Marie-Philip Poulin named PWHL MVP over former Fleet captain Hilary Knight
Knight was named a first-team All-Star alongside Poulin, Fast, New York Sirens rookie Sarah Fillier, Ann-Renee Desbiens (Montreal), and Sophie Jaques (Minnesota Frost).
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The Fleet opted not to protect Knight during the PWHL expansion process, and
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Fleet goaltender Aerin Frankel was named a second-team All-Star. The Northeastern product led the league in saves( 642), was second among qualified goalies in save percentage (.921), and was tops in minutes played by 114 more than the nearest contender.
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Frankel was also a finalist for Goaltender of the Year, which went to Desbiens. Desbiens led all goaltenders with 15 wins, and her 1.86 goals-against average and .932 save percentage were tops among PWHL starters.
Fast was named Defender of the Year. She tied with Jaques for the scoring lead among defenders with 22 points in 30 games, and she led the league with 63 hits while playing a league-leading average of 24:39 per game.
Rookie of the Year went to Fillier, a runaway favorite for the award after she tied with Knight for the league lead in points; no other rookie had more than 18 points. Fillier's 16 assists were the most by a forward and tied with Fast for the league lead.
Korie Cheverie was named Coach of the Year after leading Montreal to the best regular-season record (12-7-3-8, 53 points) and a trip to the Walter Cup Final. The Victoire were the first team to clinch a playoff spot
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