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2016–2017 CONNECTICUT WHALE MEDIA GUIDE 2016—2017 MEDIA GUIDE 2016–2017 CONNECTICUT WHALE 2016–2017 CONNECTICUT WHALE SCHEDULE Shenae Lundberg 1 Goaltender Peterborough, NH Date Time AWAY HOME Location Anya Battaglino 4 Forward/ Defense Waltham, MA Jackie Raines 5 Forward London, ON Tuesday, September 27 7:00 PM RUSSIA CONNECTICUT Northford Ice Pavilion Shannon Doyle 6 Defense Baldwin, ON Thursday, September 29 7:00 PM RUSSIA CONNECTICUT Northford Ice Pavilion Nicole Kosta 7 Forward Mississauga, ON Kelly Babstock 8 Forward Mississauga, ON REGULAR SEASON Molly Engstrom 9 Defense Siren, Wi Sunday, October 9, 2016 7:30 PM CONNECTICUT BUFFALO Harborcenter Kaliya Johnson 10 Defense Chandler, AZ Sunday, October 16, 2016 5:00 PM CONNECTICUT NEW YORK Barnabas Health Hockey House Elena Orlando 14 Forward/Defense Winters, CA Sunday, October 23, 2016 3:30 PM CONNECTICUT BUFFALO Harborcenter Micaela Long 16 Forward South Boston, MA Saturday, November 12, 2016 6:30 PM CONNECTICUT BOSTON Warrior Ice Arena Dana Trivigno 17 Forward Setauket, NY Sunday, November 20, 2016 4:00 PM CONNECTICUT NEW YORK Barnabas Health Hockey House Cydney Roesler 21 Defense Stittsville, ON Saturday, December 3, 2016 7:30 PM CONNECTICUT BOSTON Warrior Ice Arena Haley Skarupa 22 Forward Rockville, MD Saturday, December 10, 2016 7:00 PM BUFFALO CONNECTICUT Northford Ice Pavilion Ivana Bilic 23 Defense Coquitlam, BC Sunday, December 11, 2016 5:00 PM CONNECTICUT NEW YORK Barnabas Health Hockey House Nicole Stock 24 Goaltender Buffalo Grove, IL Sunday, December 18, 2016 3:00 PM NEW YORK CONNECTICUT Northford Ice Pavilion Juana Barubeau 25 Defense Amos, QC Saturday, January 7, 2017 7:00 PM BUFFALO CONNECTICUT Northford Ice Pavilion Jordan Brickner 26 Defense Lake Forest, IL Sunday, January 15, 2017 3:00 PM BOSTON CONNECTICUT Northford Ice Pavilion Nicole Connery 27 Forward Newmarket, ON Samantha Faber 28 Forward Mt. Sinai, NY Friday, January 27, 2017 7:00 PM BOSTON CONNECTICUT Northford Ice Pavilion Laura Brenna 33 Goaltender White Bear Lake, MN Sunday, January 29, 2017 3:00 PM NEW YORK CONNECTICUT Northford Ice Pavilion Celeste Brown 42 Forward Great Falls, MT Saturday, February 4, 2017 7:30 PM CONNECTICUT BOSTON Warrior Ice Arena Meagan Mangene 57 Forward/Defense Miller Place, NY Sunday, February 19, 2017 3:00 PM CONNECTICUT NEW YORK Barnabas Health Hockey House Kelli Stack 61 Forward Brooklyn Heights, OH Friday, February 24, 2017 7:00 PM BOSTON CONNECTICUT Northford Ice Pavilion Sunday, February 26, 2017 3:30 PM CONNECTICUT BUFFALO Harborcenter GM/Assistant Coach Lisa Giovanelli Sunday, March 5, 2017 3:00 PM BUFFALO CONNECTICUT Northford Ice Pavilion Head Coach Heather Linstad Sunday, March 12, 2017 3:00 PM BUFFALO CONNECTICUT Northford Ice Pavilion Sunday, March 19, 2017 3:00 PM NEW YORK CONNECTICUT Northford Ice Pavilion Saturday, April 15, 2017 12:00 PM CONNECTICUT BOSTON Warrior Ice Arena 2016—2017 MEDIA GUIDE 2016—2017 CONNECTICUT WHALE PLAYER PROFILES 5 JACKIE RAINES FORWARD COLLEGE: Yale HOMETOWN: London, ON, CAN 1 SHENAE LUNDBERG GOALTENDER COLLEGE: Union HOMETOWN: Peterborough, NH During her college career Lundberg set Union’s all-time career saves record with 3,023 as well as the NCAA record for saves in a shutout with 59 against Northeastern her senior season. Additionally Lundberg also received the Robert M. Ridings Award, given to a Union female senior with an outstanding display of attitude, ability, participation, and achievement. SHANNON DOYLE Lundberg began the 2015-16 season as a member of the New York Riveters, and was a part of the 6 first trade of the NWHL to the Whale. DEFENSE COLLEGE: Boston U HOMETOWN: Baldwin, ON, CAN Doyle appeared in 36 her senior year, finishing the season with 29 points on four goals and 25 assists and led the team as a plus-33. She finished third among NCAA defensemen in points and ranked third in the nation with 106 blocked shots and was one of only three players to block over 100 shots in 2014-15. 4 ANYA BATTAGLINO In her 18 games with the Whale last season, Doyle has 2 goals and 3 assists. FORWARD/DEFENSE COLLEGE: Boston U HOMETOWN: Waltham, MA 7 NICOLE KOSTA FORWARD COLLEGE: Quinnipiac HOMETOWN: Mississauga, ON, CAN Kosta finished her senior with 123 points in 137 games and was a Three-time ECAC Hockey Third Team Selection. Kosta is the third player in Quinnipiac program history to record 100 points and set a program high 11 game point streak during her career. In international play, Nicole played for Team Canada U-18 team at World Championships in Sweden in 2011, and was selected to the Canadian National U-22/Development Team in August 2013. 