W HL ▁D raft ▁with ▁the ▁ 1 6 th ▁overall ▁pick , ▁first ▁in ▁the ▁fourth ▁round ▁( not ably , ▁former ▁R M U ▁team mate ▁Reb e cca ▁V int ▁had ▁also ▁been ▁selected ▁by ▁the ▁Th under ▁with ▁their ▁previous ▁selection , ▁ 1 1 th ▁overall , ▁while ▁former ▁Mississ aug a ▁Jr . ▁Chief s ▁team mate ▁Ed ney , ▁who ▁went ▁on ▁to ▁play ▁colleg iate ▁hockey ▁at ▁Harvard ▁was ▁draft ed ▁first ▁overall ▁by ▁Br am pton ). ▁ ▁The ▁ 2 0 1 5 – 1 6 ▁season ▁saw ▁a ▁res urg ence ▁for ▁the ▁Th under , ▁one ▁of ▁professional ▁women ' s ▁hockey ' s ▁most ▁stor ied ▁franch ises , ▁but ▁also ▁one ▁that ▁had ▁fallen ▁on ▁hard ▁times ▁with ▁a ▁ 6 – 1 6 – 2 ▁record ▁in ▁ 2 0 1 4 – 1 5 ▁and ▁a ▁last - place ▁league ▁finish . ▁Rich ards ' ▁new ▁squad ▁would ▁re bound ▁to ▁ 1 6 – 7 – 1 , ▁good ▁for ▁third ▁place ▁in ▁the ▁league ▁stand ings ▁and ▁a ▁play off ▁semif inal ▁series ▁with ▁the ▁second - se eded ▁Cal g ary ▁In fer no , ▁although ▁the ▁In fer no ▁swe pt ▁the ▁best - of - three ▁round ▁on ▁the ▁way ▁to ▁the ▁ 2 0 1 6 ▁Clark son ▁Cup . ▁ ▁Rich ards ▁scored ▁her ▁first ▁professional ▁goal ▁on ▁November ▁ 2 1 , ▁ 2 0 1 5 ▁in ▁a