2016–17 Connecticut Whale (NWHL) season Contents Offseason Draft References Navigation menu"Whale Moves to Northford Ice Pavilion""Riveters Whale Trade Rights to Skarupa and Picard""Brandt for Trivigno second offseason trade""Fratkin and Leonoff Join New York Roster""Whale Adds Undrafted BC Defenseman Johnson""Roesler, Connery, and Kosta Join Connecticut Whale""Meagan Mangene moves to Connecticut Whale""Ivana Bilic signs with Connecticut Whale""Kelly Babstock Re-Signs With Connecticut Whale""Sam Faber Re-Signs With Whale""Inaugural Season Captain Koizumi Returns to Whale""Whale Returns Goaltender Lundberg"e
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2016–17 Connecticut Whale (NWHL) | |
|---|---|
| League | 4th NWHL |
| 2016–17 record | 5–12–1 |
| Goals for | 60 |
| Goals against | 77 |
| Team information | |
| General Manager | Lisa Giovanelli |
| Coach | Heather Linstad |
| Arena | Northford Ice Pavilion |
The 2016–17 Connecticut Whale season was the second in franchise history. For their second season, the Whale moved from the Chelsea Piers pavilion in Stamford to the Northford Ice Pavilion (seating capacity 1200),[1] former home of the Quinnipiac Bobcats, in Northford, Connecticut.
Contents
1 Offseason
1.1 Trades
1.2 Free agents
1.3 Signings
2 Draft
3 References
Offseason
Trades
| April 27, 2016 (2016-04-27)[2] | To New York Riveters Michelle Picard | To Connecticut Whale Haley Skarupa |
| April 28, 2016 (2016-04-28)[3] | To New York Riveters Hannah Brandt | To Connecticut Whale Dana Trivigno |
Free agents
| Player | Acquired from | Lost to | Date | Contract terms |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Kaleigh Fratkin[4] | New York Riveters | May 1, 2016 | 1-year, $19,500 | |
Jaimie Leonoff[4] | New York Riveters | May 1, 2016 | 1-year, $10,000 | |
Kaliya Johnson[5] | Boston College | May 2, 2016 | 1-year, $13,000 | |
Cydney Roesler[6] | Quinnipiac University | May 3, 2016 | 1-year, $15,500 | |
Nicole Connery[6] | Quinnipiac University | May 3, 2016 | 1-year, $15,000 | |
Nicole Kosta[6] | Quinnipiac University | May 3, 2016 | 1-year, $15,000 | |
Meagan Mangene[7] | Boston Pride | July 28, 2016 | 1-year, $12,000 | |
Ivana Bilic[8] | Bemidji State University | July 31, 2016 | 1-year, $14,000 |
Signings
| Player | Date | Contract terms |
|---|---|---|
Kelly Babstock[9] | April 4, 2016 | 1-year, $21,000 |
Sam Faber[10] | April 30, 2016 | 1-year, $13,000 |
Jessica Koizumi[11] | May 11, 2016 | 1-year, $14,000 |
Shenae Lundberg[12] | May 13, 2016 | 1-year, $15,000 |
Draft
The following were the Whale's selections in the 2016 NWHL Draft on June 18, 2016.
| Round | # | Player | Pos | Nationality | College/Junior/Club Team (League) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 3 | Dani Cameranesi | F |  | Minnesota (WCHA) |
| 2 | 7 | Andie Anastos | F | | Boston College (Hockey East) |
| 3 | 11 | Melissa Channell | D |  | Wisconsin Badgers (WCHA) |
| 4 | 15 | Paige Savage | F | | Northeastern (HEA) |
| 5 | 19 | Sydney Rossman | G | | Quinnipiac Bobcats (ECAC) |
References
^ "Whale Moves to Northford Ice Pavilion". NWHL.co. 2016-05-02. Retrieved 2016-05-10..mw-parser-output cite.citationfont-style:inherit.mw-parser-output .citation qquotes:"""""""'""'".mw-parser-output .citation .cs1-lock-free abackground:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/65/Lock-green.svg/9px-Lock-green.svg.png")no-repeat;background-position:right .1em center.mw-parser-output .citation .cs1-lock-limited a,.mw-parser-output .citation .cs1-lock-registration abackground:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/d6/Lock-gray-alt-2.svg/9px-Lock-gray-alt-2.svg.png")no-repeat;background-position:right .1em center.mw-parser-output .citation .cs1-lock-subscription abackground:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/aa/Lock-red-alt-2.svg/9px-Lock-red-alt-2.svg.png")no-repeat;background-position:right .1em center.mw-parser-output .cs1-subscription,.mw-parser-output .cs1-registrationcolor:#555.mw-parser-output .cs1-subscription span,.mw-parser-output .cs1-registration spanborder-bottom:1px dotted;cursor:help.mw-parser-output .cs1-ws-icon abackground:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/4c/Wikisource-logo.svg/12px-Wikisource-logo.svg.png")no-repeat;background-position:right .1em center.mw-parser-output code.cs1-codecolor:inherit;background:inherit;border:inherit;padding:inherit.mw-parser-output .cs1-hidden-errordisplay:none;font-size:100%.mw-parser-output .cs1-visible-errorfont-size:100%.mw-parser-output .cs1-maintdisplay:none;color:#33aa33;margin-left:0.3em.mw-parser-output .cs1-subscription,.mw-parser-output .cs1-registration,.mw-parser-output .cs1-formatfont-size:95%.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-left,.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-wl-leftpadding-left:0.2em.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-right,.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-wl-rightpadding-right:0.2em
^ "Riveters Whale Trade Rights to Skarupa and Picard". NWHL. April 27, 2016.
^ "Brandt for Trivigno second offseason trade". NWHL. April 28, 2016.
^ ab "Fratkin and Leonoff Join New York Roster". NWHL. May 1, 2016.
^ "Whale Adds Undrafted BC Defenseman Johnson". NWHL. May 2, 2016.
^ abc "Roesler, Connery, and Kosta Join Connecticut Whale". NWHL. May 3, 2016.
^ "Meagan Mangene moves to Connecticut Whale". NWHL.zone. 2016-07-28. Retrieved 2016-08-09.
^ "Ivana Bilic signs with Connecticut Whale". NWHL.zone. 2016-07-31. Retrieved 2016-08-08.
^ "Kelly Babstock Re-Signs With Connecticut Whale". NWHL. April 4, 2016.
^ "Sam Faber Re-Signs With Whale". NWHL. April 30, 2016.
^ "Inaugural Season Captain Koizumi Returns to Whale". NWHL. May 11, 2016.
^ "Whale Returns Goaltender Lundberg". NWHL. May 13, 2016.
