2016–17 Boston Pride
League1st NWHL
2016–17 record16–1–0
Goals for73
Goals against29
Team information
General managerHayley Moore
CoachBobby Jay
Assistant coachDave Jensen, Lauren McAuliffe
ArenaWarrior Ice Arena

The 2016–17 Boston Pride season was the second in franchise history.

Offseason

During the offseason the Pride moved the Warrior Ice Arena which is also the home to the Boston Bruins from the Bright-Landry Hockey Center where they won the 2016 Isobel Championship.[1] Newly acquired Alex Carpenter signed with the Boston Pride for a one-year, $19,500 contract, making her the highest paid player of the 2015 NWHL Draft class.[2]

Regular season

Game log

2016–17 Regular Season game log: 16–1–0, 32 points (Home: 9–0–0; Road: 7–1–0)[3]
#DateTimeVisitorScoreHomeLocationRecordPoints
1Oct 77:30 PMBoston Pride4–1Buffalo BeautsHarborCenter1–0–02
2Oct 87:30 PMNew York Riveters3–6Boston PrideWarrior Ice Arena2–0–04
3Oct 156:30 PMBuffalo Beauts1–2Boston PrideWarrior Ice Arena3–0–06
4Oct 226:30 PMNew York Riveters1–5Boston PrideWarrior Ice Arena4–0–08
5Nov 126:30 PMConnecticut Whale0–3Boston PrideWarrior Ice Arena5–0–010
6Nov 203:30 PMBoston Pride5–0Buffalo BeautsHarborCenter6–0–012
7Dec 37:30 PMConnecticut Whale2–5Boston PrideWarrior Ice Arena7–0–014
8Dec 44:00 PMBoston Pride3–2 (SO)New York RivetersPrudential Center Practice Facility8–0–016
9Jan 153:30 PMBoston Pride4–0Connecticut WhaleNorthford Ice Pavilion9–0–018
10Jan 216:00 PMBoston Pride2–1New York RivetersPrudential Center Practice Facility10–0–020
11Jan 277:30 PMBoston Pride8–4Connecticut WhaleNorthford Ice Pavilion11–0–022
12Feb 47:30 PMConnecticut Whale2–5Boston PrideWarrior Ice Arena12–0–024
13Feb 186:30 PMBuffalo Beauts1–3Boston PrideWarrior Ice Arena13–0–026
14Feb 247:30 PMBoston Pride5–4Connecticut WhaleNorthford Ice Pavilion14–0–028
15Mar 46:30 PMNew York Riveters3–4Boston PrideWarrior Ice Arena15–0–030
16Mar 55:30 PMBuffalo Beauts1–7Boston PrideWarrior Ice Arena16–0–032
17Mar 124:00 PMBoston Pride2–3New York RivetersPrudential Center Practice Facility16–1–032

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

Playoffs

2016–17 Playoff game log (Record: 1–1–0)[3]
#DateTimeVisitorScoreHomeLocation
1Mar 167:30 PMConnecticut Whale2–8Boston PrideWarrior Ice Arena[4]
2Mar 196:00 PMBuffalo Beauts3–2Boston PrideTsongas Arena[5]

  Win   Loss

Roster

Updated July 18, 2016[6][7]

No. Nat Player Pos S/G Age Acquired Birthplace
22 United States Kacey Bellamy D L 29 2015 Westfield, Massachusetts
5 United States Lexi Bender D R 23 2015 Snohomish, Washington
10 United States Blake Bolden D R 26 2015 Euclid, Ohio
25 United States Alexandra Carpenter F L 22 2016 North Reading, Massachusetts
14 United States Brianna Decker (C) C R 25 2015 Dousman, Wisconsin
3 United States Jillian Dempsey F L 26 2015 Winthrop, Massachusetts
10 United States Meghan Duggan F R 29 2016 Danvers, Massachusetts
15 United States Emily Field F L 23 2015 Littleton, Massachusetts
2 United States Alyssa Gagliardi D L 24 2015 Raleigh, North Carolina
44 United States Zoe Hickel RW R 24 2015 Anchorage, Alaska
21 United States Hilary Knight (C) RW R 27 2015 Palo Alto, California
91 United States Rachel Llanes F R 25 2015 San Jose, California
19 United States Gigi Marvin D R 30 2015 Warroad, Minnesota
29 United States Brittany Ott G L 26 2015 St. Clair Shores, Michigan
16 United States Amanda Pelkey RW R 23 2015 Montpelier, Vermont
30 United States Lauren Slebodnick G L 24 2015 Manchester, New Hampshire
11 United States Jordan Smelker F L 24 2015 Anchorage, Alaska

Transactions

Trades

April 28, 2016[8] To New York Riveters

Miye D'Oench

 To Boston Pride

Alexandra Carpenter

Free agents

Player Acquired from Date Contract terms
Lexi Bender[9]Boston CollegeMay 2, 20161 year/$10,000

