PWHL releases key dates, guidelines, and procedures for 2025 enlargement rosters

NEW YORK AND TORONTO — The Skilled Girls’s Hockey League (PWHL) right this moment introduced the important thing dates, guidelines, and procedures that may information the 2025 enlargement roster constructing course of, as PWHL Seattle and PWHL Vancouver put together for his or her 2025–26 season debut. 

The excellent course of contains protected participant lists, an unique signing window, an enlargement draft, and the 2025 PWHL Draft — all structured to advertise aggressive steadiness and supply the 2 new PWHL groups with the chance to construct a robust foundational roster.

Every of the six inaugural groups will relinquish 4 gamers from their 2024-25 roster all through your complete course of, together with gamers signed in the course of the unique window and people chosen within the enlargement draft. The usual PWHL roster is 23 lively gamers.

Particulars and key dates for levels of the enlargement roster constructing course of are outlined beneath. Further participant signing window and additional draft order particulars to be introduced.

June 3 at Midday ETPlayer safety lists DUE

Every of the six inaugural PWHL groups may have the chance to initially defend three gamers from choice within the Unique Signing Window and the Enlargement Draft. After an inaugural group has relinquished two gamers – whether or not by way of the Unique Signing Window or the Enlargement Draft – that group might be permitted to guard one further participant, growing their protected record to 4 gamers. Gamers eligible to be protected should both be below contract for the 2025–26 season or the group should maintain their enjoying rights by way of the 2025–26 season.

Opens June 4, 9 a.m. ET

Closes June 8, 5 p.m. ET

Unique Signing Window

Following the submission of protected participant lists, the enlargement groups might be granted a five-day unique window to signal a most of 5 gamers. There isn’t a required minimal variety of gamers who have to be signed throughout this window. Any unprotected participant or any participant on an expiring contract is eligible to be signed.

June 9 at 8:30 p.m. ET

2025 EXPANSION DRAFT PRESENTED BY UPPER DECK

The Enlargement Draft will characteristic Seattle and Vancouver choosing a minimal of seven gamers every till every has reached a 12-player roster. If one group enters the Enlargement Draft with fewer signed gamers than the opposite, will probably be granted further picks to achieve their 12. Gamers eligible to be chosen within the Enlargement Draft include unprotected gamers below contract for the 2025–26 season or these whose enjoying rights are held by way of the 2025–26 season.* The order during which groups will make their picks might be decided at a later stage. Protection particulars to be introduced.

June 24 at 7 p.m.2025 PWHL DRAFT PRESENTED BY UPPER DECK

Consists of six rounds and permits all eight groups to pick eligible gamers from a pool of expertise, together with latest collegiate graduates and/or gamers from different skilled leagues. The New York Sirens will choose first within the 2025 PWHL Draft based mostly on the ‘Gold Plan’ system. To be held at Exhausting Rock Resort & On line casino. Full order of choice for the 2025 PWHL Draft might be confirmed at a later stage.

*A participant’s enjoying rights are with their group for no less than two years after entry draft choice. 

An entire record of PWHL gamers who’re eligible for cover is obtainable beneath.

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PWHL PLAYERS ELIGIBLE FOR PROTECTION/EXPANSION DRAFT SELECTION

Workforce lists characterize gamers below contract for the 2025-26 season and gamers whose enjoying rights are held by the group by way of the 2025-26 season, as denoted by *.

BOSTON FLEET (14):

Sydney Bard (D)Hannah Bilka (F)Hannah Brandt (F)Emily Brown (D)Hadley Hartmetz (D)*Aerin Frankel (G)Megan Keller (D)Hilary Knight (F)Shay Maloney (F)*Ilona Markova (F)*Alina Müller (F)Daniela Pejšová (D)Jamie Lee Rattray (F)Sophie Shirley (F)

MINNESOTA FROST (15):

Mae Batherson (D)*Kendall Coyne Schofield (F)Britta Curl-Salemme (F)Taylor Heise (F)Nicole Hensley (G)Klára Hymlárová (F)Sophie Jaques (D)Katy Knoll (F)*Denisa Křížová (F)Brooke McQuigge (F)*Kelly Pannek (F)Dominique Petrie (F)*Lee Stecklein (D)Claire Thompson (D)Grace Zumwinkle (F)

MONTRÉAL VICTOIRE (14):

Erin Ambrose (D)Cayla Barnes (D)Abby Boreen (F)Amanda Boulier (D)Ann-Renée Desbiens (G)Jennifer Gardiner (F)Dara Greig (F)*Amanda Kessel (F)*Lina Ljungblom (F)Maureen Murphy (F)Kristin O’Neill (F)Marie-Philip Poulin (F)Laura Stacey (F)Anna Wilgren (D)*

NEW YORK SIRENS (17):

Lauren Bernard (D)*Jaime Bourbonnais (D)Alex Carpenter (F)Jessie Eldridge (F)Emmy Fecteau (F)Sarah Fillier (F)*Elle Hartje (F)Paetyn Levis (F)Maja Nylén Persson (D)Kayle Osborne (G)Abby Roque (F)Gabby Rosenthal (F)*Corinne Schroeder (G)Ella Shelton (D)Allyson Simpson (D)*Noora Tulus (F)Micah Zandee-Hart (D)

OTTAWA CHARGE (15):

Ashton Bell (D)Emily Clark (F)Gabbie Hughes (F)Brianne Jenner (F)Jocelyne Larocque (D)Stephanie Markowski (D)*Emerance Maschmeyer (G)Mannon McMahon (F)*Anna Meixner (F)*Kateřina Mrázová (F)Gwyneth Philips (G)Ronja Savolainen (D)Danielle Serdachny (F)Aneta Tejralová (D)Madeline Wethington (D)*

TORONTO SCEPTRES (16):

Kristen Campbell (G)Megan Carter (D)Izzy Daniel (F)Renata Quick (D)Julia Gosling (F)Savannah Harmon (D)Raygan Kirk (G)Anna Kjellbin (D)*Emma Maltais (F)Allie Munroe (D)Noemi Neubauerová (F)*Sarah Nurse (F)Anneke Rankila (F)*Blayre Turnbull (F)Daryl Watts (F)Emma Woods (F)

*A participant’s enjoying rights are with their group for no less than two years after entry draft choice.