2025 PWHL Draft
3rd PWHL Draft
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The 2025 PWHL Draft was the third annual draft in Professional Women's Hockey League history, and took place on June 24, 2025, at the Hard Rock Hotel & Casino in Ottawa, Ontario, Canada.
Ottawa, Ontario, Canada
Kristýna Kaltounková(New York Sirens)
| 2025 PWHL Draft | |
|---|---|
| |
| General information | |
| Date | June 24, 2025 |
| Location | Hard Rock Hotel & Casino Ottawa, Ontario, Canada |
| Overview | |
| 48 total selections in 6 rounds | |
| League | Professional Women's Hockey League |
| First selection | Kristýna Kaltounková (New York Sirens) |
Kristýna Kaltounková was selected first overall by the New York Sirens.[1]
Eligibility
The declaration period for the draft opened on March 1, 2025, and closed on May 8.[2] Undrafted players will become free agents; players must declare for the draft to reach free agency. Selected players may re-enter the draft if they are not signed to their draft club after two years. No player may declare for more than two drafts.[3] Players ineligible to play in the 2025–26 season were not eligible to be selected.
On May 15, 2025, the PWHL released the full list of eligible players. In total, 199 eligible players declared for the draft, of which 117 were forwards, 56 were defenders, and 26 were goaltenders.[4]
Top prospects
Top skaters
- Source: The Hockey News (June 1, 2025) ranking.[5]
| Ranking | Player | School/club team |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Kristýna Kaltounková (C) | Colgate (NCAA) |
| 2 | Haley Winn (D) | Clarkson (NCAA) |
| 3 | Casey O'Brien (C) | Wisconsin (NCAA) |
| 4 | Nicole Gosling (D) | Clarkson (NCAA) |
| 5 | Natálie Mlýnková (LW) | Minnesota (NCAA) |
| 6 | Rory Guilday (D) | Cornell (NCAA) |
| 7 | Michelle Karvinen (LW) | Frölunda HC (SDHL) |
| 8 | Anne Cherkowski (C) | Clarkson (NCAA) |
| 9 | Kendall Cooper (D) | Quinnipiac (NCAA) |
| 10 | Jenna Buglioni (C) | Ohio State (NCAA) |
Top goaltenders
- Source: The Hockey News (June 1, 2025) ranking.[5]
| Ranking | Player | School/club team |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Sanni Ahola | St. Cloud State (NCAA) |
| 2 | Hannah Murphy | Colgate (NCAA) |
| 3 | Ena Nystrøm | Brynäs IF (SDHL) |
Expansion
The PWHL established two new teams for the 2025–26 season, the Seattle Torrent and Vancouver Goldeneyes. In order to help these new teams fill their rosters, the league granted them an exclusive signing window from June 4–8, and held an expansion draft on June 9, 2025.
Protected lists and exclusive signing window
Before 5:00 pm on June 3, each current team submitted the names of three current players under contract for next season to the league to be protected from signing by the expansion teams. After a current team lost two players, they were allowed to protect a fourth player. Once the protected lists were submitted, the Seattle and Vancouver teams had a five-day exclusive window, from June 4 through June 8, to sign up to five players each. Any player who was either unprotected, or on an expiring contract, could be signed by either expansion team.[6]
Protected players
Signed players
| Round | Seattle Torrent | Vancouver Goldeneyes | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Player | Former team | Player | Former team | |
| 1 | Hilary Knight[15] | Boston Fleet | Claire Thompson[16] | Minnesota Frost |
| 2 | Danielle Serdachny[17] | Ottawa Charge | Sophie Jaques[18] | Minnesota Frost |
| 3 | Cayla Barnes[19] | Montreal Victoire | Sarah Nurse[20] | Toronto Sceptres |
| 4 | Alex Carpenter[21] | New York Sirens | Emerance Maschmeyer[20] | Ottawa Charge |
| 5 | Corinne Schroeder[22] | New York Sirens | Jennifer Gardiner[23] | Montreal Victoire |
Expansion draft
On June 9, the two expansion teams drafted at least seven additional players from the current PWHL teams, until they reached a 12-player roster. If one (or both) of the expansion teams signed fewer than five players during the exclusive signing window, they would receive more than seven picks in the expansion draft.[6] On June 6, 2025, the Seattle Torrent announced that they had come to agreement with New York Sirens goaltender Corinne Schroeder, ensuring that both teams picked the minimum number of players (seven) in the expansion draft.[24]
Brooke McQuigge, Gabby Rosenthal, and Anna Wilgren are restricted free agents with their rights controlled by Vancouver or Seattle; they will technically not be members of those teams until they sign a contract in free agency.
