2015–16 Connecticut Whale season

The 2015-16 Connecticut Whale season will be the first in franchise history. The club is scheduled to participate in the National Women's Hockey League (2015) inaugural season.
==Offseason==
* On July 1, the Whale signed former BU Terriers blueliner and 2015 Clarkson Cup champion Kaleigh Fratkin to a contract, making her the first Canadian to sign an NWHL contract.
===NWHL Draft===
The following were the Whale’s selections in the 2015 NWHL Draft on June 20, 2015.
Round	# 	Player 	Nationality	College
1 	2 	Hannah Brandt 	 	Univ. of Minnesota
2 	6 	Michelle Picard 	 	Harvard Univ.
3 	10	Milica McMillen 	 	Univ. of Minnesota
4 	14	Maryanne Menefee 	 	Univ. of Minnesota
5 	18	Cassandra Poudrier	 	Cornell
|}http://nwhl.co/draft-live/
==Transactions==
Date 	Player 	Former team
June 25, 2015	Shiann Darkangelo	Quinnipiac Bobcats
June 25, 2015	Sam Faber 	Boston Blades
June 25, 2015	Chelsea Laden 	Quinnipiac Bobcatshttp://nwhl.co/whale-signs-darkangelo-faber-laden/
July 1, 2015 	Kaleigh Fratkin 	Boston Blades http://nwhl.co/whale-signs-fratkin-first-canadian-in-the-nwhl/
==Regular season==
Schedule not yet released
==Awards and honors==
To be determined
==References==
Category:2016 in hockey
Category:National Women's Hockey League (2015)