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National Post
25-06-2025
- Sport
- National Post
Montreal captain Marie-Philip Poulin wins PWHL's Billie Jean King MVP award
OTTAWA — Montreal Victoire captain Marie-Philip Poulin has won the Professional Women's Hockey League's Billie Jean King MVP Award for the 2024-25 season. Article content Poulin, who was also named forward of the year, was presented the awards at a ceremony Wednesday afternoon in Ottawa. Article content Article content The 34-year-old Poulin, from Beauceville, Que., led the league with 19 goals and finished fourth with 26 points in 30 games. Article content Poulin was also a finalist for the MVP and top forward awards in the inaugural 2024 PWHL season. Both awards were won by Toronto's Natalie Spooner. Article content The awards capped another year of major achievements for Poulin, who was also named the IIHF's Female Player of the Year earlier this month after taking MVP honours at the 2025 women's world championship with a tournament-leading 12 points (four goals, eight assists). Article content Toronto Sceptres defender Renata Fast and Boston Fleet captain Hilary Knight (now with Seattle) were the other MVP finalists, while Knight and New York Sirens forward Sarah Fillier were up for forward of the year. Article content Fast and Fillier did not leave empty-handed. Fast took home defender of the year honours while Fillier was named the league's top rookie. Article content The 30-year-old Fast, from Burlington, tied for first in scoring among defenders with 22 points in 30 games, led the league with 63 hits, and led all skaters with an average of 24 minutes 39 seconds of ice time per game. Article content Article content Sophie Jaques and Claire Thompson of the PWHL champion Minnesota Frost (both now with Vancouver) were the other finalists. Article content Article content Fillier, 25, from Georgetown, Ont., tied for the league lead with 29 points in 30 games and led the league with five power-play goals. Article content Montreal forward Jenn Gardiner (now with Vancouver) and Ottawa goaltender Gwyneth Philips were also finalists. Article content Montreal's Ann-Renee Desbiens took goaltender of the year honours. The 31-year-old from Clermont, Que., led all goaltenders with 15 wins and her 1.86 goals-against average and .932 save percentage were top marks among all starters. Article content Article content Philips and Boston's Aerin Frankel were also finalists. Montreal's Kori Cheverie won coach of the year after leading the Victoire to first place in the PWHL standings with a 12-7-3-8 record. Ottawa's Carla MacLeod and Toronto's Troy Ryan, who won the award last year, were also in the running. Article content Victoire forward Laura Stacey won the Hockey For All Award given to the player 'who made the greatest impact in their community.' Article content Poulin, Fillier, Knight, Fast, Jaques and Desbiens were named to the league's first all-star team. Article content Minnesota's Kendall Coyne Schofield, Ottawa's Tereza Vanisova (now with Vancouver), Toronto's Daryl Watts, New York's Ella Shelton (now with Toronto), Thompson and Frankel were named to the second all-star team.


Al Arabiya
25-06-2025
- Sport
- Al Arabiya
Montreal Captain Marie-Philip Poulin Wins PWHL's Billie Jean King MVP Award
Montreal Victoire captain Marie-Philip Poulin has won the Professional Women's Hockey League's Billie Jean King MVP Award for the 2024–25 season. Poulin, who was also named forward of the year, was presented the awards at a ceremony Wednesday in Ottawa. The 34-year-old Poulin led the league with 19 goals and finished fourth with 26 points in 30 games. Poulin was also a finalist for the MVP and top forward awards in the inaugural 2024 PWHL season. Both awards were won by Toronto's Natalie Spooner. The awards capped another year of major achievements for Poulin, who was named the IIHF's Female Player of the Year earlier this month after taking MVP honors at the women's world championship in April with a tournament-leading 12 points (four goals, eight assists). Toronto Sceptres defender Renata Fast and Boston Fleet captain Hilary Knight (now with Seattle) were the other MVP finalists, while Knight and New York Sirens forward Sarah Fillier were up for forward of the year. Fast and Fillier did not leave empty-handed. Fast took home defender of the year honors, while Fillier was named the league's top rookie. The 30-year-old Fast tied for first in scoring among defenders with 22 points in 30 games, led the league with 63 hits, and led all skaters with an average of 24 minutes 39 seconds of ice time per game. Sophie Jaques and Claire Thompson of the PWHL champion Minnesota Frost (both now with Vancouver) were the other finalists. Fillier, 25, tied for the league lead with 29 points in 30 games and led the league with five power-play goals. Montreal forward Jenn Gardiner (now with Vancouver) and Ottawa goaltender Gwyneth Philips also were finalists. Montreal's Ann-Renée Desbiens took goaltender of the year honors. The 31-year-old led all goalies with 15 wins, and her 1.86 goals-against average and .932 save percentage were top marks among all starters. Philips and Boston's Aerin Frankel also were finalists. Montreal's Kori Cheverie won coach of the year after leading the Victoire to first place in the PWHL standings with a 12–7–3–8 record. Ottawa's Carla MacLeod and Toronto's Troy Ryan, who won the award last year, were also in the running. Victoire forward Laura Stacey won the Hockey For All Award, given to the player who made the greatest impact in their community. Poulin, Fillier, Knight, Fast, Jaques, and Desbiens were named to the league's first all-star team. Minnesota's Kendall Coyne Schofield, Ottawa's Tereza Vanisova (now Vancouver), Toronto's Daryl Watts, New York's Ella Shelton (now Toronto), Thompson, and Frankel were named to the second all-star team. Fillier, Gardiner, Minnesota's Britta Curl-Salemme, Montreal's Cayla Barnes and Anna Wilgren (both now with Seattle), and Philips made up the all-rookie squad.


