The Women’s Hockey Commissioners Association has announced that the University of Connecticut’s graduate goaltender Tia Chan has been selected as this year’s recipient of the Women’s College Hockey Goalie of the Year Award. Voting was carried out by a panel of coaches, administrators and members of the media from across the country.

A native of Hamilton, Ontario, Chan led Hockey East in nearly every overall category in 2025-26, including minutes played (2252:25), wins (27), shutouts (5), goals against average (1.55), and save percentage (.951) and was second with 1,122 saves. Nationally, she was second in wins, save percentage, and minutes played, third in saves, fourth in goals against average, and eighth in shutouts.

She was named First Team All-Hockey East and claimed the honor of Hockey East Goaltender of the Year after backstopping UConn to a second-place finish in the regular season and the Huskies’ second-ever Bertagna Trophy as Hockey East Tournament champions, where she claimed MVP honors.

She broke the Hockey East title game record with 57 saves in a 2-1, double overtime win against Northeastern to send UConn into the NCAA Tournament for just the second time in program history. The 2022 Olympian then helped UConn to its first national tournament victory by making 41 saves in a 4-1 win over Princeton. Over the course of the 2025-26 season, Chan was twice named Hockey East Player of the Week, won four Goaltender of the Week accolades, and was tabbed Goaltender of the Month in September/October.

In addition to Chan, the other finalists for the Women’s College Hockey Goalie of the Year Award were Quinnipiac University sophomore Felicia Frank (Gävle Sweden) and Minnesota Duluth sophomore Ève Gascon (Mascouche, PQ).