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2016–2017 BUFFALO BEAUTS MEDIA GUIDE 2016–2017 MEDIA GUIDE 2016–2017 BUFFALO BEAUTS 2016–2017 BUFFALO BEAUTS SCHEDULE Paige Harrington page hair-RING-tuhn 2 Defense Mansfield, MA Date Time AWAY HOME Location Kelley Steadman KEH-lee sted-MEN 3 Forward Pittsburgh, PA Emily Janiga EH-mih-lee JA-ni-GA 4 Forward East Aurora, NY Sunday, September 25 7:00 PM JR. SABRES BUFFALO Harborcenter Ashley Vesci 6 Forward Pittsburgh, PA Sunday, October 2 2:15 PM BUFFALO BROCK UNIVERSITY Harborcenter Emily Pfalzer EH-mih-lee FAWL-zuhr 7 Defense Buffalo, NY Kristina Lavoie kris-TEE-nuh lah-voh 8 Forward Fonthill, ON, CAN REGULAR SEASON Megan Bozek MEH-guhn BOE-zeck 9 Defense Buffalo Grove, IL Friday, October 7, 2016 7:30 PM BOSTON BUFFALO Harborcenter Sarah Casorso SAIR-ruh KA-sor-so 10 Defense Kelowna, BC, CAN Sunday, October 9, 2016 7:30 PM CONNECTICUT BUFFALO Harborcenter Lisa Chesson LEE-suh ches-IN 11 Defense Plainsfield, IL Saturday, October 15, 2016 6:30 PM BUFFALO BOSTON Warrior Ice Arena Anne Schleper annie schlep-ER 15 Defense St. Cloud, MN Sunday, October 23, 2016 3:30 PM CONNECTICUT BUFFALO Harborcenter Jordyn Burns JOR-duhn burnz 17 Forward Chanhassen, MN Saturday, November 12, 2016 3:30 PM NEW YORK BUFFALO Harborcenter Devon Skeats DEH-vuhn SKEETZ 21 Forward Whitby, ON, CAN Sunday, November 13, 2016 3:30 PM NEW YORK BUFFALO Harborcenter Kayla Parsons 22 Defense Fairbanks, AK Sunday, November 20, 2016 3:30 PM BOSTON BUFFALO Harborcenter Corinne Buie cor-EEN BOO-ee 23 Forward Edina, MN Saturday, December 3, 2016 4:30 PM BUFFALO NEW YORK Barnabas Health Hockey House Harrison Browne BROWN 24 Forward Oakville, ON, CAN Saturday, December 10, 2016 7:00 PM BUFFALO CONNECTICUT Northford Ice Pavilion Jacquie Greco 25 Defense Buffalo, NY Saturday, January 7, 2017 7:00 PM BUFFALO CONNECTICUT Northford Ice Pavilion Shiann Darkangelo SHIGH-an DARK-anje-lo 27 Forward Brighton, MA Saturday, January 14, 2017 7:30 PM NEW YORK BUFFALO Harborcenter Amanda Leveille uh-MAN-duh LEHV-ee-ay 28 Goaltender Kingston, ON, CAN Brianne McLaughlin bree-ANNE muk-LAHK-lun 29 Goaltender Elyria, OH Friday, January 27, 2017 7:30 PM NEW YORK BUFFALO Harborcenter Kelsey Neumann 31 Goaltender Chine Grove, NC Saturday, February 4, 2017 4:30 PM BUFFALO NEW YORK Barnabas Health Hockey House Kourtney Kunichika KORT-nee 36 Forward Fullerton, CA Saturday, February 18, 2017 6:30 PM BUFFALO BOSTON Warrior Ice Arena Morgan Beilkirch 87 Forward Livonia, NY Sunday, February 26, 2017 3:30 PM CONNECTICUT BUFFALO Harborcenter Sunday, March 5, 2017 3:00 PM BUFFALO CONNECTICUT Northford Ice Pavilion Sunday, March 12, 2017 3:00 PM BUFFALO CONNECTICUT Northford Ice Pavilion GM/ Head Coach Ric Seiling Saturday, March 18, 2017 12:30 PM BOSTON BUFFALO Harborcenter Co-Coach Craig Muni Sunday, March 19, 2017 3:30 PM BOSTON BUFFALO Harborcenter Saturday, April 15, 2017 4:00 PM BUFFALO NEW YORK Barnabas Health Hockey House Sunday, April 16, 2017 12:00 PM BUFFALO BOSTON Warrior Ice Arena 2016–2017 MEDIA GUIDE 2016–2017 BUFFALO BEAUTS PLAYER PROFILES 4 EMILY JANIGA FORWARD COLLEGE: Mercyhurst HOMETOWN: East Aurora, NY Janiga was co-captain her senior year at Mercyhurst and was named CHA Player of the Year, CHA Scoring Champion, and First Team All-Conference. PAIGE HARRINGTON Emily was invited to participate in USA Hockey Women’s National Festival in Lake Placid, New York during 2 August of 2014. DEFENSE COLLEGE: U of Mass. Amherst HOMETOWN: Mansfield, MA In her senior season, Harrington collected 26 points (10g, 16a) in 28 games, including an assist in the ACHA Women’s DI National Tournament. She co-captained the Minutewomen to an ECWHL Conference title in 2015, and was named as a First Team All-Conference player and a First Team All-American that same season. Harrington played for Team USA in the 2013 and 2015 Winter World University Games, winning a bronze medal in her first year with the squad, and was an assistant captain for both squads. 