2015–16 Boston Pride season
2015–16 Boston Pride | |
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Isobel Cup champions | |
League | 1st NWHL |
2015–16 record | 14–3–1 |
Home record | 6–2–1 |
Road record | 8–1–0 |
Goals for | 75 |
Goals against | 39 |
Team information | |
General manager | Hayley Moore |
Coach | Bobby Jay |
Captain | Brianna Decker Hilary Knight |
Arena | Bright Hockey Center |
Team leaders | |
Goals | Hilary Knight (15) |
Assists | Hilary Knight (18) |
Points | Hilary Knight (33) |
Penalty minutes | Brianna Decker (20) Rachel Llanes |
Wins | Brittany Ott (13) |
Goals against average | Brittany Ott (1.94) |
2016–17 → |
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 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.[Game 1]
Standings
Pos | Team
| GP | W | L | OTL | W% | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
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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
y – Clinched division
Game log
2015–16 Schedule[1]
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Win (2 points) Overtime/Shootout loss (1 point) Loss (0 points) |
Playoffs
Game log
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Semifinals vs. New York Riveters; Boston won series 2–0
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Finals vs. Buffalo Beauts; Boston won series 2–0
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Statistics
Final
Skaters
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Goaltenders
Player | GP | TOI | W | L | OT | GA | GAA | SA | SV% | SO | PIM |
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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 |
Player | GP | TOI | W | L | OT | GA | GAA | SA | SV% | SO | PIM |
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Brittany Ott | 4 | 260:00 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 1.85 | 94 | 0.915 | 1 | 0 |
Roster
Awards and honors
- NWHL Player of the Week
- Zoe Hickel – October 18, 2015
- Brianna Decker – October 25, 2015[3]
- Jillian Dempsey – December 8, 2015[4]
- Hilary Knight – December 22, 2015[5]
- Jordan Smelker – February 14, 2016[6]
- Brianna Decker – February 21, 2016[7]
- Brittany Ott – February 28, 2016 [8]
- Kacey Bellamy (Team Knight)
- Blake Bolden (Team Pfalzer)
- Brianna Decker (Team Pfalzer)
- Emily Field (Team Pfalzer)
- Alyssa Gagliardi (Team Knight)
- Zoe Hickel (Team Pfalzer)
- Hilary Knight (Team Knight)
- Gigi Marvin (Team Pfalzer)
- Brittany Ott (Team Pfalzer)
- Amanda Pelkey (Team Knight)
- Jordan Smelker (Team Knight)
- 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 |
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Amanda Pelkey[10] | June 23, 2015 | $13,500 |
Blake Bolden[11] | July 2, 2015 | $15,000 |
Jillian Dempsey[11] | July 2, 2015 | $10,500 |
Alyssa Gagliardi[11] | July 2, 2015 | $16,000 |
Emily Field[12] | July 6, 2015 | $13,500 |
Jordan Smelker[12] | July 6, 2015 | $16.000 |
Brittany Ott[13] | July 10, 2015 | $17,000 |
Kelly Cooke[14] | July 24, 2015 | $10,500 |
Marissa Gedman[14] | July 24, 2015 | $10,000 |
Corinne Buie[15] | July 31, 2015 | $12,000 |
Lauren Slebodnick[16] | August 3, 2015 | $12,500 |
Rachel Llanes[17] | August 11, 2015 | $10,500 |
Kelsie Fralick[18] | August 17, 2015 | $10,000 |
Zoe Hickel[19] | August 18, 2015 | $16,000 |
Kacey Bellamy[20] | September 22, 2015 | $22,000 |
Brianna Decker[21] | September 23, 2015 | $22,000 |
Gigi Marvin[22] | September 23, 2015 | $20,000 |
Hilary Knight[23] | September 25, 2015 | $22,000 |
Draft
The following were the Pride selections in the 2015 NWHL Draft on June 20, 2015.[24]
Round | # | Player | Pos | Nationality | College/Junior/Club team (League) |
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1 | 3 | Kendall Coyne | F | ![]() | Northeastern (Hockey East) |
2 | 7 | Emerance Maschmeyer | G | ![]() | Harvard University (ECAC) |
3 | 11 | Lexi Bender | D | ![]() | Boston College (HEA) |
4 | 15 | Miye D'Oench | F | ![]() | Harvard (ECAC) |
5 | 19 | Shannon MacAulay | F | ![]() | Clarkson University (ECAC) |
References
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Games
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