2015–16 Boston Pride season

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

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)

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: NWHL
y Clinched division.

Game log

Legend:        = Win        = Loss        = OT/SO Loss

Playoffs

Game log

2016 Isobel Cup Playoffs
Legend:        = Win        = Loss

Statistics

Final

Skaters

Goaltenders

Regular Season[3]
Player GP TOI W L OT GA GAA SA SV% SO PIM
Brittany Ott17926:351311301.944000.92510
Lauren Slebodnick4163:3512093.30770.88300
Kelsie Fralick18:2800000.0031.00000
Playoffs[4]
Player GP TOI W L OT GA GAA SA SV% SO PIM
Brittany Ott4260:0040081.85940.91510

Roster

# Nat Player Pos S/G Age Acquired Birthplace
22 Kacey Bellamy D L 28 2015 Westfield, Massachusetts
10 Blake Bolden D R 24 2015 Euclid, Ohio
23 Corinne Buie F R 23 2015 Edina, Minnesota
5 Kelly Cooke F L 25 2015 Andover, Massachusetts
14 Brianna Decker (C) C R 24 2015 Dousman, Wisconsin
3 Jillian Dempsey F L 25 2015 Winthrop, Massachusetts
15 Emily Field F L 22 2015 Littleton, Massachusetts
1 Kelsie Fralick G 23 2015 West Chester, Pennsylvania
2 Alyssa Gagliardi D L 23 2015 Raleigh, North Carolina
12 Marissa Gedman D L 23 2015 Framingham, Massachusetts
44 Zoe Hickel RW R 23 2015 Anchorage, Alaska
21 Hilary Knight (C) RW R 26 2015 Palo Alto, California
24 Denna Laing F R 24 2015 Marblehead, Massachusetts
91 Rachel Llanes F R 24 2015 San Jose, California
19 Gigi Marvin D R 28 2015 Warroad, Minnesota
29 Brittany Ott G L 25 2015 St. Clair Shores, Michigan
16 Amanda Pelkey RW R 22 2015 Montpelier, Vermont
30 Lauren Slebodnick G L 23 2015 Manchester, New Hampshire
11 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

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.
  2. "National Womens Hockey League – 2015–16 Schedule – Boston Pride". NWHL.
  3. "National Womens Hockey League – 2015–16 – Boston Pride". NWHL.
  4. "National Womens Hockey League – 2015–16 – Boston Pride". NWHL.
  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. "Bolden, Gagliardi, and Dempsey Join Boston Pride". NWHL. July 2, 2015.
  14. "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. "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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