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The NWHL season has drawn to a close, the playoffs are finished and the Isobel Cup has a new home. It’s time to not just briefly reflect on each team’s performance over 2018-19, but also on how the Whitecaps arrived in the NWHL. Team: Minnesota Whitecaps Regular Season Result: 12-4-0 MVP Nominee: Meeri Räisänen Where Did The Whitecaps Come From: Although 2018-19 was the Whitecaps’ inaugural season in the NHWL, the team is actually the most experienced in the league, as it was founded 11 years before the other four teams. The team was founded in 2004 in St. Paul, and play their home games atRead More →

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The NWHL season has drawn to a close, the playoffs are finished and the Isobel Cup has a new home. It’s time to briefly reflect on each team’s performance over 2018-19. Team: Buffalo Beauts Regular Season Result: 11-4-1 MVP Nominee: Maddie Elia What Happened In The Regular Season: It took the Beauts a little while to find their form, and October and November brought just a .500 win percentage. December was better, and Buffalo went on a seven game winning streak. The Metropolitan Riveters upset the Beauts’ dreams of an undefeated 2019 in the final game of the season. Buffalo fought back from 3-2 down to forceRead More →

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The NWHL season has drawn to a close, the playoffs are finished and the Isobel Cup has a new home. It’s time to briefly reflect on each team’s performance over 2018-19. Team: Boston Pride Regular Season Result: 11-5-0 MVP Nominee: Gigi Marvin What Happened In The Regular Season: While the Connecticut Whale and Metropolitan Riveters struggled in the lower reaches of the league, competition at the top was tight with the top three teams separated by just two points. The Boston Pride, the inaugural winners of the Isobel Cup, had a strong start, winning two of the three games played in October, half the games in November andRead More →

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The NWHL season has drawn to a close, the playoffs are finished and the Isobel Cup has a new home. It’s time to briefly reflect on each team’s performance over 2018-19. Team: Metropolitan Riveters Regular Season Result: 4-12-0, 4th in the league MVP Nominee: Amanda Kessel What Happened In The Regular Season: The Rivs started the 2018-19 season as reigning Isobel Cup champions, but also with a new head coach as Chad Wiseman stepped down, replaced by Randy Velischeck. October was tough going for the team, with four of their first five games against the on-form Minnesota Whitecaps. The team’s first win came on OctoberRead More →

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The NWHL season has drawn to a close, the playoffs are finished and the Isobel Cup has a new home. It’s time to briefly reflect on each team’s performance over 2018-19. Team: Connecticut Whale Regular Season Result: 2-12-2, 5th in the league MVP Nominee: Meeri Räisänen What Happened In The Regular Season: Despite a strong inaugural season, the magic of 2015/16 seems a long time ago. The Whale have now finished dead last in their last three seasons. Connecticut started the season with three consecutive losses, including a 7-0 loss to the Buffalo Beauts. The team’s first win came against the Metropolitan Riveters in November,Read More →

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The NWHL’s playoffs are here and they’re set to be awesome. All four teams are in contention to lift the Isobel Cup. Here’s your preview this weekend’s semi-final. Each match-up is one game only so each team will have to play the best game they can to progress to the final.   Boston Pride vs Buffalo Beauts   When? Puck drops at 1730 on Saturday Where? HarborCenter in Buffalo   The second and third seeded Pride and Beauts meet for the first time in a semi-final, having been finalists and winners in both previous NWHL seasons. The Beauts have the strongest regular season record, havingRead More →

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We may be in the heart of the off-season, but free agency is in full-swing as NWHL teams prepare for the league’s third season. Here are some of the headlines from the last few weeks in the NWHL. Kelley Steadman Retires The Buffalo Beauts’ Kelley Steadman is calling it a day as a professional hockey player. Kelley, 26, helped the Beauts lift the Isobel Cup last season, and has also won a silver medal representing Team USA at the Sochi Winter Olympics. She has also won three gold medals in the IIHF World Women’s Championships. Embed from Getty Images Steadman isn’t hanging up her skatesRead More →