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Montreal Victoire add depth in PWHL draft

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The biggest-ever PWHL draft since its inaugural season was accomplished Wednesday night time, and the Montreal Victoire have been in a position so as to add six new gamers to their roster.

For the primary time in league historical past, twelve groups took half within the entry draft, which featured Olympians and faculty stars.

All through the night time in Detroit, 72 picks have been revamped six rounds, and as champions, the Victoire have been final to choose in every spherical and chosen the next gamers:

Decide Participant Place Earlier Crew Earlier League
12 Petra Nieminen Ahead Luleå SDHL
24 Avi Adam Ahead Cornell College NCAA
36 Zoe Uens Defence Quinnipiac College NCAA
48 Hailey MacLeod Goaltender Ohio State College NCAA
60 Erica Rieder Defence Luleå SDHL
72 Emilie Lavoie Ahead Concordia College U Sports activities

Petra Nieminen has been enjoying for Luleå within the Swedish Ladies’s Hockey League (SDHL) for the final eight seasons. In 2025-26, the 27-year-old scored 24 targets and picked up 21 assists in 27 video games, earlier than including 5 targets and an help in six playoff video games.

Nieminen additionally represented Finland on the Olympics, the place she had one help.

Within the second spherical, the Victoire picked Avi Adam, a 21-year-old from Nova Scotia who performed 4 seasons at Cornell College. In 2025-26, Adam scored 12 targets and picked up 17 assists in 33 video games.

Within the third spherical, Montreal chosen Zoe Uens, a 22-year-old from Ontario who performed 4 seasons at Quinnipiac College. In 2025-26, she scored 10 targets and picked up 9 assists over 41 video games.

Within the fourth spherical, the Victoire added Hailey MacLeod, a 22-year-old goaltender from B.C. who performed the final two seasons at Ohio State College. In 2025-26, MacLeod helped her group attain the NCAA finals, whereas posting a 26-4-0 document, with a 1.48 targets towards common and 0.932 save proportion.

Within the fifth spherical, the Victoire picked Erica Rieder, a 29-year-old defender from Saskatchewan who has performed the final two seasons with Luleå. In 2025-26, she scored seven targets and had 13 assists in 34 video games, earlier than including two assists within the playoffs.

With the ultimate choose of the draft, Montreal chosen Emilie Lavoie, a 24-year-old from Boloeil, Quebec, who performed the final 5 seasons at Concordia College. In 2025-26, she scored six targets and 15 assists over 23 video games.

Full 2026 PWHL draft

Spherical 1
1. Vancouver Goldeneyes: Caroline Harvey, D, College of Wisconsin (NCAA)
2. Seattle Torrent: Abbey Murphy, F, College of Minnesota (NCAA)
3. PWHL Las Vegas (by way of Detroit): Tessa Janecke, F, Penn State College (NCAA)
4. PWHL San Jose: Laila Edwards, D, College of Wisconsin (NCAA)
5. PWHL Las Vegas: Lacey Eden, F, College of Wisconsin (NCAA)
6. PWHL Hamilton: Nelli Laitinen, D, College of Minnesota (NCAA)
7. New York Sirens: Emma Peschel, D, Ohio State College (NCAA)
8. Toronto Sceptres: Kirsten Simms, F, College of Wisconsin (NCAA)
9. Minnesota Frost: Sara Swiderski, D, Ohio State College (NCAA)
10. Boston Fleet: Grace Dwyer, D, Cornell College (NCAA)
11. Ottawa Cost: Vivian Jungels, D, College of Wisconsin (NCAA)
12. Montréal Victoire: Petra Nieminen, F, Luleå (SDHL)

Spherical 2
13. PWHL Las Vegas (by way of Vancouver): Isabel Wunder, F, Princeton College (NCAA)
14. Seattle Torrent: Sydney Morrow, D, College of Minnesota (NCAA)
15. PWHL Detroit: Andrea Brändli, G, Frölunda HC (SDHL)
16. PWHL San Jose: Sloane Matthews, F, Ohio State College (NCAA)
17. Vancouver Goldeneyes (by way of Las Vegas): Thea Johansson, F, College of Minnesota Duluth (NCAA)
18. PWHL Hamilton: Jade Iginla, F, Brown College (NCAA)
19. New York Sirens: Elisa Holopainen, F, Frölunda HC (SDHL)
20. Toronto Sceptres: Jamie Nelson, F, College of Minnesota (NCAA)
21. Minnesota Frost: Viivi Vainikka, F, Brynäs (SDHL)
22. PWHL Detroit (by way of Boston): Casey Borgiel, D, Colgate College (NCAA)
23. Ottawa Cost: Jordan Ray, F, Yale College (NCAA)
24. Montréal Victoire: Avi Adam, F, Cornell College (NCAA)

