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2015–16 Buffalo Beauts
League3rd NWHL
2015–16 record5–9–4
Home record2–6–1
Road record3–3–3
Goals for56
Goals against66
Team information
General managerLinda Mroz
CoachShelley Looney
CaptainEmily Pfalzer
Alternate captainsShelby Bram
Meghan Duggan
ArenaHarborCenter
Team leaders
GoalsKelley Steadman (13)
AssistsMeghan Duggan (10)
Megan Bozek
Emily Pfalzer
PointsKelley Steadman (20)
Penalty minutesDevon Skeats (26)
Harrison Browne
WinsBrianne McLaughlin (4)
Goals against averageAmanda Makela (2.79)

The 2015–16 Buffalo Beauts season was the first in franchise history and the National Women's Hockey League's inaugural season.[1]

Regular season

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. Connecticut Whale; Buffalo Beauts won series 2–0
# Date Time Visitor Score Home Location Record
1 Mar 4 7:10 PM Buffalo Beauts 0–3 Connecticut Whale Chelsea Piers 0–1
2 Mar 5 7:30 PM Buffalo Beauts 4–1 Connecticut Whale Chelsea Piers 1–1
3 Mar 6 6:00 PM Buffalo Beauts 4–3 Connecticut Whale Chelsea Piers 2–1
Finals vs. Boston Pride
# Date Time Visitor Score Home Location Record
1 Mar 11 7:30 PM Buffalo Beauts 3–4 Boston Pride Prudential Center (Newark, NJ) 0–1
2 Mar 12 7:30 PM Buffalo Beauts 1–3 Boston Pride Prudential Center (Newark, NJ) 0–2
Legend:        = If needed        = Win        = Loss        = Playoff series win

Statistics

Updated as of games played through March 6, 2016

Skaters

Goaltenders

Regular Season[3]
Player GP TOI W L OT GA GAA SA SV% SO PIM
Brianne McLaughlin 14 721:59 4 6 2 41 3.41 443 0.907 0 0
Amanda Makela 6 322:52 1 2 2 15 2.79 165 0.909 0 0
Kimberly Sass 2 90:30 1 1 0 7 4.64 51 0.863 0 0
Playoffs[4]
Player GP TOI W L OT GA GAA SA SV% SO PIM
Brianne McLaughlin 3 177:15 2 1 0 6 2.03 85 0.929 0 0

Roster

No. Nat Player Pos S/G Age Acquired Birthplace
9 United States Megan Bozek D R 24 2015 Buffalo Grove, Illinois
13 Canada Shelby Bram (A) F L 22 2015 Winnipeg, Manitoba
24 Canada Harrison Browne F L 22 2015 Oakville, Ontario
10 United States Meghan Duggan (A) F R 28 2015 Danvers, Massachusetts
6 Canada Jessica Fickel F 2015 Fort Erie, Ontario
23 Canada Lindsay Grigg D 22 2015 Oakville, Ontario
2 United States Paige Harrington D L 22 2015 Mansfield, Massachusetts
36 United States Kourtney Kunichika F R 24 2015 Fullerton, California
34 Canada Amanda Makela G L 22 2015 Thunder Bay, Ontario
14 Canada Kelly McDonald D 2015 Ancaster, Ontario
12 United States Hannah McGowan F L 23 2015 Redford, Michigan
29 United States Brianne McLaughlin G L 28 2015 Sheffield, Ohio
7 United States Emily Pfalzer (C) D R 22 2015 Getzville, New York
43 Canada Tatiana Rafter F L 2015 Winnipeg, Manitoba
1 United States Kimberly Sass G L 2015 East Amherst, New York
21 Canada Devon Skeats F L 2015 Whitby, Ontario
77 United States Hayley Williams F L 25 2015 Crete, Illinois
20 Canada Erin Zach F L 24 2015 Elmira, Ontario

