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New York Sirens
CityNew York
LeaguePWHL
FoundedAugust 29, 2023 (2023-08-29)
Home arenaPrudential Center Newark
ColorsTurquoise, navy blue, white and orange
       
Owner(s)Mark Walter Group
General managerPascal Daoust
Head coachGreg Fargo
Asst. coachJosh Sciba
Lauren Williams[1]
CaptainMicah Zandee-Hart
MediaMSG Networks
Websitenewyork.thepwhl.com
Championships
Walter Cups0
Current season

The New York Sirens are a professional ice hockey team based in the New York metropolitan area. They are one of the six charter franchises of the Professional Women's Hockey League (PWHL). They play home games at Newark's Prudential Center.

History

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Founding and inaugural season

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On August 29, 2023, the PWHL revealed that one of its first six charter franchises would be located in the New York metropolitan area.[2][3] The league announced on September 1 that Pascal Daoust, the former general manager for the QMJHL's Val-d'Or Foreurs, would be the team's inaugural general manager.[4][5] On September 15, Howie Draper was named as the team's first head coach, taking a leave of absence from his position as head coach of the University of Alberta program to take the position.[6][7] Each PWHL team was permitted three signings during the free agency period ahead of the 2023 PWHL Draft. On September 8, the team announced the signing of its first three players, United States national team members Alex Carpenter and Abby Roque, and Canadian national team member Micah Zandee-Hart.[8] The draft was held on September 18; New York's first selection, at fourth overall, was defender Ella Shelton.[9]

In November 2023, it was revealed that New York's colors would be turquoise, navy blue, and white.[10] On November 28, the team announced that it would play its home games at Total Mortgage Arena.[11] On November 30, the team announced it would also play four games at UBS Arena in Elmont, New York.[12] On December 21, the team announced that Zandee-Hart would be its first captain, and that Carpenter and Shelton would be serve as alternate captains.[13]

New York played in the league's first ever game, a 4–0 victory over PWHL Toronto on New Year's Day 2024. Shelton scored the first goal in league history, and Corinne Schroeder recorded the league's first shutout.[14] The team hosted its first home game on January 5, losing a rematch to Toronto by a score of 3–2.[15] New York would be the first team eliminated from playoff contention on April 24.[16][17] The team secured the first overall pick at the 2024 PWHL draft with a victory over PWHL Ottawa on April 30.[18] At the draft, New York used the first overall pick to select Princeton standout Sarah Fillier.[19] At the end of the season, the team announced that it had agreed to part ways with coach Draper; in June, New York hired former Colgate Raiders coach Greg Fargo as its new head coach.[20]

On September 13, 2024, it was announced that the Sirens would play the majority of its 2024–25 home games at the Prudential Center in Newark, New Jersey.[21] The club also announced they would move their practice facility to the Richard J. Codey Arena in West Orange.[22]

Team identity

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Inaugural season logo for PWHL New York.

New York, like all PWHL charter franchises, operated without unique branding for the league's inaugural season—the team was known as PWHL New York and wore a league-wide jersey template that featured the city's name diagonally on the front.[23] The team did have its own colour scheme, featuring turquoise and black. In October 2023, the league registered a trademark for the name New York Sound.[24] However, in September 2024, when the PWHL unveiled franchise nicknames, New York was given the name Sirens, which the league stated was in reference to New York City's "vibrant sights and sounds".[25] A report from The Hockey News stated that other names in contention for New York included Rush and Odyssey.[26] The team added orange to its color scheme, and also unveiled a logo featuring stylized "NY" initials and the team's nickname.[25]

