By: Alexis Caines | Follow me on Twitter/X @alexiscaines_
When Megan Keller was named Captain of the Boston Fleet, she knew she’d have big shoes to fill. Her new role was coming in the absence of a legendary teammate and friend, Hilary Knight.
“She’s obviously the face of women’s hockey,” said Keller of her former teammate. “For a lot of us girls that come in, they look up to her and she’s sort of a larger than life figure.”
Now, Keller has joined Knight, along with names like Marie-Philip Poulin, Brianne Jenner, Alex Carpenter, and years of hockey legends that come with both pedigree, success, and inspiration.
Keller had a special season. Though it ended earlier than she had hoped, the Fleet set new highs, and so did their Captain. She set a career high points with 22, coming in seven goals and fifteen assists. She also led her team to a playoff berth after missing the year prior, and with her at the helm, the Fleet set a franchise record and tied a league record for points in a season.
Her most memorable goal of the 2025-26 Season came donned in Red, White, and Blue. Keller was the overtime hero who scored the golden goal, helping capture a historic Gold Medal for USA Women’s Ice Hockey.
Back in the Professional Women’s Hockey League, she led defenders in points and game-winning goals. Keller was second in average time-on-ice, just below teammate and d-partner, Haley Winn.
In their elimination game, she recorded 43:34 minutes on ice: of the nearly 81-minute game, she was on for more than half. And that just sums up who Keller was for the Fleet this season, as both a Captain and a skater.
“She’s a leader in every area,” said Boston Fleet General Manager Danielle Marmer. “It’s wild the year she had, what she was able to accomplish and it couldn’t have happen to a better person. “[We’re] just really lucky she was representing Boston.“
The PWHL had a memorable season. From selling out Madison Square Garden to TD Garden and all the Takeover Tour locations, it was a huge year for the growth of women’s hockey. The eight teams had a big impact on the communities they were in.
For many young girls, Keller is that role model with a big impact on them, and that starts with her teammates. “It was an honor to be able to lead this group,” she said. “The locker room we had was special. Playing for as long as I have, there’s not one person in the room that didn’t want to come into the rink every day and put a smile on somebody else’s face.” For most of her teammates, that attitude started with Keller.
The new PWHL Detroit team would be considered a homecoming for Keller, so of course, rumors swirled, but she shut those down quickly. “[Boston] holds a special place in my heart and I love getting to play for this organization [and] this city. I would love to play my whole career here if I could,” in her own words.
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