2015–16 Connecticut Whale season

The 2015-16 Connecticut Whale season will be the first in franchise history. The club is scheduled to participate in the National Women's Hockey League (2015) inaugural season.

OffseasonEdit

On July 1, the Whale signed former BU Terriers blueliner and 2015 Clarkson Cup champion Kaleigh Fratkin to a contract, making her the first Canadian to sign an NWHL contract.

NWHL DraftEdit

Main article: 2015 NWHL Draft

The following were the Whale’s selections in the 2015 NWHL Draft on June 20, 2015.

Round	#	Player	Nationality	College
1	2	Hannah Brandt	United States	Univ. of Minnesota
2	6	Michelle Picard	United States	Harvard Univ.
3	10	Milica McMillen	United States	Univ. of Minnesota
4	14	Maryanne Menefee	United States	Univ. of Minnesota
5	18	Cassandra Poudrier	Canada	Cornell

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TransactionsEdit

Date	Player	Former team
June 25, 2015	Shiann Darkangelo	Quinnipiac Bobcats
June 25, 2015	Sam Faber	Boston Blades
June 25, 2015	Chelsea Laden	Quinnipiac Bobcats^[2]
July 1, 2015	Kaleigh Fratkin	Boston Blades ^[3]

Regular seasonEdit

Schedule not yet released

Awards and honorsEdit

To be determined

ReferencesEdit

[0] ttp://nwhl.co/draft-live/

[1] ttp://nwhl.co/whale-signs-darkangelo-faber-laden/

[2] ttp://nwhl.co/whale-signs-fratkin-first-canadian-in-the-nwhl/

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