Nana Fujimoto, Lyudmila Belyakova, and Janine Weber give the Riveters the most intercontinental roster in the league, but the team that will play half of its games in Brooklyn, New York this season still has deep local roots.
New Jersey
Brooke Ammerman played her college puck at Wisconsin but the power forward with sweet hands was born in River Vale, New Jersey. Gabie Figueora was not only born in Branchburg, NJ, she also attended college at Princeton and played college hockey with the Lady Tigers.
Connecticut
Both defenseman Kiira Dosdall and standout two-way forward Bray Ketchum were born in the state of Connecticut.