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Montreal Victoire captain and reigning PWHL playoff MVP Marie-Philip Poulin will have surgery next month to repair a torn right ACL and meniscus, the team announced Thursday.<\/p>\n

General manager Daniele Sauvageau did not provide a specific timeline for the 35-year-old Canadian center’s return, saying she would be back on the ice “in due time.”<\/p>\n

Poulin sustained the knee injury in February at the Milan Cortina Olympics. She aggravated it in Montreal’s March 15 game against the Boston Fleet and missed 10 games.<\/p>\n

She wore a knee brace in the playoffs as the Victoire won their first league championship, earning MVP honors with eight points (four goals, four assists).<\/p>\n

“I played as best I could with a torn ACL and meniscus because I wanted to be part of this journey that led us to hoist the Walter Cup. … It has become clear that if I want to continue playing at a high level, surgery is necessary,” Poulin said Thursday at a news conference.<\/p>\n

“In the short term, it’s a difficult choice, but if I take a step back and think about the years ahead, the decision is obvious. I’m going to focus all my energy on my recovery once the surgery is done so that I can return to the game in the best physical form possible.”<\/p>\n

Poulin has accumulated 67 points (38 goals, 29 assists) in 70 games through Montreal’s first three PWHL seasons. She was named the league MVP in 2024-25.<\/p>\n

Internationally, “Captain Clutch” has won three Olympic gold medals and four world championships with Canada. She has served as captain of the Canadian national team since 2015. <\/p>\n

–Field Level Media<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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