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2016—2017 new york riveters 2016—2017 new york riveters schedule Date Time AWAY HOME Location

Courtney Burke KORT-nee BURK 6 Defense Albany, NY Sunday, September 25 4:30 PM RUSSIA NEW YORK Barnabas Health Hockey House Sarah Bryant 3 Bethlehem,PA Monday, September 26 7:30 PM RUSSIA NEW YORK Mennen Ice Arena Miye D’oench Mee-yay Dench 19 Forward New York, NY Kiira Dosdall KEAR-rah Dahz-dull 26 Defense Fairfield, CT REGULAR SEASON KAY-lee FRAT-kin 13 Defense Burnaby, BC Saturday, October 8, 2016 7:30 PM NEW YORK Buffalo Harborcenter Morgan Fritz-Ward 11 Forward Mason City, IA Sunday, October 16, 2016 5:00 PM NEW YORK Barnabas Health Hockey House

Alexa Gruschow uh-LEK-suh gruh-Shau 16 Forward Mechanicsburg, PA Saturday, October 22, 2016 6:30 PM NEW YORK BOSTON

Ashley Johnston 10 Defense Burlington, ON Saturday, November 12, 2016 3:30 PM NEW YORK BUFFALO Buffalo Harborcenter

Amanda Kessel 28 Forward Madison, WI Sunday, November 13, 2016 3:30 PM NEW YORK BUFFALO Buffalo Harborcenter

Bray Ketchum bray CATCH-um 17 Forward Greenwich, CT Sunday, November 20, 2016 4:00 PM CONNECTICUT NEW YORK Barnabas Health Hockey House

Jaimie Leonoff JAY-mee lee-un-OFF 32 Goaltender Montreal, QC Saturday, December 3, 2016 4:30 PM BUFFALO NEW YORK Barnabas Health Hockey House Milica McMillen mel-EETZ-uh MC-mil-in 73 Defense St. Paul, MN Sunday, December 4, 2016 4:00 PM BOSTON NEW YORK Barnabas Health Hockey House Madison Packer 14 Forward Detroit, MI Sunday, December 11, 2016 5:00 PM CONNECTICUT NEW YORK Barnabas Health Hockey House mih-SHELL pih-KARD 27 Defense Taunton, MA Sunday, December 18, 2016 3:00 PM NEW YORK CONNECTICUT Northford Ice Pavilion Tatiana Rafter 7 Forward/Defense , MB Saturday, January 7, 2016 TBD BOSTON NEW YORK Barnabas Health Hockey House Rebecca Russo 18 Forward Westport, CT Saturday, January 14, 2017 7:30 PM NEW YORK BUFFALO Buffalo Harborcenter Sojung Shin 31 Goaltender Seoul, Korea Saturday, January 21, 2017 6:00 PM BOSTON NEW YORK Barnabas Health Hockey House Janine Weber 12 Forward Innsbruck, AUT Friday, January 27, 2017 7:30 PM NEW YORK BUFFALO Buffalo Harborcenter

Head Coach/ GM Chad Wiseman Sunday, January 29, 2017 3:00 PM NEW YORK CONNECTICUT Northford Ice Pavilion Assistant Coach Sis Paulsen Saturday, February 4, 2017 4:30 PM BUFFALO NEW YORK Barnabas Health Hockey House Goaltending Coach Rebecca Ruegsegger Baker Sunday, February 19, 2017 3:00 PM CONNECTICUT NEW YORK Barnabas Health Hockey House Saturday, March 4, 2017 6:30 PM NEW YORK BOSTON Warrior Ice Arena

Sunday, March 12, 2017 4:00 PM BOSTON NEW YORK Barnabas Health Hockey House

Sunday, March 19, 2017 3:00 PM NEW YORK CONNECTICUT Northford Ice Pavilion

Saturday, April 15, 2017 4:00 PM BUFFALO NEW YORK Barnabas Health Hockey House 2016—2017 media guide

2016—2017 new york riveters player profiles 26 kiira dosdall DEFENSE : colgate HOMETOWN: fairfield, ct

Dosdall is in her second season with the Riveters. She won the (CWHL) in 2014- 15 with the Boston Blades. In her years at Colgate, she was an All- ECAC selection twice. She is COURTNEY BURKE currently the leader in career points as a defenseman for Colgate (63). In her years between college 6 and the NWHL, Dosdall played professionally in Austria, where she won four consecutive Austrian titles and three European league titles with the Vienna Sabres. DEFENSE COLLEGE: WISCONSIN HOMETOWN: ALBANY, NY

