2015–16 New York Riveters season

The 2015–16 New York Riveters season was the first in franchise history and the National Women's Hockey League's inaugural season.

2015–16 New York Riveters
League4th NWHL
2015–16 record4–12–2
Home record2–5–2
Road record2–7–0
Goals for40
Goals against76
Team information
General managerDani Rylan
CoachChad Wiseman
CaptainAshley Johnston
Alternate captainsMorgan Fritz-Ward
Madison Packer
ArenaAviator Sports and Events Center
Team leaders
GoalsBray Ketchum (10)
AssistsBrooke Ammerman (10)
PointsBray Ketchum (14)
Brooke Ammerman
Penalty minutesBrooke Ammerman (26)
WinsNana Fujimoto (4)
Goals against averageNana Fujimoto (3.28)
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Offseason edit

Spring free agent camp edit

During May 2015, all four teams held player evaluation camps for free agents. The list of players that attended the Riveters evaluation camp on May 23 and 24 were split into Team Red and Team White.

Team Red
Number Player Position Nationality Previous Team
2 Chelsae VanGlahn Forward   United States Plattsburgh State
3 Syliva Xistris Forward   United States Colby Mules women's ice hockey
6 Kayla McDonagh Forward   United States St. Thomas
7 Erika Lawler Forward   United States Boston Blades
8 Hayley Williams Forward   United States Miami University (Ohio)
9 Nicole Giannino Forward   United States Holy Cross Crusaders women's ice hockey
10 Lindsay Grigg Forward/Defense   Canada RIT Tigers women's ice hockey
11 Elena Orlando Forward/Defense   United States Quinnipiac Bobcats women's ice hockey
13 Ashley Johnston Defense   Canada Union Dutchwomen ice hockey
14 Brianne Mahoney Defense   United States Princeton Tigers women's ice hockey
15 Madison Marzario Defense   United States RPI Engineers women's ice hockey
30 Heather Rossi Goaltender   United States Penn State Nittany Lions women's ice hockey
Team White
Number Player Position Nationality Previous Team
1 Zoe Zisis Goaltender   United States Boston Blades
2 Morgan Fritz-Ward Forward   United States Quinnipiac Bobcats women's ice hockey
4 Cherie Stewart Forward   United States Manahattanville
5 Samantha Weinberg Forward   United States Cornell Big Red women's ice hockey
6 Kristen Levesque Forward   United States Rhode Island University
7 Hailey Browne Forward   Canada Maine Black Bears women's ice hockey
8 Denise Cardello Forward   United States Castleton State
9 Taylor Holze Forward   United States Boston University Terriers women's ice hockey
10 Taylor Mahoney Forward   United States RPI Engineers women's ice hockey
11 Celeste Brown Forward   United States RIT Tigers women's ice hockey
12 Courtney Flynn Defense   United States Manhattanville College
13 Maggie Joyce Defense   United States New Hampshire Wildcats women's ice hockey
14 Erica Kromm Defense   Canada Calgary Inferno
15 Navraj Raj Defense   Canada Western Mustangs women's ice hockey

Regular season edit

News and notes edit

  • Meghan Fardelmann scored the first hat trick in Riveters history in a December 27 match against the Buffalo Beauts.[1]
  • On December 31, 2015, Fardelman was one of two Riveters players (including Bray Ketchum) that were loaned to the Boston Pride.[2] The two donned the Pride jerseys for one day and participated in the 2015 Women's Winter Classic, the first outdoor professional women’s hockey game.[3]

Standings edit

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 edit

2015–16 Schedule[4]
Game Date Opponent Score OT Decision Location Record Points Gamesheet
1 October 11 @ Connecticut Whale 1–4 Fujimoto Chelsea Piers CT 0–1–0 0 [Game 1]
2 October 18 Boston Pride 7–1 Lundberg Aviator Sports and Events Center 0–2–0 0 [Game 2]
3 October 25 Connecticut Whale 3–1 Fujimoto Aviator Sports and Events Center 0–3–0 0 [Game 3]
4 November 15 Boston Pride 2–3 Fujimoto Aviator Sports and Events Center 1–3–0 2 [Game 4]
5 November 22 @ Boston Pride 3–2 Fujimoto Bright Hockey Center 2–3–0 4 [Game 5]
6 November 29 Buffalo Beauts 3–1 Fujimoto Aviator Sports and Events Center 2–4–0 4 [Game 6]
7 December 6 @ Boston Pride 1–4 Scrivens Bright Hockey Center 2–5–0 4 [Game 7]
8 December 13 Connecticut Whale 4–3 SO Scrivens Aviator Sports and Events Center 2–5–1 5 [Game 8]
9 December 27 @ Buffalo Beauts 7–3 Fujimoto HarborCenter 3–5–1 7 [Game 9]
10 January 3 Connecticut Whale 6–1 Fujimoto Aviator Sports and Events Center 3–6–1 7 [Game 10]
11 January 9 @ Connecticut Whale 3–4 Fujimoto Ingalls Rink 3–7–1 7 [Game 11]
12 January 10 @ Boston Pride 1–8 Scrivens Bright Hockey Center 3–8–1 7 [Game 12]
13 January 17 Buffalo Beauts 6–5 SO Scrivens Aviator Sports and Events Center 3–8–2 8 [Game 13]
14 January 31 @ Buffalo Beauts 2–4 Fujimoto HarborCenter 3–9–2 8 [Game 14]
15 February 6 Boston Pride 6–1 Laden Aviator Sports and Events Center 3–10–2 8 [Game 15]
16 February 14 Buffalo Beauts 3–4 SO Fujimoto Aviator Sports and Events Center 4–10–2 10 [Game 16]
17 February 21 @ Buffalo Beauts 1-5 Fujimoto HarborCenter 4–11–2 10 [Game 17]
18 February 28 @ Connecticut Whale 2-4 Laden Chelsea Piers CT 4–12–2 10 [Game 18]