| Number | Player | Position | PWHL team | Team drafted from |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Ashton Bell | D | Vancouver Goldeneyes | Ottawa Charge |
| 2 | Aneta Tejralová | D | Seattle Torrent | Ottawa Charge |
| 3 | Hannah Bilka | F | Seattle Torrent | Boston Fleet |
| 4 | Brooke McQuigge | F | Vancouver Goldeneyes | Minnesota Frost |
| 5 | Abigail Boreen | F | Vancouver Goldeneyes | Montreal Victoire |
| 6 | Jessie Eldridge | F | Seattle Torrent | New York Sirens |
| 7 | Julia Gosling | F | Seattle Torrent | Toronto Sceptres |
| 8 | Izzy Daniel | F | Vancouver Goldeneyes | Toronto Sceptres |
| 9 | Gabby Rosenthal | F | Vancouver Goldeneyes | New York Sirens |
| 10 | Anna Wilgren | D | Seattle Torrent | Montreal Victoire |
| 11 | Megan Carter | D | Seattle Torrent | Toronto Sceptres |
| 12 | Denisa Křížová | F | Vancouver Goldeneyes | Minnesota Frost |
| 13 | Sydney Bard | D | Vancouver Goldeneyes | Boston Fleet |
| 14 | Emily Brown | D | Seattle Torrent | Boston Fleet |
Format
The eight teams will pick in each of six rounds for a total of 48 selections. The top selection in the draft was determined by the Gold Plan, where standings points accumulated by a team that can no longer make the playoffs count as draft order points, and the team with the most draft order points received the first overall selection.[6] On June 13, the PWHL announced the order that all teams would pick for all six rounds of the draft.[25]
Selections by round
Round one
| # | Player | Nationality | PWHL team | School/club team |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Kristýna Kaltounková (F) | Czech Republic |
New York Sirens | Colgate (NCAA) |
| 2 | Haley Winn (D) |  United States |
Boston Fleet | Clarkson (NCAA) |
| 3 | Casey O'Brien (F) | United States |
New York Sirens (from Toronto) [Trade 1] | Wisconsin (NCAA) |
| 4 | Nicole Gosling (D) |  Canada |
Montreal Victoire | Clarkson (NCAA) |
| 5 | Rory Guilday (D) | United States |
Ottawa Charge | Cornell (NCAA) |
| 6 | Kendall Cooper (D) | Canada |
Minnesota Frost | Quinnipiac (NCAA) |
| 7 | Michelle Karvinen (F) |  Finland /  Denmark |
Vancouver Goldeneyes | Frölunda HC (SDHL) |
| 8 | Jenna Buglioni (F) | Canada |
Seattle Torrent | Ohio State (NCAA) |
Round two
| # | Player | Nationality | PWHL team | School/club team |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 9 | Anne Cherkowski (F) | Canada |
New York Sirens | Clarkson (NCAA) |
| 10 | Ella Huber (F) | United States |
Boston Fleet | Minnesota (NCAA) |
| 11 | Emma Gentry (F) | United States |
Toronto Sceptres | St. Cloud State (NCAA) |
| 12 | Natálie Mlýnková (F) | Czech Republic |
Montreal Victoire | Minnesota (NCAA) |
| 13 | Anna Shokhina (F) |  Russia |
Ottawa Charge | Dynamo-Neva St. Petersburg (ZhHL) |
| 14 | Abby Hustler (F) | Canada |
Minnesota Frost | St. Lawrence (NCAA) |
| 15 | Hannah Murphy (G) | Canada |
Seattle Torrent | Colgate (NCAA) |
| 16 | Kiara Zanon (F) | United States |
Toronto Sceptres (from Vancouver Goldeneyes)[Trade 2] | Ohio State (NCAA) |
Round three
| # | Player | Nationality | PWHL team | School/club team |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 17 | Makenna Webster (F) | United States |
New York Sirens | Ohio State (NCAA) |
| 18 | Olivia Mobley (F) | United States |
Boston Fleet | Minnesota Duluth (NCAA) |
| 19 | Nina Jobst-Smith (F) |  Germany / Canada |
Vancouver Goldeneyes (from Toronto) [Trade 2] | Minnesota Duluth (NCAA) |
| 20 | Skylar Irving (F) | United States |