Burke was initially drafted to the in the 2015 NWHL draft, while she was a junior in college. She later signed with the Riveters this off-season. Burke was a part of the U.S. Women’s National U-18 team that captured gold in 2011 and silver in 2012. She attended Shattuck- Saint Mary’s preparatory school where she recorded 66 goals and 164 assists in 147 games. She then went on to the University of Wisconsin where she was named to the All- WCHA Rookie team in 2013, and 13 kaleigh fratkin the All- WCHA Second team after her sophomore season. defense COLLEGE: boston u HOMETOWN: burnaby, bc, can

Fratkin spent her first season in the NWHL with the Connecticut Whale. She signed with the Riveters this off- season. Fratkin was the first Canadian player to sign in the NWHL. She was a part of the Canadian U-18 Women’s National team that won silver in 2009. She also won three consecutive Canadian National Championships with team from 2008-2010. 19 miye d’oench Fratkin never missed a game while playing at , playing 151 games straight. forward COLLEGE: harvard HOMETOWN: new york, NY

D’oench was drafted in 2015 by the , but was traded to the Riveters for Alex Carpenter. D’oench was also a part of the U.S Women’s National U-18 team that captured silver in 2012. She played all 4 years of college hockey at Harvard, where she was named to the All- second Morgan fritz-ward team, All- ECAC Hockey second team, and was ECAC player of the month (November) in her senior 11 year. She is one of 24 players in Harvard history to record 100 career points. forward COLLEGE: quinnipiac HOMETOWN: mason city, ia

Fritz- Ward is in her second season with the Riveters. She served as alternate of the team in her first season. She was the captain of the Women’s team her senior season, and led the team to the NCAA tournament quarterfinals. 2016—2017 media guide

16 alexa gruschow 17 bray ketchum forward COLLEGE: rpi HOMETOWN: mechanicsburg, pa forward COLLEGE: yale HOMETOWN: greenwich, ct

Gruschow is in her first season in the NWHL. In her senior year at RPI, Gruschow led the team in Ketchum is in her second season with the Riveters. In 2014- 2015, she played for the Boston Blades both power play goals (5) and short-handed goals (2). She finished her collegiate hockey career with of the CWHL, where she won the Clarkson Cup. She was one of the two Riveters players loaned to 93 points (46 g, 47 a). the Boston Pride last season to participate in the 2015 Women’s Winter Classic. She was also named to the U-22 Team USA roster in 2010 before she joined the Blades. She recorded 87 points in 117 games while playing at Yale. Ketchum also played on the team at Yale.

13 ashley johnston 32 jaimie leonoff defense COLLEGE: union HOMETOWN: burlington, on, can goaltender COLLEGE: yale HOMETOWN: montreal, qc, can

Johnston is in her second season with the Riveters. She served as the team captain in her first Leonoff played her first NWHL season with Connecticut Whale, where she started in net for them season with the team. She was a candidate for the NCAA’s Hockey Humanitarian of the Year Award in the NWHL’s inaugural game against the Riveters. She ended the season with the highest save in her senior year. She also was an ECAC All-Academic team selection in three of her four years at percentage in the league (.936). Leanoff won three straight team MVP awards while playing at Yale. Union. Johnston played in the CWHL with the in 2010, where they made it to In her senior season, she was awarded ECAC All- Academic team, Academic All- Ivy League, and the Clarkson Cup semifinals. Honorable Mention All- Ivy League. Leonoff also often participates with “Habitat for Humanity” and works with children from the projects in South Africa.

28 amanda kessel 73 milica mcmillen forward COLLEGE: u of minnesota HOMETOWN: madison, wi defense COLLEGE: u of minnesota HOMETOWN: st. paul, mn

Kessel is in her first season of the NWHL. Before attending the University of Minnesota, where McMillen is in her first season in the NWHL. She finished her senior season at the University of she won a national championship in 2013, she played at Shattuck- Saint Mary’s. She won two Minnesota with 9 goals and 19 assists. She was named All-WCHA second team in her senior year. consecutive U-19 championships there. In her final year there, she tallied 122 points in 46 games. She won three national championships with Minnesota (2013, 2015, 2016). McMillen also won a gold She was the leading scorer of the team by 61 points. Kessel has won a medal at all International medal as a part of the 2011 IIHF U-18 U.S World Championship team. tournaments she has participated in. She won Silver at the 2014 Winter Olympics in Sochi, Gold at the 2013 IIHF Women’s World Championship, and Silver at the 2012 IIHF Women’s World Championship. She also won Gold at the 2011 and 2012 Four Nations Cup. 2016—2017 media guide

