PWHL releases 2025 draft eligibility list featuring 35 U SPORTS players
The Professional Women's Hockey League (PWHL) announced the 199 eligible players who have declared for the 2025 PWHL Draft Presented by Upper Deck. The draft will take place on Tuesday, June 24 at 7:00 p.m. ET at Hard Rock Live inside the brand-new Hard Rock Hotel & Casino in Ottawa, Ontario.
All eligible players officially declared for the draft by the May 8 deadline. The group features 117 forwards, 56 defenders, and 26 goaltenders, representing 15 countries: Canada, China, Czech Republic, Denmark, Finland, France, Germany, Hungary, Italy, Norway, Russia, Slovakia, Sweden, Switzerland, and the United States.
A total of 33 players have Senior National Team experience, with representatives from all 15 countries, and an additional 24 players have competed internationally for Canada or the United States at the U18 level.
During the 2024-25 season, 142 of the eligible players were collegiate athletes, featuring 26 from U SPORTS, 113 from NCAA Division I, and three from NCAA Division III. Another 42 players competed in professional leagues across the globe, including nine from U SPORTS.
2025 PWHL DRAFT ELIGIBILITY LIST
|
Position |
Name |
2024-25 Team / University |
|
F |
Bassi, Chanreet |
University of British Columbia |
|
F |
Baxter, Emily |
Toronto Metropolitan University |
|
F |
Betinol, Kas |
University of British Columbia |
|
F |
Burbidge, Maggy |
HC Fribourg-Gottéron Ladies (SWHL A) / St. Francis Xavier University |
|
F |
Desmarais, Madison |
Nipissing University |
|
F |
DeWolf-Russ, Maggi |
University of Windsor |
|
F |
Dominico, Malory |
Nipissing University |
|
F |
Eikelboom, Emily |
University of Windsor |
|
F |
Fiala, Joelle |
HC Davos (SWHL A) / University of British Columbia |
|
F |
Fischer, Mathea |
SDE HF (SDHL) / University of British Columbia |
|
F |
Herrfort, Leah |
University of Waterloo |
|
F |
Kerr, Payton |
Toronto Metropolitan University |
|
F |
Kordic, Mackenzie |
University of British Columbia |
|
F |
Lang, Elizabeth |
HC Davos (SWHL A) / University of Calgary |
|
F |
MacCara, Anna |
St. Francis Xavier University |
|
F |
McCallum, Makenzie |
University of British Columbia |
|
F |
Mosher, Hunter |
Södertälje SK (NDHL) / Nipissing University |
|
F |
Page, Angelique |
Bishop's University |
|
F |
Peterson, Maggie |
University of Windsor |
|
F |
Pépin, Maude |
Bishop's University |
|
F |
Switzer, Kamdyn |
St. Francis Xavier University |
|
F |
Watkins Southward, Scout |
University of Toronto |
|
D |
Dabrowski, Lauren |
HC Fribourg-Gottéron Ladies (SWHL A) / St. Francis Xavier University |
|
D |
Den Hoed, Kara |
Nipissing University |
|
D |
Enns, Camille |
University of Manitoba |
|
D |
Gillis, Camryn |
University of Manitoba |
|
D |
Laberge, Madison |
Nipissing University |
|
D |
Miswaggon, Kennesha |
University of British Columbia |
|
D |
Philbert, Léonie |
Concordia University |
|
D |
Ricker-Singh, Ava |
York University |
|
D |
Ricker-Singh, Ilena |
University of Windsor |
|
G |
Fryer, Erica |
SDE HF (SDHL) / University of Toronto |
|
G |
Philbert, Alice |
Wasquehal (France3) / Concordia University |
|
G |
Ross, Kaitlyn |
Mount Royal University |
|
G |
Woodland, Kendra |
Did not play / University of New Brunwick |