Weekend Update: Dec 8 - 9

Coaching changes highlight weekend

NWHL

The NWHL goes on holiday break for the next two weeks.

Sat. Dec. 8

Buffalo Beauts beat Connecticut Whale; 3 - 1

Goals

  • Beauts: Julianna Iafallo, Hayley Scamurra, Emily Janiga
  • Whale: Katerina Mrázová/

Friday night the Beauts announced they had let go their longstanding head coaches Craig Muni and Ric Seiling. In a pregame interview, GM and interim assistant coach Nik Fattey said the move was performance based.

The game had big implications for the standings. The Beauts were 3-3-0 with six points and the Whale were 2-3-1 with five points. A win for the Whale would put them ahead of the Beauts.

The Beauts were victorious though, bumping them ahead of the Whale.

Sun. Dec. 9

Boston Pride beat Metropolitan Riveters; 5 - 2

Goals

  • Pride: Amanada Pelkey (short handed), Dana Trivigno, Kaleigh Fratkin, Mallory Souliotis, McKenna Brand
  • Riveters: Madison Packer, Alexa Gruschow (short handed)/

The Pride came in hot where the Riveters were ... not. Things looked okay-ish for the Riveters for the beginning of the game, even though the Pride opened the scoring with a shorthanded goal. The wheels fell off at the end of the game despite Gruschow’s short handed goal. The Pride scored two power plays goals within 30 second of each other before grabbing the empty net goal to secure the win. The Pride jumped to first place in the league while the Riveters fell to last.

CWHL

Sat. Dec. 8

Toronto Furies beat Worcester Blades; 5 - 1

Goals

  • Furies: Shannon Stewart, Brittany Howard, Sarah Nurse (2), Natalie Spooner
  • Blades: Morgan Turner/

Pension Plan Puppets recap

Calgary Inferno beat Markham Thunder; 3 - 1

Goals

  • Inferno: Brianne Jenner (2), Zoe Hickel
  • Thunder: Jess Jones/

Pension Plan Puppets recap

The Inferno parted ways with Shannon Miller earlier in the week, in a move that surprised many.

Sun. Dec. 9

Calgary Inferno beat Markham Thunder; 7 -2

Goals

  • Inferno: Rebecca Leslie (2), Rebecca Johnston, Brianna Decker (2), Brianne Jenner, Katelyn Gosling,
  • Thunder: Jenna McParland, Victoria Bach/

Pension Plan Puppets recap

Toronto Furies beat Worcester Blades; 4-2

Goals

  • Furies: Julie Allen, Natalie Spooner (2), Megan Quinn
  • Blades: Morgan Tuner, Demi Crossman/

Pension Plan Puppets recap