NWHL awards

Since 2016, the year of its inaugural season, the National Women's Hockey League (NWHL) grants several annual awards to players in the league, including Most Valuable Player, Goaltender of the Year, Best Defender, Rookie/Newcomer of the Year, Denna Laing Award (formerly the Perseverance Award), NWHL Foundation Award, Leading Scorer Award, and the NWHL Fans' Three Stars of the Season. The award for Most Valuable Player is voted on by the NWHL Players Association. Nominees for the NWHL Foundation Award are chosen by the NWHL Players Association and voted on by fans. Other awards are voted on a panel of journalists.

Most Valuable Player
Season Player Team Ref
2015–16 Brianna Decker Boston Pride [1]
2016–17 Brianna Decker Boston Pride
2017–18 Alexa Gruschow Metropolitan Riveters
2018–19 Maddie Elia Buffalo Beauts
2019-20 Jillian Dempsey Boston Pride
Allie Thunstrom Minnesota Whitecaps

Leading Scorer Award
Season Player Team Ref
2015–16 Hilary Knight Boston Pride [1]
2016–17 Brianna Decker Boston Pride
2017–18 Alexa Gruschow Metropolitan Riveters
2018–19 Hayley Scamurra Buffalo Beauts
2019-20 Jillian Dempsey Boston Pride

Goaltender of the Year
Season Player Team Ref
2015–16 Brittany Ott Boston Pride [1]
2016–17 Katie Fitzgerald New York Riveters [2]
2017–18 Amanda Leveille Buffalo Beauts [3]
2018–19 Shannon Szabados Buffalo Beauts [4]
2019-20 Lovisa Selander Boston Pride

Defender of the Year
Season Player Team Ref
2015–16 Gigi Marvin Boston Pride [1]
2016–17 Megan Bozek Buffalo Beauts [2]
2017–18 Courtney Burke Metropolitan Riveters [3]
2018–19 Blake Bolden Buffalo Beauts [4]
2019-20 Kaleigh Fratkin Boston Pride

Rookie / Newcomer of the Year
Season Player Team Ref
2017–18 Hayley Scamurra Buffalo Beauts [3]
2018–19 Jonna Curtis Minnesota Whitecaps [4]
2019-20 Kate Leary Metropolitan Riveters

Denna Laing Award (formerly Perseverance Award)
Season Player Team Ref
2015–16 Denna Laing Boston Pride [1]
2016–17 Ashley Johnston New York Riveters [2]
2017–18 Jillian Dempsey Boston Pride [3]
2018–19 Jillian Dempsey Boston Pride [4]

NWHL Foundation Award
Season Player Team Ref
2015–16 Denna Laing Boston Pride [1]
2016–17 Michelle Picard New York Riveters [2]
Elena Orlando Connecticut Whale [2]
Kelsey Neumann Buffalo Beauts [2]
Alyssa Gagliardi Boston Pride [2]
2017–18 Michelle Picard Metropolitan Riveters [3]
Jacquie Greco Buffalo Beauts [3]
Lexi Bender Boston Pride [3]
Rachael Ade Connecticut Whale [3]
2018–19 Mallory Souliotis Boston Pride [4]
Hannah Brandt Minnesota Whitecaps [4]
Sarah Hughson Connecticut Whale [4]
Kimberly Sass Metropolitan Riveters [4]
Kelly Babstock Buffalo Beauts [4]
2019-20 Lexi Bender Boston Pride [4]
Allie Thunstrom Minnesota Whitecaps [4]
Jordan Brickner Connecticut Whale [4]
Rebecca Morse Metropolitan Riveters [4]
Emma Ruggiero Buffalo Beauts [4]


References
  1. "Boston Pride Sweep Inaugural NWHL Awards". Boston Magazine. 2016-03-21. Retrieved 2019-11-23.
  2. Murphy, Connor (2017-03-14). "NWHL Announces 2016-2017 Season Awards: Riveters Claim Key Honors and Hardware". Blueshirt Banter. Retrieved 2019-11-23.
  3. Murphy, Mike (2018-03-20). "2018 NWHL Award Winners". The Ice Garden. Retrieved 2019-11-23.
  4. "Elia, Scamurra lead Beauts sweep of NWHL major awards". The Buffalo News. 2019-03-25. Retrieved 2019-11-23.
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