2023–24 PWHL New York season

The 2023–24 PWHL New York season was the team's inaugural season as a member of the newly created Professional Women's Hockey League (PWHL). They played their home games at Total Mortgage Arena in Bridgeport, Connecticut, and UBS Arena in Elmont, New York.

2023–24 PWHL New York
2023–24 record5–4–3–12 (6th)
Home record3–1–1–7
Road record2–3–2–5
Goals for53
Goals against67
Team information
General managerPascal Daoust[1]
CoachHowie Draper[1]
Assistant coachLaura Brennan
Colton Orr
Mike Sommer[1]
CaptainMicah Zandee-Hart
Alternate captainsAlex Carpenter
Ella Shelton
ArenaTotal Mortgage Arena, UBS Arena, Prudential Center
Average attendance2,496
Team leaders
GoalsAlex Carpenter
Jade Downie-Landry (8)[2]
AssistsAlex Carpenter (15)[2]
PointsAlex Carpenter (23)[2]
Penalty minutesAbby Roque (31)[2]
Plus/minusSavannah Norcross (+2)[2]
WinsCorinne Schroeder (7)[3]
Goals against averageLindsey Post (1.61)[3]

New York finished in last place and failed to make the playoffs. Their performance secured the team the first overall pick at the 2024 PWHL draft.[4]

Offseason

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On September 1, 2023, New York hired Pascal Daoust as its general manager, before naming Howie Draper the team's first head coach on September 15.[5][6] In November, it was announced that the team would play the majority of its games at Total Mortgage Arena in Bridgeport, with select games hosted at UBS Arena in Elmont.[7][8]

On September 8, New York announced the signings of its first three players, Alex Carpenter, Abby Roque, and Micah Zandee-Hart.[9] Zandee-Hart was named team captain, with Carpenter and Ella Shelton named assistant captains.[10]

Standings

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Pos Team Pld W OTW OTL L GF GA GD Pts
1 Toronto (Y) 24 13 4 0 7 69 50 +19 47
2 Montreal (X) 24 10 3 5 6 60 57 +3 41
3 Boston (X) 24 8 4 3 9 50 57 −7 35[a]
4 Minnesota (X) 24 8 4 3 9 54 54 0 35[a]
5 Ottawa (E) 24 8 1 6 9 62 63 −1 32
6 New York (E) 24 5 4 3 12 53 67 −14 26
Updated to match(es) played on May 5, 2024. Source: PWHL
(E) Eliminated; (X) Clinched playoff berth; (Y) Clinched first place
Notes:
  1. ^ a b Greater number of games won, excluding games won by Shootout: Boston 11 wins, Minnesota 10 wins

Schedule and results

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Regular season

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New York played in the PWHL's inaugural game against PHWL Toronto on January 1, 2024. The game was hosted at Toronto's Mattamy Athletic Centre. New York won the match by a score of 4–0, with Ella Shelton scoring the franchise and league's first goal and Corinne Shroeder recording the shutout.[11] The team hosted its first home game in Bridgeport on January 5, losing a rematch against Toronto by a score of 3–2.[12] New York's first game at UBS Arena took place on January 10, with visiting PWHL Montréal recording a 5–2 victory.[13]

New York was eliminated from playoff contention after a 5–2 loss against Montréal on April 24.[14] On April 30, New York overcame a 3–0 deficit to defeat PWHL Ottawa and secure the first overall selection in the 2024 PWHL draft.[15]

Regular season schedule

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The regular season schedule was published on November 30, 2023.[16]

