Author: Sofia Shappell

Johansson Can Finally Unpack!

Throw the man a party; he’s finally got a team! After moving from Colorado to Florida, back to Colorado, then to Arizona, where he was again placed on waivers, the Colorado Avalanche have claimed him. Again. The Coyotes snagged Conor Ingram this week, which raised fan speculation that Johansson may be on the move again. […]

Pod Migration

The Minnesota Whitecaps aren’t the only team who moved this off-season; the CT Whale also have a new home arena. On September 15th, the team announced they would move from the Danbury Ice Arena to the International Skating Center of CT (ISCC) for the 22/23 season. Since 2019, the Whale have played at the multi-purpose […]

Jonas Johansson takes a swig of water in a Avalanche away uniform

Jonas Johansson is Moving, Again

Hockey players change teams all the time; it’s the nature of the league. But there are some players fans wish could stay in one place. Goaltender Jonas Johansson is one of them. In July, he returned to the Avalanche for a one-year deal after being claimed by Florida on waivers last season. As the Avalanche […]

Eight More Years of Nate the Great

As of the writing of this article, Nathan MacKinnon is the highest-paid player in the NHL. He signed an eight-year extension with the Colorado Avalanche, $12.6million AAV, and an $85.34 signing bonus. There was little doubt MacKinnon would be staying with the Avs. At the NHL media tour this summer, he said he wanted to […]

CT Whale Sign Souliotis

After a quiet couple of weeks, the Whale returned with a steal. Boston’s Mallory Souliotis will be playing in Connecticut this season. The twenty-six-year-old defender started her hockey career at Noble and Greenough School in Dedham, Massachusetts. She was named to the NEPSAC Division 1 Second All-Star Team in 2014 for her performance at the […]

Whale Re-Sign Samoskevich

The Whale is coming for the Isobel Cup. They already have a potent offense with Amanda Conway, Taylor Girard, Kennedy Marchment, Emma Vlasic, Janine Weber, and Alyssa Wohlfeiler. On August 22nd, they made it even more potent by re-signing Melissa Samoskevich. The twenty-five-year-old Sandy Hook, CT Native, is returning to her hometown team with a […]

Week of the Whale: Four Player Signings in Four Days

Four days in a row, the CT Whale have re-signed players for the upcoming PHF season. Their roster total now stands at 16 with Janine Weber, Emma Keenan, Meeri Räisänen and Kateřina Mrázová returning. August 15- Janine Weber Alternate Captain and veteran forward Janine Weber re-signed with the Whale early on Tuesday. This will be […]

Brodt-Brown with the Isobel Cup in a black Whitecaps jersey

Career Review: Winny-Brodt Brown Retires

After a very long career, Winny Brodt-Brown is retiring. The Minnesota Hockey icon has been playing since 1995, setting records and redefining what it means to be a women’s hockey player. Brodt-Brown’s hockey career started at Roseville Area High School. In her senior season (1995-96), she led through an undefeated season to the Minnesota state […]

5 More Signings for PHF Montreal

August has been a busy month for PHF Montreal. On August 4th, they signed four players, including their first goaltender. Today, they added five more. Marie-Soleil Deschênes Deschênes is a 28-year-old goaltender from Île Perrot, Quebec. She played five seasons with the University of Prince Edward Island Panthers. There, she was the 2016/17 MVP, the […]

4 Signings on August 4th, PHF Montreal Adds New Players

On August 4th, PHF Montreal announced the signing of four new players: forward Catherine Dubois, defenders Catherine Daoust and Christine Deaudelin, and goaltender Tricia Deguire. After signing seven players on July 27th, the team now has eleven players, many of whom are making their PHF debut. That doesn’t mean they lack experience, though. Catherine Dubois […]