BOSTON, MA – (March 14, 2023) – The Premier Hockey Federation (PHF) has announced its Three Stars of the Week following season-ending weekend action played March 10-12, 2023. Top performers include forwards Madison Packer of the Metropolitan Riveters, Daryl Watts of the Toronto Six, and goaltender Abbie Ives of the Connecticut Whale.
First Star: Madison Packer finished the season with a pair of multi-point performances for the Riveters in a weekend series sweep over Buffalo. The captain totaled four points including two goals and two assists spread evenly over both contests that contributed to the team’s four-game winning-streak and best consecutive stretch since the 2017-18 campaign. On Friday she scored the game-winning goal and added a primary assist in the 5-2 victory over the Beauts, then scored her team-leading 11th goal of the season on the power play and provided the secondary assist on the winning-goal by Fanni Gasparics in Saturday’s 3-2 triumph. The 31-year-old and six-time PHF All-Star from Detroit, MI finished her eighth season tied for the team lead in scoring with 21 points in 24 games. Since turning pro in 2015-16 following her NCAA career at the University of Wisconsin, Packer has played 131 career PHF games amassing 65 goals and 64 assists for 129 points which ranks second among all-time skaters. This is the second time in three weeks that she’s been recognized as the league’s first star.
Second Star: Daryl Watts scored two goals and one assist over two weekend games against Boston, finishing her first professional regular season on a three-game point-streak. The 23-year-old from Toronto, Ontario scored the team’s second goal in Saturday’s 3-2 loss, then picked up a pair of first period points in Sunday’s 5-4 win over the Pride including a primary assist on Shiann Darkangelo’s opening goal and a short-side snipe of her own. She preceded this week’s action with her first career multi-point game, a two-assist performance, on Feb. 26 to give her five points over three contests heading into playoffs and seven points including three goals in 12 appearances overall. Watts signed a historic two-year PHF contract with her hometown team in January following an illustrious collegiate career where she graduated as the second all-time leading scorer in NCAA history with 297 points in 172 games from 2017-22. She was the 2018 Patty Kazmaier Memorial Award recipient as a freshman at Boston College, and captured a national championship in 2021 with the University of Wisconsin.
Third Star:Abbie Ives was perfect in her single weekend start on Saturday night, backstopping Connecticut to a 3-0 shutout victory over Minnesota with a 25-save performance that clinched third place for the Whale in the final standings. It was the 24-year-old’s third shutout of the season and career and improved her 2022-23 record to 10-6-0 including four-straight wins that contributed to the team’s six-game streak heading into this week’s playoff semifinal series against Toronto. The three shutouts rank second among PHF netminders, while her 10 wins rank third and matches her 2021-22 total that set a franchise single season record. The native of Bedford Hills, NY finished the season with a 2.57 goals-against-average that ranks third among PHF starters, along with a .902 save percentage. Ives has been recognized as a PHF All-Star twice in three seasons since joining the league from Quinnipiac University and has 22 career wins over 36 starts in regular season competition along with a 2.42 GAA and .901 SV%.
2022-23 PHF Three Stars of the Week:
March 10-12:
1. Madison Packer (MET) 2. Daryl Watts (TOR) 3. Abbie Ives (CTW)
March 3-5:
1. Kennedy Marchment (CTW) 2. Sarah Bujold (MET) 3. Jillian Dempsey (BOS)
February 24-26:
1. Madison Packer (MET) 2. Tereza Vanišová (TOR) 3. Justine Reyes (CTW)
February 18-19:
1. Corinne Schroeder (BOS) 2. Samantha Ridgewell (BUF) 3. Michela Cava (TOR)
February 11-12:
1. Tricia Deguire (MON) 2. Elaine Chuli (TOR) 3. Alexandra Labelle (MON)
February 3-6:
1. Loren Gabel (BOS) 2. Shiann Darkangelo (TOR) 3. Corinne Schroeder (BOS)
January 17-22:
1. Loren Gabel (BOS) 2. Kennedy Marchment (CTW) 3. Brittany Howard (TOR)
January 14-15:
1. Allie Thunstrom (BOS) 2. Ann-Sophie Bettez (MON) 3. Jonna Albers (MIN)
January 6-8:
1. Taylor Girard (CTW) 2. Loren Gabel (BOS) 3. Elaine Chuli (TOR)
December 16-18:
1. Natalie Snodgrass (MIN) 2. Shiann Darkangelo (TOR) 3. Taylor Girard (CTW)
December 9-11:
1. Jillian Dempsey (BOS) 2. Loren Gabel (BOS) 3. Brittany Howard (TOR)
December 3-4:
1. Kennedy Marchment (CTW) 2. Minttu Tuominen (MET) 3. Sydney Brodt (MIN)
November 26-27:
1. Jade Downie-Landry (MON) 2. Ann-Sophie Bettez (MON) 3. Fanni Gasparics (MET)
November 18-20:
1. Sarah Bujold (MET) 2. Corinne Schroeder (BOS) 3. Leah Lum (TOR)
November 5-6:
1. Corinne Schroeder (BOS) 2. Brittany Howard (TOR) 3. Élizabeth Giguère (BOS)
About the Premier Hockey Federation
The PHF is the home of professional women’s hockey in North America. Established in 2015 as the National Women’s Hockey League, the NWHL rebranded to become the PHF in 2021 and provide opportunities for elite athletes to earn a living playing the game they love while fueling the continued growth of the sport. The league is made up of the Boston Pride, Buffalo Beauts, Connecticut Whale, Metropolitan Riveters, Minnesota Whitecaps, Montreal Force, and the Toronto Six who all compete annually for the Isobel Cup. As part of a two-year agreement with ESPN, live coverage of the 2022-23 and 2023-24 PHF seasons is available exclusively on ESPN+ in the United States, and provides international rights for games which includes TSN in Canada. For more information visit premierhockeyfederation.com.
