Boston Fleet goaltender Aerin Frankel voted PWHL MVP
Frankel set a PWHL record with eight shutouts and 19 wins while Boston teammates also captured defender, coach and rookie honors.
- On Tuesday, Boston Fleet goaltender Aerin Frankel earned the Billie Jean King MVP trophy and goalie of the year honors, voted by media, general managers, coaches, and the PWHL Players Association.
- Fleet defender Megan Keller claimed defender of the year honors, while teammate Haley Winn was voted rookie of the year and Kris Sparre earned coach of the year recognition following his first season.
- Minnesota forward Kelly Pannek was the only non-Boston player to win a major award, earning forward of the year with 33 league-leading points and serving as an MVP finalist.
- Four award winners—Frankel, Keller, Winn, and Pannek—are members of the U.S. team that won gold at the Milan Cortina Games, as the Fleet qualified for playoffs for the second time in three years.
- Detroit will host the PWHL draft on Wednesday, where five more U.S. Olympians are projected to be selected in the first round, extending the American-themed hockey celebration.
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Fleet’s Aerin Frankel a double-winner at PWHL Awards as Goaltender of the Year and Billie Jean King MVP Award - The Boston Globe
Frankel is the first goaltender in the league’s three-year history to win the Billie Jean King MVP Award. Haley Winn (Rookie of the Year), Abby Newhook (All-Rookie team), Megan Keller (Defender of the Year) and former coach Kris Sparre (Coach of the Year) were also recognized.
Boston Fleet goaltender Aerin Frankel voted PWHL MVP
For the first time, the PWHL's most valuable player comes from the crease. Boston Fleet goaltender Aerin Frankel took home the league's biggest prize at an awards ceremony on Tuesday in Detroit, one of the cities that will join the league next season. She was also voted goaltender of the year.
Boston Fleet goaltender Aerin Frankel named PWHL’s most valuable player, top goalie
DETROIT - Aerin Frankel led the Boston Fleet's domination of the Professional Women's Hockey League season's top awards Tuesday when she was named most valuable player and best goaltender.
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