14 madison packer 18 rebecca russo forward COLLEGE: wisconsin HOMETOWN: detroit, mi forward COLLEGE: boston u HOMETOWN: westport, ct

Packer is in her second season with New York. The Detroit native won a national championship in Russo is in her first season in the NWHL. She recorded 38 points in her senior year at BU (15 g, 23 a). 2011 with the Wisconsin Badgers. Her senior year with the team she was elected to the All-WCHA She also holds the record for fastest in a game in BU history, scoring just 12 seconds into the Academic Team. Packer is one of 19 players in school history to record 100 points. She also won game on November 21, 2015. Russo won a national title in 2011 with Shattuck St. Mary’s, where she Gold at the 2008 and 2009 IIHF U-18 World Championships with Team USA. also led the team in goals her senior year at the school.

27 michelle picard 31 sojung shin defense COLLEGE: harvard HOMETOWN: taunton, ma goaltender COLLEGE: providence HOMETOWN: seoul, korea

In her senior season at Harvard, Picard was selected to the All- Ivy League first team, All- ECAC Shin is in her first season of the NWHL. She notched 37 wins in three seasons while at St. Francis Xavier Hockey third team, and was an ECAC defenseman of the year finalist. Picard was a team captain as University, and had a career save percentage of 944. She was named MVP of the team for the 2015 both a junior and senior on the team. She was a part of the U.S. national team that captured silver at season. Shin has also been a member of the Korean National Women’s Hockey team since age 14. the 2014 Olympics, and won gold in 2013, 2015, and 2016 at the World Championships of Hockey. In 2011, she was the captain of the U.S National Women’s U-18 team.

7 tatiana rafter 12 janine weber forward COLLEGE: u of british columbia HOMETOWN: winnipeg, mb forward COLLEGE: providence HOMETOWN: innsbruck, austria

Rafter is in her second season in the NWHL, and her first with the Riveters. Last season with Buffalo, Weber is in her second season with the Riveters. Before coming to the NWHL, she was a part of the 2015 Rafter recorded 2 goals and 1 assist in 17 games. In the 2013-14 season at the University of British Boston Blades (CWHL) team that won the Clarkson Cup. Weber also played for the Austrian U-18 team Columbia, Rafter won the West Player of the Year award. That year, she led the team in at the 2008 U-18 Women’s Worlds. At the 2013 IIHF Women’s World Championship, she was the scoring goals, points, and power- play goals. champion of the Division 1 group A bracket. In 81 games with the EWHL’s Vienna Sabres, Weber recorded 182 points. While playing the EWHL, she was elected to the 2011 and 2012 All- Star team. 2016—2017 media guide

2016—2017 new york riveters 2015—2016 new york riveters coaching staff regular schedule results

Date Time AWAY HOME LOCATION

Sunday, October 11, 2015 1:30 PM NEW YORK- 1 CONNECTICUT- 4 Chelsea Piers CT

Sunday, October 18, 2015 8:00 PM BOSTON- 7 NEW YORK- 1 Aviator Sports & Events Center chad wiseman Sunday, October 25, 2015 7:00 PM CONNECTICUT- 3 NEW YORK- 1 Aviator Sports & Events Center Sunday, November 15, 2015 7:00 PM BOSTON- 2 NEW YORK- 3 Aviator Sports & Events Center head coach/ general manager Sunday, November 22, 2015 3:00 PM NEW YORK- 3 BOSTON- 2 Bright-Landry Hockey Center

Chad Wiseman is in his second season as the Riveters head coach, and his first as the General Sunday, November 29, 2015 7:00 PM BUFFALO- 3 NEW YORK- 1 Aviator Sports & Events Center Manager. Wiseman was drafted by the San Jose Sharks in the 2000 NHL draft, and he was traded to Sunday, December 6, 2015 3:30 PM NEW YORK- 1 BOSTON- 4 Bright-Landry Hockey Center the in 2003. He later signed with the in 2006. On March 11, 2011, he scored four goals for the Albany Devils (AHL) in a span of 9:03. This set the franchise record Sunday, December 13, 2015 6:30 PM CONNECTICUT- 4 NEW YORK- 3 (SO) Aviator Sports & Events Center for most goals in one period, and tied the franchise record for most goals in a game. Sunday, December 27, 2015 3:30 PM NEW YORK- 7 BUFFALO-3 Buffalo Harborcenter

