# PHF awards

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. 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 |
| 2015–16 | Brianna Decker | Boston Pride |
| 2016–17 | Brianna Decker | Boston Pride |
| 2017–18 | Alexa Gruschow | Metropolitan Riveters |
| 2018–19 | Maddie Elia | Buffalo Beauts |
| 2019–20 | Jillian Dempsey | Boston Pride |
| 2019–20 | Allie Thunstrom | Minnesota Whitecaps |
| 2020–21 | Mikyla Grant-Mentis | Toronto Six |
| 2021–22 | Kennedy Marchment | Connecticut Whale |
| 2022–23 | Loren Gabel | Boston Pride |

## Outstanding Player of the Year

| Season | Player | Team |
| 2022–23 | Loren Gabel | Boston Pride |

## Offensive Player of the Year (formerly Leading Scorer Award)

| Season | Player | Team |
| 2015–16 | Hilary Knight | Boston Pride |
| 2016–17 | Brianna Decker | Boston Pride |
| 2017–18 | Alexa Gruschow | Metropolitan Riveters |
| 2018–19 | Hayley Scamurra | Buffalo Beauts |
| 2019–20 | Jillian Dempsey | Boston Pride |
| 2022–23 | Loren Gabel | Boston Pride |

## Goaltender of the Year

| Season | Player | Team |
| 2015–16 | Brittany Ott | Boston Pride |
| 2016–17 | Katie Fitzgerald | New York Riveters |
| 2017–18 | Amanda Leveille | Buffalo Beauts |
| 2018–19 | Shannon Szabados | Buffalo Beauts |
| 2019–20 | Lovisa Selander | Boston Pride |
| 2020–21 | Amanda Leveille | Minnesota Whitecaps |
| 2021–22 | Elaine Chuli | Toronto Six |
| 2022–23 | Corinne Schroeder | Boston Pride |

## Defender of the Year

| Season | Player | Team |
| 2015–16 | Gigi Marvin | Boston Pride |
| 2016–17 | Megan Bozek | Buffalo Beauts |
| 2017–18 | Courtney Burke | Metropolitan Riveters |
| 2018–19 | Blake Bolden | Buffalo Beauts |
| 2019–20 | Kaleigh Fratkin | Boston Pride |
| 2020–21 | Kaleigh Fratkin | Boston Pride |
| 2021–22 | Dominique Kremer | Buffalo Beauts |
| 2022–23 | Kali Flanagan | Boston Pride |

## Newcomer of the Year

| Season | Player | Team |
| 2017–18 | Hayley Scamurra | Buffalo Beauts |
| 2018–19 | Jonna Curtis | Minnesota Whitecaps |
| 2019–20 | Kate Leary | Metropolitan Riveters |
| 2020–21 | Mikyla Grant-Mentis | Toronto Six |
| 2021–22 | Taylor Girard | Connecticut Whale |
| 2022–23 | Loren Gabel | Boston Pride |

## Rookie of the Year

| Season | Player | Team |
| 2022–23 | Corinne Schroeder | Boston Pride |

## Denna Laing Award (formerly Perseverance Award)

| Season | Player | Team |
| 2015–16 | Denna Laing | Boston Pride |
| 2016–17 | Ashley Johnston | New York Riveters |
| 2017–18 | Jillian Dempsey | Boston Pride |
| 2018–19 | Jillian Dempsey | Boston Pride |
| 2020–21 | Saroya Tinker | Metropolitan Riveters |
| 2021–22 | Elena Orlando | Buffalo Beauts |
| 2022–23 | Lauren Kelly | Boston Pride |

## Foundation Award

| Season | Player | Team |
| 2015–16 | Denna Laing | Boston Pride |
| 2016–17 | Alyssa Gagliardi | Boston Pride |
| 2016–17 | Kelsey Neumann | Buffalo Beauts |
| 2016–17 | Elena Orlando | Connecticut Whale |
| 2016–17 | Michelle Picard | New York Riveters |
| 2017–18 | Rachael Ade | Connecticut Whale |
| 2017–18 | Lexi Bender | Boston Pride |
| 2017–18 | Jacquie Greco | Buffalo Beauts |
| 2017–18 | Michelle Picard | Metropolitan Riveters |
| 2018–19 | Kelly Babstock | Buffalo Beauts |
| 2018–19 | Hannah Brandt | Minnesota Whitecaps |
| 2018–19 | Sarah Hughson | Connecticut Whale |
| 2018–19 | Kimberly Sass | Metropolitan Riveters |
| 2018–19 | Mallory Souliotis | Boston Pride |
| 2019–20 | Lexi Bender | Boston Pride |
| 2019–20 | Jordan Brickner | Connecticut Whale |
| 2019–20 | Rebecca Morse | Metropolitan Riveters |
| 2019–20 | Emma Ruggiero | Buffalo Beauts |
| 2019–20 | Allie Thunstrom | Minnesota Whitecaps |
| 2020–21 | Mikyla Grant-Mentis | Toronto Six |
| 2020–21 | Carly Jackson | Buffalo Beauts |
| 2020–21 | Grace Klienbach | Connecticut Whale |
| 2020–21 | Amanda Leveille | Minnesota Whitecaps |
| 2020–21 | Mallory Souliotis | Boston Pride |
| 2020–21 | Saroya Tinker | Metropolitan Riveters |
| 2021–22 | Jenna Rheault | Boston Pride |
| 2021–22 | Grace Klienbach | Buffalo Beauts |
| 2021–22 | Shannon Turner | Connecticut Whale |
| 2021–22 | Madison Packer | Metropolitan Riveters |
| 2021–22 | Allie Thunstrom | Minnesota Whitecaps |
| 2021–22 | Saroya Tinker | Toronto Six |
| 2022–23 | Sammy Davis | Boston Pride |
| 2022–23 | Cassidy MacPherson | Buffalo Beauts |
| 2022–23 | Shannon Turner | Connecticut Whale |
| 2022–23 | Reagan Rust | Metropolitan Riveters |
| 2022–23 | Denisa Křížová | Minnesota Whitecaps |
| 2022–23 | Laura Jardin | Montreal Force |
| 2022–23 | Shiann Darkangelo | Toronto Six |
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