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 played collegiate hockey at Northeastern from 2019 to 2024. During her final season, she set program records for wins (34), games played (38), and minutes played (2,272). She was a two-time Patty Kazmaier Memorial Award Top-10 Finalist (2023 and 2024), earned All-American First Team honors in both the 2022–23 and 2023–24 seasons, and was named National Goaltender of the Year in 2023. She served as an alternate captain in her senior year.
Philips joined the Ottawa Charge as a rookie in the 2024–25 PWHL season. Her first career start came in Minnesota on December 19 — the fifth game of the regular season — where she allowed four goals on 43 shots in a 5–2 loss. Her first career win arrived on January 21, a 1–0 shutout of the Minnesota Frost in her third career start. She picked up a second shutout on April 2 in a 4–0 win over Boston at the Tsongas Center. Philips finished the regular season with an 8–5–1 record, two shutouts, a 2.11 GAA, and a .919 save percentage. She was a finalist for PWHL Rookie of the Year and Goaltender of the Year, and earned a place on the PWHL All-Rookie Team.
When Emerance Maschmeyer suffered a season-ending injury on March 11, Philips stepped into the starting role and started 16 consecutive games — eight regular season and eight playoff. Over that stretch she went 9–3–4.
In the 2025 PWHL playoffs, Philips posted a 4–0–4 record with a 1.23 GAA and a .952 save percentage, never losing a game in regulation. She recorded a playoff shutout in Game 3 against Montréal, stopping 26 shots in a 1–0 win that gave Ottawa a 2–1 series lead. She led all PWHL goaltenders in the playoffs with 257 saves — more than 100 ahead of second-place Maddie Rooney of Minnesota, who stopped 150. Her performance earned her the inaugural Ilana Kloss Playoff MVP award. Philips was one of three Charge players protected ahead of the PWHL expansion draft.
On the international stage, Philips represented the United States at the 2024 and 2025 IIHF Women's World Championships, winning gold and silver respectively. At the 2025 championship, she entered the gold medal game in the third period after starter Aerin Frankel was injured, and was the goaltender on the ice for the overtime-winning goal. She also started two games at the 2026 Winter Olympics in Milano-Cortina without allowing a goal, earning gold with Team USA.
Off the ice, Philips spends time camping, hiking, biking, boating, and skiing. After the 2025 PWHL Walter Cup Final, she purchased a camper for off-grid travel and documented the trip on TikTok. Her French Bulldog, Paris, joins her on most outings. She grew up around motorsport — her father, Guy Philips, raced in the Porsche series in Ohio, and she raced go-karts as a child.
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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