2015–16 Connecticut Whale (NWHL) season

2015–16 Connecticut Whale (NWHL)
League 2nd NWHL
2015–16 record 13–5–0
Home record 6–3–0
Road record 7–2–0
Goals for 61
Goals against 51
Team information
General Manager George Speirs
(Interim)
Coach Jake Mastel
(Until Jan. 29, 2016)
Heather Linstad
(from Jan. 29, 2016)
Assistant Coach Lisa Giovanelli
(Jan. 29, 2016–Current)
Captain Jessica Koizumi
Alternate captains Kaleigh Fratkin
Arena Chelsea Piers
Team leaders
Goals Shiann Darkangelo (10)
Assists Kelli Stack (14)
Points Kelli Stack (22)
Kelly Babstock
Penalties in minutes Kaleigh Fratkin (40)
Wins Jaimie Leonoff (7)
Goals against average Shenae Lundberg (1.97)

The 2015–16 Connecticut Whale (NWHL) season was the first in franchise history and the National Women's Hockey League's 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 y – Boston Pride 18 14 3 1 0.806 75 39 +36 29
2 Connecticut Whale 18 13 5 0 0.722 61 51 +10 26
3 Buffalo Beauts 18 5 9 4 0.389 56 66 −10 14
4 New York Riveters 18 4 12 2 0.278 40 76 −36 10
Source: NWHL
y – Clinched division.

Game log

Legend:           = Win           = Loss           = OT/SO Loss

Playoffs

Game log

2016 Isobel Cup Playoffs
Legend:           = Win           = Loss

Statistics

Final

Skaters

Goaltenders

Regular Season[2]
Player GP TOI W L OT GA GAA SA SV% SO PIM
Jaimie Leonoff10567:15730282.964380.93600
Nicole Stock6343:07420152.622110.92300
Chelsea Laden‡160:0010022.00320.93800
Shenae Lundberg†2122:0810001.97500.92000
Playoffs[3]
Player GP TOI W L OT GA GAA SA SV% SO PIM
Jaimie Leonoff2118:5611031.51570.94710
Nicole Stock160:0001044.00280.84600

†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 February 20, 2016[4][5]

# Nat Player Pos S/G Age Acquired Birthplace
8 Canada Kelly Babstock F L 23 2015 Mississauga, Ontario
10 United States Lindsay Berman D L 27 2015 Odenton, Maryland
26 United States Jordan Brickner D L 25 2015 Lake Forest, Illinois
27 United States Shiann Darkangelo F L 22 2015 Brighton, Michigan
19 United States Brittany Dougherty F L 25 2015 Chesterfield, Michigan
6 Canada Shannon Doyle D R 24 2015 Baldwin, Ontario
9 United States Molly Engstrom D R 33 2015 Siren, Wisconsin
28 United States Sam Faber F R 28 2015 Mount Sinai, New York
13 Canada Kaleigh Fratkin (A) D R 23 2015 Burnaby, British Columbia
56 United States Jessica Koizumi (C) F L 30 2015 Honolulu, Hawaii
32 Canada Jaimie Leonoff G L 23 2015 Montreal, Quebec
16 United States Micaela Long F L 2015 South Boston, Massachusetts
1 United States Shanae Lundberg G L 23 2016 Peterborough, New Hampshire
17 Russia Yekaterina Smolentseva F L 34 2015 Yekaterinburg, Russia
61 United States Kelli Stack F R 28 2015 Brooklyn Heights, Ohio
24 United States Nicole Stock G R 2015 Buffalo Grove, Illinois
22 United States Danielle Ward F R 26 2015 Lansing, Michigan
88 United States Alyssa Wohlfeiler F R 26 2015 Saugus, California

Awards and honors

NWHL Player of the Week
NWHL 1st All-Star Game selection

Transactions

Trades

January 27, 2016[6] To New York Riveters

Chelsea Laden

 To Connecticut Whale

Shenae Lundberg

Signings

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

Other

Name Date Details
Harry Rosenholtz[18]December 24, 2015Resigned as General Manager
George Speirs[18]December 24, 2015Named as interim General Manager
Jake Mastel[19]January 29, 2016Resigned as Head Coach
Heather Linstad[19]January 29, 2016Named as Head Coach
Lisa Giovanelli[19]January 29, 2016Named as Assistant Coach

Draft

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

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)

References

  1. ↑ "National Womens Hockey League - 2015-16 Schedule - Connecticut Whale". NWHL.
  2. 1 2 "National Womens Hockey League - 2015-16 - Connecticut Whale". NWHL.
  3. 1 2 "National Womens Hockey League - 2015-16 - Connecticut Whale". NWHL.
  4. ↑ "Whale Roster | NWHL". NWHL.
  5. ↑ "Eliteprospects.com - Connecticut Whale". Elite Prospects.
  6. ↑ "NWHL Announces First League Trade". NWHL. January 27, 2016. Archived from the original on 2016-02-01. Retrieved 2016-01-28.
  7. 1 2 3 "Whale Signs Darkangelo, Faber, & Laden". NWHL. June 25, 2015.
  8. ↑ "Whale Signs Fratkin, First Canadian in the NWHL". NWHL. July 1, 2015.
  9. 1 2 "Whale Add Koizumi And Ward Ahead Of Inaugural Season". NWHL. July 9, 2015.
  10. 1 2 "NCAA Veterans Stock and Long Sign with Connecticut". NWHL. July 17, 2015.
  11. ↑ "Yale Alumnae Tomimoto and Leonoff Join Whale". NWHL. July 26, 2015.
  12. ↑ "Prolific Forward Babstock Signs With Connecticut". NWHL. August 4, 2015.
  13. 1 2 "Doyle and Dougherty Sign With Connecticut". NWHL. August 13, 2015.
  14. ↑ "Legendary Olympian Smolentseva Joins the Whale". NWHL. August 15, 2015.
  15. ↑ "Two-Time Olympian Engstrom Agrees to Play in Connecticut". NWHL. August 18, 2015. Archived from the original on 2016-02-01. Retrieved 2016-01-28.
  16. 1 2 3 "Berman, Brickner, Kidd, Wohlfeiler Join NWHL". NWHL. September 24, 2015.
  17. ↑ "Team USA's Stack Heads to Connecticut". NWHL. September 24, 2015.
  18. 1 2 "Whale GM Resigns" (PDF). NWHL. December 24, 2015.
  19. 1 2 3 "Whale Coach Resigns" (PDF). NWHL. January 29, 2016.
  20. ↑ "Draft Live | NWHL". NWHL. Archived from the original on 2015-06-26.
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