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NWHL Weekend Recap

Welcome to the TXHT NWHL Weekend Recap for the Weekend of Saturday, January 25th and Sunday, January 26th, 2019, plus news coming out of the weekend.

 

Saturday, January 25th, 2019

Game #1 – Connecticut Whale v. Metropolitan Riveters

  • At ProSkate Arena the Metropolitan Riveters would face the Connecticut Whale in a tightly contested matchup. In the first period Emma Vlasic would open the scoring for the Whale, but Kate Leary would strike for the Riveters to tie the game at one. Those would be the only goals scored in regulation, and the shootout would be required. In the eighth round of the shootout Sarah Schwenzfeier would score the lone goal of the shootout to give the Whale the 2-1 victory.

 

Game #2 – Boston Pride v. Minnesota Whitecaps

  • In front of a sold out crowd at TRIA Rink in Minnesota the Whitecaps would host the undefeated Boston Pride. In the first period both teams would trade goals as Jonna Curtis would score for Minnesota and McKenna Brand would tally for Boston. In the second period the Whitecaps would take the lead with Meghan Lorence’s goal. Then in the third period Jillian Dempsey would score a pair of goals for the Pride, and Audra Richards would tally for the Whitecaps, but an Allie Thunstrom tally with 50 seconds left in the game would give the Whitecaps the 4-3 victory, and end Boston’s undefeated run at 19 games.

 

Sunday, January 26th, 2019

Game #1 – Boston Pride v. Minnesota Whitecaps

  • In Minnesota the Pride would look to bounce back against the Whitecaps to finish their weekend series. The Pride would take the lead in the first period with a McKenna Brand tally, and then in the second period Allie Thunstrom would score for the Whitecaps and Mary Parker for the Pride as Boston would keep the lead going into the third period. However, despite Thunstrom’s second of the game while shorthanded for the Whitecaps, it would be a powerplay goal by Lexi Bender and an empty netter from Christina Putigna to give the Pride the 4-2 victory.

 

Game #2 – Connecticut Whale v. Metropolitan Riveters

  • To close out their weekend series the Riveters would bounce back to to defeat the Whale 4-2. After a collision early in the first period that would take All Star goaltender Sam Walther out of the game, the Riveters would score three straight goals from Leila Kilduff, Madison Packer, and Rebecca Morse to take the 3-0 lead. Sarah Schwenzfeier and Emma Vlasic would tally for the Whale, but Cailey Hutchison would seal the deal for the Riveters to claim the victory.

 

News and Notes

  • On Thursday, January 23rd the Connecticut Whale announced that they have signed Alexa Aramburu for the remainder of the 2019-2020 season.

 

  • Boston Pride forward Jillian Dempsey became the first player to reach the 100 point plateau in NWHL history!

 

  • League Statement on comments made this past weekend during the NHL All Star festivities.

 

  • The NWHL announced that Team Dempsey will be coached by Paul Mara (head coach of the Pride), Caitlin Mara (Mara’a niece), and Heath Gordon, while Team Packer will be coached by Boston Bruins goaltender Andrew Raycroft and his daughter Everly Raycroft.

 

Standings

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X – Claimed Playoff Spot

 

Player of the Week

  • Allie Thunstrom of the Minnesota Whitecaps has been named the VEDA Player of the Week. Thunstrom would record a goal and an assist in Saturday’s win over Boston, and then on Sunday would record two goals in the Whitecaps loss to Boston giving her a combined 3 goals and one assist for four points on the weekend.

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* All Graphics Courtesy of the NWHL.

*Photo of Allie Thunstrom by Kristen Burton

 

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Whale Fall Short Of Sweeping The Weekend

The Whale skated today against the Riveters once again looking to sweep the weekend series. The starting goalie for the Whale would be Brooke Wolejko again. For the Riveters, they would turn to their All Star Goalie Sam Walther again.

