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2015–16 Boston Pride
Isobel Cup champions
League1st NWHL
2015–16 record14–3–1
Home record6–2–1
Road record8–1–0
Goals for75
Goals against39
Team information
General managerHayley Moore
CoachBobby Jay
CaptainBrianna Decker
Hilary Knight
ArenaBright Hockey Center
Team leaders
GoalsHilary Knight (15)
AssistsHilary Knight (18)
PointsHilary Knight (33)
Penalty minutesBrianna Decker (20)
Rachel Llanes
WinsBrittany Ott (13)
Goals against averageBrittany Ott (1.94)

The 2015–16 Boston Pride season was the first in franchise history and participated in the National Women's Hockey League's inaugural season.

Regular season

  • October 11: Hilary Knight would score the first goal in Pride franchise history at the 12:08 mark of the first period. Said goal was scored against Buffalo Beauts goaltender Brianne McLaughlin. Knight would score again in the second period, becoming the first player in NWHL history to log a multi-goal game. Kacey Bellamy would earn two assists, becoming the first blueliner in NWHL history to log a multi-point game.
  • December 27: With several members of the Boston Pride honoring commitments with the US national team over the 2015 holiday season, general manager Hayley Moore would suit up in a game as an emergency player. Said game took place on December 27, 2015 as the Pride skated against the Connecticut Whale. Moore would participate in 1 faceoff in a 2–1 final for the Pride as the Whale endured their first loss in franchise history.[1]

Standings

Pos Team
 GP W L OTL W% GF GA GD Pts
1 y – Boston Pride 18 14 3 1 0.806 75 39 +36 29
2 Connecticut Whale 18 13 5 0 0.722 61 51 +10 26
3 Buffalo Beauts 18 5 9 4 0.389 56 66 −10 14
4 New York Riveters 18 4 12 2 0.278 40 76 −36 10
Source: PHF
y – Clinched division

Game log

2015–16 Schedule[2]
Legend:        = Win        = Loss        = OT/SO Loss

Playoffs

Game log

2016 Isobel Cup Playoffs
Semifinals vs. New York Riveters; Boston won series 2–0
Finals vs. Buffalo Beauts; Boston won series 2–0
# Date Time Visitor Score Home Location Record
1 Mar 11 7:30 PM Buffalo Beauts 3–4 OT[permanent dead link] Boston Pride Prudential Center (Newark, NJ) 1–0
2 Mar 12 7:30 PM Buffalo Beauts 1–3[permanent dead link] Boston Pride Prudential Center (Newark, NJ) 2–0
Legend:        = Win        = Loss

Statistics

Final

Skaters

Goaltenders

Regular Season[3]
Player GP TOI W L OT GA GAA SA SV% SO PIM
Brittany Ott 17 926:35 13 1 1 30 1.94 400 0.925 1 0
Lauren Slebodnick 4 163:35 1 2 0 9 3.30 77 0.883 0 0
Kelsie Fralick 1 8:28 0 0 0 0 0.00 3 1.000 0 0
Playoffs[4]
Player GP TOI W L OT GA GAA SA SV% SO PIM
Brittany Ott 4 260:00 4 0 0 8 1.85 94 0.915 1 0

Roster

No. Nat Player Pos S/G Age Acquired Birthplace
22 United States Kacey Bellamy D L 28 2015 Westfield, Massachusetts
10 United States Blake Bolden D R 24 2015 Euclid, Ohio
23 United States Corinne Buie F R 23 2015 Edina, Minnesota
5 United States Kelly Cooke F L 25 2015 Andover, Massachusetts
14 United States Brianna Decker (C) C R 24 2015 Dousman, Wisconsin
3 United States Jillian Dempsey F L 25 2015 Winthrop, Massachusetts
15 United States Emily Field F L 22 2015 Littleton, Massachusetts
1 United States Kelsie Fralick G 23 2015 West Chester, Pennsylvania
2 United States Alyssa Gagliardi D L 23 2015 Raleigh, North Carolina
12 United States Marissa Gedman D L 23 2015 Framingham, Massachusetts
44 United States Zoe Hickel RW R 23 2015 Anchorage, Alaska
21 United States Hilary Knight (C) RW R 26 2015 Palo Alto, California
24 United States Denna Laing F R 24 2015 Marblehead, Massachusetts
91 United States Rachel Llanes F R 24 2015 San Jose, California
19 United States Gigi Marvin D R 28 2015 Warroad, Minnesota
29 United States Brittany Ott G L 25 2015 St. Clair Shores, Michigan
16 United States Amanda Pelkey RW R 22 2015 Montpelier, Vermont
30 United States Lauren Slebodnick G L 23 2015 Manchester, New Hampshire
11 United States Jordan Smelker F L 23 2015 Anchorage, Alaska

