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New York Sirens
City	Newark, New Jersey
League	PWHL
Founded	August 29, 2023 (2023-08-29)
Home arena	Prudential Center
Colors	Turquoise, navy blue, white and orange
Owner(s)	Mark Walter Group
General manager	Pascal Daoust
Head coach	Greg Fargo
Asst. coach	Josh Sciba Lauren Williams
Captain	Micah Zandee-Hart
Media	MSG Networks
Website	newyork.thepwhl.com
Championships
Regular season titles	0
Walter Cups	0
Current season

The New York Sirens are a professional ice hockey team based in the New York metropolitan area that competes in the Professional Women's Hockey League (PWHL). They are one of the six charter franchises of the league. The team plays its home games at Prudential Center in Newark, New Jersey.

History

Founding and inaugural season

On August 29, 2023, the PWHL revealed that one of its first six charter franchises would be located in the New York metropolitan area. The league announced on September 1 that Pascal Daoust, the former general manager for the QMJHL's Val-d'Or Foreurs, would be the team's inaugural general manager. On September 15, Howie Draper was named as the team's first head coach, taking a leave of absence from his position as head coach of the University of Alberta program to take the position. Each PWHL team was permitted three signings during the free agency period ahead of the 2023 PWHL Draft. On September 8, the team announced the signing of its first three players, United States national team members Alex Carpenter and Abby Roque, and Canadian national team member Micah Zandee-Hart. The draft was held on September 18; New York's first selection, at fourth overall, was defender Ella Shelton.

In November 2023, it was revealed that New York's colors would be turquoise, navy blue, and white. Later that month, the team announced that it would play its home games at Total Mortgage Arena in Bridgeport, Connecticut, with four games at UBS Arena in Elmont, New York. On December 21, the team announced that Zandee-Hart would be its first captain, and that Carpenter and Shelton would be serve as alternate captains.

New York played in the league's first ever game, a 4–0 victory over PWHL Toronto on New Year's Day 2024. Shelton scored the first goal in league history, and Corinne Schroeder recorded the league's first shutout. The team hosted its first home game at Total Mortgage Arena on January 5, losing a rematch to Toronto by a score of 3–2. New York would be the first team eliminated from playoff contention on April 24. The team secured the first overall pick at the 2024 PWHL draft with a victory over PWHL Ottawa on April 30. At the draft, New York used the first overall pick to select Princeton standout Sarah Fillier. At the end of the season, the team announced that it had agreed to part ways with coach Draper; in June, New York hired former Colgate Raiders coach Greg Fargo as its new head coach.

On September 13, 2024, it was announced that the Sirens would play the majority of its 2024–25 home games at the Prudential Center in Newark, New Jersey, which was used for two games in April 2024. The club also announced they would move their practice facility to the Richard J. Codey Arena in West Orange.

Season-by-season record

Team identity

New York, like all PWHL charter franchises, operated without unique branding for the league's inaugural season—the team was known as PWHL New York and wore a league-wide jersey template that featured the city's name diagonally on the front. The team did have its own colour scheme, featuring turquoise and black. In October 2023, the league registered a trademark for the name New York Sound. However, in September 2024, when the PWHL unveiled franchise nicknames, New York was given the name Sirens, which the league stated was in reference to New York City's "vibrant sights and sounds". A report from The Hockey News stated that other names in contention for New York included Rush and Odyssey. The team added orange to its color scheme, and also unveiled a logo featuring stylized "NY" initials and the team's nickname.

Players and personnel

Current roster

As of January 4, 2025

No.	Nat	Player	Pos	S/G	Age	Acquired	Birthplace
12		Chloé Aurard	F	L	25	2023	Saint-Martin-d'Hères, France
14		Jaime Bourbonnais	D	R	26	2023	Mississauga, Ontario
25		Alex Carpenter (A)	F	L	30	2023	North Reading, Massachusetts
27		Jade Downie-Landry	F	L	29	2023	Saint-Jean-sur-Richelieu, Quebec
9		Jessie Eldridge	F	R	27	2023	Barrie, Ontario
29		Emmy Fecteau	F	L	25	2024	Saint-Odilon-de-Cranbourne, Quebec
10		Sarah Fillier	F	R	24	2024	Georgetown, Ontario
18		Élizabeth Giguère	F	R	27	2023	Quebec City, Quebec
13		Elle Hartje	F	L	23	2024	Detroit, Michigan
6		Brooke Hobson	D	L	25	2023	Prince Albert, Saskatchewan
7		Olivia Knowles	D	R	25	2024	Campbell River, British Columbia
19		Paetyn Levis	F	R	25	2023	Rogers, Minnesota
39		Abbey Levy	G	L	24	2023	Congers, New York
82		Kayle Osborne	G	L	22	2024	Westport, Ontario
8		Maja Nylén Persson	D	R	24	2024	Avesta, Sweden
11		Abby Roque	F	R	27	2023	Potsdam, New York
15		Gabby Rosenthal	F	R	25	2024	Blaine, Minnesota
44		Jill Saulnier	F	L	32	2023	Halifax, Nova Scotia
30		Corinne Schroeder	G	L	25	2023	Elm Creek, Manitoba
17		Ella Shelton (A)	D	L	26	2023	Ingersoll, Ontario
20		Allyson Simpson	D	R	24	2024	Fort Worth, Texas
40		Noora Tulus	F	R	29	2024	Vantaa, Finland
28		Micah Zandee-Hart (C)	D	L	27	2023	Saanichton, British Columbia

Reserves

As of November 29, 2024

No.	Nat	Player	Pos	S/G	Age	Acquired	Birthplace
81		Kayla Vespa	F	L	27	2023	Hamilton, Ontario

Team captains

• Micah Zandee-Hart, 2023–present

General managers

• Pascal Daoust, 2023–present

Head coaches

• Howie Draper, 2023–2024
• Greg Fargo, 2024–present

First-round draft picks

• 2023: Ella Shelton (4th overall)
• 2024: Sarah Fillier (1st overall)

References

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External links

• Official website

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