Sirens enter PWHL draft with top pick and a roster in need of replenishment
The PWHL’s Sirens scored big with the top overall draft pick last year in Rookie of the Year shoo-in Sarah Fillier.Now, after a second straight last-place finish and the hectic movement around the league’s expansion process, they’re back with the No.1 pick in Tuesday night’s draft. Unlike with Fillier, there is no consensus No.
1 pick this season. The conversation about the No.1 pick revolves around three college standouts: Colgate forward Kristyna Kaltounkova, Wisconsin forward Casey O’Brien and Clarkson defender Haley Winn. Other top prospects to watch include Nicole Gosling, Natalie Mlynkova and Rory Guilday.The 2025 PWHL draft takes place on Tuesday, June 24, at 7 p.m.
ET in Ottawa, Ontario.The league’s eight teams, including the two expansion teams, will select 48 players during a six-round process. The Sirens are followed by the Boston Fleet, Toronto Scepters, Montreal Victoire, Ottawa Charge and the Minnesota Frost.
PWHL Vancouver and PWHL Seattle participate in a random draw to determine their first-round order of selection.After the first round, the two expansion teams will alternate positions while the other six maintain their order.In addition to the No.
1 pick, the Sirens have the No.9, No.
17, No.25, No.
33 and No.41 picks. The Sirens lost top goal-scorer Alex Carpenter and first-string goalie Corinne Schroeder to PWHL Seattle after leaving them unprotected in the exclusive signing window for expansion teams.
Later Jessie Eldridge was selected by PWHL Seattle, with Gabby Rosenthal headed to PWHL Vancouver in the expansion draft. Since the expansion draft, New York has re-signed Taylor Girard, Lauren Bernard, Kayla Vespa and Savannah Norcross to one-year contracts.They also picked up Jincy Roese, an alternate captain for the Ottawa Charge for the last two seasons. Teams can continue signing players on expiring contracts and completing trades, which may include 2025 draft picks, until the signing period pauses on Friday, June 27...