The declaration period for the draft opened on March 1, 2024, and closed on May 8. Undrafted players will 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.[2] Players ineligible to play in the 2024–25 season are not eligible to be selected.[3]
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.[4]
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.[7]
^New York → Boston. New York's second-round pick went to Boston as the result of a trade on June 10, 2024, that sent a second-round pick (7th overall) and a seventh-round pick (37th overall) to Boston in exchange for a second-round pick (10th overall), a third-round pick (16th overall) and a fifth-round pick (28th overall).[10]
^Boston → New York. Boston's second-round pick went to New York as the result of a trade on June 10, 2024, that sent a second-round pick (10th overall), a third-round pick (16th overall) and a fifth-round pick (28th overall) to New York in exchange for a second-round pick (7th overall) and a seventh-round pick (37th overall).[10]
^Boston → New York. Boston's third-round pick went to New York as the result of a trade on June 10, 2024, that sent a second-round pick (10th overall), a third-round pick (16th overall) and a fifth-round pick (28th overall) to New York in exchange for a second-round pick (7th overall) and a seventh-round pick (37th overall).[10]
^Boston → New York. Boston's fifth-round pick went to New York as the result of a trade on June 10, 2024, that sent a second-round pick (10th overall), a third-round pick (16th overall) and a fifth-round pick (28th overall) to New York in exchange for a second-round pick (7th overall) and a seventh-round pick (37th overall).[10]
^New York → Boston. New York's seventh-round pick went to Boston as the result of a trade on June 10, 2024, that sent a second-round pick (7th overall) and a seventh-round pick (37th overall) to Boston in exchange for a second-round pick (10th overall), a third-round pick (16th overall) and a fifth-round pick (28th overall).[10]
Draftees based on nationality
Rank
Country
Selections
Percent
Top selection
North America
33
78.6%
1
Canada
12
28.6%
Sarah Fillier, 1st
2
United States
21
50.0
Hannah Bilka, 4th
Europe
9
21.4
3
Czechia
3
7.1%
Daniela Pejšová, 7th
4
Finland
2
4.8%
Ronja Savolainen, 8th
Sweden
2
4.8%
Maja Nylén Persson, 10th
6
Austria
1
2.4%
Anna Meixner, 32nd
Russia
1
2.4%
Ilona Markova, 37th
References
^Salvian, Hailey (June 10, 2024). "New York selects Sarah Fillier with No. 1 pick in 2024 PWHL Draft". The Athletic. Archived from the original on June 11, 2024. Retrieved June 10, 2024.
^Salvian, Hailey (February 27, 2024). "2024 PWHL Draft to be held in June". theathletic.com. The Athletic. Retrieved May 1, 2024.
^Kennedy, Ian (May 24, 2024). "PWHL Rumblings: Draft Date, Eligibility, Award Event, Coca-Cola Coliseum and More". TheHockeyNews.com. The Hockey News. Retrieved May 24, 2024.
^"Professional Women's Hockey League (PWHL) Announces Player Eligibility List for 2024 PWHL Draft". Professional Women's Hockey League. May 25, 2024. Retrieved May 25, 2024.
^ a bKennedy, Ian (May 28, 2024). "Final PWHL Draft Rankings: 2024 Draft". thehockeynews.com. The Hockey News. Retrieved May 28, 2024.
^ a b"PWHL Draft ranking 2024". New York Times. The Athletic. June 4, 2024. Retrieved June 4, 2024.
^"Professional Women's Hockey League (PWHL) Announces 2024 PWHL Draft to be Held in Minnesota". thepwhl.com. Professional Women's Hockey League. April 27, 2024. Retrieved May 1, 2024.
^"PWHL – Professional Women's Hockey League". www.thepwhl.com. Retrieved May 5, 2024.
^Kuehl, Tyler (February 27, 2024). "PWHL announced player declaration process for 2024 draft; free agency date". dailyfaceoff.com. Daily Faceoff. Retrieved May 1, 2024.
^ a b c d eCampbell, Lauren (June 10, 2024). “Here’s Complete List of Who Boston Selected in PWHL Draft.” MassLive, Advance Local Media LLC, Retrieved June 10, 2024.
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Sarah Fillier
Hannah Bilka (LW)
Ronja Savolainen (D)
Daniela Pejšová (D)
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Austria
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