3rd NWHL All-Star Game
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The 3rd NWHL All-Star Game took place on February 11, 2018 at TRIA Rink in Saint Paul, Minnesota. A skills competition was held the day prior on February 10, 2018.
Brittany Ott of the Boston Pride and Amanda Leveille of the Buffalo Beauts served as All-Star captains. Of note, Leveille became the first Canadian-born player to serve as a captain in the NWHL All-Star Game. The coaches for the event were Minnesota Whitecaps legend Winny Brodt for Team Leveille, while Winter Games gold medalist Tricia Dunn served in the same capacity with Team Ott.
The game was contested in two 25-minute periods. With the contest held in Minnesota, each team featured one member of the Minnesota Whitecaps on its roster. Kate Schipper skated for Team Leveille while Sadie Lundquist competed with Team Ott. Katie Million, the Commissioner of the Western Collegiate Hockey Association was also in attendance. The officials selected for both the 2018 NWHL Skills Competition and 2018 NWHL All-Star Game were referee Jordan Kraabel, linesmen Mike Trumble and linesmen Ian Schachte.
Rosters
| Team Leveille | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Team Leveille Player Team Pos. Nat. Appearance Amanda Leveille Buffalo Beauts Goaltender Canada 1 Katie Fitzgerald Metropolitan Riveters Goaltender United States 2 Sarah Edney Buffalo Beauts Defense Canada 1 Lexi Bender Boston Pride Defense United States 1 Lisa Chesson Buffalo Beauts Defense United States 1 Jordyn Burns Buffalo Beauts Defense United States 1 Kelsey Koelzer Metropolitan Riveters Defense United States 1 Kate Schipper Minnesota Whitecaps Forward United States 1 Kelly Babstock Connecticut Whale Forward Canada 2 Rebecca Russo Metropolitan Riveters Forward United States 2 Rebecca Vint Buffalo Beauts Forward Canada 1 Kristin Lewicki Buffalo Beauts Forward United States 1 Sam Faber Connecticut Whale Forward United States 1 Meagan Mangene Boston Pride Forward United States 1 | Team Ott Player Team Pos. Nat. Brittany Ott Boston Pride Goaltender United States 3 Sydney Rossman Connecticut Whale Goaltender United States 1 Alyssa Gagliardi Boston Pride Defense United States 2 Amanda Boulier Connecticut Whale Defense United States 1 Jenny Ryan Metropolitan Riveters Defense United States 1 Courtney Burke Metropolitan Riveters Defense United States 2 Michelle Picard Metropolitan Riveters Defense United States 1 Alexa Gruschow Metropolitan Riveters Forward United States 1 Jordan Smelker Boston Pride Forward United States 1 Jillian Dempsey Boston Pride Forward United States 1 Hayley Scamurra Buffalo Beauts Forward United States 1 Emily Field Boston Pride Forward United States 2 Sadie Lundquist Minnesota Whitecaps Forward United States 1 Corinne Buie Buffalo Beauts Forward United States 2 | |||
| Player | Team | Pos. | Nat. | Appearance |
| Amanda Leveille | Buffalo Beauts | Goaltender | Canada | 1 |
| Katie Fitzgerald | Metropolitan Riveters | Goaltender | United States | 2 |
| Sarah Edney | Buffalo Beauts | Defense | Canada | 1 |
| Lexi Bender | Boston Pride | Defense | United States | 1 |
| Lisa Chesson | Buffalo Beauts | Defense | United States | 1 |
| Jordyn Burns | Buffalo Beauts | Defense | United States | 1 |
| Kelsey Koelzer | Metropolitan Riveters | Defense | United States | 1 |
| Kate Schipper | Minnesota Whitecaps | Forward | United States | 1 |
| Kelly Babstock | Connecticut Whale | Forward | Canada | 2 |
| Rebecca Russo | Metropolitan Riveters | Forward | United States | 2 |
| Rebecca Vint | Buffalo Beauts | Forward | Canada | 1 |
| Kristin Lewicki | Buffalo Beauts | Forward | United States | 1 |
| Sam Faber | Connecticut Whale | Forward | United States | 1 |
| Meagan Mangene | Boston Pride | Forward | United States | 1 |
| Team Ott | ||||
| Player | Team | Pos. | Nat. | |
| Brittany Ott | Boston Pride | Goaltender | United States | 3 |
| Sydney Rossman | Connecticut Whale | Goaltender | United States | 1 |
| Alyssa Gagliardi | Boston Pride | Defense | United States | 2 |
| Amanda Boulier | Connecticut Whale | Defense | United States | 1 |
| Jenny Ryan | Metropolitan Riveters | Defense | United States | 1 |
| Courtney Burke | Metropolitan Riveters | Defense | United States | 2 |
| Michelle Picard | Metropolitan Riveters | Defense | United States | 1 |
| Alexa Gruschow | Metropolitan Riveters | Forward | United States | 1 |
| Jordan Smelker | Boston Pride | Forward | United States | 1 |
| Jillian Dempsey | Boston Pride | Forward | United States | 1 |
| Hayley Scamurra | Buffalo Beauts | Forward | United States | 1 |
| Emily Field | Boston Pride | Forward | United States | 2 |
| Sadie Lundquist | Minnesota Whitecaps | Forward | United States | 1 |
| Corinne Buie | Buffalo Beauts | Forward | United States | 2 |
Game recap
Hayley Scamurra logged a hat trick and an assist as Team Ott emerged victorious in an 8–6 final. Team Leveille member Kelsey Koelzer set an All-Star Game record by scoring four goals. Of note, both Koezler and Scamurra were making their All-Star debuts. Other scorers for Team Ott included Alexa Gruschow, Corinne Buie, Jordan Smelker and Amanda Boulier. Of note, Smelker and Boulier both logged assists in the game. Team Ott out-shot Team Leveille, 41–28.
Skills challenge
In the Skills Challenge, Team Leveille defeated Team Ott by a 4–3 tally. The winner was decided in a skate-off between the two captains.
- Fastest Skater: Kristin Lewicki, Team Leveille, 13.41
- Hardest Shot: Kelsey Koelzer, Team Leveille, 81 mph
- Dunkin Donuts Shooting Accuracy: Corinne Buie, Team Ott, 12.6 seconds
- Fastest Goalie Challenge: Team Leveille (Amanda Leveille and Katie Fitzgerald) won the Fastest Goalie challenge, Team Ott won the Howie’s Hockey
- Breakaway contest: Team Ott (participants included Courtney Burke, Sadie Lundquist and Jenny Ryan)