# 2015–16 Buffalo Beauts season

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

## Regular season
### 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
1October 11Boston Pride1–4McLaughlinHarborCenter0–1–00
2October 18Connecticut Whale2–5McLaughlinHarborCenter0–2–00
3October 25Boston Pride3–5McLaughlinHarborCenter0–3–00
4November 15Connecticut Whale2–3SassHarborCenter0–4–00
5November 22Connecticut Whale6–7SOMakelaHarborCenter0–4–11
6November 29@ New York Riveters3–1McLaughlinAviator Sports and Events Center1–4–13
7December 5@ Boston Pride6–7McLaughlinBright Hockey Center1–5–13
8December 6@ Connecticut Whale2–3SOMakelaChelsea Piers CT1–5–24
9December 20@ Boston Pride0–1McLaughlinBright Hockey Center1–6–24
10December 27New York Riveters3–7McLaughlinHarborCenter1–7–24
11January 3@ Boston Pride4–3OTMakelaBright Hockey Center2–7–26
12January 10@ Connecticut Whale3–5MakelaChelsea Piers CT2–8–26
13January 17@ New York Riveters6–5SOSassAviator Sports and Events Center3–8–28
14January 31New York Riveters4–2McLaughlinHarborCenter4–8–210
15February 7@ Connecticut Whale2–3OTMcLaughlinChelsea Piers CT4–8–311
16February 14@ New York Riveters3–4SOMcLaughlinAviator Sports and Events Center4–8–412
17February 21New York Riveters5–1McLaughlinHarborCenter5–8–414
18February 28Boston Pride2–3McLaughlinHarborCenter5–9–414 :
Win (2 points)
  Overtime/Shootout loss (1 point)
  Loss (0 points) :

## Playoffs
### Game log

2016 Isobel Cup Playoffs :
Semifinals vs. Connecticut Whale; Buffalo Beauts won series 2–1
GameDateOpponentScoreOTDecisionLocationRecordGamesheet
1March 4@ Connecticut Whale0–3Chelsea Piers CT0–1(No gamesheet available)
2March 5@ Connecticut Whale4–1Chelsea Piers CT1–1(No gamesheet available)
3March 6@ Connecticut Whale4–3McLaughlinChelsea Piers CT2–1 :
Finals vs. Boston Pride; Boston won series 2–0
GameDateOpponentScoreOTDecisionLocationRecordGamesheet
1March 11Boston Pride3–4OTMcLaughlinPrudential Center Practice Facility0–1
2March 12Boston Pride1–3McLaughlinPrudential Center Practice Facility0–2 :
Win
  Loss :

## Statistics

Updated as of games played through March 6, 2016

### Skaters

Regular Season :
| Player | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM |
| Kelley Steadman | 13 | 13 | 7 | 20 | 16 |
| Kourtney Kunichika | 18 | 9 | 8 | 17 | 4 |
| Meghan Duggan | 15 | 6 | 10 | 16 | 14 |
| Devon Skeats | 15 | 9 | 5 | 14 | 26 |
| Megan Bozek | 16 | 3 | 10 | 13 | 13 |
| Emily Pfalzer | 17 | 2 | 10 | 12 | 6 |
| Harrison Browne | 18 | 5 | 7 | 12 | 26 |
| Shelby Bram | 16 | 4 | 6 | 10 | 0 |
| Kelly Mcdonald | 17 | 0 | 9 | 9 | 8 |
| Erin Zach | 14 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 4 |
| Hayley Williams | 17 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 14 |
| Hannah McGowan | 18 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 |
| Paige Harrington | 18 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 12 |
| Tatiana Rafter | 17 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 12 |
| Jessica Fickel | 15 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 4 |
| Lindsay Grigg | 15 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 6 |
| Annemarie Cellino | 9 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| Courtney Carnes | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Maggie Giamo | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
Playoffs :
| Player | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM |
| Devon Skeats | 3 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 0 |
| Megan Bozek | 3 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 4 |
| Harrison Browne | 3 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 6 |
| Kelley Steadman | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 |
| Kelly Mcdonald | 3 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 4 |
| Emily Pfalzer | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| Kourtney Kunichika | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| Lindsay Grigg | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 6 |
| Meghan Duggan | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| Shelby Bram | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| Annemarie Cellino | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Courtney Carnes | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Erin Zach | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Hannah McGowan | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Hayley Williams | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Jessica Fickel | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Paige Harrington | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Tatiana Rafter | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |

### Goaltenders

Regular Season :
| Player | GP | TOI | W | L | OT | GA | GAA | SA | SV% | SO | PIM |
| Brianne McLaughlin | 14 | 721:59 | 4 | 6 | 2 | 41 | 3.41 | 443 | 0.907 | 0 | 0 |
| Amanda Makela | 6 | 322:52 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 15 | 2.79 | 165 | 0.909 | 0 | 0 |
| Kimberly Sass | 2 | 90:30 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 7 | 4.64 | 51 | 0.863 | 0 | 0 |
Playoffs :
| Player | GP | TOI | W | L | OT | GA | GAA | SA | SV% | SO | PIM |
| Brianne McLaughlin | 3 | 177:15 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 2.03 | 85 | 0.929 | 0 | 0 |