Players and personnel

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Current roster

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As of March 20, 2024[27][28][29]
No. Nat Player Pos S/G Age Acquired Birthplace
12 France Chloé Aurard F L 25 2023 Saint-Martin-d'Hères, France
4 Hungary Taylor Baker D R 27 2023 Toronto, Ontario
14 Canada Jaime Bourbonnais D R 26 2023 Mississauga, Ontario
25 United States Alex Carpenter (A) F L 30 2023 North Reading, Massachusetts
27 Canada Jade Downie-Landry F L 29 2023 Saint-Jean-sur-Richelieu, Quebec
9 Canada Jessie Eldridge F R 26 2023 Barrie, Ontario
59 Sweden Johanna Fällman D L 34 2023 Luleå, Sweden
18 Canada Élizabeth Giguère F R 27 2023 Quebec City, Quebec
6 Canada Brooke Hobson D L 25 2023 Prince Albert, Saskatchewan
13 Canada Alexandra Labelle F L 28 2023 Saint-Louis-de-Gonzague, Quebec
19 United States Paetyn Levis F R 25 2023 Rogers, Minnesota
39 United States Abbey Levy G L 24 2023 Congers, New York
71 United States Savannah Norcross F R 24 2023 Lynn, Massachusetts
23 United States Madison Packer F R 33 2023 Birmingham, Michigan
33 Canada Lindsey Post G L 30 2023 Chelsea, Quebec
11 United States Abby Roque F R 27 2023 Potsdam, New York
44 Canada Jill Saulnier F L 32 2023 Halifax, Nova Scotia
30 Canada Corinne Schroeder G L 25 2023 Elm Creek, Manitoba
17 Canada Ella Shelton (A) D L 26 2023 Ingersoll, Ontario
10 Canada Kayla Vespa F L 27 2023 Hamilton, Ontario
67 Canada Emma Woods F R 28 2023 Burford, Ontario
3 United States Olivia Zafuto D L 27 2023 Niagara Falls, New York
28 Canada Micah Zandee-Hart (C) D L 27 2023 Saanichton, British Columbia

Reserves

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As of March 20, 2024[27][28][29]
No. Nat Player Pos S/G Age Acquired Birthplace
16 United States Alexa Gruschow F R 30 2024 Mechanicsburg, Pennsylvania
74 Canada Carley Olivier D R 25 2023 Sudbury, Ontario
5 Canada Claire Thompson D L 26 2023 Toronto, Ontario

Team captains

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General managers

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Head coaches

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First-round draft picks

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Main article: List of New York Sirens draft picks

