# 2016–17 Boston Pride season

The 2016–17 Boston Pride season was the second in franchise history.

## Offseason

During the offseason the Pride moved the Warrior Ice Arena which is also the home to the Boston Bruins from the Bright-Landry Hockey Center where they won the 2016 Isobel Championship. Newly acquired Alex Carpenter signed with the Boston Pride for a one-year, $19,500 contract, making her the highest paid player of the 2015 NWHL Draft class.

## Regular season
### Game log

2016–17 Regular Season game log: 16–1–0, 32 points (Home: 9–0–0; Road: 7–1–0)
#DateTimeVisitorScoreHomeLocationRecordPoints
1Oct 77:30 PMBoston Pride4–1Buffalo BeautsHarborCenter1–0–02
2Oct 87:30 PMNew York Riveters3–6Boston PrideWarrior Ice Arena2–0–04
3Oct 156:30 PMBuffalo Beauts1–2Boston PrideWarrior Ice Arena3–0–06
4Oct 226:30 PMNew York Riveters1–5Boston PrideWarrior Ice Arena4–0–08
5Nov 126:30 PMConnecticut Whale0–3Boston PrideWarrior Ice Arena5–0–010
6Nov 203:30 PMBoston Pride5–0Buffalo BeautsHarborCenter6–0–012
7Dec 37:30 PMConnecticut Whale2–5Boston PrideWarrior Ice Arena7–0–014
8Dec 44:00 PMBoston Pride3–2 (SO)New York RivetersPrudential Center Practice Facility8–0–016
9Jan 153:30 PMBoston Pride4–0Connecticut WhaleNorthford Ice Pavilion9–0–018
10Jan 216:00 PMBoston Pride2–1New York RivetersPrudential Center Practice Facility10–0–020
11Jan 277:30 PMBoston Pride8–4Connecticut WhaleNorthford Ice Pavilion11–0–022
12Feb 47:30 PMConnecticut Whale2–5Boston PrideWarrior Ice Arena12–0–024
13Feb 186:30 PMBuffalo Beauts1–3Boston PrideWarrior Ice Arena13–0–026
14Feb 247:30 PMBoston Pride5–4Connecticut WhaleNorthford Ice Pavilion14–0–028
15Mar 46:30 PMNew York Riveters3–4Boston PrideWarrior Ice Arena15–0–030
16Mar 55:30 PMBuffalo Beauts1–7Boston PrideWarrior Ice Arena16–0–032
17Mar 124:00 PMBoston Pride2–3New York RivetersPrudential Center Practice Facility16–1–032 :
Win (2 points)
  Loss (0 points)
  Overtime/shootout loss (1 point) :

## Playoffs

2016–17 Playoff game log (Record: 1–1–0)
#DateTimeVisitorScoreHomeLocation
1Mar 167:30 PMConnecticut Whale2–8Boston PrideWarrior Ice Arena
2Mar 196:00 PMBuffalo Beauts3–2Boston PrideTsongas Arena :
Win
  Loss :

## Roster

Updated July 18, 2016
| No. | Player | Pos | S/G | Age | Acquired | Birthplace |
| 22 | Kacey Bellamy | D | L | 29 | 2015 | Westfield, Massachusetts |
| 5 | Lexi Bender | D | R | 23 | 2015 | Snohomish, Washington |
| 10 | Blake Bolden | D | R | 26 | 2015 | Euclid, Ohio |
| 25 | Alex Carpenter | F | L | 22 | 2016 | North Reading, Massachusetts |
| 14 | Brianna Decker (C) | C | R | 25 | 2015 | Dousman, Wisconsin |
| 3 | Jillian Dempsey | F | L | 26 | 2015 | Winthrop, Massachusetts |
| 10 | Meghan Duggan | F | R | 29 | 2016 | Danvers, Massachusetts |
| 15 | Emily Field | F | L | 23 | 2015 | Littleton, Massachusetts |
| 2 | Alyssa Gagliardi | D | L | 24 | 2015 | Raleigh, North Carolina |
| 44 | Zoe Hickel | RW | R | 24 | 2015 | Anchorage, Alaska |
| 21 | Hilary Knight (C) | RW | R | 27 | 2015 | Palo Alto, California |
| 91 | Rachel Llanes | F | R | 25 | 2015 | San Jose, California |
| 19 | Gigi Marvin | D | R | 30 | 2015 | Warroad, Minnesota |
| 29 | Brittany Ott | G | L | 26 | 2015 | St. Clair Shores, Michigan |
| 16 | Amanda Pelkey | RW | R | 23 | 2015 | Montpelier, Vermont |
| 30 | Lauren Slebodnick | G | L | 24 | 2015 | Manchester, New Hampshire |
| 11 | Jordan Smelker | F | L | 24 | 2015 | Anchorage, Alaska |

## Transactions
### Trades

| April 28, 2016 (2016-04-28) | To New York Riveters Miye D'Oench | To Boston Pride Alex Carpenter |

### Free agents

| Player | Acquired from | Date | Contract terms |
| Lexi Bender | Boston College | May 2, 2016 | 1 year/$10,000 |

### Signings

| Player | Date | Contract terms |
| Jordan Smelker | April 20, 2016 | 1 year/$14,000 |
| Jillian Dempsey | April 26, 2016 | 1 year/$13,000 |
| Alyssa Gagliardi | April 27, 2016 | 1 year/$14,000 |
| Lexi Bender | May 2, 2016 | 1 year/$10,000 |
| Blake Bolden | May 23, 2016 | 1 year/$14,000 |
| Brittany Ott | May 31, 2016 | 1 year/$18,000 |
| Lauren Slebodnick | July 19, 2016 | 1 year/$10,000 |
| Emily Field | July 29, 2016 | 1 year/$11,000 |
| Rachel Llanes | July 29, 2016 | 1 year/$12,000 |
| Zoe Hickel | July 31, 2016 | 1 year/$16,000 |
| Gigi Marvin | July 31, 2016 | 1 year/$20,000 |
| Amanda Pelkey | July 31, 2016 | 1 year/$17,000 |
| Hilary Knight | July 31, 2016 | 1 year/$20,000 |
| Brianna Decker | July 31, 2016 | 1 year/$20,000 |
| Meghan Duggan | July 31, 2016 | 1 year/$20,000 |
| Kacey Bellamy | July 31, 2016 | 1 year/$20,000 |
| Alex Carpenter | July 31, 2016 | 1 year/$19,000 |

## Draft

The following were the Pride selections in the 2016 NWHL Draft on June 18, 2016.
| # | Player | Pos | Nationality | College/Junior/Club team (League) |
| 4 | Ann Renee Desbiens | G | Canada | University of Wisconsin (WCHA) |
| 8 | Sarah Nurse | F | Canada | University of Wisconsin (WCHA) |
| 12 | Ashley Brykaliuk | F | Canada | University of Minnesota Duluth (WCHA) |
| 16 | Halli Krzyzaniak | D | Canada | University of North Dakota (ECAC) |
| 20 | Lara Stalder | F | Switzerland | University of Minnesota Duluth (WCHA) |