By Andrew Phillip Chernoff | CanucksBanter

September 1, 2023

The Professional Women’s Hockey League (PWHL) had a busy day as they got things underway to adding management to the previously announced 6 team League and have begun the process of developing playing rosters for all the teams.

PWHL’s Team General Managers

Minnesota: Natalie Darwitz
Toronto: Gina Kingsbury
Montreal: Danièle Sauvageau
Boston: Danielle Marmer
New York: Pascal Daoust
Ottawa: Michael Hirshfeld

PWHL 2023 Draft

Players have until September 3 to declare their eligibility and interest in the PWHL Draft. The draft will follow on September 18 in Toronto.

PWHL 2023 Draft Pick Order Decided

The first round draft order was decided by a lottery today, with a snake format in the subsequent rounds, as per the example below (each subsequent round is in the reverse pick order of the previous round). 

PWHL Ice Chips

• The PWHL 2023 free agency period opened today, and teams have 10 days to sign 3 players in advance of the draft.
• The PWHL 2023 draft will consist of 15 rounds for a total of 90 draft picks. Each team will be able to sign their 15 draftees to bring their roster total up to 18.
• Players who were not selected at the September 18 draft will become free agents.
• Teams must have a minimum of 28 players at training camp, meaning each team will need to sign at least 10 players beyond the initial free agency period, before training camps open on November 13.

The full collective bargaining agreement is now publicly available here, as linked in a FAQ on the PWHL website, which is now live at thepwhl.com. We previously broke down some highlights of the PWHL CBA with comparisons to the NWSL and WNBA CBAs here.

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