The 2016–17 Connecticut Whale season was the second in franchise history. For their second season, the Whale moved from the Chelsea Piers pavilion in Stamford to the Northford Ice Pavilion (seating capacity 1200),[ 1] former home of the Quinnipiac Bobcats, in Northford, Connecticut .
Player
Acquired from
Lost to
Date
Contract terms
Kaleigh Fratkin [ 4]
New York Riveters
May 1, 2016
1-year, $19,500
Jaimie Leonoff [ 4]
New York Riveters
May 1, 2016
1-year, $10,000
Kaliya Johnson [ 5]
Boston College
May 2, 2016
1-year, $13,000
Cydney Roesler [ 6]
Quinnipiac University
May 3, 2016
1-year, $15,500
Nicole Connery [ 6]
Quinnipiac University
May 3, 2016
1-year, $15,000
Nicole Kosta [ 6]
Quinnipiac University
May 3, 2016
1-year, $15,000
Meagan Mangene [ 7]
Boston Pride
July 28, 2016
1-year, $12,000
Ivana Bilic [ 8]
Bemidji State University
July 31, 2016
1-year, $14,000
Player
Date
Contract terms
Kelly Babstock [ 9]
April 4, 2016
1-year, $21,000
Sam Faber [ 10]
April 30, 2016
1-year, $13,000
Jessica Koizumi [ 11]
May 11, 2016
1-year, $14,000
Shenae Lundberg [ 12]
May 13, 2016
1-year, $15,000
The following were the Whale's selections in the 2016 NWHL Draft on June 18, 2016.
^ "Whale Moves to Northford Ice Pavilion" . NWHL.co. 2016-05-02. Retrieved 2016-05-10 .
^ "Riveters Whale Trade Rights to Skarupa and Picard" . NWHL. April 27, 2016. Archived from the original on May 14, 2016. Retrieved May 10, 2016 .
^ "Brandt for Trivigno second offseason trade" . NWHL. April 28, 2016. Archived from the original on May 14, 2016. Retrieved May 10, 2016 .
^ a b "Fratkin and Leonoff Join New York Roster" . NWHL. May 1, 2016. Archived from the original on June 2, 2016. Retrieved June 7, 2016 .
^ "Whale Adds Undrafted BC Defenseman Johnson" . NWHL. May 2, 2016. Archived from the original on September 10, 2016. Retrieved June 7, 2016 .
^ a b c "Roesler, Connery, and Kosta Join Connecticut Whale" . NWHL. May 3, 2016. Archived from the original on June 2, 2016. Retrieved May 10, 2016 .
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"Meagan Mangene moves to Connecticut Whale" . NWHL.zone. 2016-07-28. Archived from the original on 2016-08-15. Retrieved 2016-08-09 .
^ "Ivana Bilic signs with Connecticut Whale" . NWHL.zone. 2016-07-31. Archived from the original on 2016-08-15. Retrieved 2016-08-08 .
^ "Kelly Babstock Re-Signs With Connecticut Whale" . NWHL. April 4, 2016. Archived from the original on April 24, 2016. Retrieved June 7, 2016 .
^ "Sam Faber Re-Signs With Whale" . NWHL. April 30, 2016. Archived from the original on May 31, 2016. Retrieved June 7, 2016 .
^ "Inaugural Season Captain Koizumi Returns to Whale" . NWHL. May 11, 2016. Archived from the original on June 2, 2016. Retrieved May 12, 2016 .
^ "Whale Returns Goaltender Lundberg" . NWHL. May 13, 2016. Archived from the original on September 10, 2016. Retrieved June 7, 2016 .