2016—2017 MEDIA GUIDE 8 KELLY BABSTOCK 13 MOLLY ENGSTROM FORWARD COLLEGE: Quinnipiac HOMETOWN: Mississauga, ON, CAN DEFENSE COLLEGE: Wisconsin-Madison HOMETOWN: Siren, WI Had 203 points in 147 career games as a Bobcat for a 1.38 points per game average and is the University’s all time leading scorer. Her freshman year, Kelly was named the ECAC Player of the Engstrom earned a silver medal at the 2010 Olympic Games, scoring 3 goals and 4 assists, and was Year. After her senior campaign, Babstock became the first Quinnipiac player to be named a Top- a bronze medalist in the 2006 Olympic Games. Engstrom’s illustrious career includes the honors of 10 Patty Kazmaier Memorial Award Finalist, as well as the Bobcats’ first-ever All-American. She the Media All-Star Team and Directorate Award for Best Defenseman at the 2010 Olympic Games graduated from Quinnipiac as the program leader in every offensive category.While at Quinnipiac, in Vancouver. During her 112-game national team career, Engstrom helped the U.S. claim four IIHF Babstock also played lacrosse. In her first season with the Whale, Babstock notched 26 points in Women’s World Championship gold medals in 2005, 2008, 2009, and 2011, and two silver medals her 18 regular season games and 3 postseason games, for an average of 1.24 points per game. She in 2004 and 2007. She earned the Directorate Award as the IIHF tournament’s Top Defenseman in finished fourth in league points total and assists. 2007. Engstrom also captured a first place win with the U.S. at the 2008 Four Nations Cup and five second-place finishes in 2004, 2005, 2007, 2009, and 2010. Engstrom played in the early years of the CWHL, playing for the Brampton Thunder in the league’s inaugural season. Engstrom scored an overtime goal against the Mississauga Chiefs to win the CWHL’s first championship game. Engstrom later reached the Clarkson Cup Final with the Minnesota Whitecaps in 2009-10, and again with the Thunder in 2011-12, before ending her CWHL career with the Boston Blades in 2012-13. Engstrom played college hockey at the University of Wisconsin from 2001-2005, scoring 85 KALIYA JOHNSON points (28g, 57a) in 140 career games. A 2-time WCHA Defensive Player of the Year, Engstrom 10 was also named a top 10 finalist for the 2005 Patty Kazmaier Award. Following Engstrom’s junior year at Wisconsin, the defenseman was presented the Badger Award, given to the player who best DEFENSE COLLEGE: Boston College HOMETOWN: Chandler, AZ exemplifies passion, humility, and unity. Johnson completed her collegiate career tied for ninth in defenseman scoring with 43 points and 10th in defenseman assists (36) at Boston College. Kaliya’s 35 blocked shots were tied for second on the team in 2015-16. She was a member of the silver-medal winning U.S. squad at the 2012 IIHF U18 World Championship and the Junior Women’s Hockey league first-team all-league squad in 2012 as she helped the North American Hockey Academy win the 2011-12 league championship. Additionally, Kaliya was the fastest skater at the 2009 USA Hockey national skills competition. 14 ELENA ORLANDO 14 FORWARD/DEFENSE COLLEGE: Quinnipiac HOMETOWN: San Jose, CA 2016—2017 MEDIA GUIDE 16 MICAELA LONG 24 HALEY SKARUPA FORWARD COLLEGE: U of New Hampshire HOMETOWN: South Boston, MA FORWARD COLLEGE: Boston College HOMETOWN: Rockville, MD Long had 126 points in her 143 games at the University of New Hampshire and attained a 1.55 points Had 244 points in 144 games for an average of 1.69 points per game with Boston College. Ranked per game average in her senior season. Micaela skated in 17 games last season for the whale tallying third nationally in overall scoring and second nationally in points per game (1.92), her 31 goals 3 goals and 7 assists for a total of 10 points in the season. ranked third nationally, and she was tied for fourth in goals per game (0.84), her 40 assists were tied for third nationally, and her 1.08 assists per game was third nationally, her three shorthanded goals were tied for second nationally, and she added five power-play goals, her seven game-winning goals were tied for third nationally, led the team with a +62 plus/minus rating and 221 shots on goal, had a 20-game point streak from Oct. 4 through Jan. 17, during which she recorded 46 points. Internationally, Skarupa is a two-time Junior Women’s Hockey League Liz Turgeon Player of the Year (2011, 2012), a member of three U.S. Under-18 National Teams at the IIHF U18 World 17 DANA TRIVIGNO Championships, helped the team win the world championship in 2011, and earned silver medals in 2010 and 2012, led the 2012 tournament in goal scoring with 11 goals in five games, and was three- FORWARD COLLEGE: Boston College HOMETOWN: Setauket, NY time USA Hockey Player Development Camp attendee (2008, 2009, 2010).