2015–16 Connecticut Whale (NWHL) season

The 2015-16 Connecticut Whale (NWHL) season will be the first in franchise history. The club is scheduled to participate in the National Women's Hockey League (2015) inaugural season.

Offseason

On July 1, the Whale signed former BU Terriers blueliner and 2015 Clarkson Cup champion Kaleigh Fratkin to a contract, making her the first Canadian to sign an NWHL contract.

Regular season

Standings

Pos	Team	GP	W	L	OTL	W%	GF	GA	GD	Pts
1	Connecticut Whale	15	12	3	0	0.8	52	40	+12	24
2	Boston Pride	15	11	3	1	0.767	63	32	+31	23
3	Buffalo Beauts	15	4	8	3	0.367	46	59	−13	11
4	New York Riveters	15	3	10	2	0.267	34	60	−26	8

Updated to match(es) played on February 7, 2016. Source: NWHL

Game log

2015–16 Schedule^[1]

#	Date	Time	Visitor	Score	Home	Location	Record	Points
1	Oct 11	1:30 PM	New York Riveters	1–4	Connecticut Whale	Chelsea Piers	1–0–0	2
2	Oct 18	3:30 PM	Connecticut Whale	5–2	Buffalo Beauts	HarborCenter	2–0–0	4
3	Oct 25	7:00 PM	Connecticut Whale	3–1	New York Riveters	Aviator Sports & Events Center	3–0–0	6
4	Nov 15	3:30 PM	Connecticut Whale	3–2	Buffalo Beauts	HarborCenter	4–0–0	8
5	Nov 22	3:30 PM	Connecticut Whale	7–6 SO	Buffalo Beauts	HarborCenter	5–0–0	10
6	Nov 29	3:00 PM	Connecticut Whale	4–3	Boston Pride	Bright Hockey Center	6–0–0	12
7	Dec 6	4:30 PM	Buffalo Beauts	2–3 SO	Connecticut Whale	Chelsea Piers	7–0–0	14
8	Dec 13	6:30 PM	Connecticut Whale	4–3 SO	New York Riveters	Aviator Sports & Events Center	8–0–0	16
9	Dec 27	4:30 PM	Boston Pride	2–1	Connecticut Whale	Chelsea Piers	8–1–0	16
10	Jan 3	7:00 PM	Connecticut Whale	6–1	New York Riveters	Aviator Sports & Events Center	9–1–0	18
11	Jan 9	7:30 PM	New York Riveters	3–4	Connecticut Whale	Ingalls Rink	10–1–0	20
12	Jan 10	6:00 PM	Buffalo Beauts	3–5	Connecticut Whale	Chelsea Piers	11–1–0	22
13	Jan 17	3:00 PM	Connecticut Whale	1–4	Boston Pride	Bright Hockey Center	11–2–0	22
14	Jan 31	6:00 PM	Boston Pride	5–2	Connecticut Whale	Chelsea Piers	11–3–0	22
15	Feb 7	12:00 PM	Buffalo Beauts		Connecticut Whale	Chelsea Piers	––
16	Feb 14	3:00 PM	Connecticut Whale		Boston Pride	Bright Hockey Center	––
17	Feb 21	1:30 PM	Boston Pride		Connecticut Whale	Chelsea Piers	––
18	Feb 28	6:00 PM	New York Riveters		Connecticut Whale	Chelsea Piers	––

Legend: = Win = Loss = OT/SO Loss

Statistics

Updated as of games played through January 31, 2016

Skaters

Regular Season^[2]
Player	GP	G	A	Pts	PIM
Fratkin, KaleighKaleigh Fratkin	14	5	12	17	24
Stack, KelliKelli Stack	13	7	9	16	20
Babstock, KellyKelly Babstock	14	7	6	13	12
Darkangelo, ShiannShiann Darkangelo	12	9	3	12	0
Ward, DanielleDanielle Ward	14	4	4	8	16
Smolentseva, YekaterinaYekaterina Smolentseva	10	3	4	7	2
Koizumi, JessicaJessica Koizumi	12	2	4	6	8
Brickner, JordanJordan Brickner	14	0	5	5	2
Wohlfeiler, AlyssaAlyssa Wohlfeiler	14	2	2	4	16
Long, MicaelaMicaela Long	13	0	4	4	25
Faber, SamSam Faber	11	3	1	4	12
Doyle, ShannonShannon Doyle	14	2	2	4	4
Dougherty, BrittanyBrittany Dougherty	13	0	3	3	14
Buesser, KateKate Buesser	9	2	1	3	2
Engstrom, MollyMolly Engstrom	11	2	1	3	19
Berman, LindsayLindsay Berman	3	0	1	1	0
Tomimoto, TaraTara Tomimoto	10	1	0	1	6
Battaglino, AnyaAnya Battaglino	5	0	0	0	6
Pashkevitch, KatiaKatia Pashkevitch	1	0	0	0	0

Goaltenders

Regular Season^[2]
Player	GP	TOI	W	L	GA	GAA	SA	SV%
Leonoff, JaimieJaimie Leonoff	9	507:55	7	2	24	2.84	344	0.930
Stock, NicoleNicole Stock	5	284:25	4	1	12	2.53	159	0.925
Laden, ChelseaChelsea Laden^‡	1	60:00	1	0	2	2.00	38	0.947
Lundberg, ShenaeShenae Lundberg^†	0	0:00	0	0	0	0.00	0	0.000

^†Denotes player spent time with another team before joining the Whale. Stats reflect time with the Whale only.
^‡Denotes player was traded mid-season. Stats reflect time with the Whale only.

