# 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.

## 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.

### 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 |

### Game log

2015–16 Schedule
GameDateOpponentScoreOTDecisionLocationRecordPointsGamesheet
1Oct 11@ Buffalo Beauts4–1OttHarborCenter1–0–02
2Oct 18@ New York Riveters7–1OttAviator Sports and Events Center2–0–04
3Oct 25@ Buffalo Beauts5–3OttHarborCenter3–0–06
4Nov 15@ New York Riveters2–3SlebodnickAviator Sports and Events Center3–1–06
5Nov 22New York Riveters2–3OttBright Hockey Center3–2–06
6Nov 29Connecticut Whale3–4SlebodnickBright Hockey Center3–3–06
7Dec 5Buffalo Beauts7–6SlebodnickBright Hockey Center4–3–08
8Dec 6New York Riveters4–1OttBright Hockey Center5–3–010
9Dec 20Buffalo Beauts1–0OttBright Hockey Center6–3–012
10Dec 27Connecticut Whale2–1OttChelsea Piers7–3–014
11Jan 3Buffalo Beauts3–4OTOttBright Hockey Center7–3–115
12Jan 10New York Riveters8–1OttBright Hockey Center8–3–117
13Jan 17Connecticut Whale4–1OttBright Hockey Center9–3–119
14Jan 31Connecticut Whale5–2OttChelsea Piers10–3–121
15Feb 6New York Riveters6–1OttAviator Sports and Events Center11–3–123
16Feb 14Connecticut Whale4–2OttBright Hockey Center12–3–125
17Feb 21Connecticut Whale5–3OttChelsea Piers13–3–127
18Feb 28Buffalo Beauts3–2OttHarborCenter14–3–129 :
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
GameDateOpponentScoreOTDecisionLocationRecordGamesheet
1Mar 4New York Riveters6–0OttRaymond Bourque Arena1–0
2Mar 5New York Riveters7–4OttRaymond Bourque Arena2–0 :
Finals vs. Buffalo Beauts; Boston won series 2–0
GameDateOpponentScoreOTDecisionLocationRecordGamesheet
1Mar 11Buffalo Beauts4–3OTOttPrudential Center Practice Facility1–0
2Mar 12Buffalo Beauts3–1OttPrudential Center Practice Facility2–0 :
Win
  Loss :

## Statistics

Final

### Skaters

Regular Season :
| 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 :
| 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 :
| 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 :
| 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. | 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
* Jillian Dempsey – December 8, 2015
* Hilary Knight – December 22, 2015
* Jordan Smelker – February 14, 2016
* Brianna Decker – February 21, 2016
* Brittany Ott – February 28, 2016

### 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

* 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 | June 23, 2015 | $13,500 |
| Blake Bolden | July 2, 2015 | $15,000 |
| Jillian Dempsey | July 2, 2015 | $10,500 |
| Alyssa Gagliardi | July 2, 2015 | $16,000 |
| Emily Field | July 6, 2015 | $13,500 |
| Jordan Smelker | July 6, 2015 | $16.000 |
| Brittany Ott | July 10, 2015 | $17,000 |
| Kelly Cooke | July 24, 2015 | $10,500 |
| Marissa Gedman | July 24, 2015 | $10,000 |
| Corinne Buie | July 31, 2015 | $12,000 |
| Lauren Slebodnick | August 3, 2015 | $12,500 |
| Rachel Llanes | August 11, 2015 | $10,500 |
| Kelsie Fralick | August 17, 2015 | $10,000 |
| Zoe Hickel | August 18, 2015 | $16,000 |
| Kacey Bellamy | September 22, 2015 | $22,000 |
| Brianna Decker | September 23, 2015 | $22,000 |
| Gigi Marvin | September 23, 2015 | $20,000 |
| Hilary Knight | September 25, 2015 | $22,000 |

## Draft

The following were the Pride selections in the 2015 NWHL Draft on June 20, 2015.
| 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) |