Awards and honors

NWHL Player of the Week
NWHL 1st All-Star Game selection

Transactions

Signings

Player Date Contract terms
Brianne McLaughlin[5] July 1, 2015 $22,000
Devon Skeats[6] July 9, 2015 $15,000
Erin Zach[6] July 9, 2015 $13,000
Harrison Browne[7] August 6, 2015 $15,000
Kimberly Sass[7] August 6, 2015 $10,000
Shelby Bram[8] August 7, 2015 $15,000
Tatiana Rafter[8] August 7, 2015 $15,000
Paige Harrington[9] August 11, 2015 $10,000
Hayley Williams[9] August 11, 2015 $13,000
Amanda Makela[10] August 11, 2015 $15,000
Kourtney Kunichika[11] August 15, 2015 $10,000
Jessica Fickel[12] August 17, 2015 $15,000
Hannah McGowan[13] August 18, 2015 $10,000
Lindsay Grigg[14] July 13, 2015 $13,000
Kelly McDonald[14] July 13, 2015 $13,000
Emily Pfalzer[15] September 24, 2015 $21,000
Megan Bozek[16] September 25, 2015 $22,500
Meghan Duggan[17] September 25, 2015 $22,500

Draft

Main article: 2015 NWHL Draft

The following were the Beauts selections in the 2015 NWHL Draft on June 20, 2015.[18]

Round # Player Pos Nationality College/Junior/Club Team (League)
1 4 Courtney Burke D  United States University of Wisconsin (WCHA)
2 8 Sarah Lefort F  Canada Boston University (HEA)
3 12 Amanda Leveille G  Canada University of Minnesota (WCHA)
4 16 Emily Janiga F  United States Mercyhurst College (CHA)
5 20 Jenna Dingeldein F  Canada Mercyhurst College (CHA)

References

  1. ^ Wilczewski, William (October 2, 2015). "Beauts starting to gel after scrimmage, practices…and time on the links". The Sun. Hamburg. Archived from the original on October 4, 2015. Retrieved October 3, 2015.
  2. ^ "National Womens Hockey League – 2015–16 Schedule – Buffalo Beauts". NWHL.[permanent dead link]
  3. ^ a b "National Womens Hockey League – 2015–16 – Buffalo Beauts". NWHL.[permanent dead link]
  4. ^ a b "National Womens Hockey League – 2015–16 – Buffalo Beauts". NWHL.[permanent dead link]
  5. ^ "Two-Time Olympic Silver Medalist McLaughlin Signs with Buffalo". NWHL. July 1, 2015.
  6. ^ a b "Skeats and Zach Sign After Toronto Free Agent Camp". NWHL. July 9, 2015.
  7. ^ a b "Browne and Sass Head to Buffalo". NWHL. August 6, 2015.
  8. ^ a b "Buffalo Adds Canadians Bram and Rafter". NWHL. August 7, 2015. Archived from the original on 2016-02-01. Retrieved 2016-01-28.
  9. ^ a b "Llanes, Williams, and Harrington Sign NWHL Contracts". NWHL. August 11, 2015. Archived from the original on 2016-02-20. Retrieved 2016-01-28.
  10. ^ "Makela, Scrivens Sign with Buffalo, New York". NWHL. August 11, 2015.
  11. ^ "Figueroa and Kunichika Join NWHL Teams". NWHL. August 15, 2015.
  12. ^ "Ketchum, Fickel, and Fralick Join NWHL Teams". NWHL. August 17, 2015.
  13. ^ "Barley-Maloney, McGowan Agree to Play in NWHL". NWHL. August 18, 2015.
  14. ^ a b "Grigg and McDonald, Beauts First Blue Liners". NWHL. July 13, 2015.
  15. ^ "Boston College Standout Pfalzer Joins Buffalo". NWHL. September 24, 2015.
  16. ^ "Olympic Silver Medalist Bozek Joins Beauts". NWHL. September 25, 2015.
  17. ^ "Team USA Captain Duggan Joins Buffalo". NWHL. September 25, 2015.
  18. ^ "Draft Live | NWHL". NWHL. Archived from the original on 2015-06-26.
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