PWHL Off-Season Update (June 2025)
Here is every move made so far in the PWHL off-season now that the expansion exclusive singing window, expansion draft, most busy period of free agency, and the draft are over.
Boston Fleet:
Free Agency Signings
Forward Susanna Tapani (1 year)
Forward Jill Saulnier (1 year)
Forward Theresa Schafzahl (1 year)
Forward Chloé Aurard (1 year)
Forward Liz Schepers (2 years)
Defender Zoe Boyd (1 year)
Defender Rylind MacKinnon (1 year)
Goaltender Abbey Levy (1 year)
Forward Laura Kluge (1 year)
Draft Picks
Round 1, 2nd pick overall: Defender Haley Winn (Clarkson University)
Round 2, 10th pick overall: Forward Ella Huber (University of Minnesota)
Round 3, 18th pick overall: Forward Oliva Mobley (University of Minnesota Duluth)
Round 4, 26th pick overall: Defender Riley Brengman (Ohio State University)
Round 5, 34th pick overall: Forward Abby Newhook (Boston College)
Round 6, 42nd pick overall: Goaltender Amanda Thiele (Ohio State University)
Minnesota Frost
Free Agency Signings
Defender Natalie Buchbinder (2 years)
Goaltender Maddie Rooney (3 years)
Defender Sidney Morin (2 years)
Defender Mae Batherson (2 years)
Forward Claire Butorac (1 year)
Draft Picks
Round 1, 6th pick overall: Defender Kendall Cooper (Quinnipiac University)
Round 2, 14th pick overall: Forward Abby Hustler (St. Lawrence University)
Round 3, 22nd pick overall: Forward Anna Segedi (St. Lawrence University)
Round 4, 30th pick overall: Defender Ava Rinker (University of Connecticut)
Round 5, 38th pick overall: Forward Vanessa Upson (Mercyhurst University)
Round 6, 46th pick overall: Defender Brooke Becker (Providence College)
Montréal Victoire
Free Agency Signings
Defender Kati Tabin (2 years)
Forward Shiann Darkangelo (2 years)
Forward Hayley Scamurra (2 years)
Goaltender Sandra Abstreiter (1 year)
Forward Catherine Dubois (1 year)
Defender Jessica DiGirolamo (2 years)
Defender Maggie Flaherty (1 year)
Forward Jade Downie-Landry (1 year)
Trade
Montréal acquired: Forward Abby Roque.
New York acquired: Forward Kristin O’Neill and the 28th overall pick.
Draft Picks
Round 1, 4th pick overall: Defender Nicole Gosling (Clarkson University)
Round 2, 12th pick overall: Forward Natalie Mlynkova (University of Minnesota)
Round 3, 20th pick overall: Forward Skylar Irving (Northeastern University)
Round 5, 36th pick overall: Forward Maya Labad (Quinnipiac University)
Round 6, 44th pick overall: Defender Tamara Giaquinto (Boston University)
New York Sirens
Free Agency Signings
Forward Taylor Girard (1 year)
Defender Jincy Roese (1 year)
Defender Lauren Bernard (1 year)
Forward Kayla Vespa (1 year)
Forward Savannah Norcross (1 year)
Trades
Trade #1:
New York acquired: 3rd and 27th overall picks.
Toronto acquired: Defender Ella Shelton
Trade #2:
Montréal acquired: Forward Abby Roque.
New York acquired: Forward Kristin O’Neill and the 28th overall pick.
