NWHL 2018/19
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The 2018/19 season was the fourth season of the National Women's Hockey League (NWHL), the top division in US women's ice hockey . The season began on October 6, 2018 with the first game of the regular season and ended on March 17, 2019 with the final game for the Isobel Cup . The Minnesota Whitecaps secured this for the first time in the final against the Buffalo Beauts . A total of five teams took part in the game.
The Minnesota Whitecaps joined the league as the fifth team in May 2018 and took part in the league for the first time in the fourth year of the league's existence. In August 2018 they announced the cooperation with the Minnesota Wild from the National Hockey League . In January 2019, the Boston Pride confirmed a cooperation with the Boston Bruins .
Mode and participants
The five teams - namely the Boston Pride , Buffalo Beauts , Connecticut Whale , Metropolitan Riveters and Minnesota Whitecaps - each played a quadruple round against the other four teams in the regular season , so that each team played 16 games. A total of 40 games were played during the season, eight more than in the previous year.
The ranking of the regular season resulted in the seeding list for the subsequent play-offs , in which the first-placed player met the winner of the play-off preliminary round between fourth and fifth of the table. The next series contested the second and third place. As in the previous year, the teams played the play-offs in a knockout round.
NWHL Draft
The fourth Entry Draft of the NWHL took place on December 19 and 20, 2018. The order of the draft was determined by the result of the first half of the regular season of the current season. The Metropolitan Riveters had the lowest point team at that time, the first vote. They selected the US national player Annie Pankowski from the University of Wisconsin-Madison as the first overall position . A total of 25 players were drafted in five rounds, so that each team had five voting rights.
Top 5 picks
| # | Player | nationality | Item | NWHL team | College team |
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| 1. | Annie Pankowski |
 United States
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F. | Metropolitan Riveters | University of Wisconsin – Madison ( WCHA ) |
| 2. | Melissa Samoskevich |
United States
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F. | Connecticut Whale | Quinnipiac University ( ECAC ) |
| 3. | Megan Keller |
United States
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D. | Buffalo Beauts | Boston College ( Hockey East ) |
| 4th | Kelly Pannek |
United States
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F. | Minnesota Whitecaps | University of Minnesota (WCHA) |
| 5. | Kali Flanagan |
United States
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D. | Boston Pride | Boston College (Hockey East) |
Regular season
In the regular season, which was played between October 6, 2018 and March 3, 2019, the Minnesota Whitecaps secured first place with one point ahead of the Buffalo Beauts .
| Pl. | Sp | S. | N | OTN | Gates | Points | |
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| 1. | Minnesota Whitecaps | 16 | 12 | 4th | 0 | 53:34 | 24 |
| 2. | Buffalo Beauts | 16 | 11 | 4th | 1 | 57:25 | 23 |
| 3. | Boston Pride | 16 | 11 | 5 | 0 | 60:36 | 22nd |
| 4th | Metropolitan Riveters | 16 | 4th | 12 | 0 | 32:65 | 8th |
| 5. | Connecticut Whale | 16 | 2 | 12 | 2 | 22:64 | 6th |
Abbreviations: Sp = games, S = victories, N = defeats, OTN = defeat after overtime or shootout
Explanations: = division winner
Best scorers
Abbreviations: Sp = games, T = goals, V = assists , pts = points, SM = penalty minutes; Bold: Season best
| Player | team | Sp | T | V | Pt | SM |
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| Hayley Scamurra | Buffalo Beauts | 16 | 10 | 10 | 20th | 12 |
| Maddie Elia | Buffalo Beauts | 16 | 12 | 7th | 19th | 32 |
| Jonna Curtis | Minnesota Whitecaps | 16 | 8th | 11 | 19th | 12 |
| Haley Skarupa | Boston Pride | 13 | 6th | 12 | 18th | 6th |
| McKenna Brand | Boston Pride | 16 | 6th | 11 | 17th | 6th |
Isobel Cup Playoffs
The playoffs for the Isobel Cup began on March 7, 2019 with the preliminary round game. This was followed by the two semi-finals on March 9th and 15th. The final game for the Isobel Cup, which was played on March 17th, won the Minnesota Whitecaps against the Buffalo Beauts .
