in 2018-2019, Anderson only played 6 games and unfortunately didn’t register a point. This season was definitely a comeback season, as she played 24 games for the Whale. In which, she scored 3 goals and added 8 assists for 11 points on the year. The 11 points was tied for the team lead with the captain, Shannon Doyle.
Though not named an All Star this past season, I can’t help but feel that she is trending in the right direction, it can not be stated enough what a key contributor she was all season long.
With this signing, the Whale have brought back their leading goal scorer (Vlasic), their top point getter (Anderson), their top defender (Doyle), and their top goalie (Wolejko)!
Regarded as one of the most complete all around players in the NWHL, Laing would record 12 goals and 15 assists for 27 points in 24 regular season games.
Laing would have 11 multi-point games and rank second in faceoff winning percentage (61.12%).
TXHT will continue to provide NWHL coverage as more signings and news are announced.
Last season, Doyle had a strong campaign, in which she scored 3 goals and added 5 assists for 8 points in the 13 games she played. It was good for third on the team in points, but best for all defenders on the Whale last season. This season, she followed up with an even better points total, with 2 goals and 9 assists for 11 points. It’s tied for the team lead this season!
Doyle was selected to participate in the NWHL All Star game in Boston, where she dressed for Team Dempsey with fellow Whale teammates Emma Vlasic and Jordan Brickner.
Also this season, Shannon Doyle would take part in some charitable work called Blocks For Books. In which she, and various other NWHL players would donate for every blocked shot they registered. Shannon Doyle, her total at the end of the year, blocked 67 shots during the regular season and added 5 more in the playoffs!
Here is a link to her Go Fund Me page:
https://www.gofundme.com/f/1s6bzhbt5c
Shannon Doyle numbers have gotten better and better as the years have gone on. The Whale get to keep their veteran presence on their back end. Excited to see what she’ll do next season!
Vlasic in the 24 games she played in her rookie season, she accounted for 9 goals with the Whale, which led the team in goals and she was also tied for third on the team in points. She was also tied for the team lead in power play goals with 2.
In her rookie season, she was named to the NWHL All Star game, playing for Team Dempsey.
In the 2 playoff games that the Whale played this season, while she did not find the back of the net, she did tally 3 assists. Which, as of the time of writing this, is tied for the league lead in scoring, for the playoffs.
The Whale center will look to build off this incredible rookie campaign next season.
