2015–16 Buffalo Beauts season

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
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)
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Regular season

Standings

Pos	Team v t e	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[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

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 [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

Updated as of games played through March 6, 2016

Skaters

Regular Season[3] 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[3] 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^[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

Player age at end of season, March 19, 2016.^[4][5]

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
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

NWHL Player of the Week

• Kelley Steadman – November 23, 2015
• Devon Skeats – November 30, 2015
• Megan Bozek – January 3, 2016
• Brianne McLaughlin – January 17, 2016
• Kelley Steadman – January 31, 2016

NWHL 1st All-Star Game selection

• 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

Signings

Player	Date	Contract terms
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

Main article: 2015 NWHL Draft

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)
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)