Signings

Player Date Contract terms
Jordan Smelker[10]April 20, 20161 year/$14,000
Jillian Dempsey[11]April 26, 20161 year/$13,000
Alyssa Gagliardi[12]April 27, 20161 year/$14,000
Lexi Bender[13]May 2, 20161 year/$10,000
Blake Bolden[14]May 23, 20161 year/$14,000
Brittany Ott[15]May 31, 20161 year/$18,000
Lauren Slebodnick[16]July 19, 20161 year/$10,000
Emily Field[17]July 29, 20161 year/$11,000
Rachel Llanes[17]July 29, 20161 year/$12,000
Zoe Hickel[18]July 31, 20161 year/$16,000
Gigi Marvin[18]July 31, 20161 year/$20,000
Amanda Pelkey[18]July 31, 20161 year/$17,000
Hilary Knight[19]July 31, 20161 year/$20,000
Brianna Decker[20]July 31, 20161 year/$20,000
Meghan Duggan[20]July 31, 20161 year/$20,000
Kacey Bellamy[20]July 31, 20161 year/$20,000
Alexandra Carpenter[21]July 31, 20161 year/$19,000

Draft

The following were the Pride selections in the 2016 NWHL Draft on June 18, 2016.

# Player Pos Nationality College/Junior/Club team (League)
4 Ann Renee Desbiens G  Canada University of Wisconsin (WCHA)
8 Sarah Nurse F  Canada University of Wisconsin (WCHA)
12 Ashley Brykaliuk F  Canada University of Minnesota Duluth (WCHA)
16 Halli Krzyzaniak D  Canada University of North Dakota (ECAC)
20 Lara Stalder F   Switzerland University of Minnesota Duluth (WCHA)

References

  1. ↑ "Boston Pride Will Move to Warrior Ice Arena For Season Two". NWHL. July 20, 2016. Archived from the original on August 14, 2016. Retrieved August 16, 2016.
  2. ↑ "Prospects to Pros: Signing the 2015 NWHL Draft Picks". NWHL. 2016-08-12. Archived from the original on 2016-08-26. Retrieved 2016-08-23.
  3. 1 2 "2016-2017 Schedule | NWHL". Premier Hockey Federation. Retrieved 2022-01-12.
  4. ↑ Hemming, Kat (March 17, 2017). "Boston Pride advance to Isobel Cup Championship". SBNation. Vox Media. Retrieved January 12, 2022.
  5. ↑ Eisenberg, Matt (March 19, 2017). "Buffalo Beauts upset Boston Pride for Isobel Cup". ESPN.com. ESPN. Retrieved January 12, 2022.
  6. ↑ "Pride Roster". NWHL.
  7. ↑ "Boston Pride". Elite Prospects.
  8. ↑ "Riveters trade rights to Carpenter and D'Oench". NWHL. April 28, 2016. Archived from the original on May 30, 2016. Retrieved May 10, 2016.
  9. ↑ "Pride add third round pick Lexi Bender". NWHL. May 2, 2016. Archived from the original on November 7, 2017. Retrieved May 12, 2016.
  10. ↑ "Smelker first to re-sign with Boston Pride". NWHL. April 20, 2016. Archived from the original on November 5, 2017. Retrieved May 12, 2016.
  11. ↑ "Jillian Dempsey re-signs with Boston Pride". NWHL. April 26, 2016. Archived from the original on November 7, 2017. Retrieved May 12, 2016.
  12. ↑ "Defenseman Gagliardi Re-Signs With Boston Pride". NWHL. April 27, 2016. Archived from the original on November 6, 2017. Retrieved June 7, 2016.
  13. ↑ "Pride Add Third Round Pick Lexi Bender". NWHL. May 2, 2016.
  14. ↑ "Bolden Returns to Pride For Second Season". NWHL. May 23, 2016.
  15. ↑ "'Best Goaltender' Ott Returns to Pride". NWHL. May 31, 2016.
  16. ↑ "Goaltender Slebodnick Returns to Boston Pride". NWHL. July 19, 2016. Archived from the original on August 7, 2016. Retrieved August 16, 2016.
  17. 1 2 "Boston Returns Forwards Emily Field, Rachel Llanes". NWHL. July 29, 2016.
  18. 1 2 3 "Hickel, Pelkey, and Marvin Join Boston Pride". NWHL. July 31, 2016.
  19. ↑ "Hilary Knight, Olympic Silver Medalist, Joins Boston". NWHL. July 31, 2016. Archived from the original on August 17, 2016. Retrieved August 16, 2016.
  20. 1 2 3 "Decker, Duggan, and Bellamy Round Out Pride Roster". NWHL. July 31, 2016.
  21. ↑ "Alex Carpenter, 2015 NWHL Draft #1 Pick, Joins Boston". NWHL. July 31, 2016.
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