Metropolitan Riveters
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 2017–18 Metropolitan Riveters season
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| City | Newark, New Jersey |
| League | National Women's Hockey League |
| Founded | 2015 |
| Home arena | Barnabas Health Hockey House |
| Colors | Red, black, white |
| Owner(s) | NWHL |
| Head coach | Chad Wiseman |
| Captain | Ashley Johnston |
| Media | NWHL Cross Ice Pass (On YouTube) |
| Affiliates | New Jersey Devils (NHL) |
| Website | Official Website |
| Franchise history | |
| 2015–2017 | New York Riveters |
| 2017–present | Metropolitan Riveters |
The Metropolitan Riveters (originally the New York Riveters) are a professional women's ice hockey team based in Newark, New Jersey, who play their home games in the Barnabas Health Hockey House at the Prudential Center. Its team name and logo are based upon Rosie the Riveter, the subject of the World War II-era motivational poster "We Can Do It!"
They are one of the four charter franchises of the National Women's Hockey League (NWHL).
The first player signed to a contract was Janine Weber, who also became the first player in the history of the NWHL to be signed to a contract. With the first pick overall in the 2015 NWHL Draft, the Riveters selected Alexandra Carpenter, a medalist from the 2014 Sochi Winter Games. The team made its debut in 2015 playing at Aviator Sports & Events Center in Brooklyn, New York. The first player to ever score a goal for the Riveters was Brooke Ammerman. The New York Riveters won their first game against the Boston Pride on November 15, 2015. Nana Fujimoto became the first New York Riveters goaltender to earn a win in the NWHL and the first Japanese born goaltender to win a NWHL game. Meghan Fardelmann became the first Riveter to record a hat trick.
On May 1, 2016, the Riveters signed free agent Amanda Kessel to a one-year deal worth $26,000, making her the highest paid player in the league. At the 2016 NWHL Draft, held in Brooklyn, the Riveters held the first overall pick for the second consecutive year and selected Kelsey Koelzer from the Princeton Tigers women's ice hockey program.
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