Boston Pride

Boston Pride
2016–17 Boston Pride season
City Boston, Massachusetts
League National Women's Hockey League
Founded 2015
Home arena Warrior Ice Arena
Colors

Black, Gold, White

              
Owner(s) NWHL
General manager Hayley Moore
Head coach Bobby Jay
Captain Brianna Decker and Hilary Knight
Media NESN
NWHL Cross Ice Pass (On YouTube)
Website Official Website
Championships
Playoff championships 2015–16

The Boston Pride are a professional women's ice hockey team based in Boston, Massachusetts. They are one of the four charter franchises of the National Women's Hockey League (NWHL). They won the inaugural Isobel Cup in 2016, defeating the Buffalo Beauts.

History

The Boston Pride celebrating their first Isobel Cup win in 2016.

The Pride play at Warrior Ice Arena which is also the practice facility for the Boston Bruins. In their inaugural season win which they won the championship they played at the Bright-Landry Hockey Center at Harvard University in the Allston neighborhood of Boston.[1]

In May 2015, the Pride announced the hiring of Bobby Jay as their head coach. Jay has experience as an assistant coach for the silver medal-winning 2014 U.S. Women's Olympic Team, and on the coaching staff of the U.S. Women's National Team at the IIHF Women's World Championships in 2012 and 2013, and the Four Nations Cup in 2011, 2012, and 2013.[2]

In June 2015, Amanda Pelkey became the first player to sign a player contract with the Pride.[3]

The team made its debut in 2015 in a 4–1 victory over the Buffalo Beauts. Hilary Knight scored the first goal in franchise history, and would also record the first multi-goal game in NWHL history. The Pride's first-ever win was recorded by Brittany Ott, who became the first American-born goaltender to win an NWHL regular season game. During a 5–3 road win against the Buffalo Beauts, Brianna Decker scored the first hat trick in NWHL history.

In November 2015, Briana Decker and Hilary Knight were named co-captains of the Pride.

On December 31, 2015, the Boston Pride played the Montreal Les Canadiennes of the Canadian Women's Hockey League to a 1–1 tie in the first ever 2016 Outdoor Women's Classic the day before at the site of the 2016 NHL Winter Classic at Gillette Stadium in Foxborough, Massachusetts. It was the first outdoor professional Women's hockey game, the first game sanctioned by the NHL and the first game between the NWHL and the CWHL.

In the second period of the game, Denna Laing would crash into the boards and suffer a career ending injury in the contest. A rally of support resulted in funds raised for the Denna Laing Foundation. At season’s end, the Pride would bring the Isobel Cup to a hospitalized Laing, sharing in the glory. In addition, Laing would win the NWHL’s Foundation Award and the Perseverance Award.[4]

On April 28, 2016, the Pride acquired the rights to Alexandra Carpenter, the first pick overall in the 2015 NWHL Draft.[5]

Team

Current Roster

Updated July 18, 2016[6][7]

# Nat Player Pos S/G Age Acquired Birthplace
22 United States Bellamy, KaceyKacey Bellamy D L 29 2015 Westfield, Massachusetts
United States Bender, LexiLexi Bender D R 23 2015 Snohomish, Washington
10 United States Bolden, BlakeBlake Bolden D R 25 2015 Euclid, Ohio
United States Carpenter, AlexandraAlexandra Carpenter F L 22 2016 North Reading, Massachusetts
14 United States Decker, BriannaBrianna Decker (C) C R 25 2015 Dousman, Wisconsin
3 United States Dempsey, JillianJillian Dempsey F L 25 2015 Winthrop, Massachusetts
10 United States Duggan, MeghanMeghan Duggan F R 29 2016 Danvers, Massachusetts
15 United States Field, EmilyEmily Field F L 23 2015 Littleton, Massachusetts
2 United States Gagliardi, AlyssaAlyssa Gagliardi D L 24 2015 Raleigh, North Carolina
44 United States Hickel, ZoeZoe Hickel RW R 24 2015 Anchorage, Alaska
21 United States Knight, HilaryHilary Knight (C) RW R 27 2015 Palo Alto, California
91 United States Llanes, RachelRachel Llanes F R 25 2015 San Jose, California
19 United States Marvin, GigiGigi Marvin D R 29 2015 Warroad, Minnesota
29 United States Ott, BrittanyBrittany Ott G L 26 2015 St. Clair Shores, Michigan
16 United States Pelkey, AmandaAmanda Pelkey RW R 22 2015 Montpelier, Vermont
30 United States Slebodnick, LaurenLauren Slebodnick G L 24 2015 Manchester, New Hampshire
11 United States Smelker, JordanJordan Smelker F L 24 2015 Anchorage, Alaska

Draft history

With their first pick in the 2015 NWHL Draft, the pride selected Kendall Coyne.

NWHL Draft

Main article: 2015 NWHL Draft

The following are the Pride' selections from the 2015 NWHL Draft of college players in their junior year held on June 20, 2015. Note: The team has not announced any signings from this list to date. A player who is drafted but does not sign with the organization that selected her, may enter free-agency after completing her senior year.

# Player Position Nationality College
3 Kendall Coyne Forward  United States Northeastern Univ.
7 Emerance Maschmeyer Goalie  Canada Harvard Univ.
11 Lexi Bender Defense  United States Boston College
15 Miye D'Oench Forward  United States Harvard Univ.
19 Shannon MacAuley Forward  Canada Clarkson

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Season by Season Records

Boston Pride
Season Games Wins Losses Ties Overtime Losses Shootout Losses Points GF GA Results
2015–16 18 14 3 0 1 0 29 75 39 Won Isobel Cup Championship over Buffalo Beauts
Totals 18 14 3 0 1 0 29 75 39 Totals

Media

All NWHL Games are broadcast on NWHL Cross Ice on YouTube. In November 2015, it was announced that all Pride home games would be broadcast live on NESN.[9]


Awards and honors

Franchise milestones

Milestone Player Date
First goal Hilary Knight October 11, 2015
First hat trick Brianna Decker October 25, 2015
First multi-point game Hilary Knight October 11, 2015
First win Brittany Ott October 11, 2015
First African-American player Blake Bolden October 11, 2015
First playoff goal Brianna Decker March 4, 2016
First playoff game-winning goal Brianna Decker March 4, 2016
First playoff win Brittany Ott March 4, 2016
First playoff shutout Brittany Ott March 4, 2016

References

  1. Zoë Hayden (14 April 2015). "NWHL launch party provides passion, enthusiasm, and few answers". Stanley Cup of Chowder. Retrieved 1 June 2015.
  2. Kaitlin Cimini (28 May 2015). "Bobby Jay Brings NHL Experience to the Boston Pride". Today's Slapshot. Retrieved 30 May 2015.
  3. Kaitlin Cimini (23 June 2015). "Amanda Pelkey becomes first player to sign with Boston Pride". NWHL. Retrieved 23 June 2015.
  4. "Denna Laing wins two awards at NWHL Awards". boston.com. March 22, 2016. Retrieved May 12, 2016.
  5. "Riveters trade rights to Carpenter and D'Oench". NWHL. April 28, 2016.
  6. "Pride Roster | NWHL". NWHL.
  7. "Eliteprospects.com - Boston Pride". Elite Prospects.
  8. http://nwhl.co/draft-live/
  9. "NWHL Announces First Television Deal with NESN". NWHL.co.

External Links

Official Website

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