New York Riveters general manager Chad Wiseman has been busy this offseason. There are nine new faces in the lineup and seven of them will be playing their first professional hockey next season.
Adding youth to a NWHL roster is hardly surprising considering that the league had an abundance of first-year college graduates in its ranks last year. Building teams primarily with college graduates and national team stars made perfect sense last summer. It saved the teams money and offered a wave of young, talented players for fans to grow familiar with.
What is surprising is just how few returning Riveters there will be.