6 ASHLEY VESCI FORWARD COLLEGE: Robert Morris U HOMETOWN: Pittsburgh, PA As a junior at Robert Morris, Vesci served as an assistant captain and was elevated to captain her senior year. Ashley recorded 13 goals, including two game winners, and 10 assists in 35 games played her senior year. She ranks tied for 10th all-time in Colonials history in game-winning goals 3 KELLEY STEADMAN (four) and tied for 10th in career plus/minus (plus-six). FORWARD COLLEGE: Mercyhurst HOMETOWN: Pittsburgh, PA In her time at Mercyhurst, Steadman was named the 2012 CHA Player of the Year, 2012 CHA Top Scorer, and to the 2012 CHA First Team. For Team USA, Steadman is a Four-time Women’s National Festival invitee (2011, 2012, 2013, 2014), two- time gold medalist at IIHF Women’s World Championships (2011, 2013), attended three Winter Camps 7 EMILY PFALZER (2010, 2011, 2012), Member of two U22 Select Teams (2011, 2012), and participated in the 2007 Girls’ 17/18 Player Development Camp; 2006 Girls’ 15/16 Player Development Camp; 2005 Girls’ 15/16 Player DEFENSE COLLEGE: Boston College HOMETOWN: Buffalo, NY Development Camp. In her 4 year career at Boston college, Pfalzer was Named a First Team All-American and First Team Kelley played in 10 games for the Beauts last season and had 13 goals and 7 assists with a 2.00 points per Hockey East All Star her senior year, Hockey East Defenseman of the Year and a First Team Hockey game average. She also scored the first ever goal in a NWHL All-Star game. East All-Star as a Junior, and was named to the Hockey East All-Rookie Team and was Boston College Freshman Scholar Athlete of the Year in her freshman season. For Team USA, Emily was a part of 2 IIHF World Championship gold medal teams and 1 gold medal winning U18 World Championship team. Pfalzer was the captain of the Beauts last season and was a captain at the first NWHL All-Star game. 2016–2017 MEDIA GUIDE 8 KRISTINA LAVOIE 11 LISA CHESSON FORWARD COLLEGE: U of New Hampshire HOMETOWN: Fonthill, ON, CAN DEFENSE COLLEGE: Ohio State HOMETOWN: Plainfield, IL Lavoie was named Hockey East Bauer Rookie of the Year in her freshman year at the University of In her time at Ohio State, Chesson scored 89 points in 145 career games, as well as serving as an assistant New Hampshire and was a unanimous selection to the Hockey East All-Rookie team, as well as a captain for the Buckeyes. Hockey East Honorable Mention All-Star. For Team USA, Lisa was a part of the silver medal Olympic team in 2010, 2 gold and 1 silver medal winning IIHF World Championship teams, and 1 gold at the Four Nation’s cup. 9 MEGAN BOZEK 15 ANNE SCHLEPER DEFENSE COLLEGE: U of Minnesota HOMETOWN: Buffalo Grove, IL DEFENSE COLLEGE: U of Minnesota HOMETOWN: St. Cloud, MN In her time at the University of Minnesota, Bozek was named the Minnesota Golden Gophers Female Schleper finished her collegite career playing in 159 games at Minnesota finishing her career as the Athlete of the Year for 2011-12, to the CCM Hockey Women’s Division I All-Americans, First Team in school record holder in career games played and as second place in the Gopher record book for 2011-12, the 2011 WCHA Tournament team, the 2010 Second Team All-WCHA, and the 2010 WCHA career points by a defenseman. Her senior year she earned the All-WCHA First Team award, was All-Rookie Team. Megan also served as a team captain for the gophers during her senior year. Megan academic All-WCHA, and was named to the WCHA Final Face-off All-Tournament team. has been a part of the 2014 Olympic silver medal team, 2 gold and 1 silver IIHF World Championship Anne represented team USA while winning silver at the 2014 Olympics and 3 gold and 1 silver medal teams, and the 2009 gold medal U18 IIHF World Championship teams for the United States. After in IIHF World Championship play. Graduation, Bozek spent a year in the CWHL for the Toronto Furies before she came to the Beauts for their inaugural season of the NWHL where she skated in 16 games contributing 13 points. 10 SARAH CASORSO 17 JORDYN BURNS DEFENSE COLLEGE: U of British Columbia HOMETOWN: Kelowna, B.C., CAN DEFENSE/FORWARD COLLEGE: U of Minnesota HOMETOWN: Chanhassen, MN Named team captain her senior year, Roesler finished her collegiate career with 52 points in Burns spent her freshman year at Syracuse and then transferred to the University of Minnesota, 141 games was named the team’s best defenseman, and was named to the Nutmeg Classic All- where she was a versatile player who played both forward and defense depending on what the team Tournament team. needed from her. In international play, Cydney competed and won silver medal at 2011 Women’s Under-18 World Championship in Stockholm, Sweden playing for Team Canada, and won gold at the 2012 Women’s Under-18 World Championship in Prevov & Zlin, Czech Republic. Additionally, she led all defensemen with three goals in five games played at the 2012 World Championship. 2016–2017 MEDIA GUIDE 21 DEVON SKEATS 24 HARRISON BROWNE FORWARD COLLEGE: Wilfred Laurier HOMETOWN: Whitby, ON, CAN FORWARD COLLEGE: U of Maine HOMETOWN: Oakville, ON, CAN Skeats skated in 156 games at Wilfred Laurier finishing with 118 points for a .756 points per game Browne began her collegiate career playing 1 season at Mercyhurst and then transferred to the University of career total.