Earlier today, the NWHL announced a new expansion team that will play in Toronto. The unnamed team will join the league for the 2020-21 season. In addition to the good news of an expansion franchise, the league announced that the total number of games will change for the second off-season in a row. Last year,…
It’s been rumored for weeks now, and on Wednesday it finally became a reality. The NWHL is on its way to Canada. The league officially announced an expansion team in Toronto that will begin play this fall. Johanna Neilson Boynton, CEO and co-Founder of Boynton Brennan Builders, will lead the private ownership group. She is…
The Connecticut Whale announced the re-signing of veteran defender Elena Orlando on Monday morning. Orlando will enter her sixth season in the league, her fifth with the Whale. She began her NWHL career with the then New York Riveters in 2015. Orlando appeared in 24 games for the Whale in 2019-20, a career-high. She registered…
Even with sports on pause, the NWHL continues to push forward towards next season. McKenna Brand is the latest player to sign a contract. The breakout star from the past two seasons is coming back for another season with the Boston Pride in 2020-21. Brand finished with 36 points (19 goals and 17 assists) in…
The Metropolitan Riveters have been, by far, the busiest NWHL team this off-season. On Tuesday, they re-signed three more players for the 2020-21 season. Defender Leila Kilduff and forwards Cailey Hutchison and Mallory Rushton signed new contracts with the team. All three were rookies during the 2019-20 season, joining the Riveters from the NCAA ranks. Kilduff appeared…
The Boston Pride have re-signed Lexie Laing for the 2020-21 NWHL season, according to the league. Laing, who was selected 12th overall by the Pride in 2017, has emerged as one of the best two-way forwards in the women’s professional game today. In 24 games in 2019-20, her rookie campaign, Laing collected 27 points (12-15-27)…
Lisa Chesson is heading back to Buffalo. The former Olympian, Isobel Cup Champion and US Women’s National Team member has agreed to a contract with the Buffalo Beauts for the 2020-21 season. It will be her fourth campaign in the NWHL. Chesson finished the 2019-20 season with a NWHL career-high nine points (1-8-9) in 16…
The Metro Riveters are wasting no time putting together their 2020-21 roster. On Friday, the Riveters brought back Madison Packer for a sixth season. Packer is the second-leading scorer in NWHL history. An Isobel Cup Champion in 2018, Packer has the honor of being the top scorer in Riveters franchise history. Packer had a career-high…
The Buffalo Beauts have made their first signing for the 2020-21 NWHL season. The club re-signed leading scoring Taylor Accursi earlier on Thursday. Accursi will be entering her fourth season as a member of the Beauts. She joined the club for the 2017-18 season after turning pro following her college career. Accursi led the Beauts…
The Connecticut Whale have made their first signing for the 2020-21 NWHL season. On Wednesday, the club announced the signing of goaltender Brooke Wolejko. The Connecticut native returns to the Whale for a second season. She finished the 2019-20 season with a record of 2-8-1. That record does not tell the whole story of her…