PWHL announces 2026 draft order, expansion teams pick 3, 6
The PWHL set its 2026 Entry Draft order: Vancouver Goldeneyes will pick first overall, Seattle Torrent second, and expansion clubs Detroit, San Jose, Las Vegas and Hamilton will hold picks three through six. The expansion teams' internal order was determined by a randomized draw conducted with all general managers, and the established franchises will select seventh through twelfth: New York Sirens, Toronto Sceptres, Minnesota Frost, Boston Fleet, Ottawa Charge and Montréal Victoire. The draft opens Wednesday at 5 p.m. Eastern and will be broadcast live as teams use early selections to accelerate roster building for the 2026 season. Placing expansion clubs ahead of most existing teams gives those new franchises immediate access to top prospects and could shift competitive balance after the recent expansion player allocations.
Draft. Order. Locked. 🔒 The 2026 PWHL Entry Draft order of selection is here! The GOLD Plan winner, the Vancouver Goldeneyes, will select first overall on Wednesday. Watch the picks roll in beginning at 5PM ET on TSN, Scripps Sports and the PWHL YouTube Channel! 📰 bit.ly/3QtxbPE
LancePuns16I hate being a downer on the league but this offseason has been very poorly executed. Y'all gotta do better.
Tenth String Goalie8Any particular reason Toronto and New York are getting shafted?
Daniel Priest5The offseason has been botched at every opportunity so far this offseason and it's only been a few weeks. You guys need to get your shit together
Dayna Bradstreet2Expansion teams get to steal everyone away and still get better picks, absolutely a huge middle finger to fans who have been here since season 1.
The thing about the PWHL draft order is that for the existing teams the order makes logical sense, and even the expansion teams being higher makes sense (last year they were last and those teams sucked shit!) and yet it's still managed to make everyone mad except for Vancouver.
alice, cowboy umarell4"Why is Detroit going THIRD?" they're the host city and also they're actually going 14th because they traded that pick away. The only major thing I'd change is putting all Gold Plan teams (Toronto + NYC) ahead of the expansion teams, because the Sirens do end up shafted here which is a shame.
house of theolia. 🦊🌙⚧2expansions too, to be fair.
