PHF awards explained

Since 2016, the year of its inaugural season (which was then known as the NWHL), the Premier Hockey Federation (PHF) grants several annual awards to players in the league, including Most Valuable Player, Goaltender of the Year, Best Defender, Rookie of the Year, Newcomer of the Year, Denna Laing Award (formerly the Perseverance Award), Foundation Award, Offensive Player of the Year (formerly the Leading Scorer Award), and the Fans' Three Stars of the Season. The award for Most Valuable Player is voted on by the Professional Hockey Writers' Association.[1] Nominees for the Foundation Award are chosen by the Players Association and voted on by fans. Other awards are voted on a panel of journalists.

For the 2022–23 season, the league established a new Rookie of the Year award to be given to "the top first-year player who has joined the league immediately following their collegiate career". This was in contrast to the existing Newcomer of the Year award, which was from then on to be awarded to "the top first-year player who has joined the league with prior professional experience". The league also announced the new Outstanding Player of the Year award, to be voted on by members of the Premier Hockey Federation Players' Association, as well as the renaming of the Leading Scorer award to Offensive Player of the Year.

Most Valuable Player

Season Player Team
Brianna Decker[2] Boston Pride
Brianna Decker Boston Pride
Metropolitan Riveters
Buffalo Beauts
Boston Pride
Minnesota Whitecaps
Mikyla Grant-Mentis[3] Toronto Six
2021–22Kennedy Marchment[4] Connecticut Whale
2022–23Loren Gabel[5] Boston Pride

Offensive Player of the Year (formerly Leading Scorer Award)

Season Player Team
Boston Pride
Boston Pride
Metropolitan Riveters
Buffalo Beauts
Boston Pride
2022–23Loren GabelBoston Pride

Goaltender of the Year

Season Player Team
New York Riveters
Buffalo Beauts
Buffalo Beauts
Boston Pride
Amanda Leveille Minnesota Whitecaps
2021–22Elaine ChuliToronto Six
2022–23Corinne Schroeder[6] Boston Pride

Defender of the Year

Season Player Team
Boston Pride
Megan Bozek[7] Buffalo Beauts
Courtney Burke[8] Metropolitan Riveters
Blake Bolden[9] Buffalo Beauts
Boston Pride
Kaleigh Fratkin Boston Pride
2021–22Dominique KremerBuffalo Beauts
2022–23Kali Flanagan[10] Boston Pride

Newcomer of the Year

Season Player Team
Buffalo Beauts
Minnesota Whitecaps
Metropolitan Riveters
Toronto Six
2021–22Taylor GirardConnecticut Whale
2022–23Loren GabelBoston Pride

Denna Laing Award (formerly Perseverance Award)

Season Player Team
New York Riveters
Boston Pride
Jillian Dempsey Boston Pride
Metropolitan Riveters
2021–22Elena OrlandoBuffalo Beauts
2022–23Lauren Kelly[11] Boston Pride

Foundation Award

Season Player Team
Boston Pride
Boston Pride
Buffalo Beauts
Connecticut Whale
New York Riveters
Connecticut Whale
Boston Pride
Buffalo Beauts
Michelle Picard Metropolitan Riveters
Buffalo Beauts
Minnesota Whitecaps
Connecticut Whale
Metropolitan Riveters
Boston Pride
Lexi Bender[12] Boston Pride
Connecticut Whale
Metropolitan Riveters
Buffalo Beauts
Minnesota Whitecaps
Toronto Six
Buffalo Beauts
Connecticut Whale
Minnesota Whitecaps
Boston Pride
Metropolitan Riveters
2021–22Boston Pride
Grace KlienbachBuffalo Beauts
Shannon TurnerConnecticut Whale
Madison PackerMetropolitan Riveters
Allie ThunstromMinnesota Whitecaps
Saroya TinkerToronto Six
2022–23[13] Boston Pride
Cassidy MacPhersonBuffalo Beauts
Shannon TurnerConnecticut Whale
Reagan RustMetropolitan Riveters
Denisa KřížováMinnesota Whitecaps
Laura JardinMontreal Force
Shiann DarkangeloToronto Six

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Notes and References

  1. Web site: Krotz . Paul . PHF Announces Awards Finalists for 2022-23 Season . . 29 June 2023 . 23 March 2023.
  2. Web site: Boston Pride Sweep Inaugural NWHL Awards . March 21, 2016 . Boston Magazine . en-US . November 23, 2019.
  3. Web site: NWHL ANNOUNCES 2021 AWARD RECIPIENTS . Paul Krotz . NWHL . April 28, 2021 . April 29, 2021 . en.
  4. Web site: 2022-05-20 . PHF awards: Connecticut Whale’s Kennedy Marchment wins MVP . 2022-06-06 . Just Women's Sports . en-US.
  5. Web site: . Canadian Loren Gabel named MVP of Premier Hockey Federation . . 29 June 2023 . 27 April 2023.
  6. Web site: Foster . River . Schroeder wins two year-end awards in first season of pro hockey . PortageOnline . 29 June 2023 . 25 April 2023.
  7. Web site: NWHL Announces 2016-2017 Season Awards: Riveters Claim Key Honors and Hardware . Murphy . Connor . March 14, 2017 . . en . November 23, 2019.
  8. Web site: 2018 NWHL Award Winners . Murphy . Mike . March 20, 2018 . SB Nation . en . November 23, 2019.
  9. Web site: Elia, Scamurra lead Beauts sweep of NWHL major awards . March 25, 2019 . The Buffalo New . en-us . November 23, 2019.
  10. Web site: Weitzer . Nate . Boston Pride’s Kali Flanagan named Premier Hockey Federation Defender of the Year . . 29 June 2023 . 6 April 2023.
  11. Web site: Campbell . Lauren . Boston Pride's Lauren Kelly Wins Denna Laing Award For 2022-23 Season . . 29 June 2023 . 13 April 2023.
  12. Web site: NWHL FOUNDATION AWARD WINNERS: BENDER, BRICKNER, MORSE, RUGGIERO & THUNSTROM . NWHL . March 3, 2020 . April 22, 2021.
  13. Web site: Murphy . Mike . PHF Names Foundation Award recipients . The Ice Garden . 29 June 2023 . en . 5 May 2023.