Triple Gold Club: Post Olympic Updates & Expectations

Who is in the women’s hockey Triple Gold Club? Who is likely to join by the end of the season?

Current Club Members

Only nine current PWHL players have achieved Triple Gold Club status: an Olympic Gold, an IIHF Women’s World Championship Gold, and a Walter Cup. Those players are:

• Britta Curl-Salemme
• Taylor Heise
• Nicole Hensley
• Kelly Pannek
• Maddie Rooney
• Kendall Coyne Schofield
• Lee Stecklein
• Claire Thompson
• Grace Zumwinkle

All of these players are American except for Canadian Claire Thompson, formerly of the Frost, who is now with the Vancouver Goldeneyes.

One Away

As Canada and the United States continue to dominate women’s international hockey, most of the North American PWHL players have at least one of these gold medals checked off the career bucket list. With almost 45% of the league being Canadian and 41% being American, many of these active players have won gold at Worlds over the last five years. Those who were active during the 2022 (Canadian Gold) and 2026 (USA Gold) Winter Olympics are only one prize away.

What are the expectations of the PWHL players who came home with gold last week?

With some first-time Olympic champs and some returning Olympic gold medalists from the 2018 roster, the PWHL has even more players who could be in the Triple Gold Club by the end of the season.

If it is indeed Boston’s year, gold medal game-winning scorer, the Fleet’s new captain, and two-time gold medal Olympian Megan Keller will join the club, along with her Fleet and USA teammates Aerin Frankel and Haley Winn, who took home gold at their first Olympics.

I’m also excited about the Victoire for the Cup this season, who currently sit at the top of the standings after shutting out the Frost on Sunday, with Marie-Philip Poulin joining the Triple Gold Club, feeling like an inevitability, with her three Olympic gold medals and four World Golds. Her Olympic injury is, of course, a reminder that time is of the essence, although she was back on the ice against Minnesota on Sunday, logging an assist. If Montreal takes home the Walter Cup, we’ll see MPP, Laura Stacey, Ann-Renée Debiens, Erin Ambrose, and the lone 2026 USA gold medalist on the roster, Hayley Scamurra, join the Triple Gold Club.

Unfortunately, I don’t think former Boston captain Hilary Knight will be taking home the Walter Cup with the Seattle Torrent this year, injury aside, who lost 5–2 to the Toronto Sceptres on Friday. This keeps them in the last-place slot they held before the Olympic break. Interesting, as the Torrent have the most 2026 USA Olympic roster players in the league, with Cayla Barnes, Hannah Bilka, and Alex Carpenter, in addition to their captain.