2015–16 Connecticut Whale (NWHL) season

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2015–16 Connecticut Whale (PHF)
League2nd NWHL
2015–16 record13–5–0
Home record6–3–0
Road record7–2–0
Goals for61
Goals against51
Team information
General manager
(Interim)
Coach
(Until Jan. 29, 2016)
Heather Linstad
(from Jan. 29, 2016)
Assistant coach
(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 average (1.97)

The 2015–16 Connecticut Whale season was the first in franchise history and the Premier Hockey Federation'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[]

2015–16 Schedule[1]
# Date Time Visitor Score Home Location Record Points
1 Oct 11 1:30 PM New York Riveters 1–4 Connecticut Whale Chelsea Piers 1–0–0 2
2 Oct 18 3:30 PM Connecticut Whale 5–2 Buffalo Beauts HarborCenter 2–0–0 4
3 Oct 25 7:00 PM Connecticut Whale 3–1 New York Riveters Aviator Sports & Events Center 3–0–0 6
4 Nov 15 3:30 PM Connecticut Whale 3–2 Buffalo Beauts HarborCenter 4–0–0 8
5 Nov 22 3:30 PM Connecticut Whale 7–6 SO Buffalo Beauts HarborCenter 5–0–0 10
6 Nov 29 3:00 PM Connecticut Whale 4–3 Boston Pride Bright Hockey Center 6–0–0 12
7 Dec 6 4:30 PM Buffalo Beauts 2–3 SO Connecticut Whale Chelsea Piers 7–0–0 14
8 Dec 13 6:30 PM Connecticut Whale 4–3 SO New York Riveters Aviator Sports & Events Center 8–0–0 16
9 Dec 27 4:30 PM Boston Pride 2–1 Connecticut Whale Chelsea Piers 8–1–0 16
10 Jan 3 7:00 PM Connecticut Whale 6–1 New York Riveters Aviator Sports & Events Center 9–1–0 18
11 Jan 9 7:30 PM New York Riveters 3–4 Connecticut Whale Ingalls Rink 10–1–0 20
12 Jan 10 6:00 PM Buffalo Beauts 3–5 Connecticut Whale Chelsea Piers 11–1–0 22
13 Jan 17 3:00 PM Connecticut Whale 1–4 Boston Pride Bright Hockey Center 11–2–0 22
14 Jan 31 6:00 PM Boston Pride 5–2 Connecticut Whale Chelsea Piers 11–3–0 22
15 Feb 7 12:00 PM Buffalo Beauts 2–3 OT Connecticut Whale Chelsea Piers 12–3–0 24
16 Feb 14 3:00 PM Connecticut Whale 2–4 Boston Pride Bright Hockey Center 12–4–0 24
17 Feb 21 1:30 PM Boston Pride 5-3 Connecticut Whale Chelsea Piers 12–5–0 24
18 Feb 28 6:00 PM New York Riveters 2-4 Connecticut Whale Chelsea Piers 13–5–0 26
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
† 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[]

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 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 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 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 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 (2016-01-27)[6] To New York Riveters

Chelsea Laden

To Connecticut Whale

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
[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
[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
[18] December 24, 2015 Resigned as General Manager
[18] December 24, 2015 Named as interim General Manager
[19] January 29, 2016 Resigned as Head Coach
Heather Linstad[19] January 29, 2016 Named as Head Coach
[19] 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.[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 F  United States University of Minnesota (WCHA)
5 18 Cassandra Poudrier D  Canada Cornell University (ECAC)

References[]

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  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.
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  17. ^ "Team USA's Stack Heads to Connecticut". NWHL. September 24, 2015.
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  19. ^ a b c "Whale Coach Resigns" (PDF). NWHL. January 29, 2016.
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