Gwyneth Philips
Ottawa Charge
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Age 25
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Gwyneth Philips left Northeastern University holding the NCAA record for career save percentage at .958 — and then, in her first professional season, became the first goaltender to receive the Ilana Kloss Playoff MVP award.
Born in Athens, Ohio, on September 17, 2000, Philips spent five seasons at Northeastern, where she set program records for wins (34), games played (38), and minutes played (2,272) in her final season alone. She was a Patty Kazmaier Memorial Award Top-10 Finalist in both 2023 and 2024, earned All-American First Team honors in each of those seasons, and was named National Goaltender of the Year in 2023. She served as an alternate captain in her final collegiate season.
Philips joined the Ottawa Charge for the PWHL's second season and made her first career start on December 19 in Minnesota, allowing four goals on 43 shots in a 5-2 loss. Her third career start produced her first career win, a 1-0 shutout of the Minnesota Frost on January 21. Over her rookie regular season she compiled an 8-5-1 record with a 2.11 GAA and a .919 save percentage, including two shutouts, and was named to the PWHL's All-Rookie Team and was a finalist for both Rookie of the Year and Goaltender of the Year.
When Emerance Maschmeyer suffered a season-ending injury on March 11, Philips started 16 consecutive games — eight in the regular season and eight in the playoffs — going 9-3-4 across that stretch. In the playoffs she posted a 4-0-4 record with a 1.23 GAA and a .952 save percentage, never losing a game in regulation. She led the PWHL with 257 playoff saves, more than 100 ahead of second-place Maddie Rooney of the Minnesota Frost, who had 150. A 1-0 shutout in Game 3 against the Montréal Victoire, in which she made 26 saves, gave Ottawa a 2-1 series lead in the opening round.
On the international stage, Philips represented the United States at the 2024 and 2025 IIHF Women's World Championships, winning a gold medal and a silver medal across the two tournaments. At the 2025 championship, she entered the gold medal game in the third period after Aerin Frankel was injured and was the overtime-winning goaltender. She also started two games at the 2026 Winter Olympics in Milano-Cortina without allowing a goal, winning gold with Team USA.
Philips was one of three players protected by the Charge ahead of the PWHL expansion draft. Off the ice, she has documented off-grid camping trips — taken with her French Bulldog, Paris — on her TikTok account, and her first major purchase after the 2025 Walter Cup Final was a camper. Her father, Guy Philips, raced in the Porsche series in Ohio, and Philips herself did go-kart racing when she was younger.
Career Highlights
- One of three protected Charge players ahead of the PWHL expansion draft.
- Posted a 4-0-4 record with a 1.23 GAA and a .952 SV% to become the first goaltender to receive the Ilana Kloss Playoff MVP award. Never lost a game in regulation time during the playoffs.
- Led the PWHL with 257 saves in the 2025 playoffs, more than 100 saves higher thanover second place Maddie Rooney of the Minnesota Frost (who had 150 saves).
- Helped the Charge’s playoff push by compiling an 8-5-1 record, including two shutouts, in her rookie season with a 2.11 goals-against-average (GAA) and a .919 save percentage (SV%).
- Finalist for PWHL Rookie of the Year and, Goaltender of the Year., and earned a spot on the PWHL’s All-Rookie Team.
- Started 16 consecutive games (8 regular season, 8 playoffs) after Emerance Maschmeyer suffered a season-ending injury on Mar. 11. Had a cumulative record of 9-3-4 during that stretch.
- Had her first career PWHL start in Minnesota on December 19, the 5th game of the regular season and allowed four goals on 43 shots in a 5-2 loss (one empty net goal).
- Celebrated her first career win with a 1-0 shutout of the Minnesota Frost on January 21. It was her third career start.
- Had her second career shoutout against fellow American goaltender Aerin Frankel in a 4-0 win at the Tsongas Center on April 2.
- Blanked the Montréal Victoire in Game 3 of the playoffs by making 26 saves in a 1-0 win to give Ottawa a 2-1 lead in the opening round of the PWHL playoffs.
- Represented the USA at the 2024 and 2025 IIHF Women's World Championships. Won a gold medal and a silver medal.
- Started two games in her first Winter Olympics and never gave up a goal. Gold medalist for Team USA in Milano-Cortina 2026.
- Overtime- winning goaltender in the gold medal game at the 2025 IIFH Women’s World Championships as she replaced Aerin Frankel in the third period after she suffered an injury.
- Left Northeastern as the NCAA record holder with a ,.958 career save percentage.
- Established program records for wins (34), games played (38) and minutes played (2272) during the 2023-24 season.
- Was a Patty Kazmaier Memorial Award Top-10 Finalist in 2023 as well as 2024.
- Was named to the All-American First team at the conclusion of the 2022-23 and 2023-24 seasons.
- Served as an alternate captain for her final (2023-24) season at Northeastern.
- Was the National Goaltender of the Year in 2023.
- Played collegiate hockey at Northeastern University from 2019 to 2024.
- Spends lots of time outdoors, notably camping, hiking, biking, boating, skiing.
- First big expense was the purchase of a camper to go off-grid camping after the 2025 PWHL Walter Cup Final. She documented that trip daily in her TikTok account (gwynethphilips).
- Takes her French Bulldog, Paris, on most of her adventures.
- Did go-kart racing when she was younger. Her father, Guy Philips, raced in the Porsche series back in Ohio.
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