Regular season schedule (Home: 3–1–1–7; Road: 2–3–2–5)
January: 2–1–1–4, 9 points (Home: 0–0–1–2; Road: 2–1–0–2)
Game Date Opponent Score OT Decision Location Attendance Record Points Recap
1 January 1 @ PWHL Toronto 4–0 Schroeder Mattamy Athletic Centre 2,537 1–0–0–0 3 [Recap 1]
2 January 5 PWHL Toronto 2–3 Levy Total Mortgage Arena 2,152 1–0–0–1 3 [Recap 2]
3 January 10 PWHL Montreal 2–5 Schroeder UBS Arena 2,201 1–0–0–2 3 [Recap 3]
4 January 14 @ PWHL Minnesota 3–2 OT Schroeder Xcel Energy Center 7,951 1–1–0–2 5 [Recap 4]
5 January 16 @ PWHL Montreal 2–3 Levy Place Bell 6,334 1–1–0–3 5 [Recap 5]
6 January 20 @ PWHL Boston 4–1 Schroeder Tsongas Center 4,007 2–1–0–3 8 [Recap 6]
7 January 26 @ PWHL Toronto 0–2 Schroeder Mattamy Athletic Centre 2,506 2–1–0–4 8 [Recap 7]
8 January 28 PWHL Minnesota 1-2 OT Levy Total Mortgage Arena 2,393 2–1-1-4 9 [Recap 8]
February: 0–3–1–1, 7 points (Home: 0–1–0–0; Road: 0–2–1–1)
Game Date Opponent Score OT Decision Location Attendance Record Points Recap
9 February 4 @ PWHL Ottawa 4–3 OT Schroeder TD Place Arena 8,062 2–2–1–4 11 [Recap 9]
10 February 17 @ PWHL Boston 2–1 OT Schroeder Tsongas Center 4,002 2–3–1–4 13 [Recap 10]
11 February 21 PWHL Montreal 3–2 SO Levy UBS Arena 2,128 2–4–1–4 15 [Recap 11]
12 February 23 @ PWHL Toronto 1–2 SO Schroeder Mattamy Athletic Centre 2,494 2–4–2–4 16 [Recap 12]
13 February 28 @ PWHL Ottawa 2–4 Levy TD Place Arena 6,889 2–4–2–5 16 [Recap 13]
March: 1–0–1–4, 4 points (Home: 1–0–0–3; Road: 0–0–1–1)
Game Date Opponent Score OT Decision Location Attendance Record Points Recap
14 March 3 PWHL Minnesota 0–2 Schroeder UBS Arena 4,459 2–4–2–6 16 [Recap 14]
15 March 6 PWHL Montreal 3–4 Schroeder Total Mortgage Arena 728 2–4–2–7 16 [Recap 15]
16 March 10 @ PWHL Boston 2–3 OT Levy Tsongas Center 4,607 2–4–3–7 17 [Recap 16]
17 March 16 @ PWHL Minnesota 1–5 Schroeder Xcel Energy Center 9,006 2–4–3–8 17 [Recap 17]
18 March 20 PWHL Ottawa 0–3 Levy Total Mortgage Arena 1,702 2–4–3–9 17 [Recap 18]
19 March 25 PWHL Boston 3–2 Schroeder UBS Arena 2,834 3–4–3–9 20 [Recap 19]
April: 1–0–0–3, 3 points (Home: 1–0–0–2; Road: 0–0–0–1)
Game Date Opponent Score OT Decision Location Attendance Record Points Recap
20 April 20 PWHL Boston 1–2 Schroeder Prudential Center 5,132 3–4–3–10 20 [Recap 20]
21 April 24 @ PWHL Montreal 2–5 Schroeder Verdun Auditorium 3,232 3–4–3–11 20 [Recap 21]
22 April 28 PWHL Toronto 2–6 Levy UBS Arena 1,668 3–4–3–12 20 [Recap 22]
23 April 30 PWHL Ottawa 4–3 Schroeder Prudential Center 2,992 4–4–3–12 23 [Recap 23]
May: 1–0–0–0, 3 points (Home: 1–0–0–0; Road: 0–0–0–0)
Game Date Opponent Score OT Decision Location Attendance Record Points Recap
24 May 4 PWHL Minnesota 5–2 Post UBS Arena 1,563 5–4–3–12 26 [Recap 24]

