The <a href="https://www.dailyfaceoff.com/categories/pwhl">Professional Women’s Hockey League </a>announced the finalists for the league’s 2024-25 Coach of the Year Award on Tuesday, tipping Toronto Sceptres’ Troy Ryan, Ottawa Charge’s Carla MacLeod and the Montreal Victoire’s Kori Cheverie for the honor.&nbsp;



Last year, Ryan won the first edition of the award, leading the Sceptres to a league-high 47 points and a 13-4-0-7 record. He and Cherevie were finalists in 2024, alongside Boston Fleet bench boss Courtney Kessel.&nbsp;



This season, Cheverie led the Victoire to the top of the<a href="https://www.dailyfaceoff.com/categories/pwhl"> PWHL</a> standings, amassing a record of 12-7-3-8 and 53 points, holding onto the top spot from Jan. 29 through the end of the regular season.&nbsp;



The Victoire scored the second-most goals in the PWHL with 77 and allowed the fewest with 67, and were the only team to post a six-game win streak and a four-game win streak. At the same time, they held the best record at both home and away.&nbsp;<div class="injected-ad injected-video" data-nn-ad-tech-injection-count="0" data-nn-ad-tech-max-gap="130" data-nn-ad-tech-current-gap="156"></div>



Meanwhile, Ryan secured a second-place finish for Toronto with 48 points and a 12-3-6-9 record, while tying for the best home record with the Victoire. The Sceptres also posted a six-game win streak and a nine-game point streak, with that run taking them from last place to within two points of the league lead.&nbsp;



The Sceptres also had the league’s best powerplay, operating at a 25.8 percent clip, and were the only team not to allow a shorthanded “jailbreak” goal.&nbsp;



MacLeod rounded out the finalists, leading the Charge to their first <a href="https://www.dailyfaceoff.com/news/2025-pwhl-finals-predictions-storylines-picks-walter-cup-ottawa-charge-minnesota-frost">Walter Cup Playoff</a> berth, posting a 12-4-2-12 record and 44 points, securing third place with a dramatic final day of the season.&nbsp;



While the Victoire and Sceptres mainly kept their form from the inaugural season, the Charge were the most improved team, and were the only club to have two three-game winning streaks in regulation.&nbsp;<div class="injected-ad" data-nn-ad-tech-injection-count="1" data-nn-ad-tech-max-gap="130" data-nn-ad-tech-current-gap="146"></div>



Although playoff and international performance is not considered in the award voting, MacLeod led the No. 3 seed Charge to a semifinal upset against the Victoire, setting up their <a href="https://www.dailyfaceoff.com/news/ottawa-charge-vs-minnesota-frost-2025-pwhl-final-walter-cup-series-preview-pick">Walter Cup final series</a> against the Minnesota Frost.&nbsp;



Already voted on by a selection committee at the conclusion of the regular season, the <a href="https://www.dailyfaceoff.com/news/marie-philip-poulin-sarah-fillier-hillary-knight-named-2025-pwhl-forward-of-the-year-finalists-walter-cup-playoffs">PWHL Awards </a>will be unveiled on June 25 at the Hard Rock Hotel &amp; Casino in Ottawa.