In the first period, the Riveters would score the first goal of the game. The goal coming from Leila Kilduff, a little over halfway through the period. It would be her first goal of the season. Assists on the play coming from Mallory Rushton and Rebecca Morse. The period would end 1-0, as the Whale would pour on the pressure. The Whale would lead in the shot on goal department 11-5. Big note that before the Riveters scored their goal, Sam Walther was knocked out of the game and Dana Demartino had to come on in relief.

In the second period, the Riveters would get off to a fast start by doubling their lead. The goal coming from the captain and All Star Madison Packer. It would be her twelfth goal of the season. The assist on the play coming from (Kiira Dosdall-Arena) the goalie, Dana Demartino. 5 minutes later, the Riveters would get another goal, this time from Rebecca Morse, her second point of the game and her fourth of the season. The assist on the play coming from Madison Packer, her second point of the game. 7 minutes later, the Whale would get on the board, the goal coming from their game winning goal scorer last night, Sarah Schwenzfeier. It would be her fifth goal of the season, with the assists coming from All Star Grace Klienbach and Taylor Marchin. However, the Riveters would answer right back quickly as Cailey Hutchison would get one by Wolejko. It would be her third goal of the season, assists on the play coming from Brooke Baker and Ashley Johnston. The period would end with the Riveters up 4-1.

In the third period, both teams would trade chances back and forth but both goalies would shut the door on both offenses. It would take till about 3 minutes left in the game when Whale All Star rookie forward Emma Vlasic would get a goal, to bring the team within two. It would be her second of the weekend and her ninth goal of the season, which leads the team. Assists on the play came from Allie Lacombe and Hanna Beattie. However, that would be the closest the Whale would get, as Dana Demartino was stellar and earned her first professional win.

The goalies were once again spectacular as Sam Walther, who started the game for the Riveters, faced 8 shots and made 8 saves. While Dana Demartino came in relief, she faced 17 shots and made 15 saves. For the Whale, it was Brooke Wolejko who faced 29 shots and made 25 saves.

Fundraisers

For those keeping track at home, Shannon Doyle added 2 blocked shots today, giving her a total of 59 blocks on the year. She is donating a $1 for every block she records for her fundraiser Blocks For Books. Here is the link for those who want to make a donation too:

https://www.gofundme.com/f/1s6bzhbt5c

Kendra Broad did not register a shot on goal today, but she has 29 shots on goal. Please check out the charity that she is fundraising for. She is also donating $2 for every shot on goal for Mental Health Connecticut. Here is a link for those who want to make a donation too:

https://mhconn.networkforgood.com/projects/83116-kendra-broad-s-fundraiser

 

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NWHL Recap – 1/26/2020 – Boston Pride v. Minnesota Whitecaps

Boston Pride (19-1-0 38pts) v. Minnesota Whitecaps (13-4-2 28pts)

 

Game Recap:

In the second game of their weekend series in Minnesota, the Whitecaps look to give the Boston Pride their second loss of the season before going into the All Star Break. In the first period the Pride would take the early charge as McKenna Brand would score her 17th of the season to give the Pride the 1-0 lead. The Pride however would get themselves into penalty trouble, but on both powerplay opportunities the Whitecaps would be unable to capitalize to tie the game at one as the Pride took the 1-0 lead into the first intermission.

 

In the second period the Whitecaps would gain another powerplay to start the period, but once again the Pride would keep the Whitecaps off the board, but that wouldn’t last as Allie Thunstrom would net her 18th of the season to tie the game at one midway through the period. The Whitecaps would gain another powerplay, but after having it killed by the Pride Mary Parker would net her 12th of the season to retake the lead for the Pride as they entered the second intermission with the 2-1 lead.

 

Then in the third period Whitecaps would be blanked once again on the powerplay by the Pride, but while the Pride would be on their first powerplay opportunity of the game it would be Thunstrom scoring shorthanded for the Whitecaps to tie the game at two. However, the tie would not last long as Lexi Bender would strike on the powerplay to retake the lead. Then with 15 seconds left in the game Christina Putigna would score the empty netter to secure the 4-2 victory to give the Pride their 20th win of the season.

