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Boston Pride

2018–19 NWHL season
Boston Pride.png
City Boston, Massachusetts
League National Women's Hockey League
Founded 2015
Home arena Warrior Ice Arena
Colors black, gold, white
              
Owner(s) NWHL
Head coach
Paul Mara[1]
Captain
Jillian Dempsey[2]
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). The Pride play at Warrior Ice Arena which is also the practice facility for the Boston Bruins. They won the inaugural Isobel Cup in 2016, defeating the Buffalo Beauts.




Contents






  • 1 History


  • 2 Season-by-season records


  • 3 Team


    • 3.1 Current roster




  • 4 Draft history


    • 4.1 NWHL Draft




  • 5 Media


  • 6 Awards and honors


  • 7 Franchise milestones


  • 8 References


  • 9 External links





History


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.[3]


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.[4]


In June 2015, Amanda Pelkey became the first player to sign a player contract with the Pride.[5]




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


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.[6]


On April 28, 2016, the Pride acquired the rights to Alexandra Carpenter, the first pick overall in the 2015 NWHL Draft.[7]


On February 2, 2017, the team traded Zoe Hickel to Connecticut Whale for their first pick in the 2017 NWHL Draft.[8]


The Pride lost to the Buffalo Beauts in the Isobel Cup final in 2017.[9]


The team had several personnel changes prior to the 2017–18 season including a new head coach in Thomas Pöck and lost seven players for the season in preparation for their participation in the 2018 Winter Olympics. After two seasons in which the Pride finished regular season in first place played in the Isobel Cup finals, the Pride finished in third place. The Pride ultimately lost to the Buffalo Beauts in the first round semifinal game and failed to make the Isobel Cup finals for the first time.[10]


On May 30, 2018, Paul Mara was named head coach of the Pride for 2018–19[11] and inaugural Pride member Marissa Gedman retired from playing to join the staff as an assistant coach.[12]



Season-by-season records























































Season GP W L T OTL SOL Pts GF GA Playoffs
2015–16 18 14 3 0 1 0 29 75 39
Won Isobel Cup Championship over Buffalo Beauts
2016–17 17 16 1 0 0 0 32 73 29 Lost Isobel Cup Championship to Buffalo Beauts
2017–18 16 4 8 — 4 — 12 33 48 Lost semifinal game to Buffalo Beauts


Team



Current roster


Updated October 17, 2017[13][14]










































































































































































































































#
Nat
 Player
Pos
S/G
 Age
 Acquired
 Birthplace

7000500000000000000♠5
United States
Lexi Bender
D
 R
25
2015
Snohomish, Washington

7001190000000000000♠19
United States
Sydney Daniels
F
 L
23
2017
Southwick, Massachusetts

7001140000000000000♠14
United States
Jillian Dempsey
F
 L
27
2015
Winthrop, Massachusetts

7001150000000000000♠15
United States
Emily Field
F
 L
25
2015
Littleton, Massachusetts

7000200000000000000♠2
United States
Alyssa Gagliardi
D
 L
26
2015
Raleigh, North Carolina

7001120000000000000♠12
United States
Marissa Gedman
D
 L
26
2015
Framingham, Massachusetts

7001440000000000000♠44
United States
Kaliya Johnson
D
 R
23
2017
Chandler, Arizona

7001100000000000000♠10
United States
Paige Johnson
D
 R
25
2017
Mansfield, Massachusetts

7001420000000000000♠42
United States
Brianna Laing
G
 L
23
2017
Marblehead, Massachusetts

7001180000000000000♠18
United States
Michaela Levine
F

24
2016
Lititz, Pennsylvania

7001300000000000000♠30
United States
Madison Litchfield
G
 L

2017
Williston, Vermont

7001570000000000000♠57
United States
Meagan Mangene
D/F
 R
26
2017
Miller Place, New York

7001290000000000000♠29
United States
Brittany Ott
G
 L
28
2015
St. Clair Shores, Michigan

7000600000000000000♠6
United States
Elizabeth Parker
D
 L
27
2017
Milton, Massachusetts

7000700000000000000♠7
United States
Mary Parker
F
 L

2017
Milton, Massachusetts

7001280000000000000♠28
United States
Paige Savage
F
 L
24
2017
Johns Creek, Georgia

7001370000000000000♠37
United States
Heather Schwarz
F
 R
23
2017
Naugatuck, Connecticut

7001110000000000000♠11
United States
Jordan Smelker
F
 L
26
2015
Anchorage, Alaska

