Catching Up With Beauts Alum Shelby Bram
Being an original at something is a unique title that is not bestowed upon many. When it comes to hockey players, there is only a select number of professional teams…
Nathaniel Oliver
Pride Ink Their First Three RFAs
From May 1-31, NWHL teams can re-sign players from their 2016-17 roster and their draft picks during the restricted free agency period, and beginning on June 1 any unsigned players…
A Farmers’ Hockey Player – Beauts Sarah Casorso
Sarah Casorso is among the handful of Buffalo Beauts who traversed one side of the continent to the other in order to find herself in Buffalo. Hailing from Kelowna, a city…
“The Boz Blast” – Megan Bozek Discusses Her Shot
When Megan Bozek rifled a shot from just inside the blue line to open the scoring of the 2017 Isobel Cup Final, to me it symbolized that there was something different…
‘Warm California Sun’ – Beauts’ Kourtney Kunichika
After learning a bit about Kourtney Kunichika‘s hockey history, I am reminded of that scene from D2: The Mighty Ducks when the Ducks take their game to the schoolyard for some roller…
“From Across the Eastern Sea”: NY Riveters Goalie Sojung Shin
New York Riveters goaltender Sojung Shin has been a busy young lady. When I initially spoke with her at the beginning of April, she was gearing up to participate in…
“Hungry For More” – Anya Battaglino, Director of NWHLPA
The last time that I spoke with Anya Battaglino was before Christmas. At that point, she was a steadying blue-liner for the Connecticut Whale, who was also doing a terrific…
Beauts’ Ashley Vesci: “Committed to the Cause”
A tale of two cities, in a way. While my Buffalo Sabres finished toward the bottom of the standings, Ashley Vesci‘s hometown Pittsburgh Penguins look ever-capable of repeating as Cup…
Beauts’ Janiga Gears Up For NWHL’s Third Season
It was a true pleasure to watch Buffalo Beauts‘ rookie Emily Janiga‘s performance this past NWHL season. On-ice heroics teeming with visions of what she will accomplish for the team…
“Good Game, Ms. Beikirch!”
When Morgan Beikirch is not donning the blue and black for the Buffalo Beauts, she is shepherding sixteen 9-year olds for Warsaw Central Schools. Though, the fact that their teacher is…
Beauts’ Jacquie Greco: “A Leader in Different Ways”
The springtime sun came out in Buffalo today and it is shining much like Buffalo Beauts defender Jacquie Greco‘s smile whenever she talks about winning the Isobel Cup. “It is…
Buffalo’s 1st-Rounder Alongside Beauts in Plymouth
Maybe while they are competing in Plymouth together, Buffalo Beauts defenders Emily Pfalzer and Megan Bozek can do a little courting, a little schmoozing even, of the team’s 2016 1st-round draft…