Rooney, Schepers, Philips Named PWHL 3 Stars of the Week Presented by Shark Beauty Canada
Published on May 30, 2025 under Professional Women's Hockey League (PWHL) News Release
NEW YORK AND TORONTO - Minnesota Frost goaltender Maddie Rooney, Frost forward Liz Schepers and Ottawa Charge goaltender Gwyneth Philips have been named the Professional Women's Hockey League (PWHL) 3 Stars of the Week presented by Shark Beauty Canada following the game of May 26.
FIRST STAR - MADDIE ROONEY, G, MINNESOTA FROST
Rooney made 33 saves in Game 4 of the PWHL Finals, kept Ottawa off the scoreboard until Tereza Vanišová scored at 10:09 of the third period and went on to win, 2-1, in overtime as the Frost collected their second consecutive Walter Cup championship. The performance mirrored her showing in her 2025 Finals debut in Game 2, when she made a career-high 37 saves and blanked Ottawa until Jocelyne Larocque scored with just 2:35 remaining in regulation play. In the triple-overtime Game 3 marathon, Rooney went a different route on the way to a 35-save triumph, shutting out the Charge for the remaining 98:19 of play after Emily Clark's first-period goal. Rooney went undefeated in the PWHL Playoffs with a 5-0 record, and recorded 30+ saves in three consecutive games for the first time in her career. She finished the postseason with a 1.75 goals-against average and a .932 save percentage, each of which ranked third among playoff netminders. Rooney now has a career playoff record of 8-2, with a 1.46 goals-against average and a .939 save percentage.
SECOND STAR - LIZ SCHEPERS, F, MINNESOTA FROST
From just outside the goalmouth, a shade to the right of Philips, Schepers scored 12:00 into overtime of Game 4 Monday to launch the Walter Cup championship celebration for the Frost and notch a unique playoff achievement for herself. Last May, Schepers also scored the winning goal in Game 5 against Boston in the inaugural PWHL Finals, albeit in less-dramatic fashion, as it came at 6:14 of the first period in what ended as a 3-0 triumph for Minnesota. The goal Monday night came on Schepers' only shot of Game 4 and represented her only point of the 2025 PWHL Finals. Overall, it was Schepers' second goal of the 2025 postseason, matching her total across 27 games in the 2024-25 regular season. Schepers finished the 2025 playoffs with 2-1- 3 in eight games and raised her career playoff figures to 3-5- 8 in 18 games - just one point shy of matching the 2-7- 9 she has scored in 46 games across two PWHL regular seasons.
THIRD STAR - GWYNETH PHILIPS, G, OTTAWA CHARGE
Though her rookie season ended in heartbreak with Monday's loss to Minnesota in Game 4, Philips had an unforgettable inaugural campaign. Including her 36-save showing in the series finale, she played 635:25 in the postseason, the most playing time in a single playoff by any goaltender in PWHL playoff history - a figure that surpassed Aerin Frankel's 580:58 of postseason action for Boston during the 2024 PWHL Playoffs. Philips was voted the recipient of the Ilana Kloss Playoff MVP Award, becoming the second straight rookie (Minnesota's Taylor Heise won last year), the first goaltender and first member of the losing team in the Finals to be so honored. After posting a 2.11 goals-against average and .919 save percentage during the regular season, Philips led all playoff netminders with a 1.23 goals-against average and a .952 save percentage. The 24-year-old from Athens, OH, won four games, earned one shutout, was unbeaten in regulation and conceded more than two goals in just one appearance. All eight of Ottawa's playoff games were one-goal decisions. With 100 combined regular-season and playoff points, Philips finished tied with Marie-Philip Poulin of Montréal atop the PWHL 3 Stars Of The Week Presented By Shark Beauty Canada standings.
The '3 Stars of the Week' are announced each Monday throughout the regular season and playoffs, encompassing games from the previous Monday through Sunday. Points will be awarded to each selection and will help determine rankings at the end of the year.
First Star = 30 Points
Second Star = 20 Points
Third Star = 10 Points
PWHL '3 Stars of the Week' Standings
Gwyneth Philips (OTT) = 100 Points
Marie-Philip Poulin (MTL) = 100 Points
Laura Stacey (MTL) = 80 Points
Hilary Knight (BOS) = 70 Points
Maddie Rooney (MIN) = 70 Points
Gabbie Hughes (OTT) = 60 Points
Corinne Schroeder (NY) = 60 Points
Abby Boreen (MTL) = 50 Points
Hannah Miller (TOR) = 50 Points
Lee Stecklein (MIN) = 50 Points
Tereza Vanišová (OTT) = 50 Points
Kristen Campbell (TOR) = 40 Points
Alex Carpenter (NY) = 40 Points
Emily Clark (OTT) = 40 Points
Susanna Tapani (BOS) = 40 Points
Erin Ambrose (MTL) = 30 Points
Ashton Bell (OTT) = 30 Points
Shiann Darkangelo (OTT) = 30 Points
Sarah Fillier (NY) = 30 Points
Taylor Heise (MIN) = 30 Points
Nicole Hensley (MIN) = 30 Points
Emerance Maschmeyer (OTT) = 30 Points
Alina Müller (BOS) = 30 Points
Claire Thompson (MIN) = 30 Points
Michela Cava (MIN) = 20 Points
Kendall Coyne Schofield (MIN) = 20 Points
Ann-Renée Desbiens (MTL) = 20 Points
Renata Fast (TOR) = 20 Points
Megan Keller (BOS) = 20 Points
Kateřina Mrázová (OTT) = 20 Points
Abby Roque (NY) = 20 Points
Liz Schepers (MIN) = 20 Points
Sophie Jaques (MIN) = 10 Points
Sidney Morin (BOS) = 10 Points
Klára Peslarová (BOS) = 10 Points
Kati Tabin (MTL) = 10 Points
Daryl Watts (TOR) = 10 Points
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