Billie Jean King Most Valuable Player

The Billie Jean King Most Valuable Player (MVP) is an annual Professional Women's Hockey League (PWHL) award given since the league's inaugural season in 2023. The award is named after women's sports trailblazer, tennis legend, and Advisory Board member, Billie Jean King.{{cite web |first=Ian |last=Kennedy |title=PWHL Announces 10 Awards Including Billie Jean King MVP Award |url=https://thehockeynews.com/womens/pwhl/pwhl-announces-10-awards-including-billie-jean-king-mvp-award |website=The Hockey News |date=April 25, 2024 |access-date=May 1, 2025}} The winner is chosen by a "selection committee with a cross-section of representatives including national and local media, former players, the Professional Women's Hockey League Players Association, and team personnel."

The inaugural winner was Natalie Spooner.{{cite web |url=https://www.thepwhl.com/en/carpenter-poulin-and-spooner-voted-billie-jean-king-mvp-award-finalists |title=Carpenter, Poulin and Spooner Voted Billie Jean King MVP Award Finalists |website=thepwhl.com |date=May 23, 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240523190452/https://www.thepwhl.com/en/carpenter-poulin-and-spooner-voted-billie-jean-king-mvp-award-finalists |archive-date=May 23, 2024 |url-status=live }}{{cite tweet |user=thepwhlofficial |number=1800608723037282582 |title=Presented to the player considered most valuable to their team's success throughout the regular season, Natalie Spooner is the first-ever recipient of the 2024 Billie Jean King MVP Award. ⭐️ |date=June 11, 2024}}

Key

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| Denotes player who has been inducted to the Hockey Hall of Fame

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| Denotes player who has been inducted to the IIHF Hall of Fame

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| Denotes player who has been selected for at least one All-Star Showcase and end-of-season All-Star Team

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| Denotes player who has been selected for at least one All-Star Showcase

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| Denotes player who has been selected for at least one end-of-season All-Star Team

Winners

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2023–24 \| bgcolor=#CCFFCC\| Natalie Spooner ^x \| Forward \| {{CAN}} \| PWHL Toronto \| {{cite web \|url=https://thehockeynews.com/womens/pwhl/pwhl-hands-out-year-end-awards-spooner-named-mvp \|title=PWHL Hands Out Year End Awards, Spooner Named MVP \|work=The Hockey News \|first=Ian \|last=Kennedy \|date=June 11, 2024 \|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240611204920/https://thehockeynews.com/womens/pwhl/pwhl-hands-out-year-end-awards-spooner-named-mvp \|archive-date=June 11, 2024 \|url-status=live }}
2024–25 \| TBD \| — \| — \| — \| —

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2023–24

| bgcolor=#CCFFCC| Natalie Spooner ^x

| Forward

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| PWHL Toronto

| {{cite web |url=https://thehockeynews.com/womens/pwhl/pwhl-hands-out-year-end-awards-spooner-named-mvp |title=PWHL Hands Out Year End Awards, Spooner Named MVP |work=The Hockey News |first=Ian |last=Kennedy |date=June 11, 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240611204920/https://thehockeynews.com/womens/pwhl/pwhl-hands-out-year-end-awards-spooner-named-mvp |archive-date=June 11, 2024 |url-status=live }}

2024–25

| TBD

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References

Category:Awards established in 2024

Most Valuable

Category:Professional Women's Hockey League lists

Billie Jean King Most Valuable Player

Key

Winners

See also

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