TROY, N.Y. - Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute (RPI) head women's ice hockey coach
John Burke has announced the addition of eight student-athletes to the 2015-2016 roster. Joining this year's team will be four forwards, two defensemen and two goaltenders. Five are from the United States, two are from Canada and one is from Sweden.
"I am excited to have these outstanding women join our RPI family," said Burke. "With such a large class, we know that these women will have a major impact on our women's hockey program and community. We look forward to guiding them in the right direction so that they grow, shine and succeed over there four years here at RPI. I want to thank
Derek Alfama and
Melanie Greene for doing an outstanding job putting together this year's class, which will contribute to our program's ability to compete for an ECAC Hockey Championship."
The class is the largest in the program's Division I history and biggest since 2005-06, when nine players were added.
Below is an alphabetical list of Rensselaer's recruits:
| Name | Ht. | Pos. | Hometown | Previous Team |
| Kira Bombay | 5-7 | G | Orleans, Ont. | Nepean Wildcats |
| Jaimie Grigsby | 5-9 | F | Whitby, Ont. | Whitby Wolves |
| Josephine Hanson | 5-4 | D | Princeton Junction, N.J. | Shattuck St. Mary's |
| Ana Orzechowski | 5-6 | D | Tonawanda, N.Y. | Pittsburgh Pens Elite |
| Taylor Schwalbe | 5-6 | F | Anchorage, Alaska | Shattuck St. Mary's |
| Lovisa Selander | 5-11 | G | Sollentuna, Sweden | SDE Riksserien |
| Makenna Thomas | 5-8 | F | Hartland, Wisc. | Chicago Young Americans |
| Aly Tremblay | 5-7 | F | Stillwater, Minn. | Minnesota Revolution |
Rensselaer posted a 7-23-4 overall record in 2014-15 with a 5-16-1 ECAC Hockey mark. The Engineers will return seven of their top 10 scorers from last year, as nine forwards, five defensemen and one goalie are expected back in the fall.