 

Lineups:

Boston Pride:

McKenna Brand – Jillian Dempsey – Christina Putigna

Tori Sullivan – Lexie Laing – Carlee Toews

Emily Fluke – Jordan Juron – Mary Parker

Whitney Renn

Lexi Bender / Kaleigh Fratkin

Briana Mastel / Mallory Souliotis

Lauren Kelly / Jenna Rheault

Lovisa Selander

Victoria Hanson

 

Minnesota Whitecaps:

Nicole Schammel – Haylea Schmid – Megan Lorence

Jonna Curtis – Meaghan Pezon – Allie Thunstrom

Stephanie Anderson – Lauren Barnes – Audra Richards

Kalli Funk

Sydney Baldwin – Winny Brown

Kelsey Cline – Amanda Boulier

Chelsey Rosenthal – Rose Alleva

Amanda Leveille

Allie Morse

 

First Period:

BOS Goal – 5:23 – McKenna Brand (17) from Jillian Dempsey (21)

BOS Penalty – 6:31 – Emily Fluke 2 minutes for Holding

BOS Penalty – 16:57 – Jenna Rheault 2 minutes for High Sticking

 

End of 1st – BOS – 1       MIN – 0

Shots              09                 12

PP                 0/0                  0/2

 

Second Period:

BOS Penalty – 4:12 – Kaleigh Fratkin 2 minutes for Cross Checking

MIN Goal – 11:32 – Allie Thunstrom (18) from Jonna Curtis (14) and Meahan Pezon (11)

BOS Penalty – 14:32 – Briana Mastel 2 minutes for Tripping

BOS Goal – 17:27 – Mary Parker (12) from Tori Sullivan (13)

 

End of 2nd – BOS – 2       MIN – 1

Shots              17                 21

PP                 0/0                  0/4

 

Third Period:

BOS Penalty – 1:03 – Kaleigh Fratkin 2 minutes for Tripping

MIN Penalty – 4:20 – Jonna Curtis 2 minutes for Holding

MIN SHG – 4:59 – Allie Thustrom (19) from Lauren Barnes (8)

BOS PPG – 5:34 – Lexi Bender (4) from Tori Sullivan (14) and Mallory Souliotis (11)

BOS Penalty – 14:55 – Mary Parker 2 minutes for Cross Checking

BOS ENG – 19:15 – Christina Putigna (7) from Jillian Dempsey (22)

 

End of 3rd – BOS – 4       MIN – 2

Shots              26                 35

PP                 1/1                  0/6

Next Up:

NWHL All Star Game – Team Packer v. Team Dempsey – February 9th

 

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Whale Secure Victory Via The Shootout

The Whale skated today looking to move forward from the awful weekend they played against the Whitecaps. The opponent tonight was the Metropolitan Riveters. Getting the start for the Whale would be Brooke Wolejko and for the Riveters, it would be their All Star Goalie Sam Walther.

In the first period, it was the Whale who were able to get off to a fast start, scoring early in the game. The goal coming about 2 minutes into the period from the Whale’s All Star rookie Emma Vlasic. It would be Vlasic’s eighth goal of the season, which leads the team. The Riveters would tie the game up 6 minutes later in the period, the goal coming from Kate Leary. It would be her twelfth goal of the season, which is tied for the team lead. The period would end 1-1.

In the second and third periods, the goalies would take over. Both teams would trade chances back and forth but the goalies had all the answers for the shots. Both teams would be unable to take advantage on their power plays. The Riveters had a chance at the end of the game with a late power play but the Whale defense came up big and we would head to overtime once again between the two teams.

In the overtime, the Riveters would take advantage but Wolejko would have all the answers. The game would head to the shootout. During the 65 minutes of play, Wolejko would face 35 shots and made 34 saves. Sam Walther would face 29 shots and she made 28 saves.

