Hockey NWHL: Puck Drops on Inaugural Season by Staff Post October 14, 2015 (Bruce Bennett/Getty Images) Women playing hockey, cool. Women getting paid to play hockey, amazing! This past weekend the NWHL (National Women’s Hockey League) kicked off in Stamford, CT and Buffalo, NY, two major hockey towns. Up in Buffalo the party got started when “The First Women of Hockey”, Manon Rheaume, dropped the ceremonial puck. Rheaume was the first women to play in the NHL. In Stamford, the commissioner of the NWHL, Dani Ryan, dropped the puck. Our New York based team is the New York Riveters, who versed the Connecticut Whale in game one. The Riveters fell to the Whale 4-1, the Whale celebrated their first win in front of a sold out crowd and Jessica Koizumi scored the first ever goal in the NWHL. Brooke Ammerman scored the only goal for the Riverters. Keep up with Double G to get all the information on the New York Riveters and NWHL, the following is the roster for the NY Riveters: Forwards: Defenseman: Brooke Ammerman Kiira Dosdall Erin Barley – Maloney Gabie Figueroa Lyudmila Belyakoua Ashley Johnston Celeste Brown Amber Moore Meghan Fardelmann Elena Orlando Morgan Fritz-Ward Beth Hanrahan Goaltenders: Taylor Holze Bray Ketchum Nana Fujimoto Sydney Kidd Sheane Lundberg Madison Packer Jenny Scrivens Margot Scharfe Cherie Stewart The Riveters have their home opener this Sunday at 7pm in Brooklyn at the Aviator Sports & Events Center, against the Boston Pride who defeated the Buffalo Beauts 4-1. Post Views: 1,246 The following two tabs change content below.BioLatest Posts Staff Post Latest posts by Staff Post (see all) In The Zone Announces Initial Podcast Lineup - November 13, 2020 The Essential Resources You Need to Start Your Own Gym in 2020 - February 6, 2020 Wilder vs Fury II – How the second fight will be different to the first? - February 5, 2020 Early turnovers, defensive struggles plague the Scarlet Knights - January 26, 2020 Related TopicsBrooke AmmermanConnecticut WhaleJessica KoizumiNew York RivetersNWHL Click to comment You must be logged in to post a comment Login Leave a Reply Cancel replyYou must be logged in to post a comment. Newsletter Subscription Can't Miss Posts! Women in Sports: NHL Network Host, Jackie Redmond by Nicholas Durst | posted on March 4, 2019 Women in Sports: Ariel Epstein, On-Air Host at SportsGrid (VIDEO) by Anthony Paradiso | posted on March 12, 2021 A Conversation with Nancy Newman: “We Are All a Yankee Family” by Elizabeth DiPietro | posted on July 27, 2020 Women in Sports: Podcast Host, New York Riptide Sideline Reporter, Dani Wexelman by Luke Porco | posted on March 3, 2020 Fighting Words: Bellator is Giving Hardy the Credit She Deserves by Kristine Haugsjaa | posted on October 20, 2017 More in Hockey Tim Peel is Discharged After Caught on Hot Mic Tim Peel was Discharged from the NHL After He was Caught on the Hot... NHL, Amazon Web Services Partner to Develop New Stats, Data, and Insights The National Hockey League (NHL) is partnering with Amazon Web Services (AWS) in an... You Know I’m Right, Episode 81: ESPN’s Arda Ocal (Audio/Video) On the 81st episode of You Know I’m Right, Nick Durst and Joe Calabrese are joined by... You Know I’m Right, Episode 80: MSG Network’s Bill Pidto (Audio/Video) On the 80th episode of You Know I’m Right, Nick Durst and Joe Calabrese are joined by... Islanders Open the Season with two Losses against the Stanley Cup Champion Blackhawks Early Concern for 0-3 Devils