Roster

Updated January 27, 2016^[3]^[4]

#	Nat	Player	Pos	S/G	Age	Acquired	Birthplace
8	CAN !	Babstock, KellyKelly Babstock	3.0 !F	L	23	2015	Mississauga, Ontario
10	USA !	Berman, LindsayLindsay Berman	2.0 !D	L	27	2015	Odenton, Maryland
26	USA !	Brickner, JordanJordan Brickner	2.0 !D	L	25	2015	Lake Forest, Illinois
27	USA !	Darkangelo, ShiannShiann Darkangelo	3.0 !F	L	22	2015	Brighton, Michigan
19	USA !	Dougherty, BrittanyBrittany Dougherty	3.0 !F	L	24	2015	Chesterfield, Michigan
6	CAN !	Doyle, ShannonShannon Doyle	2.0 !D	R	23	2015	Baldwin, Ontario
9	USA !	Engstrom, MollyMolly Engstrom	2.0 !D	R	32	2015	Siren, Wisconsin
28	USA !	Faber, SamSam Faber	3.0 !F	R	28	2015	Mount Sinai, New York
13	CAN !	Fratkin, KaleighKaleigh Fratkin (A)	2.0 !D	R	23	2015	Burnaby, British Columbia
56	USA !	Koizumi, JessicaJessica Koizumi (C)	3.0 !F	L	30	2015	Honolulu, Hawaii
32	CAN !	Leonoff, JaimieJaimie Leonoff	1.0 !G	L	23	2015	Montreal, Quebec
16	USA !	Long, MicaelaMicaela Long	3.0 !F	L		2015	South Boston, Massachusetts
1	USA !	Lundberg, ShanaeShanae Lundberg	1.0 !G	L	22	2016	Peterborough, New Hampshire
17	RUS !	Smolentseva, YekaterinaYekaterina Smolentseva	3.0 !F	L	34	2015	Yekaterinburg, Russia
61	USA !	Stack, KelliKelli Stack	3.0 !F	R	28	2015	Brooklyn Heights, Ohio
24	USA !	Stock, NicoleNicole Stock	1.0 !G	R		2015	Buffalo Grove, Illinois
22	USA !	Ward, DanielleDanielle Ward	3.0 !F	R	26	2015	Lansing, Michigan
88	USA !	Wohlfeiler, AlyssaAlyssa Wohlfeiler	3.0 !F	R	26	2015	Saugus, California

Awards and honors

NWHL Player of the Week

Kelli Stack – October 11, 2015
Shiann Darkangelo – December 15, 2015
Danielle Ward - Jan 10, 2016
Molly Engstrom - Feb 7, 2016

NWHL 1st All-Star Game selection

Jordan Brickner (Team Knight)
Shiann Darkangelo (Team Pfalzer)
Kaleigh Fratkin (Team Knight)
Jaimie Leonoff (Team Knight)
Kelli Stack (Team Knight)

Transactions

Trades

January 27, 2016 (2016-01-27)^[5]	To New York Riveters Chelsea Laden	To Connecticut Whale Shenae Lundberg

Signings

Player	Date	Contract terms
Shiann Darkangelo^[6]	June 25, 2015	$17,000
Sam Faber^[6]	June 25, 2015	$13,500
Chelsea Laden^[6]	June 25, 2015	$14,000
Kaleigh Fratkin^[7]	July 1, 2015	$20,000
Jessica Koizumi^[8]	July 9, 2015	$20,500
Danielle Ward^[8]	July 9, 2015	$10,000
Micaela Long^[9]	July 17, 2015	$10,000
Nicole Stock^[9]	July 17, 2015	$10,000
Jaimie Leonoff^[10]	July 26, 2015	$10,000
Kelly Babstock^[11]	August 4, 2015	$18,000
Brittney Dougherty^[12]	August 13, 2015	$10,000
Shannon Doyle^[12]	August 13, 2015	$15,000
Yekaterina Smolentseva^[13]	August 15, 2015	$22,000
Molly Engstrom^[14]	August 18, 2015	$12,000
Lindsay Berman^[15]	September 24, 2015	$15,000
Jordan Brickner^[15]	September 24, 2015	$10,000
Alyssa Wohlfeiler^[15]	September 24, 2015	$10,000
Kelli Stack^[16]	September 24, 2015	$25,000

Other

Name	Date	Details
Harry Rosenholtz^[17]	December 24, 2015	Resigned as General Manager
George Speirs^[17]	December 24, 2015	Named as interim General Manager
Jake Mastel^[18]	January 29, 2016	Resigned as Head Coach
Heather Linstad^[18]	January 29, 2016	Named as Head Coach
Lisa Giovanelli^[18]	January 29, 2016	Named as Assistant Coach

Draft

Main article: 2015 NWHL Draft

The following were the Whale’s selections in the 2015 NWHL Draft on June 20, 2015.^[19]

Round	#	Player	Pos	Nationality	College/Junior/Club Team (League)
1	2	Hannah Brandt	F	United States	University of Minnesota (WCHA)
2	6	Michelle Picard	D	United States	Harvard University (ECAC)
3	10	Milica McMillen	D	United States	University of Minnesota (WCHA)
4	14	Maryanne Menefee	F	United States	University of Minnesota (WCHA)
5	18	Cassandra Poudrier	D	Canada	Cornell University (ECAC)

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↑ "Two-Time Olympian Engstrom Agrees to Play in Connecticut". NWHL. August 18, 2015.
1 2 3 "Berman, Brickner, Kidd, Wohlfeiler Join NWHL". NWHL. September 24, 2015.
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