In the shootout, it would take 8 rounds until we got a goal, the winning goal coming from Whale forward Sarah Schwenzfeier.

The Riveters and Whale will square off against each other again tomorrow at 430p in New Jersey.

Fundraisers

For those keeping track at home, Shannon Doyle added 4 blocked shots today, giving her a total of 57 blocks on the year. She is donating a $1 for every block she records for her fundraiser Blocks For Books. Here is the link for those who want to make a donation too:

https://www.gofundme.com/f/1s6bzhbt5c

Kendra Broad did not play today, but please check out the charity that she is fundraising for. She is also donating $2 for every shot on goal for Mental Health Connecticut. Here is a link for those who want to make a donation too:

https://mhconn.networkforgood.com/projects/83116-kendra-broad-s-fundraiser

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NWHL Weekend Recap

Welcome to the TXHT NWHL Weekend Recap for the Weekend of Saturday, January 18th through Monday, January 20th, 2020, plus news coming out of the weekend.

 

Saturday, January 18th, 2020

Game #1 – Connecticut Whale v. Minnesota Whitecaps

  • For Hockey Day in Minnesota the Whitecaps would play host to the Connecticut Whale. The Whitecaps would steamroll the Whale as they would get a pair of goals from Allie Thunstrom and Amanda Boulier, and goals from Jonna Curtis and Meaghan Pezon to secure the 6-1 victory. Emma Vlasic would score the lone goal for the Whale.

 

Sunday, January 19th, 2020

Game #1 – Connecticut Whale v. Minnesota Whitecaps

  • In the second and final game of their weekend series, the Whitecaps would blank the Whale to sweep the series. Allie Thunstrom would score a pair of goals for the second consecutive game, and Haylea Schmid, Jonna Curtis, Meaghan Pezon, Nicole Schammel, and Lauren Barnes would also score to secure the 7-0 victory.

 

Monday, January 20th, 2020

Game #1 – Metropolitan Riveters v. Boston Pride

  • For an early afternoon matinee on Martin Luther King Jr. Day, the Boston Pride would host the Metropolitan Riveters. In the first period the Pride would take the 2-0 lead with goals from Lexi Bender and Tori Sullivan, but Kate Leary would score with 31 seconds left in the period to cut the Pride’s lead to one. Then in the second period Brooke Avery would score for the Riveters to tie the game at two. Then in the third period McKenna Brand would retake the lead for the Pride, but Tatiana Shatalova would score to tie the game back up for the Riveters. However, the Pride would not let the Riveters storm back for the victory as they would get goals from Mallory Souliotis and Christina Putigna to secure the 5-3 victory.

 

Standings

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News and Notes

  • The NWHL has unveiled the 2020 All Star Game jerseys that will be worn by Team Packer and Team Dempsey.

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Player of the Week

  • Defenders Amanda Boulier (MIN) and Mallory Souliotis (BOS) have been named the Co-Players of the Week. Souliotis would score the game winner for the Pride on Monday, and Boulier would record a six point weekend against the Whale for the Whitecaps.

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* All Graphics Courtesy of the NWHL.

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Whale Recap – A Game To Forget

The Whale once again, skated against the Whitecaps to wrap up thier weekend series.

1st Period Scoring

1-0 Whitecaps: Haylea Schmid, her third goal of the season, almost 2 minutes in the game. Assists on the play came from Meghan Lorence and Amanda Boulier.

2-0 Whitecaps: Jonna Curtis, her tenth goal of the season, at the 12:40 mark of the period. Assists on the play came from Nicole Schammel and Meghan Lorence, her second assist of the game.

Score after 1 period, 2-0 Whitecaps.

2nd Period Scoring

3-0 Whitecaps: Meaghan Pezon, her fifth goal of the season, 20 seconds into the period. Assists on the play came from Jonna Curtis, her second point of the game, and Sydney Baldwin.

4-0 Whitecaps: Allie Thunstrom, her fifteenth goal of the season, at the 3:30 mark of the 2nd period. Assists on the play coming from Jonna Curtis, her third point of the game, and Meaghan Pezon, her second point of the game.

