OT: New York Riveters/NY area women's hockey discussion

[silverfish]

I wonder if there are any NYC area ladies who play and sign with the Rivs. Would be awesome.

Miye D'Oench is from NYC. Rebecca Russo is from Connecticut. Gabie Figueroa is from Jersey. I'm sure there are more, that's just off the top of my head.

Outside of the players who are from out of market (areas without an NWHL team), a lot of the players opt to play for the team nearest to their hometown. I know you know the Beauts are loaded with talent from WNY from Pfalzer to Greco.

 

[Mac n Gs]

NWHL Free Agency period is open. Riveters kick things off by re-signing goalie of the year, Katie Fitzgerald. Fitzy entered the season as the Rivs third-string goalie, but an injury (season-ending) to Jaimie Leonoff and early struggles from Shin, Fitzgerald took over and never looked back.

http://www.nwhl.zone/news_article/show/787396?referrer_id=2739439

Thank you for always posting these updates about the Riveters

 

[silverfish]

Rivs also re-signed Tatiana Rafter.

USA Women's Hockey team roster was announced today:



#Squad

 

[PlamsUnlimited]

Miye D'Oench is from NYC. Rebecca Russo is from Connecticut. Gabie Figueroa is from Jersey. I'm sure there are more, that's just off the top of my head.

Outside of the players who are from out of market (areas without an NWHL team), a lot of the players opt to play for the team nearest to their hometown. I know you know the Beauts are loaded with talent from WNY from Pfalzer to Greco.

Yeah Buffalo is good for that. You know too, most people here thankfully play hockey at any/all levels since child stage I have not done my Rivs homework admittedly.

 

[silverfish]

Russo

 

[silverfish]

Poeck back in NA with the name-change to boot!

 

[silverfish]

RFA ends today. UFA starts tomorrow. Will be very interesting to see how many players change teams.

 

[Machinehead]

That's pretty cool that Pock got a coaching job right away. Congrats to him.

 

[Mac n Gs]

Idk why I'm just realizing it now, but I love that Wiseman is the GM of the Riveters. I was a fan of his back in the day when he was one of the leaders on the Pack

 

[IamNotADancer]

Silly question but how professional is this women's league?

Do the ladies make enough to completely focus on hockey or do they have actual jobs like regular Janes?

 

[nyr2k2]

Silly question but how professional is this women's league?

Do the ladies make enough to completely focus on hockey or do they have actual jobs like regular Janes?

The last I saw the average salary was like $14K USD.

 

[silverfish]

Silly question but how professional is this women's league?

Do the ladies make enough to completely focus on hockey or do they have actual jobs.

The women who aren't affiliated with the US National team tend to have jobs. A lot of them coach. Ashley Johnston actually has a really cool story, she commutes in from Albany where she works as a robotics engineer

http://nypost.com/2017/02/20/womens-hockey-star-commutes-2000-miles-to-live-her-dream/

 

[IamNotADancer]

The last I saw the average salary was like $14K USD.

The women who aren't affiliated with the US National team tend to have jobs. A lot of them coach. Ashley Johnston actually has a really cool story, she commutes in from Albany where she works as a robotics engineer

http://nypost.com/2017/02/20/womens-hockey-star-commutes-2000-miles-to-live-her-dream/

Thanks!

I hope this will change for everyone involved and that they will be able to full concentrate on hockey.

 

[silverfish]

Wow.

Major loss for the Rivs and a huge pickup by the Pride

 

[silverfish]

Awesome news. Grow the game!

 

[silverfish]

Kreider and the Rivs

 

[silverfish]

Wow. This news is totally unexpected and awesome. Brownie will be a great addition to the Rivs.

 

[yrrebbor]

They play near Citifield, right?

 

[silverfish]

They play near Citifield, right?

The Rivs play at the Barnabas Hockey House. Right next to the Prudential Center. The Devils practice facility.

 

[silverfish]

Lawler is amazing. Hasn't played pro in 4 or 5 years. Was heavily involved off the ice for the NWHL. Speed demon. Really excited to see her back on the ice.

 

[silverfish]

This is so ****ing cool. It's about time an NHL franchise took note. This makes me hate the Devils ever so slightly less. #GrowTheGame

https://www.nytimes.com/2017/10/04/sports/hockey/nwhl-riveters-new-jersey-devils.html

 

[silverfish]

Season opens this weekend. Pride @ Rivs, Beauts @ Whale. Both games on Saturday, 130 and 230 puck drop, respectively. All games are streamed live! It also sounds like we're gonna have 'fancystats' for the league again this year. Really looking forward to getting my hands on those.

 

[silverfish]

Gameday bump!

(go Rivs, but don't tell my bosses I said that)

 

[silverfish]

Rivs are 2-0. Look like the team to beat this year. Fitzgerald is backing up her goalie of the year honors from last so far in a big way. Miye D'Oench leading the league in scoring (6 points in her first 2 games).

Next game this Saturday against the Whale. Streaming on Twitter. 7pm.

 

[Ori]

How big is the league now @silverfish ?
I had never thought the interest would be big enough for women to play hockey, but my vision is very limited. I mostly see women in the kitchen and bathroom, and vacation, or while sleeping good to have a woman nearby.