New York, NY— The National Women’s Hockey League (www.nwhl.co) today announced that Buffalo Beauts goaltender Brianne McLaughlin has been named Player of the Week.
McLaughlin replaced Kimberly Sass midway through the second period of Sunday’s Beauts-Riveters game with her team trailing 4-2. She made 23 saves on 24 shots over the final 34 minutes of play (regulation and overtime), allowing Buffalo to stage a three goal comeback en route to a 6-5 win. The Beauts goaltender also stopped two of three possible shootout attempts.
McLaughlin will take part in the first annual National Women’s Hockey League All-Star Game this weekend in Buffalo.
NWHL PLAYERS OF THE WEEK
Week 1 (October 11) – Kelli Stack, Connecticut Whale
Week 2 (October 18) – Zoe Hickel , Boston Pride
Week 3 (October 25) – Brianna Decker, Boston Pride
Week 4 (November 15) – Nana Fujimoto, New York Riveters
Week 5 (November 23) – Kelley Steadman, Buffalo Beauts
Week 6 (December 1) – Devon Skeats, Buffalo Beauts
Week 7 (December 8) – Jillian Dempsey, Boston Pride
Week 8 (December 15) – Shiann Darkangelo, Connecticut Whale
Week 9 (December 22) – Hilary Knight, Boston Pride
Week 10 (December 29) – Meghan Fardelmann, New York Riveters
Week 11 (January 3) – Megan Bozek, Buffalo Beauts
Week 12 (January 10) – Danielle Ward, Connecticut Whale
Week 13 (January 17) – Brianne McLaughlin, Buffalo Beauts
ABOUT THE NATIONAL WOMEN’S HOCKEY LEAGUE (NWHL)
The NWHL is the first professional women’s hockey league in North America to pay its players. The inaugural season begins October 11, 2015 and playoffs conclude in March 2016 when the first NWHL championship team raises the Isobel Cup.
