2015–16 Boston Pride season

2015–16 Boston Pride
	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)
Penalties in minutes	Brianna Decker (20); Rachel Llanes
Wins	Brittany Ott (13)
Goals against average	Brittany 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: NWHL
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	Boston Pride	Prudential Center (Newark, NJ)	1–0
2	Mar 12	7:30 PM	Buffalo Beauts	1–3	Boston Pride	Prudential Center (Newark, NJ)	2–0

Legend: = Win = Loss

Statistics

Final

Skaters

Regular Season^[3]
Player	GP	G	A	Pts	PIM
Hilary Knight	17	15	18	33	8
Brianna Decker	17	14	15	29	20
Jordan Smelker	17	9	10	19	8
Gigi Marvin	17	5	9	14	12
Jillian Dempsey	18	7	7	14	10
Kacey Bellamy	15	2	12	14	12
Amanda Pelkey	17	7	3	10	12
Blake Bolden	18	1	8	9	10
Corinne Buie	18	3	4	7	12
Emily Field	18	3	4	7	10
Rachel Llanes	17	3	4	7	20
Zoe Hickel	17	3	4	7	14
Alyssa Gagliardi	17	0	6	6	10
Marissa Gedman	18	0	6	6	16
Kelly Cooke	18	2	2	4	2
Meagan Mangene	13	0	1	1	0
Casey Pickett	11	0	0	0	2
Cherie Hendrickson	9	0	0	0	0
Denna Laing	7	0	0	0	0
Hayley Moore	3	0	0	0	0

Playoffs^[4]
Player	GP	G	A	Pts	PIM
Brianna Decker	4	5	4	9	6
Hilary Knight	4	7	2	9	0
Gigi Marvin	4	2	5	7	2
Jillian Dempsey	4	2	3	5	4
Amanda Pelkey	4	1	3	4	2
Kacey Bellamy	4	0	4	4	4
Zoe Hickel	4	1	3	4	4
Blake Bolden	4	2	1	3	2
Jordan Smelker	4	0	2	2	2
Marissa Gedman	4	0	2	2	12
Alyssa Gagliardi	4	0	0	0	0
Corinne Buie	4	0	0	0	0
Emily Field	4	0	0	0	2
Kelly Cooke	4	0	0	0	0
Rachel Llanes	4	0	0	0	0

Goaltenders

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

#	Player	Pos	S/G	Age	Acquired	Birthplace
7001220000000000000♠22	Kacey Bellamy	D	L	28	2015	Westfield, Massachusetts
7001100000000000000♠10	Blake Bolden	D	R	24	2015	Euclid, Ohio
7001230000000000000♠23	Corinne Buie	F	R	23	2015	Edina, Minnesota
7000500000000000000♠5	Kelly Cooke	F	L	25	2015	Andover, Massachusetts
7001140000000000000♠14	Brianna Decker (C)	C	R	24	2015	Dousman, Wisconsin
7000300000000000000♠3	Jillian Dempsey	F	L	25	2015	Winthrop, Massachusetts
7001150000000000000♠15	Emily Field	F	L	22	2015	Littleton, Massachusetts
7000100000000000000♠1	Kelsie Fralick	G		23	2015	West Chester, Pennsylvania
7000200000000000000♠2	Alyssa Gagliardi	D	L	23	2015	Raleigh, North Carolina
7001120000000000000♠12	Marissa Gedman	D	L	23	2015	Framingham, Massachusetts
7001440000000000000♠44	Zoe Hickel	RW	R	23	2015	Anchorage, Alaska
7001210000000000000♠21	Hilary Knight (C)	RW	R	26	2015	Palo Alto, California
7001240000000000000♠24	Denna Laing	F	R	24	2015	Marblehead, Massachusetts
7001910000000000000♠91	Rachel Llanes	F	R	24	2015	San Jose, California
7001190000000000000♠19	Gigi Marvin	D	R	28	2015	Warroad, Minnesota
7001290000000000000♠29	Brittany Ott	G	L	25	2015	St. Clair Shores, Michigan
7001160000000000000♠16	Amanda Pelkey	RW	R	22	2015	Montpelier, Vermont
7001300000000000000♠30	Lauren Slebodnick	G	L	23	2015	Manchester, New Hampshire
7001110000000000000♠11	Jordan Smelker	F	L	23	2015	Anchorage, Alaska

Awards and honors

NWHL Player of the Week

Zoe Hickel – October 18, 2015
Brianna Decker – October 25, 2015^[5]
Jillian Dempsey – December 8, 2015^[6]
Hilary Knight – December 22, 2015^[7]
Jordan Smelker – February 14, 2016^[8]
Brianna Decker – February 21, 2016^[9]
Brittany Ott – February 28, 2016 ^[10]

NWHL 1st All-Star Game selection

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)

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

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

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[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.

[July2-13] 1 2 3 "Bolden, Gagliardi, and Dempsey Join Boston Pride". NWHL. July 2, 2015.

[July6-14] 1 2 "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.

[July24-16] 1 2 "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.