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Week of November 23, 2015

by
Kaleigh Lucas
on November 23
This week in the NWHL, the NWHLs first All Star-Weekend was announced. It will be
held in Buffalo, NY on January 23rd and 24th, 2016 at the HarborCenter. Hilary Knight
(Boston Pride) and Emily Pfalzer (Buffalo Beauts) were named player captains as well. In
December they will announce 11 of the 14 players on their teams and fans will be able to
vote for two players on each team afterwards. Tickets will go on sale on November 27th
at 12 am. General admission to the weekends activities is $25, while the full package is
$125. The All-Star Game will feature a format of four on four for two 20 minute periods.
As an added incentive, the winning team will receive 20% of ticket sale profits. The
All-Star Game will also feature a skills competition, similar to the NHL Skills Competition.
Events that will be featured in the skills competition are shooting accuracy, fastest
skater, trick shot, and the agility obstacle course. More information can be found on
NWHL.co

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NYR vs BOS Recap

by
Kaleigh Lucas
on November 23
Boston again was unable to solve Riveters goaltender Nana Fujimoto as they fell for the
second weekend in a row to the New York Riveters. Bostons record now stands at 3-2-0
after starting the season 3-0. The Riveters record is now 2-3-0 after starting the season
0-3-0. The Riveters tallied first, with Brooke Ammerman scoring just 1:11 into the first
period. Madison Packer scored one unassisted just over a minute a later. Later in the first
period on the powerplay, Boston got one back when Hilary Knight stuffed in a rebound
off a shot by Brianna Decker. But just 26 seconds later, New York again tallied another
goal, this time scored by Megan Fardelmann. Boston came out with guns blazing in the
second period and Amanda Pelkey was able to convert on an early powerplay chance
after the Riveters Celeste Brown took a penalty. The Pride continued to fire shot after
shot at Nana Fujimoto but she stood strong like a brick wall. It appeared that the Prides
Jordan Smelker had scored goal late in the 2nd period but it was overturned after the

referees determined that she had kicked the puck into the net. Boston led the Riveters in
shots 37-14.

CT vs BUF Recap
by
Kaleigh Lucas
on November 23
The Beauts hosted Military Appreciation Day on November 22nd at the HarborCenter.
The Niagara Falls Airbase color guard was on the ice during the national anthems and
SGM Jason Jaskula dropped the puck. The Beauts were in search of their first win of the
season after being stunned by the Connecticut Whale in the final seconds of last weeks
game. The Whale were looking to stay perfect on the season. The Beauts would start off
the game strong but would soon get into early period penalty trouble. On an extended
period of 5 on 3 hockey, the Whale would take a 2-0 lead on goals by Sam Faber and Kelli
Stack. Megan Bozek received a 5 minute major and a game misconduct for highsticking
and she did not return to the game. The Whale had taken a 4-0 lead before Buffalo
scored their first goal of the game on a shot by Kelley Steadman. The period ended with
the Whale having an early lead of 5-1. In the 2nd period, the Whale took 3 penalties and
the Beauts scored 5 goals, including 3 on the powerplay to tie the game at 6. The goals
were scored by Steadman, Kunichika (2), Duggan, and Williams. The third period was
mostly quiet, especially compared to the first two periods. The game was first in league
history to head to overtime. After a very exciting overtime in which the Beauts had a
powerplay that created numerous scoring chances, the game was still tied at 6. The game
went to a shootout, also the first in league history. The Whale would win in a shootout.

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League Leaders
Points
T-1. Brianna Decker (BOS) - 9
T-1. Hilary Knight (BOS) - 9
2. Kelli Stack (CT) - 6
T-3. Kaleigh Fratkin (CT) - 5
T-3. Kelley Steadman (BUF) - 5

Goals
1.Brianna Decker (BOS) - 5
T-2. Hilary Knight (BOS) - 4
T-2. Kelley Steadman (BOS) - 4
3. Kelly Babstock (CT) - 3

4. Alyssa Wohlfeiler (CT) - 2

Assists
1.Hilary Knight (BOS) - 5
T-2.Brianna Decker (BOS) - 4
T-2.Kelli Stack (CT) - 4
T-2.Meghan Duggan (BUF) - 4
3. Corinne Buie (BOS) - 3

Goals Against Average (GAA)

1.Jaimie Leonoff (CT) - 1.50
2.Brittany Ott (BOS) - 2.20
3.Nana Fujimoto (NYR) - 3.00
4.Brianne McLaughlin (BUF) - 4.67

Wins
1. Brittany Ott (BOS) - 2
2.Jaimie Leonoff (CT) - 2
3.Nana Fujimoto (NYR) - 2
4.Brianne McLaughlin (BUF) - 0

Save Percentage
1.Jaimie Leonoff (CT) - 0.952
2.Nana Fujimoto (NYR) - 0.917
3.Brittany Ott (BOS) - 0.904
4.Brianne McLaughlin (BUF) - 0.896

Upcoming NWHL Schedule

11/29/15:
Buffalo vs NYR @ 7:00 pm @ Aviator Sports and Events
Center
Connecticut vs Boston @ 3:00 pm @Harvard Bright-Landry
Center
12/5/15:
Buffalo vs Boston @7:30 pm @Harvard Bright-Landry Center
12/6/15:
Buffalo vs Connecticut @4:30 pm @ Chelsea Piers CT
NYR vs Boston @ 3:30 pm @ Harvard Bright-Landry Center