AMESBURY, Mass.— Senior goaltender
Gwyneth Philips has been named the Hockey East Stop It Goaltending Goaltender of the Year and eight Huskies have earned spots on Hockey East All-Star teams from the No. 5 Northeastern women's hockey team. Graduate student
Alina Mueller, Philips and senior
Megan Carter are First Team All-Stars, graduate students
Chloé Aurard and
Maureen Murphy are Second Team All-Stars and junior
Abbey Marohn, graduate student
Maude Poulin-Labelle and senior
Katy Knoll earned Third Team All-Star honors.
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Northeastern's eight honorees are a program record and four more than any other school.
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After setting new Hockey East all-time marks in goals against average (.79) and save percentage (.960) in league play, Philips earned Stop It Goaltending Goaltender of the Year and First Team All-Star accolades. The Athens, Ohio native set a new program record with 30 wins, which currently leads the NCAA. Philips also leads the nation in goals against average (.82) and save percentage (.960). She has posted nine shutouts this season, the second-best mark in the country. Additionally, Philips is a Semifinalist for the Goaltender of the Year award and earned the Bertagna Award as the Beanpot's top goaltender.
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Hockey East's Best Defender, Carter, earned First Team All-Star status for the first time in her career. Carter set a new career-high with 19 points this season off four goals and a career-high 15 assists in just 25 games played. Carter has anchored a Husky defensive unit that ranks first in team goals against average (.874), scoring defense (.88) and has the third-most shutouts (10).
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Hockey East's Scoring Champion, Mueller, was named a Hockey East First Team All-Star for the fourth time in her career and was the only unanimous selection. Mueller led the league with 40 points and has posted 50 points on the season off 21 goals and 29 assists. The Winterthur, Switzerland native is tied to lead the nation with eight game-winning goals and the Huskies are 26-0-0 this season when she records a point. Mueller ended her Hockey East career as the all-time career points leader in league play with 175 points over her illustrious career.
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Aurard is now a five-time Hockey East All-Star and earned Second Team All-Star honors after finishing second in league scoring with 38 points. Aurard posted 47 points on the season, tallying 17 goals and 30 assists, currently tied for the ninth-best mark in the nation and third among Hockey East players. Aurard led all Hockey East players with six power-play goals, four shorthanded goals and a plus-40 rating.
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A four-time Hockey East All-Star selection, Murphy earned Second Team All-Star honors this season after posting 48 points in just 28 games played, the second most points of any conference player and tied for sixth nationally. She tallied 36 points in league play, the third-best mark in the conference, in just 22 games played after missing five games while making her senior national team debut with Team USA. The 2023 Beanpot MVP, Murphy is averaging 1.71 points per game, the third-best mark in the nation.
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Marohn earned Third Team All-Star honors for the first postseason honors of her career. Marohn set career-highs with two goals, 14 assists and 16 points. The Saint Joseph, Michigan native has appeared in a career-high 33 games and leads all Huskies with 52 blocks on the season.
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Poulin-Labelle is a three-time Hockey East All-Star selection and earned Third Team All-Star accolades this season. Poulin-Labelle was second among Hockey East defenders with 20 points, posting four goals and 16 assists. Her 20 points led all Husky defenders and she posted 22 blocks.
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Knoll is now a two-time Hockey East All-Star and was selected as a Third Team All-Star this season. Knoll notched 30 points from 18 goals and 12 assists. Her 30 points and 18 goals are both career-highs. Knoll posted 17 goals in league play, tied for the second-best mark.
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Hockey East will unveil the Player of the Year, Pro Ambitions Rookie of the Year and Coach of the Year award in the coming days.
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