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NWHL Season Debut Features Three Princeton Tigers
October 07, 2015 | Women's Ice Hockey
Three former Princeton Tigers are on the opening day roster as the National Women's Hockey League (NWHL) makes its debut.
Kelly Cooke '13 and Denna Laing '14 will play for the Boston Pride while Gabie Figueroa '14 will play for the New York Riveters.
All three served as either captain or assistant captain while wearing the Orange & Black.
A defender, Cooke played in 122 games and scored 26 goals and 23 assists. During her senior season she finished second on the team in scoring with a team-high 15 gaols and 12 assists for 27 points. She was a four-time ECAC All-Academic selection.
Laing totaled 76 points in 120 games and had six-multiple goal games and 15 multiple-point games in her career. As a senior, Laing led the team in scoring with 27 points while playing in all 31 games. She also led the ECAC in short-handed goals with three and short-handed points with four. A 2014 second-team All-Ivy League selection, Laing earned four team awards while at Princeton including: Rookie of the Year, Preseason Athlete of the Year, Elizabeth English Trophy and the Patty Kazmaier Award.
In 113 games, Figueroa tallied 37 points on five goals and 32 assists. The defender was named to the ECAC All-Academic team all four years and earned the team's Preseason Athlete Award and the Patty Kazmaier Award during her senior years.
The Riveters drafted senior Kimberly Newell in the inaugural entry draft this past June.
The NWHL opens the season on Sunday, Oct. 11.