year Jonna Curtis for the 2019-20 season.

Curtis will be entering her second season with both the Whitecaps and the NWHL as she looks for her second Isobel Cup. Curtis’ salary was not disclosed.

All players will partake in the 50 percent cut of revenue from league sponsorship and media deals. Plus they will also receive 15 percent of revenue from apparel sold with their name on it.

TXHT will continue to provide NWHL coverage as more signings are announced.

*Graphics courtesy of the NWHL.

NWHL News and Notes – June 5th, 2019

This morning was a busy one for the NWHL as they made three free agent signing announcements.

First it was the Connecticut Whale re-signing defender and NWHL veteran Elena Orlando to a one year deal.

Orlando will be playing in her fourth season with the Whale, and her fifth in the NWHL. Orlando’s salary was not disclosed.

Next up it would be announced that the Boston Pride has re-signed Mallory Souliotis to a one year contract.

This will be Souliotis’ second full season with the Pride and in the NWHL. Souliotis’ salary was also not disclosed.

Then it would be the Minnesota Whitecaps signing the goaltender of free agency when the re-signed Amanda Leveille for the 2019-20 season.

Leveille is a two time Isobel Cup Champion (2017 with Buffalo, and 2019 with Minnesota), and with her sigming she became the 15th player to sign for the 2019-20 season. Leveille’s salary was also not disclosed.

All players will partake in the 50 percent cut of revenue from league sponsorship and media deals. Plus they will also receive 15 percent of revenue from apparel sold with their name on it.

TXHT will continue to provide NWHL coverage as more signings are announced.

*Graphics courtesy of the NWHL.

NWHL News and Notes – June 3rd, 2019

Today in the NWHL we had a couple more signings announced for the 2019-20 season.

First up, the Connecticut Whale have re-signed defender Taylor Marchin to a one year deal.

Marchin’s salary for the 2019-20 season was not disclosed.

Then next up the Boston Pride has signed the 12th overall pick of the 2017 NWHL Draft Lexie Laing to a one year deal.

Laing’s salary was also not disclosed.

Both players will partake in the 50 percent cut of revenue from league sponsorship and media deals. Plus they will also receive 15 percent of revenue from apparel sold with their name on it.

TXHT will continue to provide NWHL coverage as more signings are announced.

*Graphics courtesy of the NWHL.

NWHL News and Notes – May 29th, 2019

Today the NWHL has announced that the Boston Pride has signed defender Lexi Bender to a one year contract.

Bender will make $13,000 in salary, and she will also partake in the 50 percent cut of revenue from league sponsorship and media deals. Plus she will also receive 15 percent of revenue from apparel sold with her name on it.

TXHT will continue to provide NWHL coverage as more signings are announced.

*Graphics courtesy of the NWHL.

NWHL News and Notes – May 28th, 2019

Today the National Women’s Hockey League has announced two more signings for the 2019-20 season.

First signjng to be announced was that the Boston Pride have signed 2018 NWHL Draft pick Jenna Rheault to a one year contract.

Rheault will be making $7500 this season in salary.

Next up the NWHL announced that the Metropolitan Riveters have signed their 2018 NWHL Draft pick Cailey Hutchison to a one year deal.

Hutchison’s salary was not disclosed for the 2019-20 season.

Both players will partake in the 50 percent cut of revenue from league sponsorship and media deals. Plus they will also receive 15 percent of revenue from apparel sold with their name on it.

Then later this afternoon the NWHL announced that the Buffalo Beauts have hired Mandy Cronin as their new General Manager.

Cronin is one of the co-founders of the Canadian Women’s Hockey League, and also the founder of M-Power Hockey. As part of her duties as GM, Cronin will collaborate with the league in the hiring of coaches, construction of a roster, and overall management of the team and Beautsâ€™ staff.

TXHT will continue to provide NWHL coverage as more signings are announced.

*Graphics courtesy of the NWHL.

NWHL Announces the Pride’s Third Signing for 2019-20

This morning the NWHL announced that the Boston Pride has signed forward Christina Putigna.

Putigna has signed a one year deal, and her salary was not announced. This will be Putigna’s first season in the NWHL.

SIGNING NEWS: @PCWHockey alum Christina Putigna (@cputigna) has signed with @TheBostonPride! âœ

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— NWHL (@NWHL) May 23, 2019

TXHT will continue to provide NWHL coverage as more signings are announced.

*Graphics courtesy of the NWHL.

NWHL Announces Another Signing for the Pride

Today the NWHL announced another signing for the 2019-20 season.

At 1p the league announced that the Boston Pride has signed rookie forward Tori Sullivan from Northeastern to a one year contract.

Per the NWHL, Sullivan will receive $5,000 this season, and will partake in the 50 percent cut of revenue from league sponsorship and media deals. Plus she will receive 15 percent of revenue from apparel sold with her name on it.

TXHT will continue to provide NWHL coverage as more signings are announced.

*Graphics courtesy of the NWHL.

NWHL Announces First Two Signings for 2019-20 Season

Today the National Women’s Hockey League announced their forst two player signings for the 2019-20 NWHL season.

First signing announced at 1030a was that Kaleigh Fratkin resigned with the Boston Pride.

Fratkin signed a one year contract for $11,000.

"What makes me want to come back to the NWHL for another season is the excitement of the fans and how much growth and success the league has had in the last couple of years." – @fratkin13 pic.twitter.com/OOnErkTinV

— NWHL (@NWHL) May 20, 2019

Then at 1130a today it was announced that Madison Packer resigned with the Metropolitan Riveters.

Packer’s contract is for one year and $12,000.

â€œIâ€™m confident in the direction our sport is headed, and in the plan the NWHL has laid out for a strong season and positive experience for players and fans. Itâ€™s important to build off the momentum created by the leagueâ€™s success last season." – @madison_packer_ pic.twitter.com/q9cLYqTEKX

— NWHL (@NWHL) May 20, 2019

Also per the NWHL:

“Players competing in the 2019-20 season will also receive a 50 percent cut of all revenue from league-level sponsorship and media deals. Players also receive 15 percent of the revenue from apparel sold with their names on them.”

TXHT will continue to provide NWHL coverage as more signings are announced.

*Graphics courtesy of the NWHL.