The first award finalists for PWHL awards are coming in, and it continued on Thursday when Montreal captain Marie-Philip Poulin was named a finalist for PWHL Forward of the Year.
The other finalists are Toronto’s Natalie Spooner and New York’s Alex Carpenter. The 32-year-old finished tied for second in PWHL scoring, tied with Toronto’s Sarah Nurse and Carpenter. She had 10 goals and 13 assists in 21 games, missing three games due to a lower-body injury.
Poulin was second in the league in points-per-game, and was only one of two players to average over one point per game alongside Spooner, who had 27 points (20 goals, seven assists) in 24 games.
The Beauceville, Quebec native led Montreal in scoring and in goals. She also led the PWHL in faceoffs taken (449) and faceoffs won (260). Her 57.9% efficiency was third among centres with at least 160 faceoffs taken. Her 18 points at even strength (nine goals, nine assists) were also second in the PWHL behind only Spooner.
The award winners will be announced in June. Poulin is the second PWHL Montreal member to be a finalist joining Coach of the Year finalist Kori Cheverie.
