The 2024 PWHL Draft was the second annual draft in Professional Women's Hockey League history, and took place on June 10, 2024, at the Roy Wilkins Auditorium in Saint Paul, Minnesota.

Sarah Fillier was selected first overall by PWHL New York.

Eligibility The declaration period for the draft opened on March 1, 2024, and closed on May 8. Undrafted players would 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. Players ineligible to play in the 2024–25 season were not eligible to be selected.

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.

Top prospects

Top skaters Source: The Hockey News (May 28, 2024) ranking.

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)

Source: The Athletic (June 4, 2024) ranking.

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)

Top goaltenders Source: The Hockey News (May 28, 2024) ranking. Ranking Player School/club team 1 Klára Peslarová Brynäs IF (SDHL) 2 Gwyneth Philips Northeastern University (NCAA) 3 Kayle Osborne Colgate University (NCAA)

Source: The Athletic (June 4, 2024) ranking Ranking Player School/club team 1 Gwyneth Philips Northeastern University (NCAA) 2 Klára Peslarová Brynäs IF (SDHL) 3 Kayle Osborne Colgate University (NCAA)

Format The six teams picked 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 received the first overall selection. Picks three through six went to the four playoff teams, in reverse order of regular season standings. The draft order was the same in each subsequent round.

The draft order was as follows: Selection Team Draft order points Standings points 1 PWHL New York 6 26 2 PWHL Ottawa 0 32 3 PWHL Minnesota — 35 4 PWHL Boston — 35 5 PWHL Montreal — 41 6 PWHL Toronto — 47

Teams were permitted trade their picks beginning at the conclusion of the playoffs.

Selections by round Round one # Player Nationality PWHL team School/club team 1 Sarah Fillier (C) New York Princeton University (NCAA) 2 Danielle Serdachny (C) Ottawa Colgate University (NCAA) 3 Claire Thompson (D) Minnesota Did not play 4 Hannah Bilka (LW) Boston Ohio State University (NCAA) 5 Cayla Barnes (D) Montreal Ohio State University (NCAA) 6 Julia Gosling (C) Toronto St. Lawrence University (NCAA)

Round two # Player Nationality PWHL team School/club team 7 Daniela Pejšová (D) Boston (from New York) Luleå HF/MSSK (SDHL) 8 Ronja Savolainen (D) Ottawa Luleå HF/MSSK (SDHL) 9 Britta Curl (F) Minnesota University of Wisconsin (NCAA) 10 Maja Nylén Persson (D) New York (from Boston) Brynäs IF (SDHL) 11 Jennifer Gardiner (F) Montreal Ohio State University (NCAA) 12 Megan Carter (D) Toronto Northeastern University (NCAA)

Round three # Player Nationality PWHL team School/club team 13 Noora Tulus (F) New York Luleå HF/MSSK (SDHL) 14 Gwyneth Philips (G) Ottawa Northeastern University (NCAA) 15 Klára Hymlárová (F) Minnesota St. Cloud State University (NCAA) 16 Allyson Simpson (D) New York (from Boston) Colgate University (NCAA) 17 Abigail Boreen (F) Montreal Minnesota (PWHL) 18 Izzy Daniel (F) Toronto Cornell University (NCAA)

Round four # Player Nationality PWHL team School/club team 19 Gabby Rosenthal (F) New York Ohio State University (NCAA) 20 Stephanie Markowski (D) Ottawa Ohio State University (NCAA) 21 Brooke McQuigge (F) Minnesota Clarkson University (NCAA) 22 Sydney Bard (D) Boston Colgate University (NCAA) 23 Dara Greig (F) Montreal Colgate University (NCAA) 24 Lauren Bernard (D) Toronto Ohio State University (NCAA)

Round five # Player Nationality PWHL team School/club team 25 Elle Hartje (F) New York Yale University (NCAA) 26 Mannon McMahon (F) Ottawa University of Minnesota Duluth (NCAA) 27 Dominique Petrie (F) Minnesota Clarkson University (NCAA) 28 Kayle Osborne (G) New York (from Boston) Colgate University (NCAA) 29 Anna Wilgren (D) Montreal University of Wisconsin (NCAA) 30 Noemi Neubauerová (F) Toronto Brynäs IF (SDHL)

Round six # Player Nationality PWHL team School/club team 31 Emmy Fecteau (F) New York Concordia University (U Sports) 32 Anna Meixner (F) Ottawa Brynäs IF (SDHL) 33 Mae Batherson (D) Minnesota St. Lawrence University (NCAA) 34 Shay Maloney (F) Boston Leksands IF (SDHL) 35 Anna Kjellbin (D) Montreal Luleå HF/MSSK (SDHL) 36 Anneke Linser (F) Toronto Djurgårdens IF (SDHL)

Round seven # Player Nationality PWHL team School/club team 37 Ilona Markova (F) Boston (from New York) Agidel Ufa (ZhHL) 38 Madeline Wethington (D) Ottawa University of Minnesota (NCAA) 39 Katy Knoll (F) Minnesota Northeastern University (NCAA) 40 Hadley Hartmetz (D) Boston Ohio State University (NCAA) 41 Amanda Kessel (F) Montreal Did not play 42 Raygan Kirk (G) Toronto Ohio State University (NCAA)

Draftees based on nationality Rank Country Selections Percent Top selection North America 33 78.6% 1 13 31.0% Sarah Fillier, 1st 2 20 47.6% Hannah Bilka, 4th Europe 9 21.4 3 3 7.1% Daniela Pejšová, 7th 4 2 4.8% Ronja Savolainen, 8th 2 4.8% Maja Nylén Persson, 10th 6 1 2.4% Anna Meixner, 32nd 1 2.4% Ilona Markova, 37th

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