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CBC Sports reporter who writes about the PWHL and more. [email protected] / Author @author_kdonk

Fredericton, New Brunswick
Joined March 2009
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Karissa Donkin
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Here's something fun: You can now follow all of the PWHL coverage on CBC Sports in one place. Add it to your bookmarks! 🏒
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CBC Sports provides the most comprehensive coverage of women’s hockey, including the Professional Women’s Hockey League. Get the latest PWHL news and analysis, plus watch live games, highlights,...
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RT @PWHL_Ottawa: THAT'S OUR HEAD COACH! 🗣️🗣️. Carla MacLeod will officially be inducted into the Alberta Hockey Hall of Fame at tonight's I….
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New Brunswicker Marlène Boissonnault will be back with the Minnesota Frost next season. She’ll be the third goaltender behind Maddie Rooney and Nicole Hensley. She’s from Dundee in Northern NB and went to prep school at Rothesay Netherwood.
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She's baaaaaaack!!!. Marlène Boissonnault has been re-signed to a one-year contract. Click the link to read more:
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St. Louis, PEI's Abby Hustler has signed a two-year deal with the reigning champion Minnesota Frost, becoming the first Islander signed in the PWHL.⚓️.
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Anna Shokhina and Fanuza Kadirova become the first Russian players to sign contracts in the PWHL.
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Adding a little more international flair to the Charge! 🇷🇺🇫🇮. Draftees Anna Shokhina, Sanni Ahola and Fanuza Kadirova have signed one-year Standard Player Agreements. 📰
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After an absolutely wild expansion draft, free agent signing window and entry draft, things are slowing down in the PWHL. But there’s lots to keep an eye on ahead of a big 2025-26 season. I wrote about four PWHL storylines to watch over the summer:
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For the first time, the PWHL will have to navigate a season with an Olympic break in the middle. It's one of four storylines for PWHL fans to watch this summer.
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RT @jaredbook: In related news, Laura will be hosting will be hosting her first LS7 event in Montreal in August in Verdun as well as one in….
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All-Rookie Team. 1. Fillier.2. Gardiner.3. Julia Gosling.4. Barnes.5. Anna Wilgren.6. Gwyneth Philips. Playoff MVP:. 1. Philips.
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First All-Star Team:. 1. MPP.2. Knight.3. Watts.4. Fast.5. Keller.6. Desbiens. Second All-Star Team:. 1. Fillier.2. Tereza Vanišová.3. Laura Stacey.4. Jaques.5. Ella Shelton.6. Frankel.
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Goaltender of the Year:.1. Ann-Renée Desbiens.2. Aerin Frankel.3. Corinne Schroeder. Rookie of the Year:.1. Sarah Fillier.2. Cayla Barnes.3. Jenn Gardiner. Coach of the Year:.1. Kori Cheverie.2. Troy Ryan.3. Carla MacLeod.
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My PWHL Awards ballot, for transparency. (Thanks to the @ThePHWA and @hailey_salvian for facilitating writer voting!). MVP:.1. MPP.2. Renata Fast.3. Hilary Knight. Forward of the Year:.1. MPP.2. Knight.3. Daryl Watts. Defender of the Year:.1. Fast.2. Megan Keller.3. Sophie Jaques.
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It’s been six years since Marie-Philip Poulin last won a league MVP award. A lot has changed since she won it in 2019 with Les Canadiennes. But one thing hasn’t: She’s the best in the world. And she just had one of the best seasons in a storied career:.
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Montreal Victoire captain Marie-Philip Poulin received the PWHL MVP Award at the Hard Rock Hotel in Ottawa on Wednesday, edging out Toronto Sceptres defender Renata Fast and former Boston Fleet...
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The moment you've all been waiting for. Montreal Victoire captain Marie-Philip Poulin is this year's PWHL MVP. No surprise there. She's the best player in the world.
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Marie-Philip Poulin wins her second award of the day. She's the Forward of the Year. Led the league in goal scoring, and took the Victoire to the top of the standings.
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Renata Fast picks up Defender of the Year after an incredible season with the Sceptres. Led the league in assists, tied for power play points and top three in shot blocks.
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Another one for Montreal: Ann-Renée Desbiens is the Goaltender of the Year.
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New York Sirens forward Sarah Fillier is your Rookie of the Year, after tying Hilary Knight for the lead in points in her first season.
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Montreal takes home another award: Head coach Kori Cheverie is the PWHL's Coach of the Year, after leading the Victoire to the top of the standings.
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Karissa Donkin
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Montreal Victoire forward Laura Stacey wins the Hockey For All Award for her community work through her foundation, LS7. Through her annual Sticks In road hockey tournament,. she's raised tens of thousands of dollars to help kids play sports.
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Karissa Donkin
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Second Team All-Stars: . -Daryl Watts, F (TOR).-Tereza Vanišová, F (formerly OTT).-Kendall Coyne Schofield, F (MIN).-Claire Thompson, D (formerly MIN).-Ella Shelton, D (formerly NY).-Aerin Frankel, G (BOS).
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First Team All-Stars: . -Hilary Knight, F (formerly BOS).-Sarah Fillier, F (NY).-Marie-Philip Poulin, F (MTL).-Renata Fast, D (TOR).-Sophie Jaques, D (formerly MIN).-Ann-Renée Desbiens, G (MTL).
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