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2022–23 Buffalo Beauts season

The 2022–23 Buffalo Beauts season is the eighth in franchise history. In the off-season, the club signed former league MVP Mikyla Grant-Mentis to the largest single-season contract in league history, valued at US$80,000.[4] Defenseman Dominique Kremer signed the league's first-ever 2-year contract on the opening day of free agency and was named team Captain on September 22. This will mark her first season in the role.

2022–23 Buffalo Beauts
League7 PHF
2022–23 record4-12-2
Home record2-7-1
Road record2-5-1
Goals for38
Goals against74
Team information
General managerNate Oliver[1]
CoachRhea Coad[1]
Assistant coachJulia DiTondo
Jeff State[1]
CaptainDominique Kremer[2]
Alternate captainsClaudia Kepler
Cassidy MacPherson[2]
ArenaNorthtown Center
Team leaders
GoalsClaudia Kepler (7)[3]
AssistsMikyla Grant-Mentis (10)[3]
PointsMikyla Grant-Mentis (13)[3]
Penalty minutesSummer-Rae Dobson (18)[3]
Plus/minus2 tied at (0)[3]
WinsLovisa Berndtsson (2)[3]
Goals against averageKassidy Sauvé (3.33)[3]

Offseason

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  • October 26: Cassidy MacPherson and Claudia Kepler were named alternate captains for the Beauts.[5]
  • November 5: In the season opener, the Beauts hosted the expansion Montreal Force in their PHF regular season debut. Antonia Matzka scored the first goal of the game, also the first of her career.

Schedule and results

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Preseason

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2022–23 preseason game log: (home: 0–0–0; road: 0–2–0)
October: 0–2–0, 0 points (home: 0–0–0; road: 0–2–0)
Game Date Opponent Score OT Decision Location Record Points Recap
1 October 14 @ Metropolitan Riveters 1-5[6] Sauvé The Rink at American Dream 0-1-0 0 Beauts lone goal scored by Jenna Suokko
2 October 15 @ Metropolitan Riveters 0-2 [7] Sauvé The Rink at American Dream 0-2-0 0 Kassidy Sauve named Third Star of the Game

Regular season

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Standings

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Pos Team
 Pld W OTW OTL L GF GA GD Pts
1 Boston Pride 24 15 4 1 4 92 52 +40 54 Playoffs
2 Toronto Six 24 15 2 2 5 87 62 +25 51
3 Connecticut Whale 24 13 1 2 8 83 66 +17 43
4 Minnesota Whitecaps 24 10 0 3 11 58 66 −8 33
5 Metropolitan Riveters 24 8 3 0 13 64 79 −15 30
6 Montreal Force 24 5 3 2 14 56 70 −14 23
7 Buffalo Beauts 24 5 0 3 16 50 95 −45 18
Updated to match(es) played on March 5, 2023. Source: PHF[a][b]

Notes

  1. ^ A win in regulation time is awarded 3 points, 2 points are awarded for an overtime/shootout win, 1 point is awarded for an overtime/shootout loss, 0 points are awarded for a regulation loss[8]
  2. ^ Tiebreaker order is: points, head-to-head record, regulation wins, wins, goal difference[9]

