2016–17 Buffalo Beauts season

The 2016-17 Buffalo Beauts season will be the second in franchise history.
==Offseason==
*August 18, 2016: Morgan Beikirch (F), Jacquie Greco (D), Kelsey Neumann (G), Kayla Parsons (D), Ashley Vesci (F), and Hayley Williams (F) have been signed to practice player contracts.
=== Signings ===
Player 	Date 	Contract terms
Shelby Bram 	May 4, 2016 	1-year, $15,000
Kelley Steadman 	May 4, 2016 	1-year, $17,000
Harrison Browne 	May 11, 2016 	1-year, $14,000
Devon Skeats 	May 11, 2016 	1-year, $14,000
Sarah Casorso 	July 15, 2016	1-year, $14,000
Corinne Buie 	July 30, 2016	1-year, $13,000
Megan Bozek 	July 31, 2016	1-year, $22,500
Jordyn Burns 	July 31, 2016	1-year, $13,500
Shiann Darkangelo	July 31, 2016	1-year, $21,000
Emily Pfalzer 	July 31, 2016	1-year, $22,000
===News and notes===
*October 7, 2016: Buffalo Beauts player Hailey Browne became the first transgender athlete in professional North American team sports, asking to be referred to by the name Harrison Browne.
==Draft==
The following were the Beauts' selections in the 2016 NWHL Draft on June 18, 2016.
Round	#	Player 	Pos	Nationality	College/Junior/Club Team (League)
1 	2	Lee Stecklein	D 	 	University of Minnesota (WCHA)
2 	6	Cayley Mercer	F 	 	Clarkson (ECAC)
==References==
Category:National Women's Hockey League (2015–)
Category:Buffalo Beauts
Category:2017 in hockey