2024 PWHL Draft

2024 PWHL Draft
General information
Date(s)June 10, 2024
LocationRoy Wilkins Auditorium
Saint Paul, Minnesota, United States
Overview
42 total selections in 7 rounds
LeagueProfessional Women's Hockey League
First selectionCanada Sarah Fillier
New York
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The 2024 PWHL Draft was the second annual draft in Professional Women's Hockey League history, and took place on June 10, 2024 at the Roy Wilkins Auditorium in Saint Paul, Minnesota.

Sarah Fillier was selected first overall by PWHL New York.[1]

Eligibility

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The declaration period for the draft opened on March 1, 2024, and closed on May 8. 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.[2] Players ineligible to play in the 2024–25 season are not eligible to be selected.[3]

On May 25, 2024, the PWHL released the full list of eligible players. In total, 167 eligible players declared for the draft, of which 93 were forwards, 48 were defensemen, and 26 were goaltenders.[4]

Top prospects

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Top skaters

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Source: The Hockey News (May 28, 2024) ranking.[5]
Ranking Player School/club team
1 Canada Sarah Fillier (C) Princeton University (NCAA)
2 United States Hannah Bilka (LW) Ohio State University (NCAA)
3 Canada Danielle Serdachny (C) Colgate University (NCAA)
4 United States Cayla Barnes (D) Ohio State University (NCAA)
5 Canada Claire Thompson (D) Did not play
6 Finland Ronja Savolainen (D) Luleå HF/MSSK (SDHL)
7 United States Amanda Kessel (F) Did not play
8 Canada Julia Gosling (C) St. Lawrence University (NCAA)
9 Czech Republic Daniela Pejšová (D) Luleå HF/MSSK (SDHL)
10 Finland Noora Tulus (F) Luleå HF/MSSK (SDHL)
Source: The Athletic (June 4, 2024) ranking.[6]
Ranking Player School/club team
1 Canada Sarah Fillier (C) Princeton University (NCAA)
2 Canada Danielle Serdachny (C) Colgate University (NCAA)
3 United States Hannah Bilka (LW) Ohio State University (NCAA)
4 Canada Claire Thompson (D) Did not play
5 United States Cayla Barnes (D) Ohio State University (NCAA)
6 United States Amanda Kessel (F) Did not play
7 United States Britta Curl (F) University of Wisconsin (NCAA)
8 Canada Julia Gosling (C) St. Lawrence University (NCAA)
9 United States Izzy Daniel (F) Cornell University (NCAA)
10 Finland Ronja Savolainen (D) Luleå HF/MSSK (SDHL)

Top goaltenders

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Source: The Hockey News (May 28, 2024) ranking.[5]
Ranking Player School/club team
1 Czech Republic Klára Peslarová Brynäs IF (SDHL)
2 United States Gwyneth Philips Northeastern University (NCAA)
3 Canada Kayle Osborne Colgate University (NCAA)
Source: The Athletic (June 4, 2024) ranking[6]
Ranking Player School/club team
1 United States Gwyneth Philips Northeastern University (NCAA)
2 Czech Republic Klára Peslarová Brynäs IF (SDHL)
3 Canada Kayle Osborne Colgate University (NCAA)

Format

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The six teams picked in each of seven rounds for a total of 42 selections. The top two selections in the draft were 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. Picks three through six went to the four playoff teams, in reverse order of regular season standings. The draft order was the same in each subsequent round.[7]

The draft order was as follows:[8]

Selection Team Draft order points Standings points
1 New York 6 26
2 Ottawa 0 32
3 Minnesota 35
4 Boston 35
5 Montreal 41
6 Toronto 47

Teams were permitted trade their picks beginning at the conclusion of the playoffs.[9]

Selections by round

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Round one

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# Player Nationality PWHL team School/club team
1 Sarah Fillier (C)  Canada New York Princeton University (NCAA)
2 Danielle Serdachny (C)  Canada Ottawa Colgate University (NCAA)
3 Claire Thompson (D)  Canada Minnesota Did not play
4 Hannah Bilka (LW)  United States Boston Ohio State University (NCAA)
5 Cayla Barnes (D)  United States Montreal Ohio State University (NCAA)
6 Julia Gosling (C)  Canada Toronto St. Lawrence University (NCAA)

Round two

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# Player Nationality PWHL team School/club team
7 Daniela Pejšová (D)  Czech Republic Boston (from New York)[Trade 1] Luleå HF/MSSK (SDHL)
8 Ronja Savolainen (D)  Finland Ottawa Luleå HF/MSSK (SDHL)
9 Britta Curl (F)  United States Minnesota University of Wisconsin (NCAA)
10 Maja Nylén Persson (D)  Sweden New York (from Boston)[Trade 2] Brynäs IF (SDHL)
11 Jennifer Gardiner (F)  Canada Montreal Ohio State University (NCAA)
12 Megan Carter (D)  Canada Toronto Northeastern University (NCAA)
  1. ^ New York → Boston. New York's second-round pick went to Boston as the result of a trade on June 10, 2024 that sent a second-round pick (7th overall) and a seventh-round pick (37th overall) to Boston in exchange for a second-round pick (10th overall), a third-round pick (16th overall) and a fifth-round pick (28th overall).[10]
  2. ^ Boston → New York. Boston's second-round pick went to New York as the result of a trade on June 10, 2024 that sent a second-round pick (10th overall), a third-round pick (16th overall) and a fifth-round pick (28th overall) to New York in exchange for a second-round pick (7th overall) and a seventh-round pick (37th overall).[10]

