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2015–16 Buffalo Beauts season

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The 2015–16 Buffalo Beauts season was the first in franchise history and the National Women's Hockey League's inaugural season.[1]

2015–16 Buffalo Beauts
League3rd NWHL
2015–16 record5–9–4
Home record2–6–1
Road record3–3–3
Goals for56
Goals against66
Team information
General managerLinda Mroz
CoachShelley Looney
CaptainEmily Pfalzer
Alternate captainsShelby Bram
Meghan Duggan
ArenaHarborCenter
Team leaders
GoalsKelley Steadman (13)
AssistsMeghan Duggan (10)
Megan Bozek
Emily Pfalzer
PointsKelley Steadman (20)
Penalty minutesDevon Skeats (26)
Harrison Browne
WinsBrianne McLaughlin (4)
Goals against averageAmanda Makela (2.79)

Regular season edit

Standings edit

Pos Team
 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
Source: PHF
y – Clinched division

Game log edit

2015–16 Schedule[2]
Game Date Opponent Score OT Decision Location Record Points Gamesheet
1 October 11 Boston Pride 1–4 McLaughlin HarborCenter 0–1–0 0 [Game 1]
2 October 18 Connecticut Whale 2–5 McLaughlin HarborCenter 0–2–0 0 [Game 2]
3 October 25 Boston Pride 3–5 McLaughlin HarborCenter 0–3–0 0 [Game 3]
4 November 15 Connecticut Whale 2–3 Sass HarborCenter 0–4–0 0 [Game 4]
5 November 22 Connecticut Whale 6–7 SO Makela HarborCenter 0–4–1 1 [Game 5]
6 November 29 @ New York Riveters 3–1 McLaughlin Aviator Sports and Events Center 1–4–1 3 [Game 6]
7 December 5 @ Boston Pride 6–7 McLaughlin Bright Hockey Center 1–5–1 3 [Game 7]
8 December 6 @ Connecticut Whale 2–3 SO Makela Chelsea Piers CT 1–5–2 4 [Game 8]
9 December 20 @ Boston Pride 0–1 McLaughlin Bright Hockey Center 1–6–2 4 [Game 9]
10 December 27 New York Riveters 3–7 McLaughlin HarborCenter 1–7–2 4 [Game 10]
11 January 3 @ Boston Pride 4–3 OT Makela Bright Hockey Center 2–7–2 6 [Game 11]
12 January 10 @ Connecticut Whale 3–5 Makela Chelsea Piers CT 2–8–2 6 [Game 12]
13 January 17 @ New York Riveters 6–5 SO Sass Aviator Sports and Events Center 3–8–2 8 [Game 13]
14 January 31 New York Riveters 4–2 McLaughlin HarborCenter 4–8–2 10 [Game 14]
15 February 7 @ Connecticut Whale 2–3 OT McLaughlin Chelsea Piers CT 4–8–3 11 [Game 15]
16 February 14 @ New York Riveters 3–4 SO McLaughlin Aviator Sports and Events Center 4–8–4 12 [Game 16]
17 February 21 New York Riveters 5–1 McLaughlin HarborCenter 5–8–4 14 [Game 17]
18 February 28 Boston Pride 2–3 McLaughlin HarborCenter 5–9–4 14 [Game 18]

  Win (2 points)   Overtime/Shootout loss (1 point)   Loss (0 points)

Playoffs edit

Game log edit

2016 Isobel Cup Playoffs
Semifinals vs. Connecticut Whale; Buffalo Beauts won series 2–1
Game Date Opponent Score OT Decision Location Record Gamesheet
1 March 4 @ Connecticut Whale 0–3 Chelsea Piers CT 0–1 (No gamesheet available)
2 March 5 @ Connecticut Whale 4–1 Chelsea Piers CT 1–1 (No gamesheet available)
3 March 6 @ Connecticut Whale 4–3 McLaughlin Chelsea Piers CT 2–1 [Game 19]
Finals vs. Boston Pride; Boston won series 2–0
Game Date Opponent Score OT Decision Location Record Gamesheet
1 March 11 Boston Pride 3–4 OT McLaughlin Prudential Center Practice Facility 0–1 [Game 20]
2 March 12 Boston Pride 1–3 McLaughlin Prudential Center Practice Facility 0–2 [Game 21]

  Win   Loss

Statistics edit

Updated as of games played through March 6, 2016

Skaters edit

Goaltenders edit

Regular Season[3]
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[3]
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 edit

No. Nat 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
10   Meghan Duggan (A) F R 28 2015 Danvers, Massachusetts
6   Jessica Fickel F 2015 Fort Erie, Ontario
23   Lindsay Grigg D 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 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 2015 Winnipeg, Manitoba
1   Kimberly Sass G L 2015 East Amherst, New York
21   Devon Skeats F L 2015 Whitby, Ontario
77   Hayley Williams F L 25 2015 Crete, Illinois
20   Erin Zach F L 24 2015 Elmira, Ontario