Score after 2 periods, 4-0 Whitecaps.

3rd Period Scoring

5-0 Whitecaps: Allie Thunstrom, her sixteenth goal of the season, and her second goal of the game. She scored at the 7:45 mark of the period. Assists on the play came from Amanda Boulier, her second point of the game, and Lauren Barnes.

6-0 Whitecaps: Nicole Schammel, her tenth goal of the season, and her second point of the game. She scored at the 8:44 mark of the period. The lone assist on the play coming from Haylea Schmid, her second point of the game.

7-0 Whitecaps: Lauren Barnes, her second goal of the season, and her second point of the game. She scored at about the 13 minute mark of the period. Assists on the play coming from Audra Richards and Sydney Baldwin, her second point of the game.

Final score, 7-0 Whitecaps.

Goalies

Amanda Leveille faced 34 shots and made 34 saves for the shutout.

Sonjia Shelly got the start for the Whale, she faced 23 shots and made 19 saves. Brooke Wolejko came in relief, she faced 34 shots and made 31 saves.

The Whale’s next game will be against the Metropolitan Riveters on Saturday January 25th at 630p in New Jersey.

Fundraisers

For those keeping track at home, Shannon Doyle added 3 blocked shots today, giving her a total of 53 blocks on the year. She is donating a $1 for every block she records for her fundraiser Blocks For Books. Here is the link for those who want to make a donation too:

https://www.gofundme.com/f/1s6bzhbt5c

Also, for those keeping track at home, Kendra Broad had 2 shots on goal today, This gives her a total of 29 shots on goal for the season. She is also donating $2 for every shot on goal for Mental Health Connecticut. Here is a link for those who want to make a donation too:

https://mhconn.networkforgood.com/projects/83116-kendra-broad-s-fundraiser

 

Hopefully This Will Make Everyone Feel Better

My family adopted a second dog last weekend. Here are some pictures that will hopefully make everyone feel better. His name is Arlo.

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Well….It Wasn’t A Shutout

The Whale skated today against the defending champion Whitecaps in Minnesota. The starters for the game for the Whitecaps was Amanda Leveille, and for the Whale it was Brooke Wolejko.

In the first period, the Whitecaps got off to a fast start by scoring 2 minutes into the game. The goal coming from Allie Thunstrom, the assists on the play coming from Lauren Barnes and former Whale defender Amanda Boulier. 11 minutes later, the Whitecaps would double their lead. The goal coming from Amanda Boulier, her second point of the game. The assist coming from Jonna Curtis. 3 minutes later, Jonna Curtis would notch a goal, for her second point of the game. Assists on the play came from Amanda Boulier, her second assist and third point of the game; Meaghan Pezon got the other assist on the play. The Whitecaps would take a 3-0 lead after 1.

In the second period, the Whitecaps would once again get off to a fast start. This time it would take 3 minutes to start the scoring in the period. The goal coming once again from Amanda Boulier, it would be her second goal of the game, and her fourth point of the game. Assist on the play came from Nicole Schammel and Audra Richards. After both teams traded some back and forth chances for most of the period, the Whitecaps would tally again with about 3 minutes left in the period. The goal coming from Allie Thunstrom, her second goal of the game. The assists on the play came from Jonna Curtis, her second assist of the game; Kelsey Cline also tallied an assist on the play. Before the end of the period, the Whale would get on the board. The goal coming from their All Star rookie forward Emma Vlasic. The assists on the play coming from fellow All Star Grace Klienbach and Whale newcomer Janine Weber. The period would end with the Whitecaps up 4-1.

In the third period, the Whale decided to make a goaltending change, which saw the departure of Brooke Wolejko and the entrance of Cassandra Goyette. Goyette played some lockdown goaltending as she would face 14 shots and made 13 saves. The Whitecaps would add a fifth goal in the game, a great snipe shot my Meaghen Peronist, her second point of the game. The assist on the play went to Nicole Schammel, which was her second assist of the game. The game would end with the Whitecaps winning 6-1.

