Issue link: https://read.uberflip.com/i/1545462
O F F T HE D R AW PWHL Olympic Stars Shine 8 // JUNE 2026 USAHOCKEYMAGAZINE.COM PHOTO BY Getty Images VIDEO: 2025-26 Kelly Cup Champions ➔ F o u r m e m b e r s o f t h e g o l d medal-winning 2026 U.S. Olympic Wo m e n's I ce H o c ke y Te a m to o k home top honors at the 2026 PWHL Awards ceremony in Detroit. Billie Jean King MVP Award and Goaltender of the Year: Aerin Frankel (Boston Fleet) F r a n k e l , a 2 6 - y e a r - o l d f r o m Chappaqua, New York, is the first goaltender in league history to earn MVP honors and was instrumental in B o s to n's r e co r d s e a s o n , p o s t- ing multiple PWHL single-season b en c hm ar k s in clu din g 19 w in s in 26 s tar t s , eight shu tout s , and 18 games allowing one or fewer goals against. She is the first goaltender in PWHL histor y to post three consecutive shutouts, spanning a streak of 226:09, and finished the season with a career-best 1.17 goals-against average and .953 save percentage. Forward of the Year: Kelly Pannek (Minnesota Frost) Pannek, a 30-year-old from Plymouth, Minnesota, also took home the lea gue's Point s Leader and Top Goal Scorer awards af ter pacing the league with 16 goals and a PWHL single-season record 33 points in 30 games for Minnesota. The Frost alternate captain contributed to 36.3% of the team's record 91 goals this season, leading the league with a 27.6 shooting percentage, seven power-play goals, and a PWHL-record 14 assists on even-strength goals. Defender of the Year: Megan Keller (Boston Fleet) Keller, a 30-year-old from Farmington, Michigan, tied the PWHL single-season record among blue liners with 22 points in 30 games, highlighted by seven goals and 15 a s sis t s . The Fle et captain le d r e a r g u a r d s i n g a m e - w i n n i n g g o a l s (three) and power-play tallies (four), an d o n A p r il 25, b e cam e th e s e co n d defender in PWHL histor y to reach 50 career regular-season points. Rookie of the Year: Haley Winn (Boston Fleet) Winn, a 22-year-old from Rochester, New York, is the first defender in league history to win the award, tying for second among rookies and third among all rearguards with 19 points in 30 games. As a testament to her two-way impact, the Fleet second overall pick became the first rookie defender all-time to record five goals in a single season, while her 802:42 time on ice (26:45 per game), set a new PWHL single-season record. Florida Everblades Win 2026 Kelly Cup; Fourth Title In Five Seasons ➔ The Florida Everblades captured the 2026 Kelly Cup title w ith a 5-4 double over tim e w in over the Kansa s Cit y Maverick s in Game 6 of the 2026 Kelly Cup Finals. Florida extended its ECHL record by winning its fifth championship, and its fourth in the last five seasons. Everblades' goaltender Cam Johnson earned the June M. Kelly Playoffs Most Valuable Player Award as the Most Valuable Player of the 2026 Kelly Cup Playoffs for the third tim e in his care er. John s on, w ho al s o received the award in 2022 and 2023, went 16-3 during the postseason with a 1.93 goals-against average and .921 save percentage. Dynasty In The Swamp ECHL 2026 PWHL Awards Highlighted By U.S. Olympic Women's Ice Hockey Team Players VIDEO: 2026 PWHL Goalie of the Year pHTzp-GJC7s OqdnUWlYGPM Aerin Frankel