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 The Canadian Press was first published Feb. 3, 2025.
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