Riveters’ forward Amanda Kessel was named as one of the two NWHL All-Star captains in December. And yesterday two other New York Riveters were made All-Stars by fan vote.
Rookie forward and Riveters’ points leader Rebecca Russo and alternate captain and second-year All-Star Madison Packer will be joining Kessel in Pittsburgh. And they were very nearly joined by their teammates Ashley Johnston, Bray Ketchum, and Tatiana Rafter.
From the NWHL’s press release yesterday:
Gigi Marvin of the Boston Pride, Harrison Browne of the Buffalo Beauts, and Madison Packer and Rebecca Russo of the New York Riveters have been selected by the fans to participate in the NWHL’s 2017 All-Star Weekend in Pittsburgh on Feb.