Montreal Victoire's Marie-Philip Poulin (29) scores against Toronto Sceptres goaltender Kristen Campbell during shootout PWHL hockey action in Laval, Que., Thursday, January 30, 2025. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Graham Hughes
Montreal Victoire's Marie-Philip Poulin (29) scores against Toronto Sceptres goaltender Kristen Campbell during shootout PWHL hockey action in Laval, Que., Thursday, January 30, 2025. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Graham Hughes
TORONTO - Montreal Victoire captain Marie-Philip Poulin has been named the Professional Women's Hockey League's first star of the week.
Poulin produced a hat trick in Montreal's 4-1 win over the Ottawa Charge on Wednesday and scored twice in a 2-1 road victory against the New York Sirens on Sunday. She also buried the shootout winner to lift Montreal past the Toronto Sceptres 4-3 on Thursday.
The 33-year-old star leads the PWHL with 10 goals this season, including eight in her last seven games for the league-leading Victoire.
Toronto defender Renata Fast earned second-star honours after scoring points in all three Sceptres games last week, including one goal and two assists in Tuesday's 4-3 shootout loss to the Minnesota Frost.
Victoire goalie Ann-Renee Desbiens was the third star after earning two regulation wins.
She stopped 31 shots against Ottawa and 23 versus New York to lower her goals-against average to 1.77 and raise her save percentage to .935, leading the PWHL in both categories among netminders with 240 or more minutes played.
This report by °µÍø½ûÇø was first published Feb. 3, 2025.