| Play-in-game | Semifinals | final | |||||||||||
| 1 | Minnesota Whitecaps | 5 | |||||||||||
| 4th | Metropolitan Riveters | 5 | 4th | Metropolitan Riveters | 1 | ||||||||
| 5 | Connecticut Whale | 2 | 1 | Minnesota Whitecaps | 2 | ||||||||
| 2 | Buffalo Beauts | 1 | |||||||||||
| 2 | Buffalo Beauts | 4th | |||||||||||
| 3 | Boston Pride | 0 | |||||||||||
Play-in-game
| March 7, 2019 7:00 p.m. (local time) |
Metropolitan Riveters C. Burke (9:32) A. Gruschow (14:45) A. Richards (42:35) A. Gruschow (56:23) A. Richards (59:44) |
5: 2 (2: 2, 0: 0, 3: 0) game report |
Connecticut Whale E. Fluke (5:03) K. Mrázová (11:28) |
Barnabas Health Hockey House , Newark Spectators: k. A. |
Semifinals
| March 9, 2019 7:00 p.m. |
Buffalo Beauts M. Elia (30:32) E. Pfalzer (36:02) E. Janiga (48:04) D. Cameranesi (56:25) |
4: 0 (0: 0, 2: 0, 2: 0) game report |
Boston Pride |
HarborCenter , Buffalo Spectators: k. A. |
| March 15, 2019 7:30 p.m. |
Minnesota Whitecaps A. Boulier (3:36) K. McGovern (12:24) H. Brandt (38:16) H. Brandt (56:46) L. Barnes (59:33) |
5: 1 (2: 0, 1: 0, 2: 1) game report |
Metropolitan Riveters C. Burke (59:12) |
TRIA Rink , Saint Paul viewers: k. A. |
final
| March 17, 2019 1:00 p.m. |
Minnesota Whitecaps A. Menke (18:23) L. Stecklein (60:49) |
2: 1 a.d. (1: 1, 0: 0, 0: 0, 1: 0) game report |
Buffalo Beauts E. Pfalzer (17:01) |
TRIA Rink, Saint Paul viewers: k. A. |
Best scorers
Abbreviations: Sp = games, T = goals, V = assists , pts = points, SM = penalty minutes; Fat: best playoff value
| Player | team | Sp | T | V | Pt | SM |
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| Emily Pfalzer | Buffalo Beauts | 2 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 0 |
| Dani Cameranesi | Buffalo Beauts | 2 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 2 |
| Hayley Scamurra | Buffalo Beauts | 2 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 |
| Blake Bolden | Buffalo Beauts | 2 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 |
| Katerina Mrázová | Connecticut Whale | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 |
Isobel Cup winner
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Isobel Cup winner Minnesota Whitecaps |
Goalkeepers: Julie Friend , Amanda Leveille Defenders: Amanda Boulier , Winny Brodt-Brown , Chelsey Brodt-Rosenthal , Lisa Martinson , Emma Stauber , Lee Stecklein Attackers: Lauren Barnes , Hannah Brandt , Kendall Coyne Schofield , Jonna Curtis , Kalli Funk , Katie McGovern , Amy Menke , Meaghan Pezon , Kate Schipper , Allie Thunstrom Head coach: Jack Brodt , Ronda Engelhardt |
NWHL All Star Game
The third NWHL All-Star Game took place on February 10, 2019 at the Bridgestone Arena in Nashville . The match was played over two halves of 25 minutes each with only four field players per team. There was also a skills competition .
The teams were put together based on a fantasy draft by the players Shannon Szabados and Lee Stecklein .
The following players were selected for the respective teams:
- Team Szabados : Lexi Bender , Blake Bolden , Amanda Boulier , Katie Burt , Kendall Coyne Schofield , Shannon Doyle , Savannah Harmon , Amanda Kessel , Katerina Mrázová , Madison Packer , Amanda Pelkey , Michelle Picard , Audra Richards , Hayley Scamurra , Haley Skarupa
- Team Stecklein : Hannah Brandt , Courtney Burke , Dani Cameranesi , Lisa Chesson , Jonna Curtis , Jillian Dempsey , Emily Fluke , Alyssa Gagliardi , Nicole Hensley , Amanda Leveille , Michelle Löwenhielm , Gigi Marvin , Emily Pfalzer , Kate Schipper , Allie Thunstrom
Including the captains, there was a team of 16 players, with the Finn Meeri Räisänen being replaced by Kaitlin Burt due to an international trip .
The Szabados team defeated the Stecklein team after 50 minutes of play with 3-2 in a shootout . A total of 6,120 spectators attended the game that was played after the NHL game between the Nashville Predators and St. Louis Blues . This set a new attendance record for a professional women's ice hockey game in the United States.
Awards
| Award | Player | team |
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| Most valuable player | Maddie Elia | Buffalo Beauts |
| Denna Laing Perseverance Award | Jillian Dempsey | Boston Pride |
| Foundation Award | Kelly Babstock | Buffalo Beauts |
| Hannah Brandt | Minnesota Whitecaps | |
| Sarah Hughson | Connecticut Whale | |
| Kimberly Sass | Metropolitan Riveters | |
| Mallory Souliotis | Boston Pride | |
| Fans' Three Stars of the Season | Amanda Boulier | Minnesota Whitecaps |
| Katerina Mrázová | Connecticut Whale | |
| Madison Packer | Metropolitan Riveters | |
| The Players' Top Player of the Year | Hayley Scamurra | Buffalo Beauts |
| Defensive Player of the Year | Blake Bolden | Buffalo Beauts |
| Goaltender of the Year | Shannon Szabados | Buffalo Beauts |
| Rookie of the Year | Jonna Curtis | Minnesota Whitecaps |
| Leading Scorer Award | Hayley Scamurra | Buffalo Beauts |
| Most valuable player in the playoffs | Lee Stecklein | Minnesota Whitecaps |
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