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.
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.
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. 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.
On September 8, New York announced the signings of its first three players, Alex Carpenter, Abby Roque, and Micah Zandee-Hart. Zandee-Hart was named team captain, with Carpenter and Ella Shelton named assistant captains.
Standings
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. The team hosted its first home game in Bridgeport on January 5, losing a rematch against Toronto by a score of 3–2. New York's first game at UBS Arena took place on January 10, with visiting PWHL Montréal recording a 5–2 victory.
New York was eliminated from playoff contention after a 5–2 loss against Montréal on April 24. 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.
Regular season schedule
The regular season schedule was published on November 30, 2023.
| 1 || January 1 || @ PWHL Toronto || 4–0 || || Schroeder || Mattamy Athletic Centre || 2,537 || 1–0–0–0 || 3 ||
| 2 || January 5 || PWHL Toronto || 2–3 || || Levy || Total Mortgage Arena || 2,152 || 1–0–0–1 || 3 ||
| 3 || January 10 || PWHL Montreal || 2–5 || || Schroeder || UBS Arena || 2,201 || 1–0–0–2 || 3 ||
| 4 || January 14 || @ PWHL Minnesota || 3–2 || OT || Schroeder || Xcel Energy Center || 7,951 || 1–1–0–2 || 5 ||
| 5 || January 16 || @ PWHL Montreal || 2–3 || || Levy || Place Bell || 6,334 || 1–1–0–3 || 5 ||
| 6 || January 20 || @ PWHL Boston || 4–1 || || Schroeder || Tsongas Center || 4,007 || 2–1–0–3 || 8 ||
| 7 || January 26 || @ PWHL Toronto || 0–2 || || Schroeder || Mattamy Athletic Centre || 2,506 || 2–1–0–4 || 8 ||
| 8 || January 28 || PWHL Minnesota || 1–2 || OT || Levy || Total Mortgage Arena ||2,393 || 2–1–1–4 || 9 ||
| 9 || February 4 || @ PWHL Ottawa || 4–3 || OT || Schroeder || TD Place Arena || 8,062 || 2–2–1–4 || 11 ||
| 10 || February 17 || @ PWHL Boston || 2–1 || OT || Schroeder || Tsongas Center || 4,002 || 2–3–1–4 || 13 ||
| 11 || February 21 || PWHL Montreal || 3–2 || SO || Levy || UBS Arena || 2,128 || 2–4–1–4 || 15 ||
| 12 || February 23 || @ PWHL Toronto || 1–2 || SO || Schroeder || Mattamy Athletic Centre || 2,494 || 2–4–2–4 || 16 ||
| 13 || February 28 || @ PWHL Ottawa || 2–4 || || Levy || TD Place Arena || 6,889 || 2–4–2–5 || 16 ||
| 14 || March 3 || PWHL Minnesota || 0–2 || || Schroeder || UBS Arena || 4,459 || 2–4–2–6 || 16 ||
| 15 || March 6 || PWHL Montreal || 3–4 || || Schroeder || Total Mortgage Arena || 728 || 2–4–2–7 || 16 ||
| 16 || March 10 || @ PWHL Boston || 2–3 || OT || Levy || Tsongas Center || 4,607 || 2–4–3–7 || 17 ||
| 17 || March 16 || @ PWHL Minnesota || 1–5 || || Schroeder || Xcel Energy Center || 9,006 || 2–4–3–8 || 17 ||
| 18 || March 20 || PWHL Ottawa || 0–3 || || Levy || Total Mortgage Arena || 1,702 || 2–4–3–9 || 17 ||
| 19 || March 25 || PWHL Boston || 3–2 || || Schroeder || UBS Arena || 2,834 || 3–4–3–9 || 20 ||
| 20 || April 20 || PWHL Boston || 1–2 || || Schroeder || Prudential Center || 5,132 || 3–4–3–10 || 20 ||
| 21 || April 24 || @ PWHL Montreal || 2–5 || || Schroeder || Verdun Auditorium || 3,232 || 3–4–3–11 || 20 ||
| 22 || April 28 || PWHL Toronto || 2–6 || || Levy || UBS Arena || 1,668 || 3–4–3–12 || 20 ||
| 23 || April 30 || PWHL Ottawa || 4–3 || || Schroeder || Prudential Center || 2,992 || 4–4–3–12 || 23 ||
| 24 || May 4 || PWHL Minnesota || 5–2 || || Post || UBS Arena || 1,563 || 5–4–3–12 || 26 ||
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Player statistics = Indicates team leader = Indicates league leader
Skaters
Regular season Player Alex Carpenter 24 8 15* 23 89 0Ella Shelton 24 7 14 21 60 12Jessie Eldridge 24 7 7 14 82 10Jade Downie-Landry 24 8 5 13 49 18Abby Roque 24 6 7 13 41 31Jaime Bourbonnais 24 5 8 13 58 12Chloe Aurard 21 1 7 8 19 2Emma Woods 24 2 3 5 30 8Brooke Hobson 24 1 4 5 19 14Elizabeth Giguère 24 3 1 4 42 6Kayla Vespa 23 2 1 3 19 4Alexandra Labelle 24 1 2 3 23 4Micah Zandee-Hart 19 0 3 3 29 10Paetyn Levis 23 0 3 3 32 4Jill Saulnier 18 1 1 2 23 10Olivia Zafuto 13 0 1 1 7 4Savannah Norcross 20 0 1 1 9 2Madison Packer 23 0 1 1 18 4Carley Olivier 1 0 0 0 0 0Alexa Gruschow 4 0 0 0 0 4Johanna Fällman 21 0 0 0 7 2Taylor Baker 22 0 0 0 11 6 Tied with Emma Maltais (TOR)
Goaltenders
