A full list of every pick from the 2026 PWHL Draft
Wednesday night in Hockeytown saw the next wave of talent hear their names called in the biggest PWHL Draft in league history.
72 players took one step closer to their professional careers, including several players who some consider to have already reached stardom. There was plenty of drama on the floor at the Fox Theatre in Detroit, leading to some excitement during the event.
Round 1
1. Vancouver Goldeneyes: Caroline Harvey, D (Wisconsin, NCAA, 33GP, 18G, 46A, 64P)
2. Seattle Torrent: Abbey Murphy, F (Minnesota, NCAA, 31GP, 40G, 26A, 66P)
3. PWHL Las Vegas (from DET): Tessa Janecke, F (Penn State, NCAA, 31GP, 26G, 22A, 48P)
4. PWHL San Jose: Laila Edwards, D (Wisconsin, NCAA, 28GP, 12G, 33A, 45P)
5. PWHL Las Vegas: Lacey Eden, F (Wisconsin, NCAA, 41GP, 29G, 48A, 77P)
6. PWHL Hamilton: Nelli Laitinen, D (Minnesota, NCAA, 33GP, 10G, 20A, 30P)
7. New York Sirens: Emma Peschel, D (Ohio State, NCAA, 34GP, 10G, 29A, 39P)
8. Toronto Sceptres: Kirsten Simms, F (Wisconsin, NCAA, 31GP, 26G, 33A, 59P)
9. Minnesota Frost: Sara Swiderski, D (Ohio State, NCAA, 33GP, 8G, 19A, 27P)
10. Boston Fleet: Grace Dwyer, D (Cornell, NCAA, 33GP, 6G, 14A, 20P)
11. Ottawa Charge: Vivian Jungels, D (Wisconsin, NCAA, 39GP, 4G, 17A, 21P)
12. Montreal Victoire: Petra Nieminen, F (Lulea, SDHL, 27GP, 24G, 21A, 45P)
Round 2
13. PWHL Las Vegas (from VAN): Isabel Wunder, F (Princeton, NCAA, 34GP, 27G, 16A, 43P)
14. Seattle Torrent: Sydney Morrow, D (Minnesota, NCAA, 39GP, 8G, 30A, 38P)
15. PWHL Detroit: Andrea Brandli, G (Frolunda, SDHL, 17-5-0, 1.49 GAA, .945 SV%, 4 SO)
16. PWHL San Jose: Sloane Matthews, F (Ohio State, NCAA, 41GP, 20G, 24A, 44P)
17. Vancouver Goldeneyes (from LV): Thea Johansson, F (Minnesota Duluth, NCAA, 30GP, 17G, 6A, 23P)
18. PWHL Hamilton: Jade Iginla, F (Brown, NCAA, 32GP, 17G, 16A, 23P)
19. New York Sirens: Elisa Holopainen, F (Frolunda, SDHL, 36GP, 27G, 15A, 42P)
20. Toronto Sceptres: Jamie Nelson, F (Minnesota, NCAA, 39GP, 11G, 31A, 42P)
21. Minnesota Frost: Viivi Vainikka, F (Brynas, SDHL, 36GP, 11G, 29A, 40P)
22. PWHL Detroit (from BOS): Casey Borgiel, D (Colgate, NCAA, 36GP, 4G, 17A, 21P)
23. Ottawa Charge: Jordan Ray, F (Yale, NCAA, 36GP, 17G, 32A, 49)
24. Montreal Victoire: Avi Adam, F (Cornell, NCAA, 33GP, 12G, 17A, 29P)
Round 3
25. Vancouver Goldeneyes: Jules Constantinople, D (Northeastern, NCAA, 39GP, 7G, 17A, 24P)
26. Seattle Torrent: Emerson Jarvis, F (Quinnipiac, NCAA, 41GP, 17G, 21A, 38P)
27. Boston Fleet (from DET): Leah Stecker, D (Penn State, NCAA, 39GP, 3G, 17A, 20P)
28. PWHL San Jose: Tia Chan, G (Connecticut, NCAA, 27-8-2, 1.55 GAA, .951 SV%, 5 SO)
29. PWHL Las Vegas: Josefin Bouveng, F (Minnesota, NCAA, 31GP, 15G, 28A, 43P)
30. PWHL Hamilton: Elyssa Biederman, F (Colgate, NCAA, 36GP, 19G, 25A, 44P)
31. New York Sirens: Carina DiAntonio, F (Yale, NCAA, 36GP, 26G, 22A, 48P)
32 Toronto Sceptres: Brooke Disher, D (Ohio State, NCAA, 41GP, 2G, 13A, 15P)
33. Minnesota Frost: Madelyn Christian, F (Penn State, NCAA, 39GP, 19G, 16A, 35P)