Draft Picks
Round 1, 1st pick overall: Forward Kristýna Kaltounková (Colgate University)
Round 1, 3rd pick overall: Forward Casey O'Brien (University of Wisconsin)
Round 2, 9th pick overall: Forward Anne Cherkowski (Clarkson University)
Round 3, 17th pick overall: Forward Makenna Webster (Ohio State University)
Round 4, 25th pick overall: Defender Dayle Ross (St. Cloud State University)
Round 4, 27th pick overall: Forward Maddi Wheeler (Ohio State University)
Round 4, 28th pick overall: Goaltender Callie Shanahan (Boston University)
Round 5, 33rd pick overall: Forward Anna Bargman (Yale University)
Round 6, 41st pick overall: Goaltender Kaley Doyle (Quinnipiac University)
Ottawa Charge
Free Agency Signings
Forward Rebecca Leslie (2 years)
Forward Taylor House (1 year)
Forward Élizabeth Giguère (1 year)
Defender Brooke Hobson (1 year)
Defender Emma Bergesen (1 year)
Draft Picks
Round 1, 5th pick overall: Defender Rory Guilday (Cornell University)
Round 2, 13th pick overall: Forward Anna Shokhina (Dynamo-Neva St. Petersburg)
Round 3, 21st pick overall: Forward Sarah Wozniewicz (University of Wisconsin)
Round 4, 29th pick overall: Forward Peyton Hemp (University of Minnesota)
Round 5, 37th pick overall: Goaltender Sanni Ahola (St. Cloud State University)
Round 6, 45th pick overall: Forward Fanuza Kadirova (Dynamo-Neva St. Petersburg)
PWHL Seattle
Expansion Exclusive Signing Window
Forward Hilary Knight (1 year)
Forward Danielle Serdachny (2 years)
Defender Cayla Barnes (3 years)
Forward Alex Carpenter (1 year)
Goaltender Corinne Schroeder (2 years)
Expansion Draft Picks
Pick 2: Defender Aneta Tejralová
Pick 3: Forward Hannah Bilka
Pick 6: Forward Jessie Eldridge
Pick 7: Forward Julia Gosling
Pick 10: Defender Anna Wilgren
Pick 11: Defender Megan Carter
Pick 14: Defender Emily Brown
Free Agency Signings
Defender Mariah Keopple (1 year)
Forward Lexie Adzija (2 years)
Forward Natalie Snodgrass (1 year)
Forward Mikyla Grant-Mentis (2 years)
Draft Picks
Round 1, 8th pick overall: Forward Jenna Buglioni (Ohio State)
Round 2, 15th pick overall: Goaltender Hannah Murphy (Colgate University)
Round 3, 24th pick overall: Forward Lily Delianedis (Cornell University)
Round 4, 31st pick overall: Forward Jada Habisch (University of Connecticut)
Round 5, 40th pick overall: Defender Lyndie Lobdell (Penn State University)
Round 6, 47th pick overall: Forward Olivia Wallin (University of Minnesota-Duluth)
Toronto Sceptres
Free Agency Signings
Goaltender Elaine Chuli (1 year)
Forward Claire Dalton (1 year)
Forward Natalie Spooner (2 years)
Forward Jesse Compher (2 years)
Forward Maggie Connors (1 year)
Defender Kali Flanagan (1 year)
Defender Jess Kondas (1 year)
Forward Clair DeGeorge (1 year)
Trades
Trade #1:
New York acquired: 3rd and 27th overall picks.
Toronto acquired: Defender Ella Shelton.
Trade #2:
Toronto acquired: 16th and 23rd overall picks.
Vancouver acquired: Goaltender Kristen Campbell and 19th overall pick.
Draft Picks
Round 2, 11th pick overall: Forward Emma Gentry (St. Cloud State University)
Round 2, 16th pick overall: Forward Kiara Zanon (Ohio State University)
Round 3, 23rd pick overall: Forward Clara Van Wieren (University of Minnesota Duluth)
Round 5, 35th pick overall: Forward Sara Hjalmarsson (Linköping HC)
Round 6, 43rd pick overall: Defender Hanna Baskin (University of Minnesota Duluth)
PWHL Vancouver
Expansion Exclusive Signing Window
Defender Claire Thompson (1 year)
Defender Sophie Jaques (3 years)
Goaltender Emerance Maschmeyer (2 years)
Forward Sarah Nurse (1 year)
Forward Jenn Gardiner (1 year)
Expansion Draft Picks
Pick 1: Defender Ashton Bell
Pick 4: Forward Brooke McQuigge
Pick 5: Forward Abby Boreen
Pick 8: Forward Izzy Daniel
Pick 9: Forward Gabby Rosenthal
Pick 12: Forward Denisa Křížová
Pick 13: Defender Sydney Bard
Free Agency Signings
Forward Hannah Miller (3 years)
Forward Michela Cava (2 years)
Forward Tereza Vanišová (2 years)
Defender Mellissa Channell-Watkins (1 year)
Defender Emma Greco (1 year)
Forward Gabby Rosenthal (1 year)
Trade
Toronto acquired: 16th and 23rd picks overall.
Vancouver acquired: Goaltender Kristen Campbell and 19th overall pick.
Draft Picks
Round 1, 7th pick overall: Forward Michelle Karvinen (Frölunda HC)
Round 3, 19th pick overall: Defender Nina Jobst-Smith (University of Minnesota-Duluth)
Round 4, 32nd pick overall: Forward Brianna Brooks (Penn State University)
Round 5, 39th pick overall: Defender Madison Samoskevich (Quinnipiac University)
Round 6, 48th pick overall: Forward Chanreet Bassi (University of British Columbia)
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