The three finalists for the PWHL's Coach of the Year award were announced on Friday.
Kori Cheverie of the Montréal Victoire, Carla MacLeod of the Ottawa Charge, and Kris Sparre of the Boston Fleet are under consideration for the honour.
The award is presented to the head coach "whose contributions most impacted their team’s on-ice success throughout the regular season."
Cheverie, from New Glasgow, N.S., is the reigning coach of the year and first person to be a finalist in each of the league’s first three seasons. She led Montréal to a first- place finish in the PWHL standings – setting a league record with 22 wins in the process – and an eventual first Walter Cup championship for the team.
MacLeod, a native of Spruce Grove, Alta., is a finalist for a second consecutive season after leading the Charge to the Walter Cup Finals.
Sparre was named as a finalist in his first season as a PWHL head coach after helping the Fleet clinch a playoff berth.
The winners will be announced on June 16 in Detroit.