Third Spherical
25. Vancouver Goldeneyes: Jules Constantinople, D, Northeastern College (NCAA)
26. Seattle Torrent: Emerson Jarvis, F, Quinnipiac College (NCAA)
27. Boston Fleet (by way of Detroit): Leah Stecker, D, Penn State College (NCAA)
28. PWHL San Jose: Tia Chan, G, College of Connecticut (NCAA)
29. PWHL Las Vegas: Josefin Bouveng, F, College of Minnesota (NCAA)
30. PWHL Hamilton: Elyssa Biederman, F, Colgate College (NCAA)
31. New York Sirens: Carina DiAntonio, F, Yale College (NCAA)
32. Toronto Sceptres: Brooke Disher, D, Ohio State College (NCAA)
33. Minnesota Frost: Madelyn Christian, F, Penn State College (NCAA)
34. PWHL Detroit (by way of Boston): MK O’Brien, F, College of Minnesota Duluth (NCAA)
35. Ottawa Cost: Tereza Pištěková, F, SDE (SDHL)
36. Montréal Victoire: Zoe Uens, D, Quinnipiac College (NCAA)

Spherical 4
37. Vancouver Goldeneyes: Katelyn DeSa, G, Penn State College (NCAA)
38. Seattle Torrent: Grace Elliott, F, College of British Columbia (U Sports activities)
39. PWHL Detroit: Kyla Josifovic, F, College of Connecticut (NCAA)
40. PWHL San Jose: Lily Shannon, F, Northeastern College (NCAA)
41. PWHL Las Vegas: Saskia Maurer, G, SC Bern (SWHL)
42. PWHL Hamilton: Megan Woodworth, F, College of Connecticut (NCAA)
43. New York Sirens: Katelyn Roberts, F, Penn State College (NCAA)
44. Toronto Sceptres: Jane Kuehl, F, Princeton College (NCAA)
45. Minnesota Frost: Tova Henderson, D, College of Minnesota Duluth (NCAA)
46. Boston Fleet: Jaden Bogden, F, Northeastern College (NCAA)
47. Ottawa Cost: Tory Mariano, D, Northeastern College (NCAA)
48. Montréal Victoire: Hailey MacLeod, G, Ohio State College (NCAA)

Spherical 5
49. PWHL Las Vegas (by way of Vancouver): Kendall Butze, D, Penn State College (NCAA)
50. Seattle Torrent: Gracie Gilkyson, D, Yale College (NCAA)
51. PWHL Detroit: Sena Catterall, F, Clarkson College (NCAA)
52. PWHL San Jose: McKenna Van Gelder, F, Cornell College (NCAA)
53. PWHL Las Vegas: Alexis Petford, F, Colgate College (NCAA)
54. PWHL Hamilton: Emma-Sofie Nordström, G, St. Lawrence College (NCAA)
55. New York Sirens: Grace Wolfe, D, St. Cloud State College (NCAA)
56. Toronto Sceptres: Emerson O’Leary, F, Princeton College (NCAA)
57. Minnesota Frost: Daria Gredzen, G, Birusa Krasnoyarsk (ZhHL)
58. Boston Fleet: Jenna Goodwin, F, Frölunda HC (SDHL)
59. Ottawa Cost: Neena Brick, F, MoDo (SDHL)
60. Montréal Victoire: Erica Rieder, D, Lulea (SDHL)

Spherical 6
61. Vancouver Goldeneyes: Ashley Messier, D, College of Minnesota Duluth (NCAA)
62. Seattle Torrent: Gabriella Durante, G, Actual Torino (Italy)
63. PWHL Detroit: Georgia Schiff, F, Cornell College (NCAA)
64. PWHL San Jose: Reichen Kirchmair, F, Windfall School (NCAA)
65. PWHL Las Vegas: Sydney Healey, F, Boston College (NCAA)
66. PWHL Hamilton: Mya Vaslet, F, Penn State College (NCAA)
67. New York Sirens: Naomi Boucher, F, Yale College (NCAA)
68. Toronto Sceptres: Alyssa Regalado, D, Cornell College (NCAA)
69. Minnesota Frost: Lara Beecher, F, Clarkson College (NCAA)
70. Boston Fleet: Maeve Kelly, D, Boston College (NCAA)
71. Ottawa Cost: Taylor Otremba, F, Minnesota State College (NCAA)
72. Montréal Victoire: Emilie Lavoie, F, Concordia College (U Sports activities)

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