7000900000000000000♠9
United States
Corey Stearns
F
 L
27
2017
Falmouth, Massachusetts

7001270000000000000♠27
United States
Kathryn Tomaselli
F
 R
25
2017
Cape Coral, Florida

7000800000000000000♠8
United States
Dana Trivigno
F
 L
24
2017
Setauket, New York

7001260000000000000♠26
Austria
Janine Weber
F
 L
26
2017
Innsbruck, Austria


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

[15]



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.[16]



Awards and honors



  • Brianna Decker, 2016, 2017 NWHL Most Valuable Player, 2017 NWHL Scoring Champion

  • Hilary Knight, 2016 NWHL Scoring Champion

  • Denna Laing, 2016 NWHL Foundation Award

  • Denna Laing, 2016 NWHL Perseverance Award

  • Gigi Marvin, 2016 NWHL Defensive Player of the Year Award

  • Brittany Ott, 2016 NWHL Goaltender of the Year



Franchise milestones


See also: List of Boston Pride records




















































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. ^ "USNT's Paul Mara Named Head Coach of the Boston Pride". OurSportsCentral.com. May 30, 2018..mw-parser-output cite.citation{font-style:inherit}.mw-parser-output q{quotes:"""""""'""'"}.mw-parser-output code.cs1-code{color:inherit;background:inherit;border:inherit;padding:inherit}.mw-parser-output .cs1-lock-free a{background:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/65/Lock-green.svg/9px-Lock-green.svg.png")no-repeat;background-position:right .1em center}.mw-parser-output .cs1-lock-limited a,.mw-parser-output .cs1-lock-registration a{background:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/d6/Lock-gray-alt-2.svg/9px-Lock-gray-alt-2.svg.png")no-repeat;background-position:right .1em center}.mw-parser-output .cs1-lock-subscription a{background:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/aa/Lock-red-alt-2.svg/9px-Lock-red-alt-2.svg.png")no-repeat;background-position:right .1em center}.mw-parser-output .cs1-subscription,.mw-parser-output .cs1-registration{color:#555}.mw-parser-output .cs1-subscription span,.mw-parser-output .cs1-registration span{border-bottom:1px dotted;cursor:help}.mw-parser-output .cs1-hidden-error{display:none;font-size:100%}.mw-parser-output .cs1-visible-error{font-size:100%}.mw-parser-output .cs1-subscription,.mw-parser-output .cs1-registration,.mw-parser-output .cs1-format{font-size:95%}.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-left,.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-wl-left{padding-left:0.2em}.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-right,.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-wl-right{padding-right:0.2em}


  2. ^ "Boston Pride 2017-18 season recap nwhl". theicegarden.com. July 25, 2018.


  3. ^ Hayden, Zoë (14 April 2015). "NWHL launch party provides passion, enthusiasm, and few answers". Stanley Cup of Chowder. Retrieved 1 June 2015.


  4. ^ Cimini, Kaitlin (28 May 2015). "Bobby Jay Brings NHL Experience to the Boston Pride". Today's Slapshot. Retrieved 30 May 2015.


  5. ^ Cimini, Kaitlin (23 June 2015). "Amanda Pelkey becomes first player to sign with Boston Pride". NWHL. Retrieved 23 June 2015.


  6. ^ McGinnes, Meagan (March 22, 2016). "Denna Laing wins two awards at NWHL Awards". boston.com. Retrieved May 12, 2016.


  7. ^ "Riveters trade rights to Carpenter and D'Oench". NWHL. April 28, 2016.


  8. ^ "TRADE: Connecticut Acquires Zoe Hickel". NWHL. 2017-02-07. Retrieved 2017-04-13.


  9. ^ Eisenberg, Matt (March 20, 2017). "Buffalo Beauts upset Boston Pride for Isobel Cup". espnW. Retrieved 2017-04-13.


  10. ^ "Boston Pride 2017-18 season recap". SB Nation. Retrieved July 28, 2018.


  11. ^ "USNT's Paul Mara Named Head Coach of the Boston Pride". NWHL.zone. 30 May 2018. Retrieved 24 August 2018.


  12. ^ "Marissa Gedman Joins Pride Coaching Staff". NWHL.zone. August 23, 2018. Retrieved August 24, 2018.


  13. ^ "Pride Roster". NWHL.


  14. ^ "Boston Pride". Elite Prospects.


  15. ^ "2015 NWHL Complete Draft, June 20, Boston". NWHL. Archived from the original on 2015-06-26. Retrieved 2015-07-08.


  16. ^ "NWHL Announces First Television Deal with NESN". NWHL.co.




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