Brooklyn, N.Y. – The National Women’s Hockey League announced the approval of team rosters for the 2021 Isobel Cup Playoffs, presented by Discover, taking place March 26-27 at Warrior Ice Arena in Brighton, Massachusett
Rosters for the top-seeded Toronto Six, number two Minnesota Whitecaps, third-ranked Connecticut Whale, and fourth-seeded Boston Pride include a maximum of 21 players who must have been contracted by the team for the entire season and eligible for competition earlier this year in Lake Placid.
2021 NWHL Playoff Rosters:
Boston Pride:
Goaltenders – Victoria Hanson, Lovisa Selander.
Defencemen – Paige Capistran, Kaleigh Fratkin, Lauren Kelly, Briana Mastel, Jenna Rheault, Mallory Souliotis, Taylor Turnquist.
Forwards – McKenna Brand, Sammy Davis, Jillian Dempsey, Lexie Laing, Meghara McManus, Mary Parker, Christina Putigna, Meg Rickard, Tori Sullivan, Carlee Turner, Tereza Vanisova, Taylor Wenczkowski.
Connecticut Whale:
Goaltenders – Abbie Ives, Brooke Wolejko.
Defencemen – Hanna Beattie, Shannon Doyle, Lauren Hill, Tori Howran, Maggie LaGue, Taylor Marchin, Elena Orlando.
Forwards – Kaycie Anderson, Maddie Bishop, Amanda Conway, Kayla Friesen, Nicole Guagliardo, Grace Klienbach, Mackenzie Lancaster, Katelynn Russ, Melissa Samoskevitch, Sarah Schweinfeier, Emma Vlasic, Alyssa Wohlfeiler.
Minnesota Whitecaps:
Goaltenders – Amanda Leveille, Allie Morse.
Defencemen – Rose Alleva, Amanda Boulier, Winny Brodt Brown, Sara Bustad, Lisa Martinson, Chelsey Rosenthal, Maddie Rowe, Emma Stauber.
Forwards – Stephanie Anderson, Lynn Astrup, Jonna Curtis, Meghan Lorence, Haley Mack, Meaghan Pezon, Audra Richards, Nina Rodgers, Haylea Schmid, Allie Thunstrom, Brooke White-Lancette.
Toronto Six:
Goaltenders – Elaine Chuli, Samantha Ridgewell.
Defencemen – Kristen Barbara, Lindsay Eastwood, Emma Greco, Megan Quinn, Sarah Steele.
Forwards – Julie Allen, Brooke Boquist, Taytum Clairmont, Sarah-Eve Coutu-Godbout, Amy Curlew, Shiann Darkangelo, Emily Fluke, Mikyla Grant-Mentis, Mackenzie MacNeil, Natalie Marcuzzi, Breanne Wilson-Bennett, Emma Woods, Taylor Woods.
Any replacement players must be approved by the Commissioner.
The first semifinal game featuring Toronto and Boston will be played on March 26 at 5 p.m. ET, followed by Minnesota facing off against Connecticut at 8 p.m. ET. The winners compete for the Isobel Cup at 7 p.m. EST on March 27. All three championship weekend games will be televised on NBCSN and streamed on NBCSports.com and the NBC Sports app exclusively in the U.S., and streamed via Twitch in Canada and other international markets.
