2015–16 Buffalo Beauts season
Appearance
2015–16 Buffalo Beauts | |
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League | 3rd NWHL |
2015–16 record | 5–9–4 |
Home record | 2–6–1 |
Road record | 3–3–3 |
Goals for | 56 |
Goals against | 66 |
Team information | |
General manager | Linda Mroz |
Coach | Shelley Looney |
Captain | Emily Pfalzer |
Alternate captains | Shelby Bram Meghan Duggan |
Arena | HarborCenter |
Team leaders | |
Goals | Kelley Steadman (13) |
Assists | Meghan Duggan (10) Megan Bozek Emily Pfalzer |
Points | Kelley Steadman (20) |
Penalty minutes | Devon Skeats (26) Harrison Browne |
Wins | Brianne McLaughlin (4) |
Goals against average | Amanda Makela (2.79) |
The 2015–16 Buffalo Beauts season was the first in franchise history and the National Women's Hockey League's inaugural season.[1]
Regular season
[edit]Standings
[edit]Pos | Team | GP | W | L | OTL | W% | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
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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
[edit]2015–16 Schedule[2]
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Win (2 points) Overtime/Shootout loss (1 point) Loss (0 points) |
Playoffs
[edit]Game log
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Semifinals vs. Connecticut Whale; Buffalo Beauts won series 2–1
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Finals vs. Boston Pride; Boston won series 2–0
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Win Loss |
Statistics
[edit]Updated as of games played through March 6, 2016
Skaters
[edit]Goaltenders
[edit]Player | GP | TOI | W | L | OT | GA | GAA | SA | SV% | SO | PIM |
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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 |
Player | GP | TOI | W | L | OT | GA | GAA | SA | SV% | SO | PIM |
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Brianne McLaughlin | 3 | 177:15 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 2.03 | 85 | 0.929 | 0 | 0 |
Roster
[edit]Player age at end of season, 19 March 2016.[4][5]
No. | Nat | Player | Pos | S/G | Age | Acquired | Birthplace |
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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
[edit]- 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
- 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
[edit]Signings
[edit]Player | Date | Contract terms |
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Brianne McLaughlin[6] | July 1, 2015 | $22,000 |
Devon Skeats[7] | July 9, 2015 | $15,000 |
Erin Zach[7] | July 9, 2015 | $13,000 |
Harrison Browne[8] | August 6, 2015 | $15,000 |
Kimberly Sass[8] | August 6, 2015 | $10,000 |
Shelby Bram[9] | August 7, 2015 | $15,000 |
Tatiana Rafter[9] | August 7, 2015 | $15,000 |
Paige Harrington[10] | August 11, 2015 | $10,000 |
Hayley Williams[10] | August 11, 2015 | $13,000 |
Amanda Makela[11] | August 11, 2015 | $15,000 |
Kourtney Kunichika[12] | August 15, 2015 | $10,000 |
Jessica Fickel[13] | August 17, 2015 | $15,000 |
Hannah McGowan[14] | August 18, 2015 | $10,000 |
Lindsay Grigg[15] | July 13, 2015 | $13,000 |
Kelly McDonald[15] | July 13, 2015 | $13,000 |
Emily Pfalzer[16] | September 24, 2015 | $21,000 |
Megan Bozek[17] | September 25, 2015 | $22,500 |
Meghan Duggan[18] | September 25, 2015 | $22,500 |
Draft
[edit]The following were the Beauts selections in the 2015 NWHL Draft on June 20, 2015.[19]
Round | # | Player | Pos | Nationality | College/Junior/Club team (League) |
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1 | 4 | Courtney Burke | D | ![]() |
University of Wisconsin (WCHA) |
2 | 8 | Sarah Lefort | F | ![]() |
Boston University (HEA) |
3 | 12 | Amanda Leveille | G | ![]() |
University of Minnesota (WCHA) |
4 | 16 | Emily Janiga | F | ![]() |
Mercyhurst College (CHA) |
5 | 20 | Jenna Dingeldein | F | ![]() |
Mercyhurst College (CHA) |
References
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Games
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