2016–17 Connecticut Whale (NWHL) season

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), former home of the Quinnipiac Bobcats, in Northford, Connecticut.
==Offseason==
===Trades===
	To New York Riveters
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Michelle Picard	To Connecticut Whale
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Haley Skarupa
	To New York Riveters
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Hannah Brandt	To Connecticut Whale
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Dana Trivigno
=== Free agents ===
Player 	Acquired from 	Lost to 	Date 	Contract terms
Kaleigh Fratkin	 	New York Riveters	May 1, 2016 	1-year, $19,500
Jaimie Leonoff 	 	New York Riveters	May 1, 2016 	1-year, $10,000
Kaliya Johnson 	Boston College 	 	May 2, 2016 	1-year, $13,000
Cydney Roesler 	Quinnipiac University 	 	May 3, 2016 	1-year, $15,500
Nicole Connery 	Quinnipiac University 	 	May 3, 2016 	1-year, $15,000
Nicole Kosta 	Quinnipiac University 	 	May 3, 2016 	1-year, $15,000
Meagan Mangene 	Boston Pride 	 	July 28, 2016	1-year, $12,000
Ivana Bilic 	Bemidji State University	 	July 31, 2016	1-year, $14,000
=== Signings ===
Player 	Date 	Contract terms
Kelly Babstock 	April 4, 2016 	1-year, $21,000
Sam Faber 	April 30, 2016	1-year, $13,000
Jessica Koizumi	May 11, 2016 	1-year, $14,000
Shenae Lundberg	May 13, 2016 	1-year, $15,000
==Draft==
The following were the Whale's selections in the 2016 NWHL Draft on June 18, 2016.
Round	# 	Player 	Pos	Nationality	College/Junior/Club Team (League)
1 	3 	Dani Cameranesi 	F 	 	Minnesota (WCHA)
2 	7 	Andie Anastos 	F 	 	Boston College (Hockey East)
3 	11	Melissa Channell	D 	 	Wisconsin Badgers (WCHA)
4 	15	Paige Savage 	F 	 	Northeastern (HEA)
5 	19	Sydney Rossman 	G 	 	Quinnipiac Bobcats (ECAC)
==References==
 
Category:2016–17 NWHL season by team