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2015–16 Boston Pride season

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Division
  
1st Founding Four

2015–16 record
  
14–3–1

Road record
  
8–1–0

League
  
1st NWHL

Home record
  
6–2–1

Goals for
  
75

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

Contents

Regular season

  • October 11: Hilary Knight would score the first goal in Pride franchise history at the 12:08 mark of the first period. Said goal was scored against Buffalo Beauts goaltender Brianne McLaughlin. Knight would score again in the second period, becoming the first player in NWHL history to log a multi-goal game. Kacey Bellamy would earn two assists, becoming the first blueliner in NWHL history to log a multi-point game.
  • December 27: With several members of the Boston Pride honoring commitments with the US national team over the 2015 holiday season, general manager Hayley Moore would suit up in a game as an emergency player. Said game took place on December 27, 2015 as the Pride skated against the Connecticut Whale. Moore would participate in 1 faceoff in a 2–1 final for the Pride as the Whale endured their first loss in franchise history.

    • Statistics

    Final

    Awards and honors

    NWHL Player of the Week
  • Zoe Hickel – October 18, 2015
  • Brianna Decker – October 25, 2015
  • Jillian Dempsey – December 8, 2015
  • Hilary Knight – December 22, 2015
  • Jordan Smelker – February 14, 2016
  • Brianna Decker – February 21, 2016
  • Brittany Ott – February 28, 2016
    • NWHL 1st All-Star Game selection
  • Kacey Bellamy (Team Knight)
  • Blake Bolden (Team Pfalzer)
  • Brianna Decker (Team Pfalzer)
  • Emily Field (Team Pfalzer)
  • Alyssa Gagliardi (Team Knight)
  • Zoe Hickel (Team Pfalzer)
  • Hilary Knight (Team Knight)
  • Gigi Marvin (Team Pfalzer)
  • Brittany Ott (Team Pfalzer)
  • Amanda Pelkey (Team Knight)
  • Jordan Smelker (Team Knight)
    • Regular season awards
  • Hilary Knight – Leading Scorer
  • Denna Laing – NWHL Foundation Award (Awarded to the player most actively applying the core values of hockey to her community as well as growing and improving hockey culture.)
  • Gigi Marvin – NWHL Best Defenseman
  • Brittany Ott – NWHL Best Goaltender
  • Denna Laing – Perseverance Award (Awarded to the player who most exemplifies the qualities of perseverance, sportsmanship, and dedication to her sport.)
  • Brianna Decker – NWHL MVP

    • Draft

    The following were the Pride selections in the 2015 NWHL Draft on June 20, 2015.

    References

    2015–16 Boston Pride season Wikipedia
    (Text) CC BY-SA


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