Marie-Philip Poulin, Sarah Fillier, Hilary Knight in mix for PWHL forward of the year

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Marie-Philip Poulin of the Montreal Victoire, Sarah Fillier of the New York Sirens and Hilary Knight of the Boston Fleet are the finalists for the Professional Women's Hockey League's guardant of the twelvemonth award.

Award victor volition beryllium announced June 25 astatine Hard Rock Hotel & Casino successful Ottawa

The Canadian Press

· Posted: May 14, 2025 1:20 PM EDT | Last Updated: 10 minutes ago

Composite photograph  of Professional Women’s Hockey League players Marie-Philip Poulin, Sarah Fillier and Hilary Knight.

From left: Victoire's Marie-Philip Poulin, Sirens' Sarah Fillier and Fleet's Hilary Knight are finalists for PWHL guardant of the twelvemonth that volition beryllium announced June 25 successful Ottawa. (CBC Sports composite: Steph Chambers, Elsa, Getty Images/File)

Marie-Philip Poulin of the Montreal Victoire, Sarah Fillier of the New York Sirens and Hilary Knight of the Boston Fleet are the finalists for the Professional Women's Hockey League's guardant of the twelvemonth award.

Poulin, the Victoire's captain, is simply a finalist for the 2nd consecutive season.

The 34-year-old from Beauceville, Que., led the PWHL with 19 goals, including six game-winners, and finished 4th successful scoring with 26 points successful 30 games.

Fillier made an contiguous interaction with the Sirens aft being selected archetypal wide successful the 2024 PWHL draft, tying Knight for the scoring pb with 29 points successful 30 games.

The 24-year-old from Georgetown, Ont., became the archetypal subordinate successful PWHL past to people successful 5 consecutive games from Feb. 23 to March 16.

Knight showed the largest violative betterment from the PWHL's inaugural play aft collecting 11 points past year.

The Fleet captain's 15 goals included 4 connected the powerfulness play.

Winners of each PWHL awards volition beryllium announced connected June 25 astatine the Hard Rock Hotel & Casino successful Ottawa.

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