34. PWHL Detroit (from BOS): MaryKate O’Brien, F (Minnesota Duluth, NCAA, 38GP, 3G, 14A, 17P)
35. Ottawa Charge: Tereza Pistekova, F (SDE, SDHL, 34GP, 6G, 19A, 25P)
36. Montreal Victoire: Zoe Uens, D (Quinnipiac, NCAA, 41GP, 10G, 9A, 19P)
Round 4
37. Vancouver Goldeneyes: Katie DeSa, G (Penn State, 27-4-0, 1.36 GAA, .936 SV%, 12 SO)
38. Seattle Torrent: Grace Elliott, F (British Columbia, USPORTS, 28GP, 24G, 13A, 27P)
39. PWHL Detroit: Kyla Josifovic, F (Connecticut, NCAA, 39GP, 16G, 24A, 40P)
40. PWHL San Jose: Lily Shannon, F (Northeastern, NCAA, 39GP, 19G, 24A, 43P)
41. PWHL Las Vegas: Saskia Maurer, G (SC Bern, SWHL, 21GP, 1.93 GAA)
42. PWHL Hamilton: Megan Woodworth, F (Connecticut, NCAA, 39GP, 16G, 11A, 27P)
43. New York Sirens: Katelyn Roberts, F (Penn State, NCAA, 39GP, 16G, 17A, 33P)
44. Toronto Sceptres: Jane Kuehl, F (Princeton, NCAA, 34GP, 13G, 14A, 27P)
45. Minnesota Frost: Tova Henderson, D (Minnesota Duluth, NCAA, 38GP, 3G, 10A, 13P)
46. Boston Fleet: Jaden Bogden, F (Northeastern, NCAA, 32GP, 7G, 7A, 14P)
47. Ottawa Charge: Tory Mariano, D (Northeastern, NCAA, Didn’t play in 25-26)
48. Montreal Victoire: Hailey MacLeod, G (Ohio State, NCAA, 26-4-0, 1.48 GAA, .932 SV%, 6 SO)
Round 5
49. PWHL Las Vegas (from VAN): Kendall Butze, D (Penn State, NCAA, 39GP, 5G, 28A, 33P)
50. Seattle Torrent: Gracie Gilkyson, D (Yale, NCAA, 36GP, 9G, 18A, 27P)
51. PWHL Detroit: Sena Catterall, F (Clarkson, NCAA, 35GP, 17G, 16A, 33P)
52. PWHL San Jose: McKenna Van Gelder, F (Cornell, NCAA, 33GP, 10G, 13A, 23P)
53. PWHL Las Vegas: Alexis Petford, F (Colgate, NCAA, 36GP, 18G, 15A, 33P)
54. PWHL Hamilton: Emma-Sofie Nordstrom, G (St. Lawrence, NCAA, 7-8-1, 2.25 GAA, .931 SV%, 2 SO)
55. New York Sirens: Grace Wolfe, D (St. Cloud State, NCAA, 37GP, 6G, 15A, 21P)
56. Toronto Sceptres: Emerson O’Leary, F (Princeton, NCAA, 34GP, 2G, 22A, 24P)
57. Minnesota Frost: Darya Gredzen, G (Biryusa Krasnoyarsk, ZnHL, 20-7-2, 2.22 GAA, .928 SV%, 2 SO)
58. Boston Fleet: Jenna Goodwin, F (Frolunda, SDHL, 26GP, 9G, 4A, 13P)
59. Ottawa Charge: Neena Brick, F (MoDo, SDHL, 35GP, 11G, 8A, 19P)
60. Montreal Victoire: Erica Rieder, D (Lulea, SDHL, 34GP, 7G, 13A, 20P)
Round 6
61. Vancouver Goldeneyes: Ashley Messier, D (Minnesota Duluth, NCAA, 36GP, 0G, 7A, 7P)
62. Seattle Torrent: Gabriella Durante, G (Real Torino, Italy, 3-1-0, 1.69 GAA, .947 SV%)
63. PWHL Detroit: Georgia Schiff, F (Cornell, NCAA, 33GP, 12G, 16A, 28P)
64. PWHL San Jose: Reichen Kirchmair, F (Providence, NCAA, 35GP, 14G, 11A, 15P)
65. PWHL Las Vegas: Sydney Healey, F (Boston U., NCAA, 35GP, 18G, 11A, 29P)
66. PWHL Hamilton: Mya Vaslet, F (Penn State, NCAA, 28GP, 5G, 9A, 14P)
67. New York Sirens: Naomi Boucher, F (Yale, NCAA, 36GP, 6G, 21A, 27P)
68. Toronto Sceptres: Alyssa Regalado, D (Cornell, NCAA, 33GP, 6G, 13A, 19P)
69. Minnesota Frost: Lara Beecher, F (Clarkson, NCAA, 35GP, 12G, 13A, 25P)
70. Boston Fleet: Maeve Kelly, D (Boston U., NCAA, 35GP, 1G, 8A, 9P)
71. Ottawa Charge: Taylor Otremba, F (Minnesota State, NCAA, 38GP, 7G, 16A, 23P)
72. Montreal Victoire: Emilie Lavoie, F, (Concordia, USPORTS, 23GP, 6G, 15A, 21P)