Schedule

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Regular season schedule: (home: 2–7–1; road: 2–5–1)
November: 1–0–1, 4 points (home: 1–0–1; road: 0–0–0)
Game Date Opponent Score OT Decision Location Record Points Recap
1 November 5 vs. Montreal Force 4–5 SO Berndtsson Northtown Center 0–0–1 1 [Recap 1]
2 November 6 vs. Montreal Force 3–2 Hofmann Northtown Center 1–0–1 4 [Recap 2]
– November 19 @ Connecticut Whale Postponed due to inclement weather; rescheduled for January 17[10]
– November 20 @ Connecticut Whale Postponed due to inclement weather; rescheduled for January 18[10]
December: 0–4–0, 0 points (home: 0–4–0; road: 0–0–0)
Game Date Opponent Score OT Decision Location Record Points Recap
3 December 10 vs. Boston Pride 0–3 Sauvé Northtown Center 1–1–1 4 [Recap 3]
4 December 11 vs. Boston Pride 5–7 Sauvé Northtown Center 1–2–1 4 [Recap 4]
5 December 16 vs. Toronto Six 1–2 Sauvé Northtown Center 1–3–1 4 [Recap 5]
6 December 17 vs. Toronto Six 4–6 Berndtsson Northtown Center 1–4–1 4 [Recap 6]
January: 1–6–1, 4 points (home: 1–3–0; road: 0–3–1)
Game Date Opponent Score OT Decision Location Record Points Recap
7 January 7 vs. Minnesota Whitecaps 1–4 Berndtsson Northtown Center 1–5–1 4 [Recap 7]
8 January 8 vs. Minnesota Whitecaps 3–5 Hofmann Northtown Center 1–6–1 4 [Recap 8]
9 January 14 @ Boston Pride 0–8 Berndtsson Warrior Ice Arena 1–7–1 4 [Recap 9]
10 January 15 @ Boston Pride 1–2 OT Berndtsson Warrior Ice Arena 1–7–2 5 [Recap 10]
11 January 17 @ Connecticut Whale 0–3 Berndtsson Milford Ice Pavilion 1–8–2 5 Rescheduled from November 19[11]
12 January 18 @ Connecticut Whale 3–7 Hofmann International Skating Center of Connecticut 1–9–2 5 [Recap 11]
Rescheduled from November 20[11]
13 January 21 vs. Metropolitan Riveters 4–1 Berndtsson Northtown Center 2–9–2 8 [Recap 12]
14 January 22 vs. Metropolitan Riveters 2–8 Hofmann Northtown Center 2–10–2 8
February: 2–2–0, 6 points (home: 0–0–0; road: 2–2–0)
Game Date Opponent Score OT Decision Location Record Points Recap
15 February 4 @ Toronto Six 0–3 Berndtsson Canlan Ice Sports – York 2–11–2 8 [Recap 13]
16 February 5 @ Toronto Six 2–7 Berndtsson Canlan Ice Sports - York 2–12–2 8 [Recap 14]
17 February 18 @ Minnesota Whitecaps 4–2 Berndtsson Richfield Ice Arena 3–12–2 11 [Recap 15]
18 February 19 @ Minnesota Whitecaps 1–0 Ridgewell Richfield Ice Arena 4–12–2 14 [Recap 16]
19 February 25 @ Montreal Force Pavillon de la jeunesse
20 February 26 @ Montreal Force Pavillon de la jeunesse
March: 0–0–0, 0 points (home: 0–0–0; road: 0–0–0)
Game Date Opponent Score OT Decision Location Record Points Recap
21 March 4 vs. Connecticut Whale Northtown Center
22 March 5 vs. Connecticut Whale Northtown Center
23 March 10 @ Metropolitan Riveters The Rink at American Dream
24 March 11 @ Metropolitan Riveters The Rink at American Dream

  Regulation Win (3 points)   Overtime/Shootout win (2 points)   Overtime/shootout loss (1 point)   Regulation Loss (0 points)

Statistics

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Skaters

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Regular season
Player GP G A Pts +/− PIM
Claudia Kepler 4 1 3 4 0 0
Antonia Matzka 4 3 0 3 -2 2
Mikyla Grant-Mentis 4 0 3 3 0 2

Roster

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Current roster

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As of November 5, 2022[12][13][14][15]
No. Nat Player Pos S/G Age Acquired Birthplace
14   Allison Attea D L 25 2021 Buffalo, New York
88   Lovisa Berndtsson G L 35 2021 Stockholm, Sweden
61   Michaela Boyle F – 25 2022 Reading, Massachusetts
24   Anjelica Diffendal F R 25 2021 Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
67   Summer-Rae Dobson F R 25 2022 Huntsville, Ontario
77   Whitney Dove D R 26 2020 Port Moody, British Columbia
2   Samantha Fieseler D L 28 2021 Kelowna, British Columbia
59   Mikyla Grant-Mentis F L 26 2022 Brampton, Ontario
47   Jessica Healey D L 28 2022 Edmonton, Alberta
31   Tera Hofmann (PTO) G L 26 2022 Toronto, Ontario
34   Claudia Kepler (A) F R 29 2021 Verona, Wisconsin
94   Grace Klienbach F R 30 2021 Eustis, Florida
13   Dominique Kremer (C) D R 27 2020 Hudson, Iowa
9   Autumn MacDougall F L 26–27 2020 Dartmouth, Nova Scotia
17   Cassidy MacPherson (A) F L 27 2019 Oakville, Ontario
23   Antonia Matzka D L 25 2022 Mödling, Austria
42   Courtney Maud F L 25 2022 Georgetown, Ontario
11   Madi Nichols F L 24 2022 Trinity, Florida
16   Emma Nuutinen F L 27 2022 Vantaa, Finland
32   Kassidy Sauvé G L 28 2022 Whitby, Ontario
44   Jenna Suokko F L 29 2021 Tampere, Finland
10   Madison Truax D R 26 2022 Gardner, Massachusetts

