Gwyneth Philips
Ottawa Charge
#33
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Age 25
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Gwyneth Philips left Northeastern University as the NCAA's all-time career save percentage record holder at .958, a number that followed her directly into professional hockey. Born in Athens, Ohio on September 17, 2000, Philips played collegiate hockey at Northeastern from 2019 to 2024, where she served as an alternate captain in her final season and was named to the All-American First Team in both 2022–23 and 2023–24. She was a Patty Kazmaier Memorial Award Top-10 Finalist in both of those seasons and was named National Goaltender of the Year in 2023. In her final collegiate season she established program records for wins, games played, and minutes played.
The Ottawa Charge selected Philips, and she made her first PWHL start on December 19 in Minnesota — the fifth game of the regular season — allowing four goals on 43 shots in a 5–2 loss. Her first career win came on January 21, a 1–0 shutout of the Minnesota Frost in her third career start. She recorded a second shutout on April 2, a 4–0 win over Lowell against fellow American goaltender Aerin Frankel at the Tsongas Center. Philips finished her rookie regular season with an 8–5–1 record, a 2.11 GAA, a .919 save percentage, and two shutouts. She was a finalist for PWHL Rookie of the Year and Goaltender of the Year, and was named to the PWHL All-Rookie Team.
When Emerance Maschmeyer suffered a season-ending injury on March 11, Philips took over as the starter and played 16 consecutive games — eight in the regular season and eight in the playoffs — posting a cumulative 9–3–4 record across that stretch. In the playoffs she went 4–0–4 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 the next goaltender. Her performance earned her the inaugural Ilana Kloss Playoff MVP award, making her the first goaltender to receive that honor. Along the way she made 26 saves in a 1–0 shutout of the Montréal Victoire in Game 3 of the opening playoff round. Philips was one of three players protected by the Charge 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 a gold medal and a silver medal respectively. At the 2025 tournament she entered the gold medal game in the third period after Aerin Frankel was injured and was the goaltender on the ice when the United States won in overtime. She then started two games at the 2026 Winter Olympics in Milano-Cortina without allowing a goal, earning a gold medal with Team USA.
Away from the rink, Philips spends time camping, hiking, biking, boating, and skiing, and her first major purchase after the 2025 PWHL Walter Cup Final was a camper for off-grid travel, which she documented on TikTok. She brings her French Bulldog, Paris, along on most of her trips. Her father, Guy Philips, raced in the Porsche series in Ohio, and Philips 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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