Marie-Philip Poulin has been named the winner of the 2022 Northern Star Award, granted to the best Canadian athlete during the calendar year, as voted by a cohort of sports writers and broadcasters across the country.
"It means a lot. It's been quite amazing to be among these amazing athletes," Poulin said during her media availability Wednesday."I'm really thanking my teammates, my people. Just a reminder that hard work, when you keep your head down when no one's watching, it does pay off."
It’s the first time the award — formerly known as the Lou Marsh Award — was granted to a women’s hockey player.