Coaching staff and team personnel

  • Head coach: Rhea Coad
  • Assistant coach: Julia DiTondo
  • Assistant coach: Mark Zarbo
  • Goaltending coach: Shane Madolora
  • Video & analytics: Chris Baudo

Awards and honors

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Transactions

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Signings

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Player Date Contract terms
Dominique Kremer May 3, 2022 2-year contract
The first-ever two-year deal in league history.[16]
Mikyla Grant-Mentis May 9, 2022 1-year contract
$80,000 (USD)
10% of the contract is a signing bonus[17]
Emma Nuutinen June 1, 2022 1-year contract[18]
Madi Nichols June 16, 2022 1-year contract[19]
Kassidy Sauvé June 22, 2022 1-year contract[20]
Michaela Boyle June 22, 2022 1-year contract[21]
Summer-Rae Dobson July 20, 2022 2-year contract[22]
Maddie Truax August 5, 2022 1-year contract[23]

References

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  1. ^ a b c "Buffalo Beauts Staff". Premier Hockey Federation. Retrieved December 18, 2022.
  2. ^ a b Beauts Media (October 26, 2022). "Buffalo Beauts Announce Their 2022–23 Team Captains". PremierHockeyFederation.com. Premier Hockey Federation. Retrieved December 18, 2022.
  3. ^ a b c d e f g "Buffalo Beauts - 2022-2023 - Regular season". PremierHockeyFederation.com. Retrieved December 18, 2022.
  4. ^ Kennedy, Ian (May 9, 2022). "Mikyla Grant-Mentis Signs Largest Contract in Women's Hockey History". thehockeynews.com. Retrieved October 31, 2022.
  5. ^ Beauts Media (October 26, 2022). "Buffalo Beauts Announce Their 2022–23 Team Captains". beauts.premierhockeyfederation.com. Retrieved October 31, 2022.
  6. ^ "October 14, 2022 at 7:00 PM EDT, Beauts 1 – 5 Riveters". beauts.premierhockeyfederation.com. October 14, 2022. Retrieved October 31, 2022.
  7. ^ "October 15, 2022 at 7:00 PM EDT, Beauts 0 – 2 Riveters". beauts.premierhockeyfederation.com. October 15, 2022. Retrieved October 31, 2022.
  8. ^ Krotz, Paul (November 6, 2021). "PHF Announces Changes to Playing Regulations". Premier Hockey Federation. Retrieved January 12, 2022.
  9. ^ "Standings: 2022-23 PHF Regular Season". Premier Hockey Federation. Retrieved September 20, 2022.
  10. ^ a b Krotz, Paul (2022-11-18). "PHF Announces BUF/CTW Games Postponed". Premier Hockey Federation (Press release). Retrieved 2022-11-19.
  11. ^ a b Krotz, Paul (December 22, 2022). "PHF Announces BUF/CTW Games Rescheduled". PremierHockeyFederation.com. Premier Hockey Federation. Retrieved December 23, 2022.
  12. ^ "Buffalo Beauts, 2022-23 PHF – Roster". Premier Hockey Federation. Archived from the original on September 23, 2022. Retrieved 2022-11-05.
  13. ^ "Buffalo Beauts, 2022-2023 Roster". Elite Prospects. Archived from the original on September 23, 2022. Retrieved 2022-11-05.
  14. ^ "Kremer Named Captain as Beauts Head Into Training Camp". Premier Hockey Federation (Press release). 2022-09-22. Archived from the original on September 23, 2022. Retrieved 2022-09-23.
  15. ^ "Beauts Sign Goalie Hofmann to PTO for Opening Weekend". Premier Hockey Federation. 2022-11-04. Archived from the original on November 5, 2022. Retrieved 2022-11-05.
  16. ^ Angelica Rodriguez (May 3, 2022). "Buffalo Beauts sign Dominique Kremer to two-year deal". theicegarden.com. Retrieved November 1, 2022.
  17. ^ Beauts Media (June 22, 2022). "Mikyla Grant-Mentis signs with Buffalo Beauts". beauts.premierhockeyfederation.com. Retrieved October 31, 2022.
  18. ^ Press Release (June 1, 2022). "2-Time Olympian Emma Nuutinen Signs With Beauts". beauts.premierhockeyfederation.com. Retrieved November 3, 2022.
  19. ^ Press Release (June 16, 2022). "Nazareth Standout Madi Nichols Signs With Beauts". beauts.premierhockeyfederation.com. Retrieved November 3, 2022.
  20. ^ Mike Murphy (May 9, 2022). "tandout Netminder Kassidy Sauvé Signs With Beauts". theicegarden.com. Retrieved October 31, 2022.
  21. ^ Beauts Media (July 13, 2022). "Beauts Add National Champion Michaela Boyle to Roster". beauts.premierhockeyfederation.com. Retrieved October 31, 2022.
  22. ^ Mario Forno (July 20, 2022). "Dobson Signs a Two-Year Contract to Join Beauts". beauts.premierhockeyfederation.com. Retrieved November 3, 2022.
  23. ^ Beauts Media (August 5, 2022). "Beauts Add UNH Defender Truax on a 1-Year Contract". beauts.premierhockeyfederation.com. Retrieved October 31, 2022.

