RIGHT PLACE, RIGHT TIME

Gwyneth Philips knows a thing or two about waiting for her opportunity to arrive. And now, she’s getting a chance with PWHL Ottawa

BY IAN KENNEDY

ELITE GOALTENDING dominated the PWHL’s inaugural season. Night after night, it was a duel between Olympic and World Championship all-stars. There was never an easy game for shooters, but for up-and-coming goalies, it also meant that to earn a spot, even as a second- or third-stringer, they needed to be world-class. Enter Gwyneth Philips. At the 2024 PWHL draft, there were no guarantees a goaltender would be selected, particularly one who’d appeared in just 16 games over her first three NCAA seasons. It wasn’t Philips’ lack of talent or Northeastern University’s lack of trust in her that limited her games, however. What held Philips’ totals down was the fact the school’s starter was Aerin Frankel, who won the NCAA’s Goalie of the Year Award in 2021 and 2022 and is now…

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