  Win (2 points)   Overtime/Shootout loss (1 point)   Loss (0 points)

Playoffs edit

Game log edit

2016 Isobel Cup Playoffs
Semifinals vs. Boston Pride; Boston won series 2–0
Game Date Opponent Score OT Decision Location Record Gamesheet
1 Mar 4 @ Boston Pride 0–6 Scrivens Raymond Bourque Arena 0–1 [Game 19]
2 Mar 5 @ Boston Pride 4–7 Fujimoto Raymond Bourque Arena 0–2 [Game 20]

  Win   Loss

Statistics edit

Final

Skaters edit

Goaltenders edit

Regular Season[5]
Player GP TOI W L OT GA GAA SA SV% SO PIM
Nana Fujimoto 13 712:21 4 8 0 39 3.28 436 0.911 0 0
Jenny Scrivens 6 243:09 0 1 2 16 3.95 163 0.902 0 0
Chelsea Laden 2 119:25 0 2 0 9 4.52 60 0.850 0 0
Shenae Lundberg 1 28:56 0 0 0 4 8.29 32 0.875 0 0
Corinne Boyles 0 00:00 0 0 0 0 0.00 0 0.000 0 0
Playoffs[5]
Player GP TOI W L OT GA GAA SA SV% SO PIM
Jenny Scrivens 2 96:32 0 2 0 8 4.97 89 0.910 0 0
Nana Fujimoto 1 20:51 0 0 0 4 11.51 18 0.778 0 0

Denotes player spent time with another team before joining the Riveters. Stats reflect time with the Riveters only.
Denotes player was traded mid-season. Stats reflect time with the Riveters only.

Roster edit

Updated January 31, 2016[6][7]

No. Nat Player Pos S/G Age Acquired Birthplace
20   Brooke Ammerman F R 25 2015 Teaneck, New Jersey
22   Erin Barley-Maloney F/D L 27 2015 Raleigh, North Carolina
9   Lyudmila Belyakova F L 21 2015 Moscow, Russia
24   Celeste Brown F R 23 2015 Great Falls, Montana
26   Kiira Dosdall D F 28 2015 Stanford, Connecticut
18   Meghan Fardelmann F R 28 2015 Lansing, Kansas
21   Gabie Figueroa D L 24 2015 Branchburg, New Jersey
35   Katie Fitzgerald G L 21 2016 Des Plaines, Illinois
13   Kaleigh Fratkin D R 23 2016 Burnaby, British Columbia
11   Morgan Fritz-Ward (A) F R 22 2015 Mason City, Iowa
10   Ashley Johnston (C) D L 23 2015 Burlington, Ontario
28   Amanda Kessel F R 24 2016 Madison, Wisconsin
17   Bray Ketchum F L 26 2016 Greenwich, Connecticut
8   Sydney Kidd F L 23 2015 Sundridge, Ontario
78   Chelsea Laden G L 23 2016 Lakeville, Minnesota
32   Jaimie Leonoff G L 23 2016 Montreal, Quebec
4   Elena Orlando D L 23 2015 San Jose, California
14   Madison Packer (A) F R 24 2015 Detroit, Michigan
12   Janine Weber F L 24 2015 Innsbruck, Austria

Awards and honors edit

NWHL Player of the Week
  • Nana Fujimoto – November 15, 2015
  • Meghan Fardelmann – December 29, 2015
NWHL 1st All-Star Game selection

Transactions edit

Trades edit

January 27, 2016 (2016-01-27)[8] To Connecticut Whale

Shenae Lundberg

To New York Riveters

Chelsea Laden

Signings edit

Player Date Contract terms
Janine Weber[9] June 11, 2015 $19,500
Celeste Brown[10] June 26, 2015 $15,000
Kiira Dosdall[11] June 30, 2015 $13,500
Morgan Fritz-Ward[11] June 30, 2015 $12,500
Beth Hanrahan[12] July 10, 2015 $10,500
Madison Packer[13] July 14, 2015 $15,000
Lyudmila Belyakova[14] July 25, 2015 $20,000
Ashley Johnston[15] July 26, 2015 $14,000
Shenae Lundberg[15] July 26, 2015 $15,000
Nana Fujimoto[16] July 27, 2015 $21,000
Elena Orlando[17] July 31, 2015 $10,000
Meghan Fardelmann[18] August 3, 2015 $20,000
Jenny Scrivens[19] August 11, 2015 $10,000
Gabie Figueroa[20] August 15, 2015 $10,000
Brooke Ammerman[21] August 16, 2015 $16,500
Bray Ketchum[22] August 17, 2015 $14,000
Erin Barley-Maloney[23] August 18, 2015 $14,000
Sydney Kidd[24] September 24, 2015 $15,000

Draft edit

The following were the Riveters selections in the 2015 NWHL Draft on June 20, 2015.[25]

Round # Player Pos Nationality College/Junior/Club team (League)
1 1 Alexandra Carpenter F   United States Boston College (HEA)
2 5 Haley Skarupa F   United States Boston College (HEA)
3 9 Erin Ambrose D   Canada Clarkson University (ECAC)
4 13 Dana Trivigno F   United States Boston College (HEA)
5 17 Kimberly Newell G   Canada Princeton University (ECAC)

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