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)
Penalty 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 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 v t e	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[1] Game Date Opponent Score OT Decision Location Record Points Gamesheet 1 Oct 11 @ Buffalo Beauts 4–1 Ott HarborCenter 1–0–0 2 [Game 2] 2 Oct 18 @ New York Riveters 7–1 Ott Aviator Sports and Events Center 2–0–0 4 [Game 3] 3 Oct 25 @ Buffalo Beauts 5–3 Ott HarborCenter 3–0–0 6 [Game 4] 4 Nov 15 @ New York Riveters 2–3 Slebodnick Aviator Sports and Events Center 3–1–0 6 [Game 5] 5 Nov 22 New York Riveters 2–3 Ott Bright Hockey Center 3–2–0 6 [Game 6] 6 Nov 29 Connecticut Whale 3–4 Slebodnick Bright Hockey Center 3–3–0 6 [Game 7] 7 Dec 5 Buffalo Beauts 7–6 Slebodnick Bright Hockey Center 4–3–0 8 [Game 8] 8 Dec 6 New York Riveters 4–1 Ott Bright Hockey Center 5–3–0 10 [Game 9] 9 Dec 20 Buffalo Beauts 1–0 Ott Bright Hockey Center 6–3–0 12 [Game 10] 10 Dec 27 Connecticut Whale 2–1 Ott Chelsea Piers 7–3–0 14 [Game 1] 11 Jan 3 Buffalo Beauts 3–4 OT Ott Bright Hockey Center 7–3–1 15 [Game 11] 12 Jan 10 New York Riveters 8–1 Ott Bright Hockey Center 8–3–1 17 [Game 12] 13 Jan 17 Connecticut Whale 4–1 Ott Bright Hockey Center 9–3–1 19 [Game 13] 14 Jan 31 Connecticut Whale 5–2 Ott Chelsea Piers 10–3–1 21 [Game 14] 15 Feb 6 New York Riveters 6–1 Ott Aviator Sports and Events Center 11–3–1 23 [Game 15] 16 Feb 14 Connecticut Whale 4–2 Ott Bright Hockey Center 12–3–1 25 [Game 16] 17 Feb 21 Connecticut Whale 5–3 Ott Chelsea Piers 13–3–1 27 [Game 17] 18 Feb 28 Buffalo Beauts 3–2 Ott HarborCenter 14–3–1 29 [Game 18]

Win (2 points)   Overtime/Shootout loss (1 point)   Loss (0 points)

Playoffs

Game log

2016 Isobel Cup Playoffs
Semifinals vs. New York Riveters; Boston won series 2–0 Game Date Opponent Score OT Decision Location Record Gamesheet 1 Mar 4 New York Riveters 6–0 Ott Raymond Bourque Arena 1–0 [Game 19] 2 Mar 5 New York Riveters 7–4 Ott Raymond Bourque Arena 2–0 [Game 20]
Finals vs. Buffalo Beauts; Boston won series 2–0 Game Date Opponent Score OT Decision Location Record Gamesheet 1 Mar 11 Buffalo Beauts 4–3 OT Ott Prudential Center Practice Facility 1–0 [Game 21] 2 Mar 12 Buffalo Beauts 3–1 Ott Prudential Center Practice Facility 2–0 [Game 22]
Win   Loss

Statistics

Final

Skaters

Regular Season[2] 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[2] 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[2]

Player	GP	TOI	W	L	OT	GA	GAA	SA	SV%	SO	PIM
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

Playoffs[2]

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

No.	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

• 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]

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[9]

• 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[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

Main article: 2015 NWHL 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)
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)

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