Knight was named one of three finalists by the PWHL for the Billie Jean King MVP award. The other finalists are Renata Fast of the Toronto Sceptres and Marie-Philip Poulin of the Montréal Victoire. Winners of all PWHL Awards will be announced on June 25 at the Hard Rock Hotel & Casino in Ottawa.

Recently, the PWHL released the list of players that have the opportunity to be selected at the league’s third draft on June 24.

Boston Fleet captain Hilary Knight has been named one of three finalists for the PWHL’s MVP award after a breakout second season. Knight is joined by Renata Fast (Toronto) and Marie-Philip Poulin (Montreal) as finalists for the award, which is named for PWHL investor and advisory board member and women’s sports advocate Billie Jean King.

When the PWHL was founded, teams were asked to sign at least six players to contracts worth at least $80,000. Initially, this mandate led to multiple players receiving inflated offers. While the majority of the league scrapes by making under $40,

The Boston Fleet had a crushing end to the 2024-25 season, setting the stage for a very busy offseason in the PWHL.

GM Bill Zito made the biggest deals at the trade deadline, landing Brad Marchand from Boston and Seth Jones from Chicago.