Awards and honors edit

NWHL Player of the Week
NWHL 1st All-Star Game selection

Transactions edit

Signings edit

Player Date Contract terms
Brianne McLaughlin[4] July 1, 2015 $22,000
Devon Skeats[5] July 9, 2015 $15,000
Erin Zach[5] July 9, 2015 $13,000
Harrison Browne[6] August 6, 2015 $15,000
Kimberly Sass[6] August 6, 2015 $10,000
Shelby Bram[7] August 7, 2015 $15,000
Tatiana Rafter[7] August 7, 2015 $15,000
Paige Harrington[8] August 11, 2015 $10,000
Hayley Williams[8] August 11, 2015 $13,000
Amanda Makela[9] August 11, 2015 $15,000
Kourtney Kunichika[10] August 15, 2015 $10,000
Jessica Fickel[11] August 17, 2015 $15,000
Hannah McGowan[12] August 18, 2015 $10,000
Lindsay Grigg[13] July 13, 2015 $13,000
Kelly McDonald[13] July 13, 2015 $13,000
Emily Pfalzer[14] September 24, 2015 $21,000
Megan Bozek[15] September 25, 2015 $22,500
Meghan Duggan[16] September 25, 2015 $22,500

Draft edit

Main article: 2015 NWHL Draft

The following were the Beauts selections in the 2015 NWHL Draft on June 20, 2015.[17]

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)

References edit

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  2. ^ "National Womens Hockey League – 2015–16 Schedule – Buffalo Beauts". PHF. December 2022.
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  4. ^ "Two-Time Olympic Silver Medalist McLaughlin Signs with Buffalo". NWHL. July 1, 2015.
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  6. ^ a b "Browne and Sass Head to Buffalo". NWHL. August 6, 2015. Archived from the original on March 5, 2016. Retrieved January 28, 2016.
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Games edit

  1. ^ "2015-16 NWHL Regular Season – Oct 11, 2015" (PDF). Premier Hockey Federation. October 11, 2015. Retrieved December 16, 2022.
  2. ^ "2015-16 NWHL Regular Season – Oct 18, 2015" (PDF). Premier Hockey Federation. October 18, 2015. Retrieved December 16, 2022.
  3. ^ "2015-16 NWHL Regular Season – Oct 25, 2015" (PDF). Premier Hockey Federation. October 25, 2015. Retrieved December 16, 2022.
  4. ^ "2015-16 NWHL Regular Season – Nov 15, 2015" (PDF). Premier Hockey Federation. November 15, 2015. Retrieved December 16, 2022.
  5. ^ "2015-16 NWHL Regular Season – Nov 22, 2015" (PDF). Premier Hockey Federation. November 22, 2015. Retrieved December 16, 2022.
  6. ^ "2015-16 NWHL Regular Season – Nov 29, 2015" (PDF). Premier Hockey Federation. November 29, 2015. Retrieved December 16, 2022.
  7. ^ "2015-16 NWHL Regular Season – Dec 5, 2015" (PDF). Premier Hockey Federation. December 5, 2015. Retrieved December 16, 2022.
  8. ^ "2015-16 NWHL Regular Season – Dec 6, 2015" (PDF). Premier Hockey Federation. December 6, 2015. Retrieved December 16, 2022.
  9. ^ "2015-16 NWHL Regular Season – Dec 20, 2015" (PDF). Premier Hockey Federation. December 20, 2015. Retrieved December 16, 2022.
  10. ^ "2015-16 NWHL Regular Season – Dec 27, 2015" (PDF). Premier Hockey Federation. December 27, 2015. Retrieved December 16, 2022.
  11. ^ "2015-16 NWHL Regular Season – Jan 3, 2016" (PDF). Premier Hockey Federation. January 3, 2016. Retrieved December 16, 2022.
  12. ^ "2015-16 NWHL Regular Season – Jan 10, 2016" (PDF). Premier Hockey Federation. January 10, 2016. Retrieved December 16, 2022.
  13. ^ "2015-16 NWHL Regular Season – Jan 10, 2016" (PDF). Premier Hockey Federation. January 17, 2016. Retrieved December 16, 2022.
  14. ^ "2015-16 NWHL Regular Season – Jan 31, 2016" (PDF). Premier Hockey Federation. January 31, 2016. Retrieved December 16, 2022.
  15. ^ "2015-16 NWHL Regular Season – Feb 7, 2016" (PDF). Premier Hockey Federation. February 7, 2016. Retrieved December 16, 2022.
  16. ^ "2015-16 NWHL Regular Season – Feb 14, 2016" (PDF). Premier Hockey Federation. February 14, 2016. Retrieved December 16, 2022.
  17. ^ "2015-16 NWHL Regular Season – Feb 21, 2016" (PDF). Premier Hockey Federation. February 21, 2016. Retrieved December 16, 2022.
  18. ^ "2015-16 NWHL Regular Season – Feb 28, 2016" (PDF). Premier Hockey Federation. February 28, 2016. Retrieved December 16, 2022.
  19. ^ "2015-16 NWHL Playoffs – Mar 6, 2016" (PDF). Premier Hockey Federation. March 6, 2016. Retrieved December 16, 2022.
  20. ^ "2015-16 NWHL Playoffs – Mar 11, 2016" (PDF). Premier Hockey Federation. March 11, 2016. Retrieved December 16, 2022.
  21. ^ "2015-16 NWHL Playoffs – Mar 12, 2016" (PDF). Premier Hockey Federation. March 12, 2016. Retrieved December 16, 2022.
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