3rd NWHL All-Star Game

The 3rd NWHL All-Star Game took place on February 11, 2017 in Saint Paul, Minnesota. A skills competition was held the day prior on February 10, 2018.
Brittany Ott of the Boston Pride and Amanda Leveille of the Buffalo Beauts served as All-Star captains. Of note, Leveille became the first Canadian-born player to serve as a captain in the NWHL All-Star Game. The coaches for the event were Minnesota Whitecaps legend Winny Brodt for Team Leveille, while Winter Games gold medalist Tricia Dunn served in the same capacity with Team Ott. 
The game was contested in two 25-minute periods. With the contest held in Minnesota, each team featured one member of the Minnesota Whitecaps on its roster. Kate Schipper skated for Team Leveille while Sadie Lundquist competed with Team Ott. Katie Million, the Commissioner of the Western Collegiate Hockey Association was also in attendance.
==Rosters==
Team Leveille 	Team Leveille 	Team Leveille	Team Leveille	Team Leveille	Team Leveille
Player 	Team 	Pos. 	Nat. 	Apperance 	
Amanda Leveille 	Buffalo Beauts 	Goaltender 	 	1 	
Katie Fitzgerald	Metropolitan Riveters	Goaltender 	 	2 	
Sarah Edney 	Buffalo Beauts 	Defense 	 	1 	
Lexi Bender 	Boston Pride 	Defense 	 	1 	
Lisa Chesson 	Buffalo Beauts 	Defense 	 	1 	
Jordyn Burns 	Buffalo Beauts 	Defense 	 	1 	
Kelsey Koelzer 	Metropolitan Riveters	Defense 	 	1 	
Kate Schipper 	Minnesota Whitecaps 	Forward 	 	1 	
Kelly Babstock 	Connecticut Whale 	Forward 	 	2 	
Rebecca Russo 	Metropolitan Riveters	Forward 	 	2 	
Rebecca Vint 	Buffalo Beauts 	Forward 	 	1 	
Kristin Lewicki 	Buffalo Beauts 	Forward 	 	1 	
Sam Faber 	Connecticut Whale 	Forward 	 	1 	
Meagan Mangene 	Boston Pride 	Forward 	 	1 	
Team Ott 	Team Ott 	Team Ott 	Team Ott	Team Ott	Team Ott
Player 	Team 	Pos. 	Nat. 	 	
Brittany Ott 	Boston Pride 	Goaltender	 	3 	
Sydney Rossman 	Connecticut Whale 	Goaltender	 	1 	
Alyssa Gagliardi	Boston Pride 	Defense 	 	2 	
Amanda Boulier 	Connecticut Whale 	Defense 	 	1 	
Jenny Ryan 	Metropolitan Riveters	Defense 	 	1 	
Courtney Burke 	Metropolitan Riveters	Defense 	 	2 	
Michelle Picard 	Metropolitan Riveters	Defense 	 	1 	
Alexa Gruschow 	Metropolitan Riveters	Forward 	 	1 	
Jordan Smelker 	Boston Pride 	Forward 	 	1 	
Jillian Dempsey 	Boston Pride 	Forward 	 	1 	
Hayley Scamurra 	Buffalo Beauts 	Forward 	 	1 	
Emily Field 	Boston Pride 	Forward 	 	2 	
Sadie Lundquist 	Minnesota Whitecaps 	Forward 	 	1 	
Corinne Buie 	Buffalo Beauts 	Forward 	 	2 	
==Game recap==
Hayley Scamurra logged a hat trick and an assist as Team Ott emerged victorious in an 8–6 final.Team Leveille member Kelsey Koelzer set an All-Star Game record by scoring four goals. Of note, both Koezler and Scamurra were making their All-Star debuts. 
Other scorers for Team Ott included Alexa Gruschow, Corinne Buie, Jordan Smelker and Amanda Boulier. Of note, Smelker and Boulier both logged assists in the game. Team Ott out-shot Team Leveille, 41–28.
==Skills challenge==
In the Skills Challenge, Team Leveille defeated Team Ott by a 4–3 tally. The winner was decided in a skate-off between the two captains.
*Fastest Skater: Kristin Lewicki, Team Leveille, 13.41 
*Hardest Shot: Kelsey Koelzer, Team Leveille, 81 mph
*Shooting Accuracy: Corinne Buie, Team Ott, 12.6 seconds
*Fastest Goalie Challenge: Team Leveille (Amanda Leveille and Katie Fitzgerald) won the Fastest Goalie challenge, Team Ott won the Howie’s Hockey 
*Breakaway contest: Team Ott (participants included Courtney Burke, Sadie Lundquist and Jenny Ryan)
== References ==
Category:National Women's Hockey League (2015–)
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