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10 Former Eagles Sign NWHL Contracts for 2016-17 Season
August 01, 2016 | Women's Hockey
Former BC stars pepper the second-year league’s rosters
CHESTNUT HILL, Mass. – Ten alumnae of the Boston College women's hockey program have signed contracts to play in the National Women's Hockey League (NWHL) during the 2016-17 season.
The league's annual free agency period came to an end on July 31, with a flurry of signings – including five former Eagles - on the final day of the signing period.
The Connecticut Whale leads the way with five former BC players, including three 2016 graduates: Kaliya Johnson, Haley Skarupa and Dana Trivigno. The Boston Pride has two 2016 alums – Lexi Bender and Alex Carpenter – as part of the four-Eagle contingent. Emily Pfalzer is the only BC player on the Buffalo Beauts. There are currently no former BC players signed to the league's fourth team, the New York Riveters.
Boston Pride (4): Lexi Bender '16, Blake Bolden '13, Alex Carpenter '16, Emily Field '15
Buffalo Beauts (1): Emily Pfalzer '15
Connecticut Whale (5): Kaliya Johnson '16, Meagan Mangene '14, Kelli Stack '11, Haley Skarupa '16, Dana Trivigno '16
Carpenter was the league's first-ever No. 1 overall selection, having been drafted by the Riveters first overall in the 2015 NWHL Draft. Skarupa was selected fifth overall by the Riveters the same year, while Bender was selected No. 11 overall by Boston and Trivigno was taken No. 13 overall by New York in the same draft. Carpenter's rights were later traded to Boston, while both Skarupa and Trivigno's rights were traded to Connecticut. Johnson signed with the Whale as a free agent.
Pfalzer served as captain of her hometown Beauts in 2015-16, while Stack was the league's third-leading scorer (8g, 13a).
The Pride – including Bolden, Field and Mangene – won the 2016 Isobel Cup as league champions, topping Buffalo in two games in the best-of-three championship series that was played in Newark, N.J.
The NWHL opens play in its second season on Friday, Oct. 7.
The league's annual free agency period came to an end on July 31, with a flurry of signings – including five former Eagles - on the final day of the signing period.
The Connecticut Whale leads the way with five former BC players, including three 2016 graduates: Kaliya Johnson, Haley Skarupa and Dana Trivigno. The Boston Pride has two 2016 alums – Lexi Bender and Alex Carpenter – as part of the four-Eagle contingent. Emily Pfalzer is the only BC player on the Buffalo Beauts. There are currently no former BC players signed to the league's fourth team, the New York Riveters.
Boston Pride (4): Lexi Bender '16, Blake Bolden '13, Alex Carpenter '16, Emily Field '15
Buffalo Beauts (1): Emily Pfalzer '15
Connecticut Whale (5): Kaliya Johnson '16, Meagan Mangene '14, Kelli Stack '11, Haley Skarupa '16, Dana Trivigno '16
Carpenter was the league's first-ever No. 1 overall selection, having been drafted by the Riveters first overall in the 2015 NWHL Draft. Skarupa was selected fifth overall by the Riveters the same year, while Bender was selected No. 11 overall by Boston and Trivigno was taken No. 13 overall by New York in the same draft. Carpenter's rights were later traded to Boston, while both Skarupa and Trivigno's rights were traded to Connecticut. Johnson signed with the Whale as a free agent.
Pfalzer served as captain of her hometown Beauts in 2015-16, while Stack was the league's third-leading scorer (8g, 13a).
The Pride – including Bolden, Field and Mangene – won the 2016 Isobel Cup as league champions, topping Buffalo in two games in the best-of-three championship series that was played in Newark, N.J.
The NWHL opens play in its second season on Friday, Oct. 7.
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