Awards and honors

NWHL Player of the Week
NWHL 1st All-Star Game selection
Regular season awards[11]
  • Hilary Knight – Leading Scorer
  • Denna Laing – NWHL Foundation Award (Awarded to the player most actively applying the core values of hockey to her community as well as growing and improving hockey culture.)
  • Gigi Marvin – NWHL Best Defenseman
  • Brittany Ott – NWHL Best Goaltender
  • Denna Laing – Perseverance Award (Awarded to the player who most exemplifies the qualities of perseverance, sportsmanship, and dedication to her sport.)
  • Brianna Decker – NWHL MVP

Transactions

Signings

Player Date Contract terms
Amanda Pelkey[12] June 23, 2015 $13,500
Blake Bolden[13] July 2, 2015 $15,000
Jillian Dempsey[13] July 2, 2015 $10,500
Alyssa Gagliardi[13] July 2, 2015 $16,000
Emily Field[14] July 6, 2015 $13,500
Jordan Smelker[14] July 6, 2015 $16.000
Brittany Ott[15] July 10, 2015 $17,000
Kelly Cooke[16] July 24, 2015 $10,500
Marissa Gedman[16] July 24, 2015 $10,000
Corinne Buie[17] July 31, 2015 $12,000
Lauren Slebodnick[18] August 3, 2015 $12,500
Rachel Llanes[19] August 11, 2015 $10,500
Kelsie Fralick[20] August 17, 2015 $10,000
Zoe Hickel[21] August 18, 2015 $16,000
Kacey Bellamy[22] September 22, 2015 $22,000
Brianna Decker[23] September 23, 2015 $22,000
Gigi Marvin[24] September 23, 2015 $20,000
Hilary Knight[25] September 25, 2015 $22,000

Draft

Main article: 2015 NWHL Draft

The following were the Pride selections in the 2015 NWHL Draft on June 20, 2015.[26]

Round # Player Pos Nationality College/Junior/Club Team (League)
1 3 Kendall Coyne F  United States Northeastern (Hockey East)
2 7 Emerance Maschmeyer G  Canada Harvard University (ECAC)
3 11 Lexi Bender D  United States Boston College (HEA)
4 15 Miye D'Oench F  United States Harvard (ECAC)
5 19 Shannon MacAulay F  Canada Clarkson University (ECAC)

References

  1. ^ "Boston Pride vs. Connecticut Whale". nwhl.co. n.d. Retrieved 2016-03-01.[permanent dead link]
  2. ^ "National Womens Hockey League – 2015–16 Schedule – Boston Pride". NWHL.[permanent dead link]
  3. ^ a b "National Womens Hockey League – 2015–16 – Boston Pride". NWHL.[permanent dead link]
  4. ^ a b "National Womens Hockey League – 2015–16 – Boston Pride". NWHL.[permanent dead link]
  5. ^ "Player of the Week: Brianna Decker". NWHL.
  6. ^ "Player of the Week: Jillian Dempsey". NWHL.
  7. ^ "Player of the Week: Hilary Knight". NWHL.
  8. ^ "Player of the Week: Jordan Smelker". NWHL.
  9. ^ "Player of the Week: Brianna Decker". NWHL.
  10. ^ "Players of the Week: Brittany Ott and Shenae Lundberg". nwhl.co. Retrieved 2016-03-03.
  11. ^ "Pride Sweep Inaugural NWHL Awards". NWHL.
  12. ^ "Amanda Pelkey Becomes First Player To Sign With Boston Pride". NWHL. June 23, 2015.
  13. ^ a b c "Bolden, Gagliardi, and Dempsey Join Boston Pride". NWHL. July 2, 2015.
  14. ^ a b "Former Collegiate Captains Field and Smelker Sign With Boston Pride". NWHL. July 6, 2015.
  15. ^ "Ott and Hanrahan Sign With Boston, New York". NWHL. July 10, 2015.
  16. ^ a b "Pride Adds Ivy League Duo at Beantown Classic". NWHL. July 24, 2015.
  17. ^ "Buie to Boston, Orlando to New York". NWHL. July 31, 2015.
  18. ^ "Pride, Riveters Sign Slebodnick, Fardelmann". NWHL. August 3, 2015.
  19. ^ "Llanes, Williams, and Harrington Sign NWHL Contracts". NWHL. August 11, 2015. Archived from the original on 2016-02-20. Retrieved 2016-01-28.
  20. ^ "Ketchum, Fickel, and Fralick Join NWHL Teams". NWHL. August 17, 2015.
  21. ^ "Zoe Hickel Agrees to Play for Boston". NWHL. August 18, 2015.
  22. ^ "Olympian Bellamy Signs with Pride". NWHL. September 22, 2015.
  23. ^ "US Olympian Decker Joins the Pride". NWHL. September 23, 2015.
  24. ^ "Marvin Brings Versatility to Pride". NWHL. September 23, 2015.
  25. ^ "Hilary Knight Signs with the Boston Pride". NWHL. September 25, 2015.
  26. ^ "Draft Live | NWHL". NWHL. Archived from the original on 2015-06-26.
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