2016–17 New York Riveters season

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 and shall be the site of the Riveters home games during the regular season.
===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----
Alexandra 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)
1 	1 	Kelsey Koelzer 	D 	 	Princeton Tigers
2 	5 	Sydney Daniels 	D 	 	Harvard Crimson
3 	9 	Jenny Ryan 	D 	 	Wisconsin Badgers
4 	13	Sydney McKibbon	F 	 	Wisconsin Badgers
5 	17	Amy Menke 	F 	 	North Dakota Fighting Hawks
==Awards and honors==
*Amanda Kessel, NWHL All-Star Game MVP
*Janine Weber, NWHL Player of the Week (Awarded February 22, 2017)
==References==
Category:National Women's Hockey League (2015–)
Category:New York Riveters