2024_PWHL_draft
2024 PWHL draft
2nd PWHL draft
The 2024 PWHL draft will be the second annual draft in Professional Women's Hockey League history, and will take place at 6:00 pm CDT on June 10, 2024 at the Roy Wilkins Auditorium in Saint Paul, Minnesota.
| 2024 PWHL Draft | |
|---|---|
| General information | |
| Date(s) | June 10, 2024 |
| Location | Roy Wilkins Auditorium Saint Paul, Minnesota, United States |
| Overview | |
| 42 total selections in 7 rounds | |
| League | Professional Women's Hockey League |
| First selection | TBA |
2025 → | |
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.[1] Players ineligible to play in the 2024–25 season are not eligible to be selected.[2]
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.[3]
Top skaters
- Source: The Hockey News (May 28, 2024) ranking.[4]
| Ranking | Player | Current team |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Sarah Fillier (C) |
Princeton University (NCAA) |
| 2 |  Hannah Bilka (LW) |
Ohio State University (NCAA) |
| 3 | Danielle Serdachny (C) |
Colgate University (NCAA) |
| 4 | Cayla Barnes (D) |
Ohio State University (NCAA) |
| 5 | Claire Thompson (D) |
Did not play |
| 6 |  Ronja Savolainen (D) |
Luleå HF/MSSK (SDHL) |
| 7 | Amanda Kessel (F) |
Did not play |
| 8 | Julia Gosling (C) |
St. Lawrence University (NCAA) |
| 9 |  Daniela Pejšová (D) |
Luleå HF/MSSK (SDHL) |
| 10 | Noora Tulus (F) |
Luleå HF/MSSK (SDHL) |
Top goaltenders
- Source: The Hockey News (May 28, 2024) ranking.[4]
| Ranking | Player | Current team |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Klára Peslarová |
Brynäs IF (SDHL) |
| 2 | Gwyneth Philips |
Northeastern University (NCAA) |
| 3 | Kayle Osborne |
Colgate University (NCAA) |
The six teams will pick 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 will receive the first overall selection. Picks three through six will belong to the four playoff teams, in reverse order of regular season standings. The draft order will be the same in each subsequent round.[5]
The draft order is as follows:[6]
| 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.[7]
Round one
Round two
| # | Player | Nationality | PWHL Team | College/Club Team |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 7 | New York | |||
| 8 | Ottawa | |||
| 9 | Minnesota | |||
| 10 | Boston | |||
| 11 | Montreal | |||
| 12 | Toronto |
Round three
| # | Player | Nationality | PWHL Team | College/Club Team |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 13 | New York | |||
| 14 | Ottawa | |||
| 15 | Minnesota | |||
| 16 | Boston | |||
| 17 | Montreal | |||
| 18 | Toronto |
Round four
| # | Player | Nationality | PWHL Team | College/Club Team |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 19 | New York | |||
| 20 | Ottawa | |||
| 21 | Minnesota | |||
| 22 | Boston | |||
| 23 | Montreal | |||
| 24 | Toronto |
Round five
| # | Player | Nationality | PWHL Team | College/Club Team |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 25 | New York | |||
| 26 | Ottawa | |||
| 27 | Minnesota | |||
| 28 | Boston | |||
| 29 | Montreal | |||
| 30 | Toronto |
Round six
| # | Player | Nationality | PWHL Team | College/Club Team |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 31 | New York | |||
| 32 | Ottawa | |||
| 33 | Minnesota | |||
| 34 | Boston | |||
| 35 | Montreal | |||
| 36 | Toronto |
Round seven
| # | Player | Nationality | PWHL Team | College/Club Team |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 37 | New York | |||
| 38 | Ottawa | |||
| 39 | Minnesota | |||
| 40 | Boston | |||
| 41 | Montreal | |||
| 42 | Toronto |
- Salvian, Hailey (February 27, 2024). "2024 PWHL Draft to be held in June". theathletic.com. The Athletic. Retrieved May 1, 2024.
- 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.
- "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.
- Kennedy, Ian (May 28, 2024). "Final PWHL Draft Rankings: 2024 Draft". thehockeynews.com. The Hockey News. Retrieved May 28, 2024.
- "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.
- "PWHL – Professional Women's Hockey League". www.thepwhl.com. Retrieved May 5, 2024.
- Kuehl, Tyler (February 27, 2024). "PWHL announced player declaration process for 2024 draft; free agency date". dailyfaceoff.com. Daily Faceoff. Retrieved May 1, 2024.