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Yahoo
13-07-2025
- Sport
- Yahoo
Team-By-Team Summary From The 2025 PWHL Draft
The 2025 PWHL Draft is in the books. Six rounds and 48 players later, and PWHL teams are much closer to finalizing their rosters for the 2025-26 PHWL season. Here's a team-by-team look at the 2025 PWHL Draft. Boston Fleet 2. Boston Fleet - Haley Winn (D, Clarkson) Advertisement 10. Boston Fleet - Ella Huber (F, Minnesota) 18. Boston Fleet - Olivia Mobley (F, Minnesota-Duluth) 26. Boston Fleet - Riley Brengman (D, Ohio State) 34. Boston Fleet - Abby Newhook (F, Boston College) 42. Boston Fleet - Amanda Thiele (G, Ohio State) Minnesota Frost 6. Minnesota Frost - Kendall Cooper (D, Quinnipiac) 14. Minnesota Frost - Abby Hustler (F, St. Lawrence) 22. Minnesota Frost - Anna Segedi (F, St. Lawrence) 30. Minnesota Frost - Ava Rinker (D, Connecticut) 38. Minnesota Frost - Vanessa Upson (F, Mercyhurst) 46. Minnesota Frost - Brooke Becker (D, Providence) Advertisement Montreal Victoire' 4. Montreal Victoire - Nicole Gosling (D, Clarkson) 12. Montreal Victoire - Natalie Mylnkova (F, Minnesota) 20. Montreal Victoire - Skylar Irving (F, Northeastern) 36. Montreal Victoire - Maya Labad (F, Quinnipiac) 44. Montreal Victoire - Tamara Giaquinto (D, Boston University) New York Sirens 1. New York Sirens - Kristyna Kaltounkova (F, Colgate) 3. New York Sirens (from Toronto) - Casey O'Brien (F, Wisconsin) 9. New York Sirens - Anne Cherkowski (F, Clarkson) 17. New York Sirens - Makenna Webster (F, Ohio State) 25. New York Sirens - Dayle Ross (D, St. Cloud State) Advertisement 27. New York Sirens (from Toronto) - Maddi Wheeler (F. Ohio State) 28. New York Sirens (from Montreal) - Callie Shanahan (G, Boston College) 33. New York Sirens - Anna Bargman (F. Yale) 41. New York Sirens - Kaley Doyle (G, Quinnipiac) Ottawa Charge 5. Ottawa Charge - Rory Guilday (D, Cornell) 13. Ottawa Charge - Anna Shokhina (F, Dynamo-Neva St. Petersburg) 21. Ottawa Charge - Sarah Wozniewicz (F, Wisconsin) 29. Ottawa Charge - Peyton Hemp (F, Minnesota) 37. Ottawa Charge - Sanni Ahola (G, St. Cloud State) 45. Ottawa Charge - Fanuza Kadirova (F, Dynamo-Neva St. Petersburg) Advertisement PWHL Seattle 8. PWHL Seattle - Jenna Buglioni (F, Ohio State) 15. PWHL Seattle - Hannah Murphy (G, Colgate) 24. PWHL Seattle - Lily Delianedis (F, Cornell) 31. PWHL Seattle - Jada Habisch (F, Connecticut) 40. PWHL Seattle - Lyndie Lobdell (D, Penn State) 47. PWHL Seattle - Olivia Wallin (F. Minnesota-Duluth) Toronto Sceptres 11. Toronto Sceptres - Emma Gentry (F, St. Cloud State) 16. Toronto Sceptres - Kiara Zanon (From Vancouver) F, Ohio State) 23. Toronto Sceptres (from Vancouver) - Clara Van Wieren (F, Minnesota-Duluth) 35. Toronto Sceptres - Sara Hjalmarsson (F, Linkoping) Advertisement 43. Toronto Sceptres - Hanna Baskin (D, Minnesota-Duluth) PWHL Vancouver 7. PWHL Vancouver - Michelle Karvinen (F, Frolunda) 19. PWHL Vancouver (from Toronto) - Nina Jobst-Smith (D, Minnesota-Duluth) 32. PWHL Vancouver - Brianna Brooks (F, Penn State) 39. PWHL Vancouver - Maddy Samoskevich (F, Quinnipiac) 48. PWHL Vancouver - Chanreet Bassi (F, British Columbia)
Toronto Sun
26-06-2025
- Sport
- Toronto Sun
PWHL expansion wasn't all doom and gloom for Original Six cities
Get the latest from Mike Ganter straight to your inbox Toronto Sceptres' Jessica Kondas (2) races for the puck with Boston Fleet's Theresa Schafzahl during a game this past season. The Canadian Press It doesn't take a social-media deep-dive to find out just how hurt fans of the original six PWHL teams have been by the expansion process. This advertisement has not loaded yet, but your article continues below. THIS CONTENT IS RESERVED FOR SUBSCRIBERS ONLY Subscribe now to read the latest news in your city and across Canada. Unlimited online access to articles from across Canada with one account. Get exclusive access to the Toronto Sun ePaper, an electronic replica of the print edition that you can share, download and comment on. Enjoy insights and behind-the-scenes analysis from our award-winning journalists. Support local journalists and the next generation of journalists. Daily puzzles including the New York Times Crossword. 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Access articles from across Canada with one account Share your thoughts and join the conversation in the comments Enjoy additional articles per month Get email updates from your favourite authors Don't have an account? Create Account Despite the league's stated desire for immediate competitive balance before the expansion draft and exclusive signing window for the league's two newest teams opened, the reaction from many fans has been shock at what their respective teams had to give up to make this happen. There's an argument that the league went too far and have created two super teams in this process. That argument won't be settled until the league is back up and playing. But in the meantime, there's another more positive side to expansion as well that often gets lost in all the whining and complaining. Jess Kondas is proof of that. A reserve defender for all but one game over two seasons for the Toronto Sceptres, Kondas was signed to