Montreal Victoire | Northeastern (NCAA) |
| 21 | Sarah Wozniewicz (F) | Canada |
Ottawa Charge | Wisconsin (NCAA) |
| 22 | Anna Segedi (F) | United States /  China |
Minnesota Frost | St. Lawrence (NCAA) |
| 23 | Clara Van Wieren (F) | United States |
Toronto Sceptres (from Vancouver Goldeneyes)[Trade 2] | Minnesota Duluth (NCAA) |
| 24 | Lily Delianedis (F) | United States |
Seattle Torrent | Cornell (NCAA) |
Round four
| # | Player | Nationality | PWHL team | School/club team |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 25 | Dayle Ross (D) | Canada |
New York Sirens | St. Cloud State (NCAA) |
| 26 | Riley Brengman (D) | United States |
Boston Fleet | Ohio State (NCAA) |
| 27 | Maddi Wheeler (F) | Canada |
New York Sirens (from Toronto) [Trade 1] | Ohio State (NCAA) |
| 28 | Callie Shanahan (G) | United States |
New York Sirens (from Montreal) [Trade 3] | Boston University (NCAA) |
| 29 | Peyton Hemp (F) | United States |
Ottawa Charge | Minnesota (NCAA) |
| 30 | Ava Rinker (D) | United States |
Minnesota Frost | UConn (NCAA) |
| 31 | Jada Habisch (F) | United States |
Seattle Torrent | UConn (NCAA) |
| 32 | Brianna Brooks (F) | Canada |
Vancouver Goldeneyes | Penn State (NCAA) |
Round five
| # | Player | Nationality | PWHL team | School/club team |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 33 | Anna Bargman (F) | United States |
New York Sirens | Yale (NCAA) |
| 34 | Abby Newhook (F) | Canada |
Boston Fleet | Boston College (NCAA) |
| 35 | Sara Hjalmarsson (F) |  Sweden |
Toronto Sceptres | Linköping HC (SDHL) |
| 36 | Maya Labad (F) | Canada |
Montreal Victoire | Quinnipiac (NCAA) |
| 37 | Sanni Ahola (G) | Finland |
Ottawa Charge | St. Cloud State (NCAA) |
| 38 | Vanessa Upson (F) | Canada |
Minnesota Frost | Mercyhurst (NCAA) |
| 39 | Madison Samoskevich (D) | United States |
Vancouver Goldeneyes | Quinnipiac (NCAA) |
| 40 | Lyndie Lobdell (D) | United States |
Seattle Torrent | Penn State (NCAA) |
Round six
| # | Player | Nationality | PWHL team | School/club team |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 41 | Kaley Doyle (G) | United States |
New York Sirens | Quinnipiac (NCAA) |
| 42 | Amanda Thiele (G) | United States |
Boston Fleet | Ohio State (NCAA) |
| 43 | Hanna Baskin (D) | United States |
Toronto Sceptres | Minnesota Duluth (NCAA) |
| 44 | Tamara Giaquinto (D) | Canada |
Montreal Victoire | Boston University (NCAA) |
| 45 | Fanuza Kadirova (F) | Russia |
Ottawa Charge | Dynamo-Neva St. Petersburg (ZhHL) |
| 46 | Brooke Becker (D) | United States |
Minnesota Frost | Providence (NCAA) |
| 47 | Olivia Wallin (F) | Canada |
Seattle Torrent | Minnesota Duluth (NCAA) |
| 48 | Chanreet Bassi (F) | Canada |
Vancouver Goldeneyes | UBC (U Sports) |
Trade notes
- Toronto → New York. Toronto's first-round pick went to New York as the result of a trade on June 24, 2025, that sent a first-round pick (3rd overall) and a fourth-round pick (27th overall) to New York in exchange for Ella Shelton.
- Vancouver → Toronto. Vancouver's second-round pick went to Toronto as the result of a trade on June 24, 2025, that sent a second-round pick (16th overall) and a third-round pick (23rd overall) to Toronto in exchange for a third-round pick (19th overall) and Kristen Campbell.
- Montreal → New York. Montreal's fourth-round pick went to New York as the result of a trade on June 24, 2025, that sent a fourth-round pick (28th overall) and Kristin O'Neill to New York in exchange for Abby Roque.