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 [ ]
Source:
NWHL y – Clinched division
Game log [ ]
Legend: = Win = Loss = OT/SO Loss
Playoffs [ ]
Game log [ ]
2016 Isobel Cup Playoffs
Semifinals vs. New York Riveters; Boston won series 2–0
#
Date
Time
Visitor
Score
Home
Location
Record
1
Mar 4
7:00 PM
New York Riveters
0–6 [permanent dead link ]
Boston Pride
Raymond Bourque Arena
1–0
2
Mar 5
8:00 PM
New York Riveters
4–7 [permanent dead link ]
Boston Pride
Raymond Bourque Arena
2–0
Finals vs. Buffalo Beauts; Boston won series 2–0
Legend: = Win = Loss
Statistics [ ]
Final
Skaters [ ]
Goaltenders [ ]
Regular Season[3]
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
4
163:35
1
2
0
9
3.30
77
0.883
0
0
1
8:28
0
0
0
0
0.00
3
1.000
0
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 [ ]
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
[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
[18]
August 3, 2015
$12,500
Rachel Llanes [19]
August 11, 2015
$10,500
[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 [ ]
Main article: 2015 NWHL Draft
The following were the Pride selections in the 2015 NWHL Draft on June 20, 2015.[26]
References [ ]
^ "Boston Pride vs. Connecticut Whale" . nwhl.co. n.d. Retrieved 2016-03-01 .[permanent dead link ]
^ "National Womens Hockey League – 2015–16 Schedule – Boston Pride" . NWHL.[permanent dead link ]
^ a b "National Womens Hockey League – 2015–16 – Boston Pride" . NWHL.[permanent dead link ]
^ a b "National Womens Hockey League – 2015–16 – Boston Pride" . NWHL.[permanent dead link ]
^ "Player of the Week: Brianna Decker" . NWHL.
^ "Player of the Week: Jillian Dempsey" . NWHL.
^ "Player of the Week: Hilary Knight" . NWHL.
^ "Player of the Week: Jordan Smelker" . NWHL.
^ "Player of the Week: Brianna Decker" . NWHL.
^ "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.
^ a b c "Bolden, Gagliardi, and Dempsey Join Boston Pride" . NWHL. July 2, 2015.
^ a b "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.
^ a b "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.