What players improved the most, and what changed with their performance
In the WNBA, the Most Improved Player Award is “designed to honor a player who has made a dramatic improvement from the previous season or season.” The PWHL does not have a similar award, but what if it did? The quality of play as a whole has skyrocketed over the first three seasons of the PWHL as teams have begun to gel, but a few individual performances have stood out. Our fictional PWHL Most Improved Player Award will look at offensive output, on-ice impact, and role increase during the regular season. While points matter most, we will also look at shots and expected goals to factor in the shooting percentage benders that short seasons are vulnerable to.
