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)

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

Offseason

Spring free agent camp

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
NumberPlayerPositionNationalityPrevious Team
2Chelsae VanGlahnForward United StatesPlattsburgh State
3Syliva XistrisForward United StatesColby Mules women's ice hockey
6Kayla McDonaghForward United StatesSt. Thomas
7Erika LawlerForward United StatesBoston Blades
8Hayley WilliamsForward United StatesMiami University (Ohio)
9Nicole GianninoForward United StatesHoly Cross Crusaders women's ice hockey
10Lindsay GriggForward/Defense CanadaRIT Tigers women's ice hockey
11Elena OrlandoForward/Defense United StatesQuinnipiac Bobcats women's ice hockey
13Ashley JohnstonDefense CanadaUnion Dutchwomen ice hockey
14Brianne MahoneyDefense United StatesPrinceton Tigers women's ice hockey
15Madison MarzarioDefense United StatesRPI Engineers women's ice hockey
30Heather RossiGoaltender United StatesPenn State Nittany Lions women's ice hockey
Team White
NumberPlayerPositionNationalityPrevious Team
1Zoe ZisisGoaltender United StatesBoston Blades
2Morgan Fritz-WardForward United StatesQuinnipiac Bobcats women's ice hockey
4Cherie StewartForward United StatesManahattanville
5Samantha WeinbergForward United StatesCornell Big Red women's ice hockey
6Kristen LevesqueForward United StatesRhode Island University
7Hailey BrowneForward CanadaMaine Black Bears women's ice hockey
8Denise CardelloForward United StatesCastleton State
9Taylor HolzeForward United StatesBoston University Terriers women's ice hockey
10Taylor MahoneyForward United StatesRPI Engineers women's ice hockey
11Celeste BrownForward United StatesRIT Tigers women's ice hockey
12Courtney FlynnDefense United StatesManhattanville College
13Maggie JoyceDefense United StatesNew Hampshire Wildcats women's ice hockey
14Erica KrommDefense CanadaCalgary Inferno
15Navraj RajDefense CanadaWestern Mustangs women's ice hockey

Regular season

News and notes

  • 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

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[4]
GameDateOpponentScoreOTDecisionLocationRecordPointsGamesheet
1October 11@ Connecticut Whale1–4FujimotoChelsea Piers CT0–1–00[Game 1]
2October 18Boston Pride7–1LundbergAviator Sports and Events Center0–2–00[Game 2]
3October 25Connecticut Whale3–1FujimotoAviator Sports and Events Center0–3–00[Game 3]
4November 15Boston Pride2–3FujimotoAviator Sports and Events Center1–3–02[Game 4]
5November 22@ Boston Pride3–2FujimotoBright Hockey Center2–3–04[Game 5]
6November 29Buffalo Beauts3–1FujimotoAviator Sports and Events Center2–4–04[Game 6]
7December 6@ Boston Pride1–4ScrivensBright Hockey Center2–5–04[Game 7]
8December 13Connecticut Whale4–3SOScrivensAviator Sports and Events Center2–5–15[Game 8]
9December 27@ Buffalo Beauts7–3FujimotoHarborCenter3–5–17[Game 9]
10January 3Connecticut Whale6–1FujimotoAviator Sports and Events Center3–6–17[Game 10]
11January 9@ Connecticut Whale3–4FujimotoIngalls Rink3–7–17[Game 11]
12January 10@ Boston Pride1–8ScrivensBright Hockey Center3–8–17[Game 12]
13January 17Buffalo Beauts6–5SOScrivensAviator Sports and Events Center3–8–28[Game 13]
14January 31@ Buffalo Beauts2–4FujimotoHarborCenter3–9–28[Game 14]
15February 6Boston Pride6–1LadenAviator Sports and Events Center3–10–28[Game 15]
16February 14Buffalo Beauts3–4SOFujimotoAviator Sports and Events Center4–10–210[Game 16]
17February 21@ Buffalo Beauts1-5FujimotoHarborCenter4–11–210[Game 17]
18February 28@ Connecticut Whale2-4LadenChelsea Piers CT4–12–210[Game 18]

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

Playoffs

Game log

2016 Isobel Cup Playoffs
Semifinals vs. Boston Pride; Boston won series 2–0
GameDateOpponentScoreOTDecisionLocationRecordGamesheet
1Mar 4@ Boston Pride0–6ScrivensRaymond Bourque Arena0–1[Game 19]
2Mar 5@ Boston Pride4–7FujimotoRaymond Bourque Arena0–2[Game 20]

  Win   Loss

Statistics

Final

Skaters

Goaltenders

Regular Season[5]
Player GP TOI W L OT GA GAA SA SV% SO PIM
Nana Fujimoto13712:21480393.284360.91100
Jenny Scrivens6243:09012163.951630.90200
Chelsea Laden†2119:2502094.52600.85000
Shenae Lundberg‡128:5600048.29320.87500
Corinne Boyles000:0000000.0000.00000
Playoffs[5]
Player GP TOI W L OT GA GAA SA SV% SO PIM
Jenny Scrivens296:3202084.97890.91000
Nana Fujimoto120:51000411.51180.77800

†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

Updated January 31, 2016[6][7]

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

Awards and honors

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

Transactions

Trades

January 27, 2016[8] To Connecticut Whale

Shenae Lundberg

 To New York Riveters

Chelsea Laden

Signings

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

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)

References

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  2. ↑ "NHL to host first-ever Outdoor Women's Classic presented by Scotiabank". nhl.com. December 28, 2015. Archived from the original on December 29, 2015. Retrieved January 7, 2016.
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Games

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