D - Toronto Sceptres
Fast is the first defender to be voted a finalist for the award, recognizing her contributions at both ends of the ice for the second-place Sceptres. No player spent more time on the ice this season than Fast with a league leading 739:45 and an average of 24:39 per game.

F - Boston Fleet
Knight’s consideration for the award follows a campaign where she tied for the PWHL scoring lead with 29 points in 30 games and became one of two players to lead their team outright in goals (15) and assists (14) within a single season. The Fleet captain led all forwards in time on ice (666:26) and set new benchmarks for offensive production as the first player to record at least 15 goals and 10 assists in a season, all while showing a league-high 18-point improvement from Season One.

F - Montréal Victoire
Poulin becomes the first two-time finalist for the award after leading the PWHL in goals and helping the Victoire capture first place for the first time in team history. Overall, the captain scored 19 times with seven assists to rank fourth with 26 points in 30 games. She accounted for 25.7% of Montréal’s goals this season, representing the highest share of a team’s offense by any PWHL player.

F - New York Sirens
Fillier made an immediate impact with the Sirens after being selected first overall in the 2024 PWHL Draft, tying Knight for the league lead with 29 points in 30 games. Her 16 assists shared the league lead and were most by a forward, including 12 at even strength, while her 13 goals ranked fourth on the scoring chart and included a league-leading five on the power play.

F - Boston Fleet
Knight showed the largest offensive improvement from the PWHL’s inaugural season, going from 11 points in 24 games to 29 points in 30 games, standing alongside Fillier atop the overall leaderboard. The Fleet captain’s 15 goals included four on the power play, good for a second-place tie in both categories, while her 14 assists tied for sixth and included 10 primary helpers which tied for second across the league.

F - Montréal Victoire
Poulin becomes the first two-time finalist for the award, following a campaign where she led the PWHL in goals with 19, and added seven assists to finish fourth in points with 26 in 30 games. The Victoire captain’s scoring prowess was evident across a league-high five multi-goal games, including one hat-trick, and featured a record six game-winning goals.

D - Toronto Sceptres
Fast impacted the game at both ends of the ice with her offense, physicality and stability. She tied Sophie Jaques for first in scoring among defenders with 22 points in 30 games, led the league with 63 hits, and led all PWHL skaters in time on ice at 739:45 and an average of 24:39 per game.

D - Minnesota Frost
Jaques’ offensive potential came to fruition in her second professional season, going from 10 points in 22 games as a PWHL rookie, to 22 points in 25 games as a fixture on the Frost blue line. Her 22 points tied Fast for the overall lead among defenders, while her 0.88 points-per-game rate led the position and ranked fourth among all active skaters.

D - Minnesota Frost
Thompson made an immediate impact in her first PWHL season, most impressively after spending a year away from hockey to focus on her medical studies. The third overall pick in the 2024 PWHL Draft finished third in points among defenders with 18 in 30 games, joining Jaques on a Frost blue line that led the PWHL with 63 points.

G - Montréal Victoire
Desbiens was the backbone between the pipes for the first-place Victoire and a significant contributor to her team’s success. She led all goaltenders with 15 wins and her 1.86 goals-against average and .932 save percentage were top marks among all starters.

G - Boston Fleet
Frankel becomes the first two-time finalist for the award in a season where she was a fixture in goal for the Fleet, leading the league with 23 starts, 1342:18 minutes played, and making a league-high 591 saves. She finished second with 12 wins, second among starting goaltenders with a .921 save percentage, and fifth with a 2.28 goals-against average.

G - Ottawa Charge
Philips made the most of every opportunity in the Charge crease during her first professional season. The third-round pick in the 2024 PWHL Draft was thrust into action in the thick of a playoff race and won five of her eight consecutive starts to end the season, including six with two or fewer goals allowed, helping secure the team’s first-ever postseason berth.

F - New York Sirens
Fillier was selected first overall in the 2024 PWHL Draft and seamlessly elevated her game at the professional level, setting rookie records in all offensive categories. The Princeton University graduate tied for the league lead with 29 points in 30 games – a total ten points higher than any rookie in PWHL history.

F - Montréal Victoire
Gardiner asserted herself as one of the league’s emerging young talents by stepping into the Victoire lineup and contributing to the team’s first-place success. Selected in the second round, 11th overall in the 2024 PWHL Draft, the Ohio State University graduate finished second among rookies with 18 points in 30 games, including five goals, which tied for fourth in her draft class, and 13 assists that ranked second.

G - Ottawa Charge
Philips is the first goaltender to be voted a finalist for the award following the most impactful season by a rookie at the position in league history. The third-round pick in the 2024 PWHL Draft from Northeastern University led all rookie netminders in games (15), wins (8), shutouts (2), goals-against-average (2.11) and save percentage (.919).

Montréal Victoire
Cheverie, a native of New Glasgow, NS, is a finalist for the award a second straight season after guiding Montréal to first place in the PWHL standings for the first time in team history with 53 points, powered by a 12-7-3-8 record.

Ottawa Charge
The Charge’s 12 regulation wins tied for most in the league and is four more than their inaugural season total, representing the largest improvement year-over-year and achieved with a squad that boasted only two players among the league’s top 20 scorers.

Toronto Sceptres
Ryan, who hails from Spryfield, NS, could become the league’s first two-time award recipient after helping Toronto secure a second straight top two finish with 48 points on a 12-3-6-9 record.