a standard player contract in the middle of all that roster plundering that went on to ensure there was competitive balance when both PWHL Vancouver and PWHL Seattle take the ice next fall. Your noon-hour look at what's happening in Toronto and beyond. By signing up you consent to receive the above newsletter from Postmedia Network Inc. Please try again This advertisement has not loaded yet, but your article continues below. In addition to a sizable pay bump — reserves receive a stipend of a minimum of $15,000 per season — Kondas will now receive the $1700 per month living allowance as well to offset the rent she has been playing out of pocket until now. A Calgary native, Kondas made the decision to stay in market in Toronto that allowed her to practice daily with the team over these past two seasons. Reserves are not required to stay in market, but it would be hard to stay game-ready should an opening arise if a player wasn't in market. Kondas, for instance got into one game over two seasons, a post-Christmas win over Boston this past season, and even scored in that game as she filled in for Rylind MacKinnon, who had incurred a one-game suspension. This advertisement has not loaded yet, but your article continues below. It was without question the high point of her two years with the Sceptres until she got that call from her agent telling her Toronto had signed her to a standard contract for the coming season a couple of weeks ago. The goal was big, but so too was the ability to show staff she can play at this level. 'I definitely think a one-game, one-goal statline might have helped, but I mean I know you can look at that in different ways,' Kondas said. 'Just in conversations with Gina (GM Gina Kingsbury) and Troy (head coach Troy Ryan) there was that question of was I ready to fit into the pace of the game at this level? I think that was the biggest question mark around myself from what I was hearing. 'So just getting in a game and kind of showing that I can fit in. I don't stick out in a bad way. I think that definitely contributes to a better understanding of how I can play in the league.' This advertisement has not loaded yet, but your article continues below. As hard as it was to see teammates like Sarah Nurse, Hannah Miller and, more specific to Kondas' situation, defenders like Megan Carter and MacKinnon moving on through the expansion and free-agent signing period, it was that growth by the league through expansion that opened up a spot for Kondas. 'To be honest, throughout the whole of last season I knew I was kind of there and ready to be in a position to be in the league,' Kondas said. 'So I think just knowing expansion was coming, I had that in mind and I was like, 'OK, I feel pretty confident to have a spot in the league the next season.'' The timing of the news turned out to be just about perfect for Kondas, who is back in Calgary this summer working at her gym. Her news came a few days before her only sibling and older brother was getting married and, with all the family home for the wedding, it became a bit of a double celebration. This advertisement has not loaded yet, but your article continues below. Kondas doesn't get to this point without a lot of perseverance on her part, not to mention some sacrifice over these past two years, but in her mind the process has always been about working through the tough times until she got the opportunity she always knew she deserved. 'It is definitely not easy to play that (reserve) role, especially two years in a row,' she said. 'The second year I was really hoping to finalize that spot and get that opportunity so it was a hard decision to continue to do that a second year in a row. But my perspective, I have always kind of been an underdog. I don't get looked at a lot so I think I've had to have the mentality that if you keep working through things and you keep that perseverance, things will happen for you. Not to say your luck changes, but that's just how I see things. This advertisement has not loaded yet, but your article continues below. 'When you work through the hard parts, good things come to you,' Kondas said. 'Good karma. Being a reserve for two years is definitely tough and you have some tough days when you do question it but yeah looking back now there's nothing I'd say I would want to change. 'Obviously, it would be great to be a wanted draft pick, but that was my path and I just had to embrace what I was given.' To a degree, Kondas understands the prevailing sentiment of the fan base and the level of disappointment around the departure of key players to stock new markets, but only to a degree. 'Obviously fans may lose their favourite players in their markets, but ultimately it's the goal of building this women's hockey league and there's a lot of girls who have been in my position too and a lot of us that have the talent to be in this league,' Kondas said. 'I think the expansion is just a (continuation) of what we are creating. 'I'm going to miss a lot of the teammates I lost in Toronto, but it's a new opportunity for girls and it all goes back to the expansion of the game,' she said. 'We are just trying to create something that is sustainable so every year that is the goal through the league. Maybe some ups and down but there is definitely a lot of wins that we will see come out of this season as well.' mganter@ Toronto Raptors CFL Canada Celebrity Celebrity
