The 2015–16 Buffalo Beauts season was the first in franchise history and the National Women's Hockey League's inaugural season.

Regular season

Standings

Game log

|- style="background:#fcc;" | 1 || October 11 || Boston Pride || 1–4 || || McLaughlin || HarborCenter || 0–1–0 || 0 || |- style="background:#fcc;" | 2 || October 18 || Connecticut Whale || 2–5 || || McLaughlin || HarborCenter || 0–2–0 || 0 || |- style="background:#fcc;" | 3 || October 25 || Boston Pride || 3–5 || || McLaughlin || HarborCenter || 0–3–0 || 0 || |- style="background:#fcc;" | 4 || November 15 || Connecticut Whale || 2–3 || || Sass || HarborCenter || 0–4–0 || 0 || |- style="background:#fff;" | 5 || November 22 || Connecticut Whale || 6–7 || SO || Makela || HarborCenter || 0–4–1 || 1 || |- style="background:#cfc;" | 6 || November 29 || @ New York Riveters || 3–1 || || McLaughlin || Aviator Sports and Events Center || 1–4–1 || 3 || |- style="background:#fcc;" | 7 || December 5 || @ Boston Pride || 6–7 || || McLaughlin || Bright Hockey Center || 1–5–1 || 3 || |- style="background:#fff;" | 8 || December 6 || @ Connecticut Whale || 2–3 || SO || Makela || Chelsea Piers CT || 1–5–2 || 4 || |- style="background:#fcc;" | 9 || December 20 || @ Boston Pride || 0–1 || || McLaughlin || Bright Hockey Center || 1–6–2 || 4 || |- style="background:#fcc;" | 10 || December 27 || New York Riveters || 3–7 || || McLaughlin || HarborCenter || 1–7–2 || 4 || |- style="background:#cfc;" | 11 || January 3 || @ Boston Pride || 4–3 || OT || Makela || Bright Hockey Center || 2–7–2 || 6 || |- style="background:#fcc;" | 12 || January 10 || @ Connecticut Whale || 3–5 || || Makela || Chelsea Piers CT || 2–8–2 || 6 || |- style="background:#cfc;" | 13 || January 17 || @ New York Riveters || 6–5 || SO || Sass || Aviator Sports and Events Center || 3–8–2 || 8 || |- style="background:#cfc;" | 14 || January 31 || New York Riveters || 4–2 || || McLaughlin || HarborCenter || 4–8–2 || 10 || |- style="background:#fff;" | 15 || February 7 || @ Connecticut Whale || 2–3 || OT || McLaughlin || Chelsea Piers CT || 4–8–3 || 11 || |- style="background:#fff;" | 16 || February 14 || @ New York Riveters || 3–4 || SO || McLaughlin || Aviator Sports and Events Center || 4–8–4 || 12 || |- style="background:#cfc;" | 17 || February 21 || New York Riveters || 5–1 || || McLaughlin || HarborCenter || 5–8–4 || 14 || |- style="background:#fcc;" | 18 || February 28 || Boston Pride || 2–3 || || McLaughlin || HarborCenter || 5–9–4 || 14 ||

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Playoffs

Game log

|- style="background:#fcc;" | 1 || March 4 || @ Connecticut Whale || 0–3 || || || Chelsea Piers CT || 0–1 || (No gamesheet available) |- style="background:#cfc;" | 2 || March 5 || @ Connecticut Whale || 4–1 || || || Chelsea Piers CT || 1–1 || (No gamesheet available) |- style="background:#cfc;" | 3 || March 6 || @ Connecticut Whale || 4–3 || || McLaughlin || Chelsea Piers CT || 2–1 ||

|- style="background:#fcc;" | 1 || March 11 || Boston Pride || 3–4 || OT || McLaughlin || Prudential Center Practice Facility || 0–1 || |- style="background:#fcc;" | 2 || March 12 || Boston Pride || 1–3 || || McLaughlin || Prudential Center Practice Facility || 0–2 ||

Statistics Updated as of games played through March 6, 2016

Skaters

Regular season Player 13 13 7 20 16 18 9 8 17 4 15 6 10 16 14 15 9 5 14 26 16 3 10 13 13 17 2 10 12 6 18 5 7 12 26 16 4 6 10 0 17 0 9 9 8 14 1 4 5 4 17 1 4 5 14 18 1 2 3 4 18 0 3 3 12 17 2 1 3 12 15 0 2 2 4 15 0 2 2 6 9 0 1 1 0 9 0 0 0 0 9 0 0 0 4

Playoffs Player 3 2 1 3 0 3 3 0 3 4 3 2 0 2 6 2 1 1 2 4 3 0 2 2 4 3 0 1 1 2 3 0 1 1 2 3 0 1 1 6 1 0 1 1 2 3 0 1 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 3 0 0 0 0 3 0 0 0 2 1 0 0 0 0 3 0 0 0 0 3 0 0 0 2 3 0 0 0 0

Goaltenders Regular season Player 14 721:59 4 6 2 41 3.41 443 0.907 0 0 6 322:52 1 2 2 15 2.79 165 0.909 0 0 2 90:30 1 1 0 7 4.64 51 0.863 0 0 Playoffs Player 3 177:15 2 1 0 6 2.03 85 0.929 0 0

Roster Player age at end of season, March 19, 2016.

Awards and honors NWHL Player of the Week Kelley Steadman – November 23, 2015 Devon Skeats – November 30, 2015 Megan Bozek – January 3, 2016 Brianne McLaughlin – January 17, 2016 Kelley Steadman – January 31, 2016

NWHL 1st All-Star Game selection Megan Bozek (Team Pfalzer) Shelby Bram (Team Knight) Meghan Duggan (Team Pfalzer) Brianne McLaughlin (Team Knight) Devon Skeats (Team Pfalzer) Hayley Williams (Team Knight)

Transactions

Signings

Player Date Contract terms Brianne McLaughlin July 1, 2015 $22,000 Devon Skeats July 9, 2015 $15,000 Erin Zach July 9, 2015 $13,000 Harrison Browne August 6, 2015 $15,000 Kimberly Sass August 6, 2015 $10,000 Shelby Bram August 7, 2015 $15,000 Tatiana Rafter August 7, 2015 $15,000 Paige Harrington August 11, 2015 $10,000 Hayley Williams August 11, 2015 $13,000 Amanda Makela August 11, 2015 $15,000 Kourtney Kunichika August 15, 2015 $10,000 Jessica Fickel August 17, 2015 $15,000 Hannah McGowan August 18, 2015 $10,000 Lindsay Grigg July 13, 2015 $13,000 Kelly McDonald July 13, 2015 $13,000 Emily Pfalzer September 24, 2015 $21,000 Megan Bozek September 25, 2015 $22,500 Meghan Duggan September 25, 2015 $22,500

Draft

The following were the Beauts selections in the 2015 NWHL Draft on June 20, 2015. Round # Player Pos Nationality College/Junior/Club team (League) 1 4 Courtney Burke D University of Wisconsin (WCHA) 2 8 Sarah Lefort F Boston University (HEA) 3 12 Amanda Leveille G University of Minnesota (WCHA) 4 16 Emily Janiga F Mercyhurst College (CHA) 5 20 Jenna Dingeldein F Mercyhurst College (CHA)

References

Games