Amanda Leveille ended up facing 32 Whale shots and made 31 saves, while Brooke Wolejko faced 19 Whitecaps shots and made 14 saves.

The Whale will once again face the Whitecaps tomorrow at 3p in Minnesota. Questions for tomorrow on whether or not Wolejko or Goyette will get the start for the Whale tomorrow.

Fundraisers

For those keeping track at home, Shannon Doyle added 1 blocked shot today, giving her a total of 48 blocks on the year. She is donating a $1 for every block she records for her fundraiser Blocks For Books. Here is the link for those who want to make a donation too:

https://www.gofundme.com/f/1s6bzhbt5c

Also, for those keeping track at home, Kendra Broad had 2 shots on goal today, This gives her a total of 27 shots on goal for the season. She is also donating $2 for every shot on goal for Mental Health Connecticut. Here is a link for those who want to make a donation too:

https://mhconn.networkforgood.com/projects/83116-kendra-broad-s-fundraiser

 

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NWHL Weekend Recap

Welcome to the TXHT NWHL Weekend Recap for the Weekend of Saturday, January 11th and Sunday, January 12th, 2020, plus news coming out of the weekend.

 

Saturday, January 11th, 2020

Game #1 – Connecticut Whale v. Metropolitan Riveters

  • In the first game of the weekend the Metropolitan Riveters would play host to the Connecticut Whale, and in the first period Kendall Cornine would score to give the Riveters the 1-0 lead. Then in the second period Sarah Schwenzfeier and Kendra Broad would score to take a 2-1 lead for the Whale. In the third period Cornine would score her second of the game, and Brooke Avery for the Riveters to take the one goal lead, but Hanna Beattie would strike to tie the game at three to send the game to overtime. In the extra frame Kendra Broad would score her second of the game to give the Whale their first victory of the season.

 

Game #2 – Buffalo Beauts v. Minnesota Whitecaps

  • In Minnesota the Wildcaps would host the Buffalo Beauts for the first game of their weekend series. In the first period Audra Richards would score to give the Whitecaps the 1-0 lead. then in the second period Corinne Buie would tie the game at one for the Beauts, but Alli Thunstrom and Richards (second of the game) would score to take a two goal lead for the Whitecaps. Becki Bowering would score for the Beauts to bring them back within one before the end of the second period. Then in the third period the Whitecaps would explode for an five goal period as Meaghan Pezon, Nicole Schammel, Thunstrom (second of the game), Lisa Martinson, and Sydney Baldwin would score to give Minnesota the 8-2 victory.

 

Sunday, January 12th, 2020

Game #1 – Buffalo Beauts v. Minnesota Whitecaps

  • In the second game of their weekend series, the Minnesota Whitecaps would take on the Buffalo Beauts in another dominating game. In the first period the Whitecaps would get a pair of goals from Jonna Curtis and Sydney Baldwin would score to take a 3-1 lead. Then in the second period Meghan Lorence, Audra Richards, and Meaghan Pezon would score to grow the Whitecaps lead to 6-1, and Nicole Schammel would score in the third period to give the Whitecaps the 7-1 victory. Ashley Birdsall would score the lone goal for the Beauts.

 

Game #2 – Connecticut Whale v. Boston Pride

  • Coming off their first victory of the season the Connecticut Whale would face the undefeated Boston Pride for Denna Laing Day. In the first period the Whale would open up the scoring with an Elena Gualtieri tally, but the Pride would respond with goals by Jordan Juron and Lexie Laing to take the 2-1 lead. In the second period Kaleigh Fratkin would score to grow the Pride’s lead to two. Then in the third period Jillian Dempasey would grow the Pride’s lead to three, but while Emma Vlasic would score later for the Whale, it would be too little, too late as the Pride would defeat the Whale 4-2 in front of a sold out Boston crowd to go a perfect 18-0-0.

