2015–16 Connecticut Whale (NWHL) season

The 2015–16 Connecticut Whale season was the first in franchise history and the Premier Hockey Federation's inaugural season.

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 managerGeorge Speirs
(Interim)
CoachJake Mastel
(Until Jan. 29, 2016)
Heather Linstad
(from Jan. 29, 2016)
Assistant coachLisa Giovanelli
(Jan. 29, 2016–Current)
CaptainJessica Koizumi
Alternate captainsKaleigh Fratkin
ArenaChelsea Piers CT
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)

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]
GameDateOpponentScoreOTDecisionLocationRecordPointsGamesheet
1October 11New York Riveters4–1LeonoffChelsea Piers CT1–0–02[Game 1]
2October 18@ Buffalo Beauts5–2LadenHarborCenter2–0–04[Game 2]
3October 25@ New York Riveters3–1StockAviator Sports and Events Center3–0–06[Game 3]
4November 15@ Buffalo Beauts3–2LeonoffHarborCenter4–0–08[Game 4]
5November 22@ Buffalo Beauts7–6SOStockHarborCenter5–0–010[Game 5]
6November 29@ Boston Pride4–3LeonoffBright Hockey Center6–0–012[Game 6]
7December 6Buffalo Beauts3–2SOLeonoffChelsea Piers CT7–0–014[Game 7]
8December 13@ New York Riveters4–3SOLeonoffAviator Sports and Events Center8–0–016[Game 8]
9December 27Boston Pride1–2StockChelsea Piers CT8–1–016[Game 9]
10January 3@ New York Riveters6–1StockAviator Sports and Events Center9–1–018[Game 10]
11January 9New York Riveters4–3LeonoffIngalls Rink10–1–020[Game 11]
12January 10Buffalo Beauts5–3StockChelsea Piers CT11–1–022[Game 12]
13January 17@ Boston Pride1–4LeonoffBright Hockey Center11–2–022[Game 13]
14January 31Boston Pride2–5LeonoffChelsea Piers CT11–3–022[Game 14]
15February 7Buffalo Beauts3–2OTLundbergChelsea Piers CT12–3–024[Game 15]
16February 14@ Boston Pride2–4StockBright Hockey Center12–4–024[Game 16]
17February 21Boston Pride3–5LeonoffChelsea Piers CT12–5–024[Game 17]
18February 28New York Riveters4–2LundbergChelsea Piers CT13–5–026[Game 18]

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

Playoffs

Game log
2016 Isobel Cup Playoffs
Semifinals vs. Buffalo Beauts; Buffalo Beauts won series 2–1
GameDateOpponentScoreOTDecisionLocationRecordGamesheet
1March 4Buffalo Beauts3–0Chelsea Piers CT1–0(No gamesheet available)
2March 5Buffalo Beauts1–4Chelsea Piers CT1–1(No gamesheet available)
3March 6Buffalo Beauts3–4StockChelsea Piers CT1–2[Game 19]

  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[2]
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[3][4]

No. 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 (2016-01-27)[5] To New York Riveters

Chelsea Laden

 To Connecticut Whale

Shenae Lundberg

Signings
Player Date Contract terms
Shiann Darkangelo[6]June 25, 2015$17,000
Sam Faber[6]June 25, 2015$13,500
Chelsea Laden[6]June 25, 2015$14,000
Kaleigh Fratkin[7]July 1, 2015$20,000
Jessica Koizumi[8]July 9, 2015$20,500
Danielle Ward[8]July 9, 2015$10,000
Micaela Long[9]July 17, 2015$10,000
Nicole Stock[9]July 17, 2015$10,000
Jaimie Leonoff[10]July 26, 2015$10,000
Kelly Babstock[11]August 4, 2015$18,000
Brittney Dougherty[12]August 13, 2015$10,000
Shannon Doyle[12]August 13, 2015$15,000
Yekaterina Smolentseva[13]August 15, 2015$22,000
Molly Engstrom[14]August 18, 2015$12,000
Lindsay Berman[15]September 24, 2015$15,000
Jordan Brickner[15]September 24, 2015$10,000
Alyssa Wohlfeiler[15]September 24, 2015$10,000
Kelli Stack[16]September 24, 2015$25,000

Other
Name Date Details
Harry Rosenholtz[17]December 24, 2015Resigned as General Manager
George Speirs[17]December 24, 2015Named as interim General Manager
Jake Mastel[18]January 29, 2016Resigned as Head Coach
Heather Linstad[18]January 29, 2016Named as Head Coach
Lisa Giovanelli[18]January 29, 2016Named 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.[19]

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
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Games
  1. "2015-16 NWHL Regular Season – Oct 11, 2015" (PDF). Premier Hockey Federation. October 11, 2015. Retrieved December 16, 2022.
  2. "2015-16 NWHL Regular Season – Oct 18, 2015" (PDF). Premier Hockey Federation. October 18, 2015. Retrieved December 16, 2022.
  3. "2015-16 NWHL Regular Season – Oct 25, 2015" (PDF). Premier Hockey Federation. October 25, 2015. Retrieved December 16, 2022.
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  5. "2015-16 NWHL Regular Season – Nov 22, 2015" (PDF). Premier Hockey Federation. November 22, 2015. Retrieved December 16, 2022.
  6. "2015-16 NWHL Regular Season – Nov 29, 2015" (PDF). Premier Hockey Federation. November 29, 2015. Retrieved December 16, 2022.
  7. "2015-16 NWHL Regular Season – Dec 6, 2015" (PDF). Premier Hockey Federation. December 6, 2015. Retrieved December 16, 2022.
  8. "2015-16 NWHL Regular Season – Dec 13, 2015" (PDF). Premier Hockey Federation. December 13, 2015. Retrieved December 16, 2022.
  9. "2015-16 NWHL Regular Season – Dec 27, 2015" (PDF). Premier Hockey Federation. December 27, 2015. Retrieved December 16, 2022.
  10. "2015-16 NWHL Regular Season – Jan 3, 2016" (PDF). Premier Hockey Federation. January 3, 2016. Retrieved December 16, 2022.
  11. "2015-16 NWHL Regular Season – Jan 9, 2016" (PDF). Premier Hockey Federation. January 9, 2016. Retrieved December 16, 2022.
  12. "2015-16 NWHL Regular Season – Jan 10, 2016" (PDF). Premier Hockey Federation. January 10, 2016. Retrieved December 16, 2022.
  13. "2015-16 NWHL Regular Season – Jan 17, 2016" (PDF). Premier Hockey Federation. January 17, 2016. Retrieved December 16, 2022.
  14. "2015-16 NWHL Regular Season – Jan 31, 2016" (PDF). Premier Hockey Federation. January 31, 2016. Retrieved December 16, 2022.
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  16. "2015-16 NWHL Regular Season – Feb 14, 2016" (PDF). Premier Hockey Federation. February 14, 2016. Retrieved December 16, 2022.
  17. "2015-16 NWHL Regular Season – Feb 21, 2016" (PDF). Premier Hockey Federation. February 21, 2016. Retrieved December 16, 2022.
  18. "2015-16 NWHL Regular Season – Feb 28, 2016" (PDF). Premier Hockey Federation. February 28, 2016. Retrieved December 16, 2022.
  19. "2015-16 NWHL Playoffs – Mar 6, 2016" (PDF). Premier Hockey Federation. March 6, 2016. Retrieved December 16, 2022.
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