Round three

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# Player Nationality PWHL team School/club team
13 Noora Tulus (F)  Finland New York Luleå HF/MSSK (SDHL)
14 Gwyneth Philips (G)  United States Ottawa Northeastern University (NCAA)
15 Klára Hymlárová (F)  Czech Republic Minnesota St. Cloud State University (NCAA)
16 Allyson Simpson (D)  United States New York (from Boston)[Trade 1] Colgate University (NCAA)
17 Abigail Boreen (F)  United States Montreal Minnesota (PWHL)
18 Izzy Daniel (F)  United States Toronto Cornell University (NCAA)
  1. ^ Boston → New York. Boston's third-round pick went to New York as the result of a trade on June 10, 2024 that sent a second-round pick (10th overall), a third-round pick (16th overall) and a fifth-round pick (28th overall) to New York in exchange for a second-round pick (7th overall) and a seventh-round pick (37th overall).[10]

Round four

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# Player Nationality PWHL team School/club team
19 Gabby Rosenthal (F)  United States New York Ohio State University (NCAA)
20 Stephanie Markowski (D)  Canada Ottawa Ohio State University (NCAA)
21 Brooke McQuigge (F)  Canada Minnesota Clarkson University (NCAA)
22 Sydney Bard (D)  United States Boston Colgate University (NCAA)
23 Dara Greig (F)  Canada Montreal Colgate University (NCAA)
24 Lauren Bernard (D)  United States Toronto Ohio State University (NCAA)

Round five

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# Player Nationality PWHL team School/club team
25 Elle Hartje (F)  United States New York Yale University (NCAA)
26 Mannon McMahon (F)  United States Ottawa University of Minnesota Duluth (NCAA)
27 Dominique Petrie (F)  United States Minnesota Clarkson University (NCAA)
28 Kayle Osborne (G)  Canada New York (from Boston)[Trade 1] Colgate University (NCAA)
29 Anna Wilgren (D)  United States Montreal University of Wisconsin (NCAA)
30 Noemi Neubauerová (F)  Czech Republic Toronto Brynäs IF (SDHL)
  1. ^ Boston → New York. Boston's fifth-round pick went to New York as the result of a trade on June 10, 2024 that sent a second-round pick (10th overall), a third-round pick (16th overall) and a fifth-round pick (28th overall) to New York in exchange for a second-round pick (7th overall) and a seventh-round pick (37th overall).[10]

Round six

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# Player Nationality PWHL team School/club team
31 Emmy Fecteau (F)  Canada New York Concordia University (U Sports)
32 Anna Meixner (F)  Austria Ottawa Brynäs IF (SDHL)
33 Mae Batherson (D)  Canada Minnesota St. Lawrence University (NCAA)
34 Shay Maloney (F)  United States Boston Leksands IF (SDHL)
35 Anna Kjellbin (D)  Sweden Montreal Luleå HF/MSSK (SDHL)
36 Anneke Linser (F)  United States Toronto Djurgårdens IF (SDHL)

Round seven

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# Player Nationality PWHL team School/club team
37 Ilona Markova (F)  Russia Boston (from New York)[Trade 1] Agidel Ufa (ZhHL)
38 Madeline Wethington (D)  United States Ottawa University of Minnesota (NCAA)
39 Katy Knoll (F)  United States Minnesota Northeastern University (NCAA)
40 Hadley Hartmetz (D)  United States Boston Ohio State University (NCAA)
41 Amanda Kessel (F)  United States Montreal Did not play
42 Raygan Kirk (G)  Canada Toronto Ohio State University (NCAA)
  1. ^ New York → Boston. New York's seventh-round pick went to Boston as the result of a trade on June 10, 2024 that sent a second-round pick (7th overall) and a seventh-round pick (37th overall) to Boston in exchange for a second-round pick (10th overall), a third-round pick (16th overall) and a fifth-round pick (28th overall).[10]

References

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  1. ^ Salvian, Hailey (June 10, 2024). "New York selects Sarah Fillier with No. 1 pick in 2024 PWHL Draft". The Athletic. Archived from the original on June 11, 2024. Retrieved June 10, 2024.
  2. ^ Salvian, Hailey (February 27, 2024). "2024 PWHL Draft to be held in June". theathletic.com. The Athletic. Retrieved May 1, 2024.
  3. ^ Kennedy, Ian (May 24, 2024). "PWHL Rumblings: Draft Date, Eligibility, Award Event, Coca-Cola Coliseum and More". TheHockeyNews.com. The Hockey News. Retrieved May 24, 2024.
  4. ^ "Professional Women's Hockey League (PWHL) Announces Player Eligibility List for 2024 PWHL Draft". Professional Women's Hockey League. May 25, 2024. Retrieved May 25, 2024.
  5. ^ a b Kennedy, Ian (May 28, 2024). "Final PWHL Draft Rankings: 2024 Draft". thehockeynews.com. The Hockey News. Retrieved May 28, 2024.
  6. ^ a b "PWHL Draft ranking 2024". New York Times. The Athletic. June 4, 2024. Retrieved June 4, 2024.
  7. ^ "Professional Women's Hockey League (PWHL) Announces 2024 PWHL Draft to be Held in Minnesota". thepwhl.com. Professional Women's Hockey League. April 27, 2024. Retrieved May 1, 2024.
  8. ^ "PWHL – Professional Women's Hockey League". www.thepwhl.com. Retrieved May 5, 2024.
  9. ^ Kuehl, Tyler (February 27, 2024). "PWHL announced player declaration process for 2024 draft; free agency date". dailyfaceoff.com. Daily Faceoff. Retrieved May 1, 2024.
  10. ^ a b c d e Campbell, Lauren (June 10, 2024). “Here’s Complete List of Who Boston Selected in PWHL Draft.” MassLive, Advance Local Media LLC, Retrieved June 10, 2024.
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