 

News and Notes

 

 

Standings

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Player of the Week

  • Kendra Broad of the Connecticut Whale has been named the VEDA Player of the Week after scoring her first career goal in the second period, and then the overtime game winner on Saturday to give the Whale their first win of the 2019-20 season.

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* All Graphics Courtesy of the NWHL.

*Photo of Kendra Broad by Bryan Johnson.

 

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Whale Earn First Win Of The Season

A quick bit of signing news for the Whale heading into this game, they signed a pair of defenders, Brinna Dochniak and Laurel Hill, who both skated on Saturday.

The Whale skated against their rival Riveters today looking to put an end to their losing streak and getting to a good start for the new year. The starting goalie for the Whale was their hot netminder Brooke Wolejko and starting for the Riveters was their goalie in form, Sam Walther.

In the first period, the Whale got off to a slow start, having been outshot by a margin of 2-1. The Riveters would get the first goal of the game, and it would take almost 15 minutes to get the goal. Riveters All Star Kendall Cornine would get the goal, with the assist coming from fellow Riveters All Star Rebecca Morse. The end of the first would have the Riveters up 1-0.

It would be a quick start in the second period for the Whale as about 3 minutes in, they would tie up the game. Sarah Schwenzfeier would get her third goal of the season. The assist coming from Kaycie Anderson. Both teams would trade chances back and forth, but with less than a minute to go in the period, the Whale would take the lead, the goal coming from Kendra Broad. It would be Broad’s first NWHL goal! The assist on the play came from Brinna Dochniak, in her first game for the Whale. The Whale would take a 2-1 lead into the third.

In the third period, it would take a little over halfway for the Riveters to tie up the game, the goal coming from Kendall Cornine, it would be her second of the game. The assist came from NWHL All Star Captain Madison Packer. Both teams traded more chances back and forth, but with 2 minutes left in the game, the Riveters would take the lead, the goal coming from Brooke Avery. The assists on the play came from Kelly Nash and Tatiana Shatalova. However 40 seconds later, the Whale would tie the game up, the goal tallied by Hanna Beattie. It would be Beattie’s third goal of the season, with the assist coming from Whale All Star Grace Klienbach. The game would go to overtime with the score tied 3-3.

Before the end of regulation, Riveters Mallory Rushton was assessed a checking from behind major and was promptly ejected from the game. So the Whale were on the power play in overtime. It would only take about 2 and a half minutes before the Whale would score the game winner, the goal coming from Kendra Broad, it would be her second of the game.

The goalies were fantastic as Brooke Wolejko faced 40 shots and made 37 saves. While Maryland native Sam Walther faced 26 shots and made 22 saves.

There was more signing news for the Whale after the game as they signed Janine Weber, formerly of the Boston Pride.

Fundraisers

For those keeping track at home, Shannon Doyle added 4 blocked shots today, giving her a total of 47 blocks on the year. She is donating a $1 for every block she records for her fundraiser Blocks For Books. Here is the link for those who want to make a donation too:

https://www.gofundme.com/f/1s6bzhbt5c

Also, for those keeping track at home, Kendra Broad had 3 shots on goal today, including 2 goals. This gives her a total of 25 shots on goal for the season. She is also donating $2 for every shot on goal for Mental Health Connecticut. Here is a link for those who want to make a donation too:

https://mhconn.networkforgood.com/projects/83116-kendra-broad-s-fundraiser

 

 

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Shipping Up To Boston

There were 5 players selected to represent the Connecticut Whale in the NWHL All Star Game in Boston. let’s see who they are:

Whale Forward Grace Klienbach and Rookie Forward Emma Vlasic:

Whale Defenders and original NWHL members Shannon Doyle, Elena Orlando, and Jordan Brickner:

Representing Team Packer will be Grace Klienbach, Elena Orlando!!

Representing Team Dempsey will be Emma Vlasic, Jordan Brickner, and Shannon Doyle!!!

 

CONGRATULATIONS!

 

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