Wednesday, June 25, 2025

BU Alum Marie-Philip Poulin Headlines PWHL Player Awards

Montreal Captain Named League MVP, Forward of the Year

BU Alum Marie-Philip Poulin Headlines PWHL Player Awards
Former BU captain Poulin led the PWHL in goals (Photo: BU Athletics).

The PWHL announced its 2024-25 postseason awards Wednesday, with all five individual player accolades going to former college hockey players.

Montreal Victoire captain Marie-Philip Poulin, who starred at Boston University from 2010-15, was a dual award winner, capturing both the Billie Jean King MVP Award and Forward of the Year honors. Poulin scored a league-leading 19 goals and finished fourth in the PWHL scoring race with 26 points in 30 games. She also tallied a league-record six game-winning goals.

Renata Fast, a member of Clarkson’s 2013-14 NCAA championship squad, was named PWHL Defender of the Year after collecting 22 in 30 contests for Toronto. She also led the league in hits (63) and average time on ice (24:39).

For the second year in a row, a Wisconsin alum captured PWHL Goaltender of the Year. Last year, it was Kristen Campbell; this year, Ann-Renée Desbiens took home the honors. Desbiens, the 2017 Patty Kazmaier Memorial Award winner, won a league-leading 15 games for Montreal in 2024-25 while posting a 1.86 goals against average and .932 save percentage.

Princeton alum Sarah Fillier, the No. 1 overall pick in the 2024 PWHL Draft, made good on her draft pedigree by winning Rookie of the Year honors. The first-year forward tied for the PWHL scoring crown with 29 points in 30 games, establishing a new rookie record in the process.

The PWHL also announced its all-star teams and all-rookie team; all 18 selections were former college hockey players:

2024-25 PWHL All-Star First Team

G: Ann-Renée Desbiens, MTL (Wisconsin)
D: Renata Fast, TOR (Clarkson)
D: Sophie Jaques, MIN (Ohio State)
F: Sarah Fillier, NY (Princeton)
F: Hilary Knight, BOS (Wisconsin)
F: Marie-Philip Poulin, MTL (Boston University)

2024-25 PWHL All-Star Second Team

G: Aerin Frankel, BOS (Northeastern)
D: Ella Shelton, NY (Clarkson)
D: Claire Thompson, MIN (Princeton)
F: Kendall Coyne Schofield, MIN (Northeastern)
F: Daryl Watts, TOR (Wisconsin, Boston College)
F: Tereza Vanišová, OTT (Maine)

2024-25 PWHL All-Rookie Team

G: Gwyneth Philips (Northeastern)
D: Cayla Barnes, MTL (Boston College)
D: Anna Wilgren, MTL (Wisconsin, Minnesota State)
F: Britta Curl-Salemme, MIN (Wisconsin)
F: Sarah Fillier, NY (Princeton)
F: Jenn Gardiner, MTL (Ohio State)

For more information on today’s award recipients, visit ThePWHL.com.