Today the Professional Women’s Hockey League announced their Player of the Week for the week of March 2nd through 8th.
Taylor Heise (F – MIN)
- Minnesota’s Taylor Heise stands alone atop the PWHL scoring race with 19 points in 17 games and has been named PWHL Player of the Week presented by SharkNinja. The 25-year-old Olympic gold medalist from Lake City, MN, scored a goal and two assists in the Frost’s 3-2 overtime win against the Sceptres on Sunday, her second three-point performance in two games played in Toronto this season. Heise leads the league with 15 assists and has recorded 13 of her 19 points in her last eight games dating back to Jan. 4. Three players are tied for second with 17 points, including Ottawa’s Rebecca Leslie (10G, 7A) and Brianne Jenner (9G, 8A) and Minnesota’s Britta Curl-Salemme (7G, 10A). New York’s Casey O’Brien (5G, 9A) leads all rookies with 14 points, and Boston’s Megan Keller (5G, 7A) leads all defenders with 12 points. Click here for PWHL leaders.
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*Player Profiles written by PWHL Staff.
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