## Roster

Player age at end of season, 19 March 2016.
| No. | Player | Pos | S/G | Age | Acquired | Birthplace |
| 9 | Megan Bozek | D | R | 24 | 2015 | Buffalo Grove, Illinois |
| 13 | Shelby Bram (A) | F | L | 22 | 2015 | Winnipeg, Manitoba |
| 24 | Harrison Browne | F | L | 22 | 2015 | Oakville, Ontario |
| 5 | Courtney Carnes | F | R | 25 | 2015 | Winslow, Maine |
| 15 | Annmarie Cellino | F | – | 28–29 | 2015 | West Seneca, New York |
| 10 | Meghan Duggan (A) | F | R | 28 | 2015 | Danvers, Massachusetts |
| 6 | Jessica Fickel | F | R | 23 | 2015 | Fort Erie, Ontario |
| 26 | Maggie Giamo | F | R | 25 | 2015 | Orchard Park, New York |
| 23 | Lindsay Grigg | D | R | 22 | 2015 | Oakville, Ontario |
| 2 | Paige Harrington | D | L | 22 | 2015 | Mansfield, Massachusetts |
| 36 | Kourtney Kunichika | F | R | 24 | 2015 | Fullerton, California |
| 34 | Amanda Makela | G | L | 22 | 2015 | Thunder Bay, Ontario |
| 14 | Kelly McDonald | D | R | 24 | 2015 | Ancaster, Ontario |
| 12 | Hannah McGowan | F | L | 23 | 2015 | Redford, Michigan |
| 29 | Brianne McLaughlin | G | L | 28 | 2015 | Sheffield, Ohio |
| 7 | Emily Pfalzer (C) | D | R | 22 | 2015 | Getzville, New York |
| 43 | Tatiana Rafter | F | L | 24 | 2015 | Winnipeg, Manitoba |
| 1 | Kimberly Sass | G | L | 25 | 2015 | East Amherst, New York |
| 21 | Devon Skeats | F | L | 24 | 2015 | Whitby, Ontario |
| 3 | Kelley Steadman | F | R | 25 | 2015 | Plattsburgh, New York |
| 77 | Hayley Williams | F | L | 25 | 2015 | Crete, Illinois |
| 20 | Erin Zach | F | L | 24 | 2015 | Elmira, Ontario |

## Awards and honors
### NWHL Player of the Week

* Kelley Steadman – Nov 23, 2015
* Devon Skeats – Nov 30, 2015
* Megan Bozek – Jan 3, 2016
* Brianne McLaughlin – Jan 17, 2016
* Kelley Steadman – Jan 31, 2016

### NWHL 1st All-Star Game selection

* Megan Bozek (Team Pfalzer)
* Shelby Bram (Team Knight)
* Meghan Duggan (Team Pfalzer)
* Brianne McLaughlin (Team Knight)
* Devon Skeats (Team Pfalzer)
* Hayley Williams (Team Knight)

## Transactions
### Signings

| Player | Date | Contract terms |
| Brianne McLaughlin | July 1, 2015 | $22,000 |
| Devon Skeats | July 9, 2015 | $15,000 |
| Erin Zach | July 9, 2015 | $13,000 |
| Harrison Browne | August 6, 2015 | $15,000 |
| Kimberly Sass | August 6, 2015 | $10,000 |
| Shelby Bram | August 7, 2015 | $15,000 |
| Tatiana Rafter | August 7, 2015 | $15,000 |
| Paige Harrington | August 11, 2015 | $10,000 |
| Hayley Williams | August 11, 2015 | $13,000 |
| Amanda Makela | August 11, 2015 | $15,000 |
| Kourtney Kunichika | August 15, 2015 | $10,000 |
| Jessica Fickel | August 17, 2015 | $15,000 |
| Hannah McGowan | August 18, 2015 | $10,000 |
| Lindsay Grigg | July 13, 2015 | $13,000 |
| Kelly McDonald | July 13, 2015 | $13,000 |
| Emily Pfalzer | September 24, 2015 | $21,000 |
| Megan Bozek | September 25, 2015 | $22,500 |
| Meghan Duggan | September 25, 2015 | $22,500 |

## Draft

The following were the Beauts selections in the 2015 NWHL Draft on June 20, 2015.
| Round | # | Player | Pos | Nationality | College/Junior/Club team (League) |
| 1 | 4 | Courtney Burke | D | United States | University of Wisconsin (WCHA) |
| 2 | 8 | Sarah Lefort | F | Canada | Boston University (HEA) |
| 3 | 12 | Amanda Leveille | G | Canada | University of Minnesota (WCHA) |
| 4 | 16 | Emily Janiga | F | United States | Mercyhurst College (CHA) |
| 5 | 20 | Jenna Dingeldein | F | Canada | Mercyhurst College (CHA) |