The 2016–17 New York Riveters season is the second in franchise history.
Offseason On August 1, 2016, it was announced that the Riveters relocated to the Barnabas Health Hockey House in Newark, New Jersey, situated within the Prudential Center. The facility was the site of the first-ever Isobel Cup Finals.
Trades
To Connecticut Whale
Haley Skarupa To New York Riveters
Michelle Picard To Connecticut Whale
Hannah Brandt To New York Riveters
Dana Trivigno To Boston Pride
Alex Carpenter To New York Riveters
Miye D'Oench
Signings
Player Date Contract terms Bray Ketchum April 28, 2016 1-year, $15,000 Miye D'Oench April 28, 2016 1-year, $10,000 Amanda Kessel May 1, 2016 1-year, $26,000 Kaleigh Fratkin May 1, 2016 1-year, $19,500 Jaimie Leonoff May 1, 2016 1-year, $10,000 Courtney Burke May 5, 2016 1-year, $17,000 Milica McMillen June 16, 2016 1-year Sojung Shin July 27, 2016 1-year, $13,000 Tatiana Rafter July 31, 2016 1-year, $16,500
Draft
The following were the Riveters selections in the 2016 NWHL Draft on June 18, 2016. Round # Player Pos Nationality College/Junior/Club team (League)11Kelsey KoelzerDPrinceton Tigers25Sydney DanielsDHarvard Crimson39Jenny RyanDWisconsin Badgers413Sydney McKibbonFWisconsin Badgers517Amy MenkeFNorth Dakota Fighting Hawks
Awards and honors Amanda Kessel, NWHL All-Star Game MVP Janine Weber, NWHL Player of the Week (Awarded February 22, 2017)
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