| 2024 PWHL Draft | |
|---|---|
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| 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 |
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.
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]
| Ranking | Player | School/Club 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) |
| Ranking | Player | School/Club Team |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Sarah Fillier (C) | Princeton University (NCAA) |
| 2 | Danielle Serdachny (C) | Colgate University (NCAA) |
| 3 | Hannah Bilka (LW) | Ohio State University (NCAA) |
| 4 | Claire Thompson (D) | Did not play |
| 5 | Cayla Barnes (D) | Ohio State University (NCAA) |
| 6 | Amanda Kessel (F) | Did not play |
| 7 | Britta Curl (F) | University of Wisconsin (NCAA) |
| 8 | Julia Gosling (C) | St. Lawrence University (NCAA) |
| 9 | Izzy Daniel (F) | Cornell University (NCAA) |
| 10 | Ronja Savolainen (D) | Luleå HF/MSSK (SDHL) |
| Ranking | Player | School/Club Team |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Klára Peslarová | Brynäs IF (SDHL) |
| 2 | Gwyneth Philips | Northeastern University (NCAA) |
| 3 | Kayle Osborne | Colgate University (NCAA) |
| Ranking | Player | School/Club Team |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Gwyneth Philips | Northeastern University (NCAA) |
| 2 | Klára Peslarová | Brynäs IF (SDHL) |
| 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. [6]
The draft order is as follows: [7]
| 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. [8]
| # | Player | Nationality | PWHL Team | School/Club Team |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | New York | |||
| 2 | Ottawa | |||
| 3 | Minnesota | |||
| 4 | Boston | |||
| 5 | Montreal | |||
| 6 | Toronto |
| # | Player | Nationality | PWHL Team | School/Club Team |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 7 | New York | |||
| 8 | Ottawa | |||
| 9 | Minnesota | |||
| 10 | Boston | |||
| 11 | Montreal | |||
| 12 | Toronto |
| # | Player | Nationality | PWHL Team | School/Club Team |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 13 | New York | |||
| 14 | Ottawa | |||
| 15 | Minnesota | |||
| 16 | Boston | |||
| 17 | Montreal | |||
| 18 | Toronto |
| # | Player | Nationality | PWHL Team | School/Club Team |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 19 | New York | |||
| 20 | Ottawa | |||
| 21 | Minnesota | |||
| 22 | Boston | |||
| 23 | Montreal | |||
| 24 | Toronto |
| # | Player | Nationality | PWHL Team | School/Club Team |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 25 | New York | |||
| 26 | Ottawa | |||
| 27 | Minnesota | |||
| 28 | Boston | |||
| 29 | Montreal | |||
| 30 | Toronto |
| # | Player | Nationality | PWHL Team | School/Club Team |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 31 | New York | |||
| 32 | Ottawa | |||
| 33 | Minnesota | |||
| 34 | Boston | |||
| 35 | Montreal | |||
| 36 | Toronto |
| # | Player | Nationality | PWHL Team | School/Club Team |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 37 | New York | |||
| 38 | Ottawa | |||
| 39 | Minnesota | |||
| 40 | Boston | |||
| 41 | Montreal | |||
| 42 | Toronto |
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