CBC
26-06-2025
- Sport
- CBC
Abby Newhook following her brother into pro hockey, drafted by Boston of PWHL
The Newhook family is adding another star to the professional hockey ranks. Abby Newhook of St. John's was drafted 34th overall in the fifth round of the Professional Women's Hockey League (PWHL) draft by the Boston Fleet on Tuesday. That makes her only the second player from Newfoundland and Labrador to be drafted into the PWHL, joining Maggie Connors who plays for the Toronto Sceptres. "I'm feeling super excited. The past 24 hours has just been crazy, you know, something I've dreamed of my whole life and now it's finally here," Newhook told CBC News from Montreal on Wednesday. "I think it will take a little bit of time to sink in." Newhook said she's looking forward to a friendly rivalry with Connors, given that they are close friends and are eager to support one another. Boston is a fitting destination for Newhook as she makes the leap to the pro level. She played her collegiate career at Boston College, scoring nine goals and 17 assists last season. She said it's an exciting opportunity to be able to stay. "Boston is a place that's become home for me," Newhook said. "I love the support from back home, [and] from Boston. And I'm just super excited to get started there." She said making the jump from collegiate to professional hockey will be a challenge, but it's something she's ready to take on. She's already preparing with local coaches, and has gotten advice from her brother — Alex Newhook of the Montreal Canadiens. Their mother, Paula Newhook, said the family is overwhelmed to now have two professional players to cheer for. "It's pretty exciting, I got to say. You'd never really think when the kids were growing up and just playing minor hockey that both of their dreams would come true," she said. "It certainly shows that [with] hard work and effort, it is possible for their dreams to come true. So we're ecstatic."
National Post
25-06-2025
- Sport
- National Post
Ottawa Charge expects second Russian player drafted in PWHL to be a 'superstar'
Only one Russian ever had been chosen in the PWHL draft before the Ottawa Charge selected two on Tuesday night. Article content Naturally, Mike Hirshfeld expects much better luck with his picks — especially forward Anna Shokhina — than the Boston Fleet had with Ilona Markova last year. Article content Article content 'We had her as probably the fourth-most talented player in this draft,' the Charge GM said of the team's second-round pick during a recap of the evening's events at Ottawa's new Hard Rock Casino & Resort as Tuesday night turned into Wednesday morning. 'That's how highly we thought of her, so to get her at 13 was really exciting for us. Article content Article content 'We think she's going to be a superstar in this league and we're excited to get here and have her show her skills.' Article content Initially, Boston might have had similar aspirations for Markova, a skilled, then-22-year-old forward the team selected in the seventh round in 2024. But after attending training camp, she was released and returned to play in her homeland. Article content 'Sometimes you swing (and miss) and we swung a couple times last year,' Fleet GM Danielle Marmer said. 'I think of Markova, for example, as one of those.' Article content So why does the Charge believe it hit one out of the park with Shokhina? Article content Largely because of the homework they've done on the 28-year-old, who had 30 goals and 73 points in 42 games with Dynamo-Neva St. Petersburg 'A' last season. Article content Also, the recommendation of Mel Davidson — the former head coach and GM of Canada's national team — who gave a thumbs up to both Shokhina and her former Dynamo linemate Fanuza Kadirova, the Charge's sixth and last pick on Tuesday. Article content 'We put a lot of work in on both of them,' Hirshfeld said. 'Over the last month, we have talked to both of the players themselves. We have scouted some film that we found of them. We've talked to coaches and people who played in that league. Article content Article content 'We hired Mel as a consultant and she started working with us early in the new year. Mel has actually coached them as part of the IIHF international growth program, so she knows both the players really well. Article content 'Fanuza is a very talented player, lots of skill, a goal scorer. We think she's going to have to deal with the physicality in this league and that's going to be a learning curve for her. But we think the upside, where we picked her in the sixth round, is incredibly high.' Article content 'For us, it was definitely worth a shot bringing them both together,' he said. 'They're definitely not fluent, but they are learning English. But we're comfortable (with their overseas transition) because of the skill level and the talent level. Our organization has focused on international players for a long time, so we think they'll fit in really well in our culture.
