2016–17 Boston Pride season explained

Season:2016–17
Year:2016
Team:Boston Pride
League:NWHL
Leaguerank:1st
Record:16–1–0
Goalsfor:73
Goalsagainst:29
Next Season:2017–18

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

|- bgcolor="#cfc"| 1 || Oct 7 || 7:30 PM || Boston Pride || 4–1 || Buffalo Beauts || HarborCenter || 1–0–0 || 2|- bgcolor="#cfc"| 2 || Oct 8 || 7:30 PM || New York Riveters || 3–6 || Boston Pride || Warrior Ice Arena ||2–0–0 || 4 |- bgcolor="#cfc"| 3 || Oct 15 || 6:30 PM || Buffalo Beauts || 1–2 || Boston Pride || Warrior Ice Arena || 3–0–0 || 6 |- bgcolor="#cfc"| 4 || Oct 22 || 6:30 PM || New York Riveters ||1–5 || Boston Pride || Warrior Ice Arena || 4–0–0 || 8 |- bgcolor="#cfc"| 5 || Nov 12 || 6:30 PM || Connecticut Whale || 0–3 || Boston Pride || Warrior Ice Arena || 5–0–0 || 10|- bgcolor="#cfc"| 6 || Nov 20 || 3:30 PM || Boston Pride || 5–0 || Buffalo Beauts || HarborCenter || 6–0–0 || 12|- bgcolor="#cfc"| 7 || Dec 3 || 7:30 PM || Connecticut Whale || 2–5 || Boston Pride || Warrior Ice Arena || 7–0–0 || 14|- bgcolor="#cfc"| 8 || Dec 4 || 4:00 PM || Boston Pride || 3–2 (SO) || New York Riveters || Prudential Center Practice Facility || 8–0–0 || 16|- bgcolor="#cfc"| 9 || Jan 15 || 3:30 PM || Boston Pride || 4–0 || Connecticut Whale || Northford Ice Pavilion || 9–0–0 || 18|- bgcolor="#cfc"| 10 || Jan 21 || 6:00 PM || Boston Pride || 2–1 || New York Riveters || Prudential Center Practice Facility || 10–0–0 || 20|- bgcolor="#cfc"| 11 || Jan 27 || 7:30 PM || Boston Pride || 8–4 || Connecticut Whale || Northford Ice Pavilion || 11–0–0 || 22|- bgcolor="#cfc"| 12 || Feb 4 || 7:30 PM || Connecticut Whale || 2–5 || Boston Pride || Warrior Ice Arena || 12–0–0 || 24|- bgcolor="#cfc"| 13 || Feb 18 || 6:30 PM || Buffalo Beauts || 1–3 || Boston Pride || Warrior Ice Arena || 13–0–0 || 26|- bgcolor="#cfc"| 14 || Feb 24 || 7:30 PM || Boston Pride || 5–4 || Connecticut Whale || Northford Ice Pavilion || 14–0–0 || 28|- bgcolor="#cfc"| 15 || Mar 4 || 6:30 PM || New York Riveters || 3–4 || Boston Pride || Warrior Ice Arena || 15–0–0 || 30|- bgcolor="#cfc"| 16 || Mar 5 || 5:30 PM || Buffalo Beauts || 1–7 || Boston Pride || Warrior Ice Arena || 16–0–0 || 32|- bgcolor="#fcc"| 17 || Mar 12 || 4:00 PM || Boston Pride || 2–3 || New York Riveters || Prudential Center Practice Facility || 16–1–0 || 32|- style="text-align:center;"|

Playoffs

|- bgcolor="#cfc"| 1 || Mar 16 || 7:30 PM || Connecticut Whale || 2–8 || Boston Pride || Warrior Ice Arena[3] |- bgcolor="#fcc"| 2 || Mar 19 || 6:00 PM || Buffalo Beauts || 3–2 || Boston Pride || Tsongas Arena[4] |-|- style="text-align:center;"|

Roster

Updated July 18, 2016[5] [6]

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Transactions

Trades

[7] To New York Riveters----Miye D'OenchTo Boston Pride----Alex Carpenter

Signings

Player Date Contract terms
Jordan Smelker[9] April 20, 2016 1 year/$14,000
Jillian Dempsey[10] April 26, 2016 1 year/$13,000
Alyssa Gagliardi[11] April 27, 2016 1 year/$14,000
Lexi Bender[12] May 2, 2016 1 year/$10,000
Blake Bolden[13] May 23, 2016 1 year/$14,000
Brittany Ott[14] May 31, 2016 1 year/$18,000
Lauren Slebodnick[15] July 19, 2016 1 year/$10,000
Emily Field[16] July 29, 2016 1 year/$11,000
July 29, 2016 1 year/$12,000
Zoe Hickel[17] July 31, 2016 1 year/$16,000
July 31, 2016 1 year/$20,000
July 31, 2016 1 year/$17,000
Hilary Knight[18] July 31, 2016 1 year/$20,000
Brianna Decker[19] July 31, 2016 1 year/$20,000
July 31, 2016 1 year/$20,000
July 31, 2016 1 year/$20,000
Alex Carpenter[20] July 31, 2016 1 year/$19,000