Regular season Player Corinne Schroeder 15 901:24 7 7 0 36 2.40 511 0.930 1 0 0 0Abigail Levy 8 469:19 1 5 2 24 3.07 254 0.906 0 0 0 0Lindsey Post 2 74:31 1 0 0 2 1.61 37 0.946 0 0 0 0
Awards and honors
Milestones
Regular season Player Milestone Reached Ella Shelton 1st goal in franchise history January 1, 2024 1st career PWHL goal 1st career PWHL game Alex Carpenter 1st assist in franchise history 1st career PWHL goal 1st career PWHL assist 1st career PWHL game Jill Saulnier 1st career PWHL goal 1st career PWHL game Kayla Vespa 1st career PWHL goal 1st career PWHL game Paetyn Levis 1st career PWHL assist 1st career PWHL game Chloe Aurard 1st career PWHL assist 1st career PWHL goal Jade Downie-Landry 1st career PWHL assist 1st career PWHL goal Alexandra Labelle 1st career PWHL assist 1st career PWHL goal Jaime Bourbonnais 1st career PWHL assist 1st career PWHL goal Olivia Zafuto 1st career PWHL game Taylor Baker Brooke Hobson Jessie Eldridge Abby Roque Elizabeth Giguère Johanna Fällman Emma Woods Savannah Norcross Corinne Schroeder 1st career PWHL game 1st career PWHL win Abby Roque 1st career PWHL goal January 5, 2024 Emma Woods 1st career PWHL assist Jessie Eldridge Olivia Zafuto Abigail Levy 1st career PWHL game 1st career PWHL loss Jessie Eldridge 1st career PWHL goal January 10, 2024 Ella Shelton 1st career PWHL assist Abby Roque Corinne Schroeder 1st career PWHL loss Emma Woods 1st career PWHL goal January 14, 2024 1st career overtime goal Alexa Gruschow 1st career PWHL game Jaime Bourbonnais 1st career PWHL goal January 16, 2024 Ella Shelton 5th career PWHL assist Jade Downie-Landry 1st career PWHL goal January 20, 2024 1st career PWHL hat-trick Kayla Vespa 1st career PWHL assist Micah Zandee-Hart 1st career PWHL assist January 28, 2024 Alex Carpenter 5th career PWHL goal February 4, 2024 Madison Packer 1st career PWHL assist February 17, 2024 Abby Roque 5th career PWHL assist February 21, 2024 Jaime Bourbonnais Chloe Aurard 1st career PWHL goal February 28, 2024 Jessie Eldridge 5th career PWHL goal March 6, 2024 Elizabeth Giguère 1st career PWHL goal March 10, 2024 Chloe Aurard 5th career PWHL assist Alex Carpenter 10th career PWHL assist Jessie Eldridge 5th career PWHL assist March 16, 2024 Jade Downie-Landry 5th career PWHL goal March 25, 2024 Elizabeth Giguère 1st career PWHL assist Jill Saulnier 1st career PWHL assist April 20, 2024 Ella Shelton 5th career PWHL goal April 24, 2024 Alexandra Labelle 1st career PWHL goal Brooke Hobson 1st career PWHL assist Carley Olivier 1st career PWHL game Abby Roque 5th career PWHL goal April 28, 2024 Brooke Hobson 1st career PWHL goal Ella Shelton 10th career PWHL assist Jade Downie-Landry 5th career PWHL assist Lindsey Post 1st career PWHL game Savannah Norcross 1st career PWHL assist April 30, 2024 Jaime Bourbonnais 5th career PWHL goal May 4, 2024 Alex Carpenter 15th career PWHL assist Lindsey Post 1st career PWHL win
Transactions
Signings
Date Player Position Term Previous Team Ref September 8, 2023 Abby Roque F 3 years Team Sonnet September 8, 2023 Alex Carpenter F 3 years Team Scotiabank September 8, 2023 Micah Zandee-Hart D 3 years Team Sonnet October 31, 2023 Ella Shelton D 3 years Team Scotiabank November 1, 2023 Jade Downie-Landry F 1 year Montreal Force November 2, 2023 Brooke Hobson D 1 year Modo Hockey Dam November 3, 2023 Élizabeth Giguère F 1 year Boston Pride November 6, 2023 Kayla Vespa F 1 year Team Adidas November 7, 2023 Jessie Eldridge F 2 years Team Harvey's November 7, 2023 Emma Woods F 1 year Toronto Six November 8, 2023 Paetyn Levis F 1 year Ohio State November 8, 2023 Abbey Levy G 1 year Boston College November 9, 2023 Alexandra Labelle F 1 year Montreal Force November 10, 2023 Olivia Zafuto D 1 year Boston Pride November 14, 2023 Chloé Aurard F 2 years Northeastern November 20, 2023 Jaime Bourbonnais D 3 years Team Scotiabank December 6, 2023 Savannah Norcross F 1 year Minnesota December 19, 2023 Madison Packer F 1 year Metropolitan Riveters December 20, 2023 Taylor Baker D 1 year Montreal Force December 20, 2023 Corinne Schroeder G 1 year Boston Pride December 21, 2023 Lindsey Post G 1 year SDE Hockey December 22, 2023 Johanna Fällman D 1 year Luleå HF December 22, 2023 Jill Saulnier F 2 years Team Adidas
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