2016–17 New York Riveters season explained

Season:2016–17
Year:2016
Team:New York Riveters
League:NWHL
Leaguerank:2nd
Record:8–7–3
Goalsfor:55
Goalsagainst:58
Next Season:2017–18

The 2016–17 New York Riveters season is the second in franchise history.

Offseason

On August 1, 2016, it was announced that the Riveters relocated to the Barnabas Health Hockey House in Newark, New Jersey, situated within the Prudential Center. The facility was the site of the first-ever Isobel Cup Finals.[1]

Trades

[2] To Connecticut Whale----Haley SkarupaTo New York Riveters----Michelle Picard
[3] To Connecticut Whale----Hannah BrandtTo New York Riveters----Dana Trivigno
[4] To Boston Pride----Alex CarpenterTo New York Riveters----Miye D'Oench

Signings

Player Date Contract terms
Bray Ketchum[5] April 28, 2016 1-year, $15,000
Miye D'Oench[6] April 28, 2016 1-year, $10,000
Amanda Kessel[7] May 1, 2016 1-year, $26,000
Kaleigh Fratkin[8] May 1, 2016 1-year, $19,500
Jaimie Leonoff[9] May 1, 2016 1-year, $10,000
Courtney Burke[10] May 5, 2016 1-year, $17,000
Milica McMillen[11] June 16, 2016 1-year
Sojung Shin[12] July 27, 2016 1-year, $13,000
Tatiana Rafter[13] July 31, 2016 1-year, $16,500

Draft

The following were the Riveters selections in the 2016 NWHL Draft on June 18, 2016.

RoundPlayerPosNationalityCollege/Junior/Club team (League)
11Kelsey KoelzerDPrinceton Tigers
25Sydney DanielsDHarvard Crimson
39Jenny RyanDWisconsin Badgers
413Sydney McKibbonFWisconsin Badgers
517Amy MenkeFNorth Dakota Fighting Hawks

Awards and honors

Notes and References

  1. Web site: New York Riveters leave Brooklyn for Newark. Today’s Slapshot. 2016-08-01. 2016-08-08. https://web.archive.org/web/20171109081131/https://www.todaysslapshot.com/FROM-THE-ICE/NEW-YORK-RIVETERS-LEAVE-BROOKLYN-FOR-NEW-JERSEY/. 2017-11-09. dead.
  2. Web site: Riveters Whale Trade Rights to Skarupa and Picard . NWHL . April 27, 2016 . 2016-05-10 . https://web.archive.org/web/20160514041821/http://nwhl.co/riveters-whale-trade-rights-to-skarupa-and-picard/# . 2016-05-14 . dead .
  3. Web site: Brandt for Trivigno second offseason trade . NWHL . April 28, 2016 . May 10, 2016 . May 14, 2016 . https://web.archive.org/web/20160514043936/http://nwhl.co/brandt-for-trivigno-second-offseason-trade/ . live .
  4. Web site: Riveters trade rights to Carpenter and D'Oench. NWHL. April 28, 2016. May 10, 2016. May 30, 2016. https://web.archive.org/web/20160530132818/http://nwhl.co/pride-riveters-trade-rights-to-carpenter-and-doench/. live.
  5. Web site: Bray Ketchum re-signs With Riveters. NWHL. April 28, 2016. May 10, 2016. May 30, 2016. https://web.archive.org/web/20160530125838/http://nwhl.co/bray-ketchum-re-signs-with-riveters/. live.
  6. Web site: D'Oench signs With Riveters after trade from Boston . NWHL . April 28, 2016 . May 10, 2016 . May 30, 2016 . https://web.archive.org/web/20160530135151/http://nwhl.co/doench-signs-with-riveters-after-trade-from-boston/ . live .
  7. Web site: Amanda Kessel Joins NWHL With Riveters. NWHL. May 1, 2016. May 10, 2016. June 2, 2016. https://web.archive.org/web/20160602055229/http://nwhl.co/amanda-kessel-joins-nwhl-with-riveters/. live.
  8. Web site: Fratkin and Leonoff Join Riveters Roster. NWHL. May 1, 2016. May 10, 2016. June 2, 2016. https://web.archive.org/web/20160602055227/http://nwhl.co/fratkin-and-leonoff-join-new-york-roster/. live.
  9. Web site: Fratkin and Leonoff Join Riveters Roster. NWHL. May 1, 2016. May 10, 2016. June 2, 2016. https://web.archive.org/web/20160602055227/http://nwhl.co/fratkin-and-leonoff-join-new-york-roster/. live.
  10. Web site: Fourth overall pick chooses Riveters. NWHL. May 5, 2016. May 10, 2016. December 19, 2017. https://web.archive.org/web/20171219141516/http://nwhl.co/fourth-overall-pick-burke-chooses-riveters/. live.
  11. Web site: Fourth overall pick chooses Riveters . Gopher Sports . June 16, 2016 . June 20, 2016 . June 22, 2016 . https://web.archive.org/web/20160622204905/http://www.gophersports.com/sports/w-hockey/spec-rel/061616aaa.html . live .
  12. Web site: Shin signs with Riveters. NWHL.zone. 2016-07-27. 2016-08-08. https://web.archive.org/web/20160816002638/https://nwhl.zone/sojung-shin-signs-riveters/. 2016-08-16. dead.
  13. Web site: TATIANA RAFTER FILLS FINAL ROSTER SPOT FOR RIVETERS. NWHL.ZONE. 2016-08-01. 2016-08-08. https://web.archive.org/web/20160815191717/https://nwhl.zone/tatiana-rafter-roster-spot-riveters/. 2016-08-15. dead.
  14. Web site: NWHL Stars Shine Bright in Pittsburgh. NWHL. 2017-02-13. 2017-02-14. https://web.archive.org/web/20170215022834/http://www.nwhl.zone/news_article/show/757347?referrer_id=2739439. 2017-02-15. dead.
  15. Web site: NWHL Player of the Week - Janine Weber. NWHL. 2017-02-22. 2017-02-23. 2017-02-24. https://web.archive.org/web/20170224133013/http://www.nwhl.zone/news_article/show/760784?referrer_id=2758659. live.