Three Finalists Named for Women’s Hockey Goalie of the Year
OSU’s Raygan Kirk, Clarkson’s Michelle Pasiechnyk, NU’s Gwyneth Philips Advance
Thursday, March 7, 2024
The Women’s Hockey Commissioners Association has announced the three finalists for the Women’s Hockey Goalie of the Year Award. They are Ohio State University’s Raygan Kirk, Clarkson University’s Michelle Pasiechnyk and Northeastern University’s Gwyneth Philips, last year’s award recipient. It is a veteran group as Pasiechnyk and Kirk are seniors while Philips is a fifth-year student. Voting was carried out by a panel of coaches, administrators and members of the media from across the country. The winner will be announced during the NCAA Frozen Four in Durham, NH.
All three finalists are preparing for their conference championships: Kirk and the Buckeyes are the top seed in the WCHA. Their Friday semifinal is against Minnesota Duluth Friday afternoon at 1:00 CT in Minneapolis. Pasiechnyk and Clarkson are the #2 seed in the ECAC Tournament. They will play St. Lawrence in a 6:00 ET semifinal Friday in Hamilton, NY. Northeastern won its semifinal last night, a 4-1 win over New Hampshire. They will travel to UConn for the Hockey East championship game at noon on Saturday. The Women’s Hockey Goalie of the Year Award was established in 2021. All three winners to date have come from Northeastern University: Aerin Frankel (2021 and 2022) and Gwyneth Philips (2023).
Three Finalists for the 2024 Women’s Hockey Goalie of the Year Award
Raygan Kirk, Ohio State University
(SR – Ste. Anne, MB)
Kirk has led Ohio State to the #1
ranking in the country. Her GAA of
0.96 is best in the NCAA as is her
winning percentage of .947. OSU
takes on Minnesota Duluth
tomorrow in a WCHA semifinal.
Gwyneth Philips, Northeastern University
(GR - Athens, OH)
Philips, who won this award last
year, has a save percentage of
.953 (2nd in NCAA) and a GAA
of 1.19 (4th). The Huskies visit
UConn in Saturday’s Hockey East
championship game.
Michelle Pasiechnyk, Clarkson University
(SR – Ottawa, ON)
Pasiechnyk has been solid all year
with a 1.29 GAA, .941 save percentage and 23 wins, which ties her for
third in the NCAA. #2 ECAC seed
Clarkson takes on St. Lawrence in
the conference semifinals Friday.