Sunday, January 3, 2016 7:00 PM CONNECTICUT- 6 NEW YORK- 1 Aviator Sports & Events Center

Saturday, January 9, 2016 7:30 PM NEW YORK- 3 CONNECTICUT- 4 Yale sis paulsen Sunday, January 10, 2016 3:00 PM NEW YORK- 1 BOSTON- 8 Bright-Landry Hockey Center Sunday, January 17, 2016 7:00 PM BUFFALO- 6 NEW YORK- 5 (SO) Aviator Sports & Events Center assistant coach Sunday, January 31, 2016 3:30 PM NEW YORK- 2 BUFFALO- 4 Buffalo Harborcenter

Sis Paulsen is in her first year with the Riveters. Paulsen played for the Wisconsin Badgers, and Saturday, February 6, 2016 6:00 PM BOSTON- 6 NEW YORK- 1 Aviator Sports & Events Center captained the team her senior year. She was also an assistant coach for the Bemidji State Women’s hockey team for three seasons. She later went on to become the head coach for the Sunday, February 14, 2016 2:00 PM BUFFALO- 3 NEW YORK- 4 (SO) Aviator Sports & Events Center College women’s team, where she coached from 2009-2013. Sunday, February 21, 2016 3:30 PM NEW YORK- 1 BUFFALO- 5 Buffalo Harborcenter

Sunday, February 28, 2016 6:00 PM NEW YORK- 2 CONNECTICUT- 4 Chelsea Piers CT

Friday, May 4, 2016 7:00 PM NEW YORK- 0 BOSTON- 6 Ray Bourque Arena rebecca ruegsegger baker Saturday, May 5, 2016 8:00 PM NEW YORK- 4 BOSTON- 7 Ray Bourque Arena goaltending coach

Baker is in her first season with the Riveters. She worked as the goaltending coach for the St. Cloud Women’s Hockey team for the past two years. In her playing career, Baker won a National Championship in 2011 at the University of Wisconsin. She ranks sixth in career wins and career saves at Wisconsin. 2016—2017 media guide

2015—2016 new york riveters new york riveters player statistics Quick facts

• Inaugural season- 2015-16 Player 2015-16 Team GP G A Pts Pts/GM PP SHG PIM GWG • Home Arena- Barnabas Health Hockey House, Newark, NJ Courtney Burke Wisconsin 40 5 30 35 0.88 2 0 26 1 • Colors- Red, white, and blue Miye D’eonch Harvard 32 14 23 37 1.16 3 1 12 2 • First goal- Brooke Ammerman (10/11/15 vs. CT) Kiira Dosdall NYR 18 1 6 7 0.39 1 0 20 0 • First win- 11/15/15 vs. Boston Kaleigh Fratkin CTW 18 5 12 17 0.94 3 0 40 1 • - @NYRiveters Morgan Fritz-Ward NYR 17 4 2 6 0.36 2 0 8 0 • Facebook- New York Riveters Alexa Gruschow RPI 34 13 10 23 0.68 4 1 20 2 • Instagram- nyriveters Ashley Johnston NYR 16 1 6 7 0.46 1 0 8 0 Amanda Kessel Minnesota 13 11 6 17 1.31 2 1 4 2 Bray Ketchum NYR 18 10 4 14 0.78 5 0 18 0 Milica McMillen Minnesota 38 9 19 28 0.74 7 0 36 3 Madison Packer NYR 16 3 4 7 0.44 0 0 22 0 Michelle PIcard Harvard 32 2 10 12 0.38 2 0 14 0 Tatiana Rafter BUF 17 2 1 3 0.18 0 0 12 0 Rebecca Russo Boston U 39 15 23 38 0.97 2 2 10 3 Janine Weber NYR 18 3 6 9 0.50 0 1 4 0

Player 2015-16 Team GP Min. SV% GAA W L OTL SV SO Sarah Bryant Providence 7 294:49 .851 5.70 0 7 0 160 0 Jaimie Leonoff CTW 10 567:00 .936 2.96 7 3 0 410 0 Sojung Shin St. Francis Xavier 13 758:00 .927 1.98 3 10 0 318 1