  Regulation Win (3 points)   Overtime/Shootout win (2 points)   Overtime/shootout loss (1 point)   Regulation Loss (0 points)

Player statistics

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As of May 04, 2024[2]

Skaters

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Regular season[2]
Player GP G A Pts SOG +/− PIM
Alex Carpenter 24 8 15 23 89 –8 0
Ella Shelton 24 7 14 21 60 –6 12
Jessie Eldridge 24 7 7 14 82 –9 10
Jade Downie-Landry 24 8 5 13 49 –9 18
Abby Roque 24 6 7 13 41 –15 31
Jaime Bourbonnais 24 5 8 13 58 –12 12
Chloe Aurard 21 1 7 8 19 –7 2
Emma Woods 24 2 3 5 30 –7 8
Brooke Hobson 24 1 4 5 19 –6 14
Elizabeth Giguère 24 3 1 4 42 –15 6
Kayla Vespa 23 2 1 3 19 –1 4
Alexandra Labelle 24 1 2 3 23 –2 4
Micah Zandee-Hart 19 0 3 3 29 –18 10
Paetyn Levis 23 0 3 3 32 –3 4
Jill Saulnier 18 1 1 2 23 –5 10
Olivia Zafuto 13 0 1 1 7 +1 4
Savannah Norcross 20 0 1 1 9 +2 2
Madison Packer 23 0 1 1 18 –2 4
Carley Olivier 1 0 0 0 0 0 0
Alexa Gruschow 4 0 0 0 0 –3 4
Johanna Fällman 21 0 0 0 7 –6 2
Taylor Baker 22 0 0 0 11 –1 6

Goaltenders

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Regular season[3]
Player GP TOI W L OT GA GAA SA SV% SO G A PIM
Corinne Schroeder 15 901:24 7 7 0 36 2.40 511 0.930 1 0 0 0
Abigail Levy 8 469:19 1 5 2 24 3.07 254 0.906 0 0 0 0
Lindsey Post 2 74:31 1 0 0 2 1.61 37 0.946 0 0 0 0

