Buffalo Beauts

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Buffalo Beauts
2015–16 Buffalo Beauts season
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City Buffalo, New York
League National Women's Hockey League
Founded 2015
Home arena HarborCenter
Colors

Blue, White, Black, Gray

                   
Owner(s) NWHL
General manager Linda Mroz
Head coach Shelley Looney
Captain Vacant
Media The Buffalo News
NWHL Cross Ice Pass (On YouTube)

The Buffalo Beauts is a professional women's ice hockey team based in Buffalo, New York. It is one of the four charter franchises of the National Women's Hockey League (NWHL).

History[edit]

The Beauts play at HarborCenter in Buffalo,[1] which is across the street from and connected to First Niagara Center, the home of the NHL's Buffalo Sabres. The Beauts held their first-ever summer free agent camp on May 23 and May 24, 2015.[2] In July 2015, the Beauts signed free agent and 2-time Team USA Olympic goaltender Brianne McLaughlin, making her the first player in franchise history to sign a contract with the franchise.[3]

Of note, the team made its debut at home on October 11, 2015 in a 4-1 loss versus the Boston Pride.

Team[edit]

Roster For 2015-16 Season[edit]

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Updated September 25, 2015

Player Position Nationality
Amanda Makela Goalie  Canada
Brianne McLaughlin Goalie  United States
Kimberly Sass Goalie  United States
Lindsay Grigg Defense  Canada
Paige Harrington Defense  United States
Kelly McDonald Defense  Canada
Megan Bozek Defense  United States
Shelby Bram Forward  Canada
Hailey Browne Forward  Canada
Meghan Duggan Forward  United States
Jessica Fickel Forward  Canada
Kourtney Kunichika Forward  United States
Hannah McGowan Forward  United States
Tatiana Rafter Forward  Canada
Devon Skeats Forward  Canada
Hayley. Williams Forward  United States
Erin Zach Forward  Canada

Draft history[edit]

Courtney Burke from the Wisconsin Badgers women's ice hockey program became the first player in franchise history to be selected in the inaugural 2015 NWHL Draft.[5] Raised in the state capital of Albany, New York, Burke was also the first defenseman selected in NWHL Draft history.

NWHL Draft[edit]

Main article: 2015 NWHL Draft

The following are the Beauts' selections from the 2015 NWHL Draft of college players in their junior year held on June 20, 2015. Note: The team has not announced any contract signings from this list to date. A player who is drafted but does not sign with the organization that selected her, may enter free-agency after completing her senior year.

# Player Position Nationality College
4 Courtney Burke Defense  United States Univ of Wisconsin
8 Sarah Lefort Forward  Canada Boston University
12 Amanda Leveille Goalie  Canada Univ of Minnesota
16 Emily Janiga Forward  United States Mercyhurst
20 Jenna Dingeldein Forward  Canada Mercyhurst

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Franchise milestones[edit]

Milestone Player Date
First goal Kelley Steadman October 11, 2015
First multi-point game To Be Determined To Be Determined
First win To Be Determined To Be Determined

References[edit]