The 2017–18 NWHL season was the third season of the National Women's Hockey League. All four teams from the previous two seasons returned for this season: the Boston Pride, Buffalo Beauts, Connecticut Whale, and the Metropolitan Riveters.

2017–18 NWHL season
LeagueNational Women's Hockey League
SportIce hockey
2017 draft
Top draft pickKatie Burt
Picked byBoston Pride
Regular season
Season championsMetropolitan Riveters
Season MVPAlexa Gruschow
Top scorerAlexa Gruschow
Isobel Cup
ChampionsMetropolitan Riveters
  Runners-upBuffalo Beauts
Finals MVPKatie Fitzgerald
NWHL seasons

League news and notes

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Head coaching and front office personnel changes

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Head coaches

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Team 2016–17 head coach 2017–18 replacement Notes
Boston Pride Bobby Jay Thomas Pöck[9] Former NHL player and Austrian-born Pöck became the first European coach in NWHL history.

Regular season

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News and notes

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Two players take a faceoff during the NWHL All-Star Game at TRIA Rink

Brittany Ott of the Boston Pride and Amanda Leveille of the Buffalo Beauts served as team captains for the 3rd NWHL All-Star Game.[10]

Standings

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Final standings.[11]

GP W L OTL GF GA PTS
Metropolitan Riveters 16 13 3 0 64 30 26
Buffalo Beauts 16 12 4 0 51 41 24
Boston Pride 16 4 8 4 33 48 12
Connecticut Whale 16 3 11 2 26 55 8

Playoffs

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Semifinal game
March 17–18
Isobel Cup Championship
March 25
      
1 Metropolitan 5
4 Connecticut 0
1 Metropolitan 1
2 Buffalo 0
2 Buffalo 3(OT)
3 Boston 2

Awards and honors

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Player of the Week

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Day Awarded Player Team
October 30, 2017 Miye D’Oench[14] Metropolitan Riveters
November 6, 2017 Alexa Gruschow[15] Metropolitan Riveters
November 13, 2017 Taylor Accursi[16] Buffalo Beauts
November 20, 2017 Kelly Babstock[17] Connecticut Whale
December 4, 2017 Alyssa Gagliardi[18] Metropolitan Riveters
December 11, 2017 Kelly Nash[19] Metropolitan Riveters
December 18, 2017 Courtney Burke[20] Metropolitan Riveters
January 8, 2018 Kaylyn Schroka[21] Buffalo Beauts
January 22, 2018 Katie Fitzgerald[22] Metropolitan Riveters
January 29, 2018 Amanda Leveille
Brittany Ott[23]
Buffalo Beauts
Boston Pride
February 5, 2018 Emily Fluke
Hayley Scamurra[24]
Connecticut Whale
Buffalo Beauts
February 21, 2018 Maddie Elia[25] Buffalo Beauts
February 28, 2018 Emily Field
Kourtney Kunichika[26]
Boston Pride
Buffalo Beauts
March 5, 2018 Dana Trivigno[27] Boston Pride
March 12, 2018 Sarah Edney
Madison Packer[28]
Buffalo Beauts
Metropolitan Riveters

Draft

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The 2017 NWHL draft was the third in the history of the National Women's Hockey League and took place on August 17, 2017, in Brooklyn. Goaltender Katie Burt of Boston College was selected first overall by the Boston Pride.[29] It marked the first time that the Boston Pride held the first pick overall in the draft, which the franchise obtained from the Connecticut Whale in the trade that sent Zoe Hickel to the Whale on February 7, 2017.[30]

Rd P Player (Pos) Team Nationality Former team
1 1 Katie Burt[31] (G) Boston Pride   United States Boston College Eagles (Hockey East)
1 2 Kennedy Marchment (F) Buffalo Beauts   Canada St. Lawrence (ECAC)
1 3 Taylar Cianfrano (F) New York Riveters   United States Quinnipiac Bobcats (ECAC)
1 4 Kenzie Kent (F) Boston Pride   United States Boston College (HEA)
2 5 Sam Donovan[32] (F) Connecticut Whale   United States Brown Bears (ECAC)
2 6 Savannah Harmon (D) Buffalo Beauts   United States Clarkson (ECAC)
2 7 Victoria Bach (F) New York Riveters   Canada Boston University (HEA)
2 8 Mallory Souliotis (D) Boston Pride   United States Yale (ECAC)
3 9 Eden Murray (F) Connecticut Whale   Canada Yale Bulldogs (ECAC)
3 10 Brittany Howard (F) Buffalo Beauts   United States Robert Morris (CHA)
3 11 McKenna Brand (F) New York Riveters   United States Northeastern Huskies (HEA)
3 12 Lexie Laing (F) Boston Pride   United States Harvard Crimson (ECAC)
4 13 Denisa Křížová (F) Connecticut Whale   Czech Republic Northeastern (HEA)
4 14 Annika Zalewski (F) Buffalo Beauts   United States Colgate Raiders (ECAC)
4 15 Toni Ann Miano (D) New York Riveters   United States Boston College (HEA)
4 16 Lauren Kelly (D) Boston Pride   United States Northeastern (HEA)
5 17 Nina Rodgers (F) Connecticut Whale   United States Boston University (HEA)
5 18 Amy Schlager (D) Buffalo Beauts   United States New Hampshire Wildcats (HEA)
5 19 Rebecca Leslie (F) New York Riveters   Canada Boston University (HEA)
5 20 Julia Fedeski (D) Boston Pride   Canada New Hampshire Wildcats (HEA)

References

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