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2015–16 Connecticut Whale (NWHL)
League2nd NWHL
Division2nd Founding Four
2015–16 record13–5–0
Home record6–3–0
Road record7–2–0
Goals for61
Goals against51
Team information
General managerGeorge Speirs
(Interim)
CoachHeather Linstad
(Jan 29, 2016–Current)
Jake Mastel
(Start–Jan 29, 2016)
Assistant coachLisa Giovanelli
(Jan 29, 2016–Current)
CaptainJessica Koizumi
Alternate captainsKaleigh Fratkin
ArenaChelsea Piers
Team leaders
GoalsShiann Darkangelo (10)
AssistsKelli Stack (14)
PointsKelli Stack (22)
Kelly Babstock
Penalty minutesKaleigh Fratkin (40)
WinsJaimie Leonoff (7)
Goals against averageShenae Lundberg (1.97)
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2016–17 →

The 2015-16 Connecticut Whale (NWHL) season will be the first in franchise history. The club is scheduled to participate in the National Women's Hockey League (2015) 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: PHF
y – Clinched division

Game log

2015–16 Schedule[1]
Legend:        = Win        = Loss        = OT/SO Loss

Playoffs

Game log

2016 Isobel Cup Playoffs
Semifinals vs. Buffalo Beauts; Buffalo Beauts won series 2–0
# Date Time Visitor Score Home Location Record
1 Mar 4 7:10 PM Buffalo Beauts 0–3 Connecticut Whale Chelsea Piers 1–0
2 Mar 5 7:30 PM Buffalo Beauts 4–1 Connecticut Whale Chelsea Piers 1–1
3 Mar 6 6:00 PM Buffalo Beauts 4–3 Connecticut Whale Chelsea Piers 1–2
Legend:        = Win        = Loss

Statistics

Final

Skaters

Goaltenders

Regular Season[2]
Player GP TOI W L OT GA GAA SA SV% SO PIM
Jaimie Leonoff 10 567:15 7 3 0 28 2.96 438 0.936 0 0
Nicole Stock 6 343:07 4 2 0 15 2.62 211 0.923 0 0
Chelsea Laden‡ 1 60:00 1 0 0 2 2.00 32 0.938 0 0
Shenae Lundberg† 2 122:08 1 0 0 0 1.97 50 0.920 0 0
Playoffs[3]
Player GP TOI W L OT GA GAA SA SV% SO PIM
Jaimie Leonoff 2 118:56 1 1 0 3 1.51 57 0.947 1 0
Nicole Stock 1 60:00 0 1 0 4 4.00 28 0.846 0 0

†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

Template:Connecticut Whale (NWHL) roster

Awards and honors

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

Transactions

Trades

January 27, 2016 (2016-01-27)[4] To New York Riveters

Chelsea Laden

To Connecticut Whale

Shenae Lundberg

Signings

Player Date Contract terms
Shiann Darkangelo[5] June 25, 2015 $17,000
Sam Faber[5] June 25, 2015 $13,500
Chelsea Laden[5] June 25, 2015 $14,000
Kaleigh Fratkin[6] July 1, 2015 $20,000
Jessica Koizumi[7] July 9, 2015 $20,500
Danielle Ward[7] July 9, 2015 $10,000
Micaela Long[8] July 17, 2015 $10,000
Nicole Stock[8] July 17, 2015 $10,000
Jaimie Leonoff[9] July 26, 2015 $10,000
Kelly Babstock[10] August 4, 2015 $18,000
Brittney Dougherty[11] August 13, 2015 $10,000
Shannon Doyle[11] August 13, 2015 $15,000
Yekaterina Smolentseva[12] August 15, 2015 $22,000
Molly Engstrom[13] August 18, 2015 $12,000
Lindsay Berman[14] September 24, 2015 $15,000
Jordan Brickner[14] September 24, 2015 $10,000
Alyssa Wohlfeiler[14] September 24, 2015 $10,000
Kelli Stack[15] September 24, 2015 $25,000

Other

Name Date Details
Harry Rosenholtz[16] December 24, 2015 Resigned as General Manager
George Speirs[16] December 24, 2015 Named as interim General Manager
Jake Mastel[17] January 29, 2016 Resigned as Head Coach
Heather Linstad[17] January 29, 2016 Named as Head Coach
Lisa Giovanelli[17] January 29, 2016 Named as Assistant Coach

Draft

Main article: 2015 NWHL Draft

The following were the Whale’s selections in the 2015 NWHL Draft on June 20, 2015.[18]

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. {{cite web}}: Italic or bold markup not allowed in: |publisher= (help)
  2. ^ a b "National Womens Hockey League - 2015-16 - Connecticut Whale". NWHL. {{cite web}}: Italic or bold markup not allowed in: |publisher= (help)
  3. ^ a b "National Womens Hockey League - 2015-16 - Connecticut Whale". NWHL. {{cite web}}: Italic or bold markup not allowed in: |publisher= (help)
  4. ^ "NWHL Announces First League Trade". NWHL. January 27, 2016. {{cite web}}: Italic or bold markup not allowed in: |publisher= (help)
  5. ^ a b c "Whale Signs Darkangelo, Faber, & Laden". NWHL. June 25, 2015. {{cite web}}: Italic or bold markup not allowed in: |publisher= (help)
  6. ^ "Whale Signs Fratkin, First Canadian in the NWHL". NWHL. July 1, 2015. {{cite web}}: Italic or bold markup not allowed in: |publisher= (help)
  7. ^ a b "Whale Add Koizumi And Ward Ahead Of Inaugural Season". NWHL. July 9, 2015. {{cite web}}: Italic or bold markup not allowed in: |publisher= (help)
  8. ^ a b "NCAA Veterans Stock and Long Sign with Connecticut". NWHL. July 17, 2015. {{cite web}}: Italic or bold markup not allowed in: |publisher= (help)
  9. ^ "Yale Alumnae Tomimoto and Leonoff Join Whale". NWHL. July 26, 2015. {{cite web}}: Italic or bold markup not allowed in: |publisher= (help)
  10. ^ "Prolific Forward Babstock Signs With Connecticut". NWHL. August 4, 2015. {{cite web}}: Italic or bold markup not allowed in: |publisher= (help)
  11. ^ a b "Doyle and Dougherty Sign With Connecticut". NWHL. August 13, 2015. {{cite web}}: Italic or bold markup not allowed in: |publisher= (help)
  12. ^ "Legendary Olympian Smolentseva Joins the Whale". NWHL. August 15, 2015. {{cite web}}: Italic or bold markup not allowed in: |publisher= (help)
  13. ^ "Two-Time Olympian Engstrom Agrees to Play in Connecticut". NWHL. August 18, 2015. {{cite web}}: Italic or bold markup not allowed in: |publisher= (help)
  14. ^ a b c "Berman, Brickner, Kidd, Wohlfeiler Join NWHL". NWHL. September 24, 2015. {{cite web}}: Italic or bold markup not allowed in: |publisher= (help)
  15. ^ "Team USA's Stack Heads to Connecticut". NWHL. September 24, 2015. {{cite web}}: Italic or bold markup not allowed in: |publisher= (help)
  16. ^ a b "Whale GM Resigns" (PDF). NWHL. December 24, 2015. {{cite web}}: Italic or bold markup not allowed in: |publisher= (help)
  17. ^ a b c "Whale Coach Resigns" (PDF). NWHL. January 29, 2016. {{cite web}}: Italic or bold markup not allowed in: |publisher= (help)
  18. ^ "Draft Live | NWHL". NWHL. {{cite web}}: Italic or bold markup not allowed in: |publisher= (help)
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