References

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  1. ^ Kennedy, Ian (July 9, 2024). "New York Rounds Out Coaching Staff Hiring Lauren Williams". TheHockeyNews.com. The Hockey News. Retrieved July 9, 2024. PWHL New York has added a third member to their 2024-2025 coaching staff hiring Lauren Williams as an assistant coach from Mount Royal University.
  2. ^ Wyshynski, Greg (August 29, 2023). "Six inaugural franchises revealed for new PWHL". ESPN.com. Archived from the original on August 29, 2023. Retrieved September 5, 2023.
  3. ^ Dachman, Jason (January 30, 2024). "Inside the Whirlwind Launch of the Professional Women's Hockey League's Broadcast Operations". sportsvideo.org. Sports Video Group. Archived from the original on February 3, 2024. Retrieved May 31, 2024.
  4. ^ "PWHL names six general managers as teams begin roster construction". Sportsnet. CP. September 1, 2023. Archived from the original on September 5, 2023. Retrieved September 5, 2023.
  5. ^ Burgess, Melissa (September 2, 2023). "PWHL Introduces General Managers, Announces Draft Order". The Victory Press. Archived from the original on September 6, 2023. Retrieved September 5, 2023.
  6. ^ "Ryan, MacLeod headline PWHL coaches". Sportsnet. CP. September 15, 2023. Archived from the original on September 17, 2023. Retrieved September 15, 2023.
  7. ^ Barnes, Dan (September 16, 2023). "New challenge in New York for women's hockey coach Howie Draper". Montreal Gazette. Archived from the original on January 17, 2024. Retrieved September 17, 2023.
  8. ^ "Alex Carpenter, Abby Roque, Micah Zandee-Hart Sign Professional Women's Hockey League (PWHL) Contracts With New York". PWHL News (Press release). September 8, 2023. Archived from the original on November 19, 2023. Retrieved September 8, 2023.
  9. ^ Pyette, Ryan (September 19, 2023). "Ingersoll's Ella Shelton picked fourth overall in inaugural PWHL draft". Ottawa Citizen. Retrieved September 19, 2023.
  10. ^ Kennedy, Ian (November 23, 2023). "PWHL Releases Jersey Designs". The Hockey News. Archived from the original on November 14, 2023. Retrieved November 14, 2023.
  11. ^ Kennedy, Ian (November 28, 2023). "Home Openers Announced For Each PWHL Team". The Hockey News. Archived from the original on November 30, 2023. Retrieved November 28, 2023.
  12. ^ Pantorno, Joe (November 30, 2023). "UBS Arena to host PWHL games in 2024: Islanders' home participating in new women's league". AmNY. Archived from the original on December 2, 2023. Retrieved January 5, 2024.
  13. ^ Spencer, Donna (January 2, 2024). "Canadian Micah Zandee-Hart embraces PWHL captaincy in city that never sleeps". CBC Sports. The Canadian Press. Archived from the original on January 2, 2024. Retrieved January 17, 2024.
  14. ^ Donkin, Karissa (January 1, 2024). "New York shuts out Toronto in 1st PWHL game as Canada's Shelton leads the way". cbc.ca. CBC Sports. Archived from the original on January 1, 2024. Retrieved January 1, 2024.
  15. ^ "Maltais' short-handed goal helps Toronto spoil New York's PWHL home opener, 3-2". Associated Press. January 5, 2024. Archived from the original on January 6, 2024. Retrieved January 6, 2024.
  16. ^ Salvian, Hailey (April 24, 2024). "PWHL New York eliminated from playoff contention: Gold Plan, offseason and what comes next". The Athletic. The New York Times. Archived from the original on May 19, 2024. Retrieved June 9, 2024.
  17. ^ Kennedy, Ian (April 25, 2024). "A Post Mortem Look At PWHL New York's Season". The Hockey News. Brantford, Ontario: Roustan Media. Archived from the original on May 21, 2024. Retrieved May 21, 2024.
  18. ^ "New York scores four straight goals to beat Ottawa 4–3 and secure the first pick in the PWHL draft". AP News. April 30, 2024. Archived from the original on May 8, 2024. Retrieved June 9, 2024.
  19. ^ Salvian, Hailey (June 10, 2024). "New York selects Sarah Fillier with No. 1 pick in 2024 PWHL Draft: First-round analysis". The Athletic. The New York Times. Archived from the original on June 11, 2024. Retrieved October 8, 2024.
  20. ^ Wawrow, John (June 7, 2024). "Top NCAA women's coach Greg Fargo stepping behind PWHL New York bench". CBC Sports. The Associated Press. Archived from the original on June 8, 2024. Retrieved June 9, 2024.
  21. ^ Wawrow, John (September 13, 2024). "PWHL New York Sirens making the move to play home games out of the NHL Devils' Prudential Center". AP News. Archived from the original on September 13, 2024. Retrieved September 14, 2024.
  22. ^ "Prudential Center set to be new home of PWHL's New York Sirens for '24-25 season". ROI-NJ.com. September 13, 2024. Archived from the original on September 16, 2024. Retrieved September 16, 2024.
  23. ^ Ibrahim, Abdulhamid (January 2, 2024). "PWHL sorting out missing pieces like team names and logos as it goes along". The Globe and Mail. Archived from the original on January 18, 2024. Retrieved January 18, 2024. However there are some missing pieces, such as names and logos for the six teams. "I don't, I don't," PWHL advisory board member Stan Kasten said Monday on whether he has a timeline for those key elements to be included.
  24. ^ Salvian, Hailey (October 26, 2023). "Potential names for PWHL's original 6 franchises revealed". The Athletic. Archived from the original on October 31, 2023. Retrieved October 26, 2023.
  25. ^ a b "Minnesota Frost: PWHL unveils names, logos for league champion and other teams". MPR News. St. Paul, Minn. September 9, 2024. Archived from the original on September 11, 2024. Retrieved September 15, 2024.
  26. ^ Kennedy, Ian (September 9, 2024). "These Were The Final Four Names In Contention For Each Of The PWHL's Six Teams". The Hockey News. Archived from the original on September 9, 2024. Retrieved October 8, 2024.
  27. ^ a b Donkin, Karissa (December 12, 2023). "PWHL teams release final 23-player rosters ahead of Jan. 1 season opener". cbc.ca. Canadian Broadcasting Corporation. Archived from the original on December 16, 2023. Retrieved December 28, 2023. Teams will also carry 3 reserve players for 2024 season
  28. ^ a b "PWHL New York Roster 2024 Regular Season". ThePWHL.com. Professional Women's Hockey League. Retrieved January 15, 2024.
  29. ^ a b "Professional Women's Hockey League (PWHL) Roster Updates". March 19, 2024.
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