{"id":1336,"date":"2026-05-27T16:34:38","date_gmt":"2026-05-27T16:34:38","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/bostonrelocationinsider.com\/?p=1336"},"modified":"2026-05-27T16:34:38","modified_gmt":"2026-05-27T16:34:38","slug":"boston-fleets-aerin-frankel-a-finalist-for-pwhl-mvp","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/bostonrelocationinsider.com\/?p=1336","title":{"rendered":"Boston Fleet\u2019s Aerin Frankel a finalist for PWHL MVP"},"content":{"rendered":"<article>\n<div>\n<p><span>After posting a PWHL-record eight shutouts during the regular season, Fleet goaltender Aerin Frankel has been named an MVP finalist for the first time. <\/span><\/p>\n<p>Read more <a href=\"https:\/\/bostonrelocationinsider.com\/?p=1334\">Alabama asks Supreme Court to allow use of congressional map helping GOP, despite racial bias ruling<\/a><\/p>\n<p><span>Frankel, Victoire goaltender Ann-Ren\u00e9e Desbiens, and Frost forward Kelly Pannek are the three nominees for the PWHL\u2019s Billie Jean King MVP Award, presented to the player \u201cconsidered most valuable to their team\u2019s success throughout the regular season,\u201d according to a release. <\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>Frankel and Desbiens are up for Goaltender of the Year as well, and Pannek is a finalist for Forward of the Year. Desbiens was last season\u2019s Goaltender of the Year, and Frankel has been nominated for the award in three straight seasons.<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div>\n<p><span>A product of Northeastern, Frankel was the backbone of a Fleet team that struggled to score at times but still finished tied for first with a league-record 62 points in the regular season. The goaltender\u2019s 19 wins included 14 in regulation, tied with Desbiens for the league lead and a season record. Ten of Frankel\u2019s wins came despite two or fewer goals of supporting offense.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>\u201cI\u2019ll play in front of her any day of the week,\u201d Fleet captain Megan Keller said at the team\u2019s breakup day earlier this month. \u201cShe\u2019s saved my butt on multiple occasions. I\u2019ll always say and always believe she\u2019s the best goalie in the world.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>Frankel, 27, set records with three consecutive shutouts and a clean streak spanning 226:09, and she finished 18 starts with one or fewer goals against. She and the Fleet surrendered just 45 goals on the season, second-fewest in the league all time.<\/span><\/p>\n<p>Read more <a href=\"https:\/\/bostonrelocationinsider.com\/?p=1332\">Watch live: President Trump holds meeting with Cabinet officials<\/a><\/p>\n<p><span>Her eight shutouts doubled the previous season record. She finished the regular season second in the league with a 1.17 goals-against average and .953 save percentage, both career bests, while ranking second with 631 saves on 662 shots. <\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>One of the Fleet\u2019s original three players signed before the inaugural PWHL season, Frankel signed a two-year extension prior to the 2025-26 season and is under contract through 2027-28. <\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>Frankel was the primary goaltender for Team USA as the Americans won gold at the 2026 Milan Cortina Olympics, her debut Games. <\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>Also on the Fleet\u2019s list of award finalists are Rookie of the Year\/Defender of the Year finalist Haley Winn, Coach of the Year finalist Kris Sparre, and Defender of the Year finalist Keller. Winners will be announced at a ceremony in Detroit on June 16.<\/span><\/p>\n<p>Read more <a href=\"https:\/\/bostonrelocationinsider.com\/?p=1330\">\u2018A legend\u2019: In a city divided by racial strife, Roscoe Baker helped create the Boston Neighborhood Basketball League<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/article>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Frankel, Victoire goaltender Ann-Ren\u00e9e Desbiens, and Frost forward Kelly Pannek are the three nominees for the PWHL\u2019s Billie Jean King MVP Award.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":1335,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[7],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-1336","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-sport"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v27.6 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/product\/yoast-seo-wordpress\/ -->\n<title>Boston Fleet\u2019s Aerin Frankel a finalist for PWHL MVP - 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