# 2024 PWHL draft

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 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. Players ineligible to play in the 2024–25 season are 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 | New York | 6 | 26 |
| 2 | Ottawa | 0 | 32 |
| 3 | Minnesota | — | 35 |
| 4 | Boston | — | 35 |
| 5 | Montreal | — | 41 |
| 6 | 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) | Canada | New York | Princeton University (NCAA) |
| 2 | Danielle Serdachny (C) | Canada | Ottawa | Colgate University (NCAA) |
| 3 | Claire Thompson (D) | Canada | Minnesota | Did not play |
| 4 | Hannah Bilka (LW) | United States | Boston | Ohio State University (NCAA) |
| 5 | Cayla Barnes (D) | United States | Montreal | Ohio State University (NCAA) |
| 6 | Julia Gosling (C) | Canada | Toronto | St. Lawrence University (NCAA) |

### Round two

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

### Round three

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

### Round four

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

### Round five

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

### Round six

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

### Round seven

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