AJLNH poll: Marie-Philip Poulin gets a lot of attention

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In its most recent survey of its members, the National Hockey League Players' Association (NHLPA) asked participants about the best female hockey players and, as was the case last year , the name of Marie-Philip Poulin was mentioned most often.

Thus, if they had the possibility of playing alongside an active female player or not, 27, 9% of the 401 respondents who voted would choose the Quebecer, compared to 20.5% for the American Hilary Knight. Canadian Hayley Wickenheiser (14.7%) and two other skaters from the United States, Amanda Kessel (7.2%) and Kendall Coyne Schofield (4.7%), complete the top 5.

Poulin's exploits on the international scene have been attracting attention for some time now within the NHLPA. In 2021-2022, the union had challenged its troops as to the best female hockey player – active only – and the order was essentially the same. Poulin (43.2%) edged out Knight (20.7%), Kessel (6.2%), Coyne Schofield (5.0%) and Ontario's Sarah Nurse (3.0%).

Hired by the Montreal Canadiens as a player development consultant in June 2022, Poulin has four gold medals from the Olympic Games, including three gold.