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

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
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[lower-alpha 1]
4 Minnesota (X) 24 8 4 3 9 54 54 0 35[lower-alpha 1]
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. Greater number of games won, excluding games won by Shootout: Boston 11 wins, Minnesota 10 wins

Schedule and results

Regular season

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

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)
GameDateOpponentScoreOTDecisionLocationAttendanceRecordPointsRecap
1January 1@ PWHL Toronto4–0SchroederMattamy Athletic Centre2,5371–0–0–03[Recap 1]
2January 5PWHL Toronto2–3LevyTotal Mortgage Arena2,1521–0–0–13[Recap 2]
3January 10PWHL Montreal2–5SchroederUBS Arena2,2011–0–0–23[Recap 3]
4January 14@ PWHL Minnesota3–2OTSchroederXcel Energy Center7,9511–1–0–25[Recap 4]
5January 16@ PWHL Montreal2–3LevyPlace Bell6,3341–1–0–35[Recap 5]
6January 20@ PWHL Boston4–1SchroederTsongas Center4,0072–1–0–38[Recap 6]
7January 26@ PWHL Toronto0–2SchroederMattamy Athletic Centre2,5062–1–0–48[Recap 7]
8January 28PWHL Minnesota1-2OTLevyTotal Mortgage Arena2,3932–1-1-49[Recap 8]
February: 0–3–1–1, 7 points (Home: 0–1–0–0; Road: 0–2–1–1)
GameDateOpponentScoreOTDecisionLocationAttendanceRecordPointsRecap
9February 4@ PWHL Ottawa4–3OTSchroederTD Place Arena8,0622–2–1–411[Recap 9]
10February 17@ PWHL Boston2–1OTSchroederTsongas Center4,0022–3–1–413[Recap 10]
11February 21PWHL Montreal3–2SOLevyUBS Arena2,1282–4–1–415[Recap 11]
12February 23@ PWHL Toronto1–2SOSchroederMattamy Athletic Centre2,4942–4–2–416[Recap 12]
13February 28@ PWHL Ottawa2–4LevyTD Place Arena6,8892–4–2–516[Recap 13]
March: 1–0–1–4, 4 points (Home: 1–0–0–3; Road: 0–0–1–1)
GameDateOpponentScoreOTDecisionLocationAttendanceRecordPointsRecap
14March 3PWHL Minnesota0–2SchroederUBS Arena4,4592–4–2–616[Recap 14]
15March 6PWHL Montreal3–4SchroederTotal Mortgage Arena7282–4–2–716[Recap 15]
16March 10@ PWHL Boston2–3OTLevyTsongas Center4,6072–4–3–717[Recap 16]
17March 16@ PWHL Minnesota1–5SchroederXcel Energy Center9,0062–4–3–817[Recap 17]
18March 20PWHL Ottawa0–3LevyTotal Mortgage Arena1,7022–4–3–917[Recap 18]
19March 25PWHL Boston3–2SchroederUBS Arena2,8343–4–3–920[Recap 19]
April: 1–0–0–3, 3 points (Home: 1–0–0–2; Road: 0–0–0–1)
GameDateOpponentScoreOTDecisionLocationAttendanceRecordPointsRecap
20April 20PWHL Boston1–2SchroederPrudential Center5,1323–4–3–1020[Recap 20]
21April 24@ PWHL Montreal2–5SchroederVerdun Auditorium3,2323–4–3–1120[Recap 21]
22April 28PWHL Toronto2–6LevyUBS Arena1,6683–4–3–1220[Recap 22]
23April 30PWHL Ottawa4–3SchroederPrudential Center2,9924–4–3–1223[Recap 23]
May: 1–0–0–0, 3 points (Home: 1–0–0–0; Road: 0–0–0–0)
GameDateOpponentScoreOTDecisionLocationAttendanceRecordPointsRecap
24May 4PWHL Minnesota5–2PostUBS Arena1,5635–4–3–1226[Recap 24]

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

Player statistics
As of 4 May 2024[2]

Skaters
Regular season[2]
PlayerGPGAPtsSOG+/−PIM
Alex Carpenter248152389–80
Ella Shelton247142160–612
Jessie Eldridge24771482–910
Jade Downie-Landry24851349–918
Abby Roque24671341–1531
Jaime Bourbonnais24581358–1212
Chloe Aurard2117819–72
Emma Woods2423530–78
Brooke Hobson2414519–614
Elizabeth Giguère2431442–156
Kayla Vespa2321319–14
Alexandra Labelle2412323–24
Micah Zandee-Hart1903329–1810
Paetyn Levis2303332–34
Jill Saulnier1811223–510
Olivia Zafuto130117+14
Savannah Norcross200119+22
Madison Packer2301118–24
Carley Olivier1000000
Alexa Gruschow40000–34
Johanna Fällman210007–62
Taylor Baker2200011–16

Goaltenders
Regular season[3]
PlayerGPTOIWLOTGAGAASASV%SOGAPIM
Corinne Schroeder15901:24770362.405110.9301000
Abigail Levy8469:19152243.072540.9060000
Lindsey Post274:3110021.61370.9460000

