Boston Pride
| Boston Pride | |
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 2015–16 Boston Pride season |
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| City | Boston, Massachusetts |
| League | National Women's Hockey League |
| Founded | 2015 |
| Home arena | Bright Hockey Center |
| 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) |
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).
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History[edit]
The Pride play at the Bright Hockey Center at Harvard in Allston, MA.[1]
On May 28, 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]
On June 23, 2015, former Vermont Catamounts women's ice hockey player 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 on October 25, 2015, Brianna Decker scored the first hat trick in NWHL history. Of note, all three goals were scored against Brianne McLaughlin.
In November 2015, Briana Decker and Hilary Knight were named co-captains of the Pride.
Team[edit]
Current Roster[edit]
Updated September 24, 2015
| Player | Position | Nationality |
| Kelsie Fralick | Goalie |  United States |
| Brittany Ott | Goalie | United States |
| Lauren Slebodnick | Goalie | United States |
| Blake Bolden | Defense | United States |
| Marissa Gedman | Defense | United States |
| Alyssa Gagliardi | Defense | United States |
| Gigi Marvin | Defense | United States |
| Kacey Bellamy | Defense | United States |
| Corinne Buie | Forward | United States |
| Kelly Cooke | Forward | United States |
| Jillian Dempsey | Forward | United States |
| Emily Field | Forward | United States |
| Zoe Hickel | Forward | United States |
| Rachel Llanes | Forward | United States |
| Brianna Decker C | Forward | United States |
| Amanda Pelkey | Forward | United States |
| Jordan Smelker | Forward | United States |
| Hilary Knight C | Forward | United States |
Draft history[edit]
With their first pick in the 2015 NWHL Draft, the pride selected Kendall Coyne.
NWHL Draft[edit]
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 |
Media[edit]
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.[7]
Franchise milestones[edit]
| 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 |
References[edit]
- ^ Zoë Hayden (14 April 2015). "NWHL launch party provides passion, enthusiasm, and few answers". Stanley Cup of Chowder. Retrieved 1 June 2015.
- ^ Kaitlin Cimini (28 May 2015). "Bobby Jay Brings NHL Experience to the Boston Pride". Today's Slapshot. Retrieved 30 May 2015.
- ^ Kaitlin Cimini (23 June 2015). "Amanda Pelkey becomes first player to sign with Boston Pride". NWHL.co. Retrieved 23 June 2015.
- ^ http://nwhl.co/free-agent-tracker/
- ^ http://nwhl.co/draft-live/
- ^ http://nwhl.co/draft-live/
- ^ http://nwhl.co/nwhl-announces-first-television-deal-with-nesn/
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