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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)
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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.

Regular season

Standings

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

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

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

Playoffs

Game log

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
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
2 March 12 Boston Pride 1–3 McLaughlin Prudential Center Practice Facility 0–2

  Win   Loss

Statistics

Updated as of games played through March 6, 2016

Skaters

Regular Season
Player GP G A Pts PIM
Kelley Steadman 13 13 7 20 16
Kourtney Kunichika 18 9 8 17 4
Meghan Duggan 15 6 10 16 14
Devon Skeats 15 9 5 14 26
Megan Bozek 16 3 10 13 13
Emily Pfalzer 17 2 10 12 6
Harrison Browne 18 5 7 12 26
Shelby Bram 16 4 6 10 0
Kelly Mcdonald 17 0 9 9 8
Erin Zach 14 1 4 5 4
Hayley Williams 17 1 4 5 14
Hannah McGowan 18 1 2 3 4
Paige Harrington 18 0 3 3 12
Tatiana Rafter 17 2 1 3 12
Jessica Fickel 15 0 2 2 4
Lindsay Grigg 15 0 2 2 6
Annemarie Cellino 9 0 1 1 0
Courtney Carnes 9 0 0 0 0
Maggie Giamo 9 0 0 0 4
Playoffs
Player GP G A Pts PIM
Devon Skeats 3 2 1 3 0
Megan Bozek 3 3 0 3 4
Harrison Browne 3 2 0 2 6
Kelley Steadman 2 1 1 2 4
Kelly Mcdonald 3 0 2 2 4
Emily Pfalzer 3 0 1 1 2
Kourtney Kunichika 3 0 1 1 2
Lindsay Grigg 3 0 1 1 6
Meghan Duggan 1 0 1 1 2
Shelby Bram 3 0 1 1 0
Annemarie Cellino 1 0 0 0 0
Courtney Carnes 1 0 0 0 0
Erin Zach 3 0 0 0 0
Hannah McGowan 3 0 0 0 2
Hayley Williams 1 0 0 0 0
Jessica Fickel 3 0 0 0 0
Paige Harrington 3 0 0 0 2
Tatiana Rafter 3 0 0 0 0

Goaltenders

Regular Season
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
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

Player age at end of season, 19 March 2016.

No. Nat Player Pos S/G Age Acquired Birthplace
9 United States Megan Bozek D R 24 2015 Buffalo Grove, Illinois
13 Canada Shelby Bram (A) F L 22 2015 Winnipeg, Manitoba
24 Canada Harrison Browne F L 22 2015 Oakville, Ontario
5 United States Courtney Carnes F R 25 2015 Winslow, Maine
15 United States Annmarie Cellino F – 28–29 2015 West Seneca, New York
10 United States Meghan Duggan (A) F R 28 2015 Danvers, Massachusetts
6 Canada Jessica Fickel F R 23 2015 Fort Erie, Ontario
26 United States Maggie Giamo F R 25 2015 Orchard Park, New York
23 Canada Lindsay Grigg D R 22 2015 Oakville, Ontario
2 United States Paige Harrington D L 22 2015 Mansfield, Massachusetts
36 United States Kourtney Kunichika F R 24 2015 Fullerton, California
34 Canada Amanda Makela G L 22 2015 Thunder Bay, Ontario
14 Canada Kelly McDonald D R 24 2015 Ancaster, Ontario
12 United States Hannah McGowan F L 23 2015 Redford, Michigan
29 United States Brianne McLaughlin G L 28 2015 Sheffield, Ohio
7 United States Emily Pfalzer (C) D R 22 2015 Getzville, New York
43 Canada Tatiana Rafter F L 24 2015 Winnipeg, Manitoba
1 United States Kimberly Sass G L 25 2015 East Amherst, New York
21 Canada Devon Skeats F L 24 2015 Whitby, Ontario
3 United States Kelley Steadman F R 25 2015 Plattsburgh, New York
77 United States Hayley Williams F L 25 2015 Crete, Illinois
20 Canada Erin Zach F L 24 2015 Elmira, Ontario

Awards and honors

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

Transactions

Signings

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

Draft

Main article: 2015 NWHL Draft

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

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)

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