Awards and honors

Milestones
Regular season
PlayerMilestoneReached
Ella Shelton1st goal in franchise historyJanuary 1, 2024[Recap 1]
1st career PWHL goal
1st career PWHL game
Alex Carpenter1st assist in franchise history
1st career PWHL goal
1st career PWHL assist
1st career PWHL game
Jill Saulnier1st career PWHL goal
1st career PWHL game
Kayla Vespa1st career PWHL goal
1st career PWHL game
Paetyn Levis1st career PWHL assist
1st career PWHL game
Chloe Aurard1st career PWHL assist
1st career PWHL goal
Jade Downie-Landry1st career PWHL assist
1st career PWHL goal
Alexandra Labelle1st career PWHL assist
1st career PWHL goal
Jaime Bourbonnais1st career PWHL assist
1st career PWHL goal
Olivia Zafuto1st career PWHL game
Taylor Baker
Brooke Hobson
Jessie Eldridge
Abby Roque
Elizabeth Giguère
Johanna Fällman
Emma Woods
Savannah Norcross
Corinne Schroeder1st career PWHL game
1st career PWHL win
Abby Roque1st career PWHL goalJanuary 5, 2024[Recap 2]
Emma Woods1st career PWHL assist
Jessie Eldridge
Olivia Zafuto
Abigail Levy1st career PWHL game
1st career PWHL loss
Jessie Eldridge1st career PWHL goalJanuary 10, 2024[Recap 3]
Ella Shelton1st career PWHL assist
Abby Roque
Corinne Schroeder1st career PWHL loss
Emma Woods1st career PWHL goalJanuary 14, 2024[Recap 4]
1st career overtime goal
Alexa Gruschow1st career PWHL game
Jaime Bourbonnais1st career PWHL goalJanuary 16, 2024[Recap 5]
Ella Shelton5th career PWHL assist
Jade Downie-Landry1st career PWHL goalJanuary 20, 2024[Recap 6]
1st career PWHL hat-trick
Kayla Vespa1st career PWHL assist
Micah Zandee-Hart1st career PWHL assistJanuary 28, 2024[Recap 8]
Alex Carpenter5th career PWHL goalFebruary 4, 2024[Recap 9]
Madison Packer1st career PWHL assistFebruary 17, 2024[Recap 10]
Abby Roque5th career PWHL assistFebruary 21, 2024[Recap 11]
Jaime Bourbonnais
Chloe Aurard1st career PWHL goalFebruary 28, 2024[Recap 13]
Jessie Eldridge5th career PWHL goalMarch 6, 2024[Recap 15]
Elizabeth Giguère1st career PWHL goalMarch 10, 2024[Recap 16]
Chloe Aurard5th career PWHL assist
Alex Carpenter10th career PWHL assist
Jessie Eldridge5th career PWHL assistMarch 16, 2024[Recap 17]
Jade Downie-Landry5th career PWHL goalMarch 25, 2024[Recap 19]
Elizabeth Giguère1st career PWHL assist
Jill Saulnier1st career PWHL assistApril 20, 2024[Recap 20]
Ella Shelton5th career PWHL goalApril 24, 2024[Recap 21]
Alexandra Labelle1st career PWHL goal
Brooke Hobson1st career PWHL assist
Carley Olivier1st career PWHL game
Abby Roque5th career PWHL goalApril 28, 2024[Recap 22]
Brooke Hobson1st career PWHL goal
Ella Shelton10th career PWHL assist
Jade Downie-Landry5th career PWHL assist
Lindsey Post1st career PWHL game
Savannah Norcross1st career PWHL assistApril 30, 2024[Recap 23]
Jaime Bourbonnais5th career PWHL goalMay 4, 2024[Recap 24]
Alex Carpenter15th career PWHL assist
Lindsey Post1st career PWHL win

Transactions

Signings
DatePlayerPositionTermPrevious TeamRef
September 8, 2023Abby RoqueF3 yearsTeam Sonnet[17][18]
September 8, 2023Alex CarpenterF3 yearsTeam Scotiabank[17][18]
September 8, 2023Micah Zandee-HartD3 yearsTeam Sonnet[17][18]
October 31, 2023Ella SheltonD3 yearsTeam Scotiabank[17][18]
November 1, 2023Jade Downie-LandryF1 yearMontreal Force[17][18]
November 2, 2023Brooke HobsonD1 yearModo Hockey Dam[17][18]
November 3, 2023Élizabeth GiguèreF1 yearBoston Pride[17][18]
November 6, 2023Kayla VespaF1 yearTeam Adidas[17][18]
November 7, 2023Jessie EldridgeF2 yearsTeam Harvey's[17][18]
November 7, 2023Emma WoodsF1 yearToronto Six[17][18]
November 8, 2023Paetyn LevisF1 yearOhio State[17][18]
November 8, 2023Abbey LevyG1 yearBoston College[17][18]
November 9, 2023Alexandra LabelleF1 yearMontreal Force[17][18]
November 10, 2023Olivia ZafutoD1 yearBoston Pride[17][18]
November 14, 2023Chloé AurardF2 yearsNortheastern[17][18]
November 20, 2023Jaime BourbonnaisD3 yearsTeam Scotiabank[17][18]
December 6, 2023Savannah NorcrossF1 yearMinnesota[17]
December 19, 2023Madison PackerF1 yearMetropolitan Riveters[19]
December 20, 2023Taylor BakerD1 yearMontreal Force[20]
December 20, 2023Corinne SchroederG1 yearBoston Pride[21]
December 21, 2023Lindsey PostG1 yearSDE Hockey[22]
December 22, 2023Johanna FällmanD1 yearLuleå HF[23]
December 22, 2023Jill SaulnierF2 yearsTeam Adidas[24]

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