Globe and Mail
25-06-2025
- Sport
- Globe and Mail
N.Y. Sirens take Czech star Kaltounkova No. 1 in PWHL draft
The New York Sirens selected Kristyna Kaltounkova of Vlasim, Czechia, with the first pick in Tuesday's Professional Women's Hockey League draft, held at the Hard Rock Hotel and Casino. The 23-year-old forward made her women's worlds debut for the host nation and was named a 2025 tournament all-star. She became the first Czech to be named a Patty Kazmaier Award finalist, recording 48 points in 37 games for the Colgate University Raiders, and finished her NCAA tenure as the program's all-time leading goal scorer with 111, and second in career points with 233. The Sirens finished last and missed the playoffs this past season with 37 points — eight wins, four overtime wins, five overtime losses and 13 losses. The Boston Fleet selected defender Haley Winn of Rochester, N.Y., with the second pick. The 21-year-old Winn lead the Clarkson University Golden Knights in scoring this year and finished second among defenders with 14 goals and 32 assists. She recently played at her third straight worlds for Team USA, winning a second gold medal to go along with her 2024 silver. The Sirens picked third after making a deal with the Toronto Sceptres and took forward Casey O'Brien of the University of Wisconsin. O'Brien capped an impressive NCAA career as a three-time national champion, Patty Kazmaier Memorial Award recipient, and First Team all-American. The Badgers' co-captain set a program single-season record in 2024-25 with 88 points, including 26 goals, in 41 games. She finished her five years as Wisconsin's all-time leading scorer with 274 points — including 97 goals — in 182 games — a title previously held by Hilary Knight. The Montreal Victoire selected defender Nicole Gosling of Clarkson University with the fourth pick. The 23-year-old from London, Ont., is the Golden Knights' all-time leading scorer among defenders with 148 points (including 104 assists) in 170 career games in five seasons. Gosling won gold representing Canada at the 2024 women's world championship, alongside her cousin Julia Gosling, who just wrapped up her rookie season in the PWHL. The Ottawa Charge picked Cornell University defender Rory Guilday with the fifth pick. The 22-year-old from Chanhassen, Minn., capped a four-year tenure with the Big Red producing 52 points in 106 games and earned All-Ivy League honours on three occasions including two straight First-Team nods. In 2024-25, the two-year captain helped deliver her program's first ECAC title since 2014. The five-foot-11 defender is a three-time medallist with Team USA at the world championships, winning gold in 2023 and two silver medals in 2022 and 2024. The Minnesota Frost selected Canadian defender Kendall Cooper of Quinnipiac University with the sixth pick. The 23-year-old from Oakville, Ont., recorded 116 points in 158 career games for the Bobcats. As captain in 2024-25, she finished third on the team with 26 points in 37 games, and was named the 2024-25 recipient of the Wayne Dean Sportsmanship Award. Cooper was twice named one of Canada's top three players at the U18 Worlds, winning gold in 2019 and silver in 2020 as a tournament all-star and team captain. The expansion Vancouver squad selected forward Michelle Karvinen of Frolunda HC with the seventh pick. The 35-year-old is a four-time Olympian (three Bronze) and an eight-time medallist in 12 world championships representing Finland. In April, Karvinen became her country's all-time leading scorer in the world tournament with 62 points. The former North Dakota captain has won professional titles in Switzerland's SWHL, Russia's ZhHL, and four times in Sweden's SDHL including last year with Frölunda HC where she tallied 35 points in 32 games and added 12 points in 11 playoff games. And the expansion Seattle squad, with the eighth and final pick of the first round, selected Canadian forward Jenna Buglioni. The 23-year-old from Port Moody, B.C., won two national championships in five seasons with the Ohio State University Buckeyes, with 166 points in 170 career games. As captain in 2024-25, she had her most productive season with 20 goals, including a record seven game-winners, and 51 points in 44 games. She earned silver with Canada at the 2020 U18 worlds and was named a tournament all-star. Forty-eight players will be selected by the league's eight teams over six rounds.
