The Women's Hockey Commissioners Association unveiled their early Watch List for the 2026 NCAA Goaltender of the Year.
The Women’s Hockey Commissioners Association has announced their initial watch list for the 2026 NCAA Goaltender of the Year.
First launched in 2021, the award was twice won by Boston Fleet goaltender Aerin Frankel, once by Ottawa Charge netminder Gwyneth Philips, and once by Wisconsin goalteender Ava McNaughton. The trio were recently named USA's goaltending group for the 2026 Olympics. Current Boston University goaltender Michelle Pasiechnyk also won the award in 2024 while playing for Clarkson.
The 2026 Watch List includes 16 American netminders, 10 from Canada, two from Finland, two from Sweden, and one from Denmark.
The winner will be announced during the Frozen Four tournament in March.
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2025-26 Women’s NCAA Goalie of the Year Award “Watch List”#
- Katie DeSa, Penn State
- Ava Drabyk, Syracuse
- Maggie Hatch, Robert Morris
- Annelies Bergmann, Cornell
- Uma Corniea, Princeton
- Emily Davidson, Harvard
- Felicia Frank, Quinnipiac
- Holly Gruber, Clarkson
- Kassidy Lawrence, St. Lawrence
- Emma-Sofie Nordström St. Lawrence
- Anna Phillips, Yale
- Ainsley Tuffy, Harvard
- Anya Zupkofska, Brown
- Sedona Blair, New Hampshire
- Grace Campbell, Boston College
- Tia Chan, UConn
- Zoe Cliche, Vermont
- Abby Hornung, Holy Cross
- Lisa Jönsson, Northeastern
- Kiia Lahtinen, Maine
- Noemi Martinez, New Hampshire
- Mari Pietersen, Boston University
- Kayla Czukoski, Saint Anselm
- Jill Hertl, Franklin Pierce
- Jill Petruno, Sacred Heart
- Hannah Saunders, Post
- Jadyn Weiser, Assumption
- Hannah Clark, Minnesota
- Ève Gascon, Minnesota Duluth
- Emilia Kyrkkö, St. Cloud State
- Ava McNaughton, Wisconsin
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