Brianne Jenner of the Ottawa Charge and the Minnesota Frost's Taylor Heise and Kelly Pannek are finalists for the 2026 PWHL Forward of the year award, the league announced Tuesday.
Jenner, a native of Oakville, Ont., finished fourth in scoring with 26 points in 30 games, helping the Charge reach the Walter Cup Finals.
The Charge captain tied for the league lead with four shootout goals and two short-handed points.
Heise, from Lake City, Minn., was second in league scoring with 30 points in 30 games.
The first-overall pick in the league’s inaugural draft finished second in plus-minus at plus-18.
Pannek set a PWHL scoring record with 33 points in 30 games.
The native of Plymouth, Minn., more than doubled her previous career high of 16 points from the inaugural season.
Winners of all PWHL Awards will be announced on June 16 in Detroit.
Ottawa trails the Montreal Victoire two games to one in the best-of-five Walter Cup championship series. Game 4 is Wednesday at Ottawa's Canadian Tire Centre.
Montreal's Marie-Philip Poulin won the award for top forward last year ahead of finalists Sarah Fillier of the New York Sirens and Hilary Knight, who was coming off a season with the Boston Fleet. Knight played for the Seattle Torrent this past season.
--with files from The Canadian Press