Draft

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

PlayerPosNationalityCollege/Junior/Club team (League)
4Ann Renee DesbiensGUniversity of Wisconsin (WCHA)
8Sarah NurseFUniversity of Wisconsin (WCHA)
12Ashley BrykaliukFUniversity of Minnesota Duluth (WCHA)
16Halli KrzyzaniakDUniversity of North Dakota (ECAC)
20Lara StalderFUniversity of Minnesota Duluth (WCHA)

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Boston Pride Will Move to Warrior Ice Arena For Season Two. NWHL. July 20, 2016. August 16, 2016. https://web.archive.org/web/20160814130434/https://nwhl.zone/boston-pride-will-move-warrior-ice-arena-season-two/. August 14, 2016. dead. mdy-all.
  2. Web site: Prospects to Pros: Signing the 2015 NWHL Draft Picks. NWHL. 2016-08-12. 2016-08-23. https://web.archive.org/web/20160826104745/https://nwhl.zone/prospects-pros-signing-draft-picks/. 2016-08-26. dead.
  3. Web site: Boston Pride advance to Isobel Cup Championship . Hemming . Kat . March 17, 2017 . SBNation . Vox Media . January 12, 2022.
  4. Web site: Buffalo Beauts upset Boston Pride for Isobel Cup . Eisenberg . Matt . March 19, 2017 . ESPN.com . ESPN . January 12, 2022.
  5. Web site: Pride Roster. NWHL.
  6. Web site: Boston Pride. Elite Prospects.
  7. Web site: Riveters trade rights to Carpenter and D'Oench. NWHL. April 28, 2016. May 10, 2016. May 30, 2016. https://web.archive.org/web/20160530132818/http://nwhl.co/pride-riveters-trade-rights-to-carpenter-and-doench/. dead.
  8. Web site: Pride add third round pick Lexi Bender. NWHL. May 2, 2016. May 12, 2016. November 7, 2017. https://web.archive.org/web/20171107150659/http://nwhl.co/pride-add-third-round-pick-lexi-bender/. dead.
  9. Web site: Smelker first to re-sign with Boston Pride. NWHL. April 20, 2016. May 12, 2016. November 5, 2017. https://web.archive.org/web/20171105224708/http://nwhl.co/smelker-first-to-re-sign-with-boston-pride/. dead.
  10. Web site: Jillian Dempsey re-signs with Boston Pride. NWHL. April 26, 2016. May 12, 2016. November 7, 2017. https://web.archive.org/web/20171107152251/http://nwhl.co/jillian-dempsey-re-signs-with-boston-pride/. dead.
  11. Web site: Defenseman Gagliardi Re-Signs With Boston Pride. NWHL. April 27, 2016. June 7, 2016. November 6, 2017. https://web.archive.org/web/20171106170446/http://nwhl.co/defenseman-gagliardi-re-signs-with-boston-pride/. dead.
  12. Web site: Pride Add Third Round Pick Lexi Bender. NWHL. May 2, 2016.
  13. Web site: Bolden Returns to Pride For Second Season. NWHL. May 23, 2016.
  14. Web site: 'Best Goaltender' Ott Returns to Pride. NWHL. May 31, 2016.
  15. Web site: Goaltender Slebodnick Returns to Boston Pride. NWHL. July 19, 2016. August 16, 2016. https://web.archive.org/web/20160807053606/https://nwhl.zone/goaltender-slebodnick-returns-to-boston-pride/. August 7, 2016. dead. mdy-all.
  16. Web site: Boston Returns Forwards Emily Field, Rachel Llanes. NWHL. July 29, 2016.
  17. Web site: Hickel, Pelkey, and Marvin Join Boston Pride. NWHL. July 31, 2016.
  18. Web site: Hilary Knight, Olympic Silver Medalist, Joins Boston. NWHL. July 31, 2016. August 16, 2016. https://web.archive.org/web/20160817060036/https://nwhl.zone/hilary-knight-olympic-boston/. August 17, 2016. dead. mdy-all.
  19. Web site: Decker, Duggan, and Bellamy Round Out Pride Roster. NWHL. July 31, 2016.
  20. Web site: Alex Carpenter, 2015 NWHL Draft #1 Pick, Joins Boston. NWHL. July 31, 2016.

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