Awards and honors

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Milestones

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Regular season
Player Milestone Reached
Ella Shelton 1st goal in franchise history January 1, 2024[Recap 1]
1st career PWHL goal
1st career PWHL game
Alex Carpenter 1st assist in franchise history
1st career PWHL goal
1st career PWHL assist
1st career PWHL game
Jill Saulnier 1st career PWHL goal
1st career PWHL game
Kayla Vespa 1st career PWHL goal
1st career PWHL game
Paetyn Levis 1st career PWHL assist
1st career PWHL game
Chloe Aurard 1st career PWHL assist
1st career PWHL goal
Jade Downie-Landry 1st career PWHL assist
1st career PWHL goal
Alexandra Labelle 1st career PWHL assist
1st career PWHL goal
Jaime Bourbonnais 1st career PWHL assist
1st career PWHL goal
Olivia Zafuto 1st career PWHL game
Taylor Baker
Brooke Hobson
Jessie Eldridge
Abby Roque
Elizabeth Giguère
Johanna Fällman
Emma Woods
Savannah Norcross
Corinne Schroeder 1st career PWHL game
1st career PWHL win
Abby Roque 1st career PWHL goal January 5, 2024[Recap 2]
Emma Woods 1st career PWHL assist
Jessie Eldridge
Olivia Zafuto
Abigail Levy 1st career PWHL game
1st career PWHL loss
Jessie Eldridge 1st career PWHL goal January 10, 2024[Recap 3]
Ella Shelton 1st career PWHL assist
Abby Roque
Corinne Schroeder 1st career PWHL loss
Emma Woods 1st career PWHL goal January 14, 2024[Recap 4]
1st career overtime goal
Alexa Gruschow 1st career PWHL game
Jaime Bourbonnais 1st career PWHL goal January 16, 2024[Recap 5]
Ella Shelton 5th career PWHL assist
Jade Downie-Landry 1st career PWHL goal January 20, 2024[Recap 6]
1st career PWHL hat-trick
Kayla Vespa 1st career PWHL assist
Micah Zandee-Hart 1st career PWHL assist January 28, 2024[Recap 8]
Alex Carpenter 5th career PWHL goal February 4, 2024[Recap 9]
Madison Packer 1st career PWHL assist February 17, 2024[Recap 10]
Abby Roque 5th career PWHL assist February 21, 2024[Recap 11]
Jaime Bourbonnais
Chloe Aurard 1st career PWHL goal February 28, 2024[Recap 13]
Jessie Eldridge 5th career PWHL goal March 6, 2024[Recap 15]
Elizabeth Giguère 1st career PWHL goal March 10, 2024[Recap 16]
Chloe Aurard 5th career PWHL assist
Alex Carpenter 10th career PWHL assist
Jessie Eldridge 5th career PWHL assist March 16, 2024[Recap 17]
Jade Downie-Landry 5th career PWHL goal March 25, 2024[Recap 19]
Elizabeth Giguère 1st career PWHL assist
Jill Saulnier 1st career PWHL assist April 20, 2024[Recap 20]
Ella Shelton 5th career PWHL goal April 24, 2024[Recap 21]
Alexandra Labelle 1st career PWHL goal
Brooke Hobson 1st career PWHL assist
Carley Olivier 1st career PWHL game
Abby Roque 5th career PWHL goal April 28, 2024[Recap 22]
Brooke Hobson 1st career PWHL goal
Ella Shelton 10th career PWHL assist
Jade Downie-Landry 5th career PWHL assist
Lindsey Post 1st career PWHL game
Savannah Norcross 1st career PWHL assist April 30, 2024[Recap 23]
Jaime Bourbonnais 5th career PWHL goal May 4, 2024[Recap 24]
Alex Carpenter 15th career PWHL assist
Lindsey Post 1st career PWHL win

Transactions

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Signings

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Date Player Position Term Previous Team Ref
September 8, 2023 Abby Roque F 3 years Team Sonnet [17][18]
September 8, 2023 Alex Carpenter F 3 years Team Scotiabank [17][18]
September 8, 2023 Micah Zandee-Hart D 3 years Team Sonnet [17][18]
October 31, 2023 Ella Shelton D 3 years Team Scotiabank [17][18]
November 1, 2023 Jade Downie-Landry F 1 year Montreal Force [17][18]
November 2, 2023 Brooke Hobson D 1 year Modo Hockey Dam [17][18]
November 3, 2023 Élizabeth Giguère F 1 year Boston Pride [17][18]
November 6, 2023 Kayla Vespa F 1 year Team Adidas [17][18]
November 7, 2023 Jessie Eldridge F 2 years Team Harvey's [17][18]
November 7, 2023 Emma Woods F 1 year Toronto Six [17][18]
November 8, 2023 Paetyn Levis F 1 year Ohio State [17][18]
November 8, 2023 Abbey Levy G 1 year Boston College [17][18]
November 9, 2023 Alexandra Labelle F 1 year Montreal Force [17][18]
November 10, 2023 Olivia Zafuto D 1 year Boston Pride [17][18]
November 14, 2023 Chloé Aurard F 2 years Northeastern [17][18]
November 20, 2023 Jaime Bourbonnais D 3 years Team Scotiabank [17][18]
December 6, 2023 Savannah Norcross F 1 year Minnesota [17]
December 19, 2023 Madison Packer F 1 year Metropolitan Riveters [19]
December 20, 2023 Taylor Baker D 1 year Montreal Force [20]
December 20, 2023 Corinne Schroeder G 1 year Boston Pride [21]
December 21, 2023 Lindsey Post G 1 year SDE Hockey [22]
December 22, 2023 Johanna Fällman D 1 year Luleå HF [23]
December 22, 2023 Jill Saulnier F 2 years Team Adidas [24]

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Recaps

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