The confusion about Jaimie Leonoff’s role with the New York Riveters has finally been cleared up and, unfortunately, it’s very bad news. Leonoff will miss the entire 2016-17 season due to an injury.
Leonoff had hip surgery over the offseason to deal with a hip injury but she sustained a shoulder injury during offseason training.
The league’s press release:
September 30, 2016 — The New York Riveters today announced that goaltender Jaimie Leonoff of the New York Riveters will be out for the entire 2016-17 NWHL season. Leonoff, who signed with the Riveters this off-season as a free agent after a season with Connecticut, will have surgery to repair a hip injury.