Canada defeated United States 6-5 in overtime to win its 13th gold medal in Utica, NY
NEW YORK AND TORONTO (April 15, 2024) – Stars from across the Professional Women’s Hockey League (PWHL) were instrumental in the success of their countries at the 2024 IIHF Women’s World Championship that wrapped up Sunday night in Utica, NY. A total of 31 PWHL players earned medals, including 19 who won gold while representing Canada in a 6-5 overtime victory over the United States in the finale. Eleven PWHL players return home with silver medals for Team USA, and one PWHL player won a bronze medal competing for Finland.
Montréal forward Marie-Philip Poulin led Canada’s offense with two goals in the gold medal game and earned Player of the Game honors. The captain won her team-leading 12th Women’s World Championship medal and fourth gold since 2009. Toronto’s Renata Fast contributed one assist on Sunday and led Canada in overall scoring with six points. She was named the tournament’s Best Defender by the IIHF Directorate and a member of the Media All-Star Team for the second straight year. Montréal’s Ann-Renée Desbiens earned the victory in goal and now leads her country with 20 all-time tournament wins. Desbiens, Fast, and Montréal forward Kristin O’Neill were selected by Canada’s coaches as the team’s Best Players of the Tournament. Behind the bench, Toronto’s Troy Ryan set a record for most wins by a head coach at the Women’s Worlds with 25.
With the silver medal, PWHL Boston and Team USA captain Hilary Knight is now the most decorated player in Women’s World Championship history with 14 medals since 2007. The forward scored a goal in Sunday’s final to bring her tournament point total to 10 and tied for the overall lead. New York’s Alex Carpenter also scored to finish with 10 points and was named the tournament’s Best Forward by the IIHF Directorate and a member of the Media All-Star Team. Minnesota captain Kendall Coyne Schofield, Boston goaltender Aerin Frankel, and Boston defender Megan Keller were all selected by U.S. coaches as the team’s Best Players of the Tournament. Frankel set a Women’s Worlds record with four shutouts.
Also on Sunday, Boston forward Susanna Tapani helped Finland win bronze with a 3-2 shootout victory over Czechia. She finished tied for the team lead with six points in seven games and won her sixth medal all-time in Women’s Worlds competition and first bronze since 2021.
Ottawa’s Sandra Abstreiter was named Best Goaltender by the IIHF Directorate with a tournament-leading 1.19 goals-against-average and .950 save percentage. She was also named one of Germany’s Best Players of the Tournament by her coaches. Three more PWHL players were recognized among their country’s top three players, including Ottawa defender Aneta Tejralová for Czechia, Ottawa forward Akane Shiga for Japan, and Boston forward Alina Müller for Switzerland who scored the overtime goal in the fifth-place game.
The 2024 IIHF Women’s World Championship featured 39 PWHL players representing eight different countries. Counting 2024 results, the 39 PWHL players have won a combined 209 medals including 96 gold. Of the 31 PWHL players with medals at the 2024 tournament, Toronto leads all PWHL teams with seven medal winners, followed by Ottawa with six, Boston, Minnesota, and Montréal with five, and New York with three. The 2025 tournament will be played in Ceske Budejovice, Czechia. For more information visit iihf.com.
31 PWHL MEDAL WINNERS AT THE 2024 IIHF WOMEN’S WORLD CHAMPIONSHIP:
Numbers in brackets refer to a player’s medal history at the IIHF Women’s World Championship (Total Medals / Gold Medals):
PWHL BOSTON:
Canada (1) Jamie Lee Rattray (7/3) F
Finland (1) Susanna Tapani (6/0) F
United States (3) Aerin Frankel (4/1) G Megan Keller (8/5) D Hilary Knight (14/9) F
PWHL MINNESOTA:
United States (5) Kendall Coyne Schofield (10/6) F Taylor Heise (3/1) F Nicole Hensley (6/3) G Kelly Pannek (6/3) F Grace Zumwinkle (3/0) F
PWHL MONTREAL:
Canada (5) Erin Ambrose (6/3) D Ann-Renée Desbiens (5/3) G Kristin O’Neill (4/3) F Marie-Philip Poulin (12/4) F Laura Stacey (6/3) F
PWHL NEW YORK:
Canada (2) Jaime Bourbonnais (4/2) D Ella Shelton (4/3) D
United States (1) Alex Carpenter (9/6) F
PWHL OTTAWA:
Canada (4) Ashton Bell (3/3) D Emily Clark (8/3) F Brianne Jenner (10/4) F Emerance Maschmeyer (8/3) G
United States (2) Savannah Harmon (4/1) D Hayley Scamurra (5/2) F
PWHL TORONTO:
Canada (7) Renata Fast (6/3) D Kristen Campbell (4/3) G Jocelyne Larocque (11/4) D Emma Maltais (4/3) F Sarah Nurse (5/3) F Natalie Spooner (10/3) F Blayre Turnbull (7/3) F
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