CTV News
25-06-2025
- Sport
- CTV News
Marie-Philip Poulin wins PWHL's Billie Jean King MVP award
The PWHL's Top Goal Scorer Award is presented to Marie-Philip Poulin during the PWHL awards in Ottawa, Wednesday June 25, 2025. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Adrian Wyld OTTAWA — Montreal Victoire captain Marie-Philip Poulin has won the Professional Women's Hockey League's Billie Jean King MVP Award for the 2024-25 season. Poulin, who was also named forward of the year, was presented the awards at a ceremony Wednesday afternoon in Ottawa. The 34-year-old Poulin led the league with 19 goals and finished fourth with 26 points in 30 games. Poulin was also a finalist for the award, won by Toronto forward Natalie Spooner, in the inaugural 2024 PWHL season. The awards capped another year of major achievements for Poulin, who was also named the IIHF's Female Player of the Year earlier this month after taking MVP honours at the 2025 women's world championship with a tournament-leading 12 points (four goals, eight assists). In other major awards, Toronto's Renata Fast was named defender of the year, Montreal's Ann-Renée Desbiens took goaltender of the year honours, and New York's Sarah Fillier was named rookie of the year. This report by The Canadian Press was first published June 25, 2025. The Canadian Press


National Post
19-06-2025
- Sport
- National Post
Sceptres re-sign defender Kali Flanagan to one-year extension
The Toronto Sceptres have signed defender Kali Flanagan to a one-year contract extension, the Professional Women's Hockey League team announced Thursday. Article content The 29-year-old from Burlington, Mass., had three goals and four assists in 30 games with the Sceptres this past season and was second on the team in ice time with over 647 minutes played. Article content Article content Flanagan was selected by Toronto in the sixth round, 35th overall, in the inaugural PWHL Draft. Article content She had six points (three goals, three assists) during the inaugural season and was the only player to play the full 24 games without taking more than one penalty. Article content Flanagan is the fourth player to re-sign with Toronto this off-season alongside forwards Jesse Compher, Maggie Connors and 2024 MVP Natalie Spooner. Article content The PWHL draft is June 24 in Ottawa. Article content Article content


CTV News
19-06-2025
- Sport
- CTV News
Toronto Sceptres re-sign defender Kali Flanagan to one-year extension
Toronto Sceptres defender Kali Flanagan (6) passes the puck as Minnesota Frost forward Kendall Coyne Schofield (26) defends against her in the first period of a PWHL hockey playoff game Sunday, May 11, 2025, in St. Paul, Minn. (AP Photo/Bruce Kluckhohn) The Toronto Sceptres have signed defender Kali Flanagan to a one-year contract extension, the Professional Women's Hockey League team announced Thursday. The 29-year-old from Burlington, Mass., had three goals and four assists in 30 games with the Sceptres this past season and was second on the team in time on ice with over 647 minutes played. Flanagan was selected by Toronto in the sixth round, 35th overall, in the inaugural PWHL Draft. She had six points (three goals, three assists) during the inaugural season and was the only player to play the full 24 games without taking more than one penalty. Flanagan is the fourth player to re-sign with Toronto this off-season alongside forwards Jesse Compher, Maggie Connors and 2024 MVP Natalie Spooner. The PWHL draft is June 24 in Ottawa. This report by The Canadian Press was first published June 19, 2025.