The 2024 PWHL Draft is less than one week away.
On Monday, June 10 — in St. Paul, Minn. — 42 of the best players will be selected across seven rounds. In all, 167 players from across the NCAA, SDHL, USports, the German women’s league, Russia and more have declared for the draft.
GO DEEPER
The PWHL’s first season is over. What worked, and what are the top priorities for Year 2?
Back in April, The Athletic ranked the top 30 players who could be drafted out of the NCAA. Now it’s time to look at the entire player pool with a top 50 ranking made up of 27 forwards (16 centers, 6 left wings, 5 right wings), 19 defenders (11 lefties, 8 righties) and four goalies.
The class of 2024 is still led by Princeton and Team Canada star forward Sarah Fillier, who has the kind of skill to make an immediate impact in the PWHL. After that, though, there are a ton of high-end forwards, defenders and goalies available.
Three-time Olympian Amanda Kessel declared for the draft after taking a year off to work with the Pittsburgh Penguins last season. Claire Thompson, the record-breaking Team Canada defender, is taking time off from medical school to play in the PWHL. Top European defenders such as Ronja Savolainen, Maja Nylén Persson and Daniela Pejšová being available alongside the top NCAA…
