Four years ago, headlines called her "the next one" and "a rising superstar" in women's hockey.
At her first world championship inside a bubble in Calgary in 2021, then-21-year-old Sarah Fillier put up nearly a point per game as the Canadians won gold.
They were heavy expectations to place on a player who was still in college.
But four years later, no one can argue that Fillier hasn't lived up to the hype. No longer a rookie, Fillier is a bona fide star whose instincts, skill and hunger to get better put her in the sport's top echelon.
In her first season in the PWHL, Fillier tied American superstar, Hilary Knight, for the league scoring lead, putting up 29 points in 30 games for the New York Sirens. She was named the league's Rookie of the Year.
"Any time she's on the ice, magic will