title: 2016–17 New York Riveters season
text: # 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.
  
  ### Trades
  
  | January 27, 2016 (2016-01-27) | To Connecticut Whale Haley Skarupa | To New York Riveters Michelle Picard |
  | - | - | - |
  | April 28, 2016 (2016-04-28) | To Connecticut Whale Hannah Brandt | To New York Riveters Dana Trivigno |
  | April 28, 2016 (2016-04-28) | 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 | United States | Princeton Tigers |
  | 2 | 5 | Sydney Daniels | D | United States | Harvard Crimson |
  | 3 | 9 | Jenny Ryan | D | United States | Wisconsin Badgers |
  | 4 | 13 | Sydney McKibbon | F | Canada | Wisconsin Badgers |
  | 5 | 17 | Amy Menke | F | United States | 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)
  