Recaps

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  1. ^ Bevis, Hannah (November 5, 2022). "Beauts, Force Need Shootout to Decide High-Flying Affair". PremierHockeyFederation.com. Premier Hockey Federation. Retrieved February 21, 2023.
  2. ^ Bevis, Hannah (November 6, 2022). "MacDougall Plays Hero to Give Buffalo First Win of Season". PremierHockeyFederation.com. Premier Hockey Federation. Retrieved February 21, 2023.
  3. ^ Bevis, Hannah (December 10, 2022). "Corinne Schroeder Shuts Out Beauts at Home". PremierHockeyFederation.com. Premier Hockey Federation. Retrieved February 21, 2023.
  4. ^ Bevis, Hannah (December 11, 2022). "Pride Outlast Beauts in Offensive Showdown". PremierHockeyFederation.com. Premier Hockey Federation. Retrieved February 21, 2023.
  5. ^ Bevis, Hannah (December 16, 2022). "Toronto Gets Revenge in Buffalo Believes Classic Rematch". PremierHockeyFederation.com. Premier Hockey Federation. Retrieved February 21, 2023.
  6. ^ Bevis, Hannah (December 17, 2022). "Beauts Power Play Shines in Loss to Six". PremierHockeyFederation.com. Premier Hockey Federation. Retrieved February 21, 2023.
  7. ^ Bevis, Hannah (January 7, 2023). "Beauts Fall to 'Caps in Sautrday Showdown". PremierHockeyFederation.com. Premier Hockey Federation. Retrieved February 21, 2023.
  8. ^ Bevis, Hannah (January 8, 2023). "Beauts Comeback Falls Short Against Whitecaps". PremierHockeyFederation.com. Premier Hockey Federation. Retrieved February 21, 2023.
  9. ^ Bevis, Hannah (January 14, 2023). "Beauts Shut Out By Boston". PremierHockeyFederation.com. Premier Hockey Federation. Retrieved February 21, 2023.
  10. ^ Bevis, Hannah (January 7, 2023). "Berndtsson, Beauts Pick Up Point In OT Loss". PremierHockeyFederation.com. Premier Hockey Federation. Retrieved February 21, 2023.
  11. ^ Bevis, Hannah (January 19, 2023). "Beauts Rally Stymied By Whale". PremierHockeyFederation.com. Premier Hockey Federation. Retrieved February 21, 2023.
  12. ^ Bevis, Hannah (January 22, 2023). "Berndtsson Backstops Beauts to Victory on Pride Night". PremierHockeyFederation.com. Premier Hockey Federation. Retrieved February 21, 2023.
  13. ^ Bevis, Hannah (February 4, 2023). "Chuli, Six Shut Out Buffalo". PremierHockeyFederation.com. Premier Hockey Federation. Retrieved February 21, 2023.
  14. ^ Bevis, Hannah (February 6, 2023). "Beauts Hot Start Fizzles Out Against Six". PremierHockeyFederation.com. Premier Hockey Federation. Retrieved February 21, 2023.
  15. ^ Bevis, Hannah (February 18, 2023). "Beauts Hot Start Secures Win". PremierHockeyFederation.com. Premier Hockey Federation. Retrieved February 21, 2023.
  16. ^ Bevis, Hannah (February 19, 2023). "Beauts Sweep Whitecaps in 1–0 Shutout". PremierHockeyFederation.com. Premier Hockey Federation. Retrieved February 21, 2023.
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