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2026 PWHL Draft

Here is what I think, so far, roughly...
1. Caroline Harvey
2. Abbey Murphy
3. Laila Edwards
4. Tessa Janecke
5. Kirsten Simms
6. Emma Peschel
7. Lacey Eden
8. Nelli Laitinen
9. Elyssa Biederman
10. Sydney Morrow
11. Issy Wunder
12. Sara Swiderski
Maybe in or near the 1st round, Petra Nieminen, relative veteran of Finland. Several outlets have more or less these names in some order for the top 10-12! There are a couple ECAC to WCHA transfers, Morrow and Swiderski, as that seems like one route for development. The picks with a certain amount of consensus about them are picks 1-3, Harvey, Murphy, and Edwards.

The draft order in which expansion teams will pick is not officially announced (I think). The top four teams in the Gold Plan, therefore picking in this order, are Vancouver, Seattle, New York, and Toronto. Last year, the expansion teams picked last out of the 8 teams in the draft.
 
I sure hope whoever drafts Edwards keeps her at F. I would move Eden up that list. Her intangibles are through the roof, not to mention she can score.
 
She did…. Ridiculous.
Taking her at projected 3 is also ridiculous.
Of course the media circus and instant hype would help any team that makes the mistake.
 
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