The complete rulebook for the 2026 PWHL Expansion Player Distribution Process, including full details on Expansion Foundational Offers (EFOs) and Foundational Player Offers (FPOs), is available below:
PWHL - 2026 Expansion Player Distribution Process - Rules_.pdfAnd in French:
LPHF – Processus de répartition des joueuses dans le cadre de l’expansion 2026 – Règlement_.pdfThe following is an overview of the status of player contracts, by team, as of October 6, 2026.
Players on expiring contracts with rights held were selected in the 2025 PWHL Draft and, for the purposes of the expansion player distribution process, are subject to the parameters of players under contract as well as any phase describing the retention of rights.
*Denotes players protected in Phases 1/3 by existing teams.
BOSTON FLEET
Signed through 2028-29: Grace Dwyer, Leah Stecker, *Haley Winn
Signed through 2027-28: Amanda Boulier, *Aerin Frankel, *Megan Keller, Laura Kluge, *Abby Newhook, Jill Saulnier, Sophie Shirley, *Susanna Tapani
Signed through 2026-27: Loren Gabel, Taylor House, Ella Huber, Rylind MacKinnon, *Shay Maloney, Olivia Mobley, Liz Schepers, Amanda Thiele
Expiring contracts: Olivia Zafuto
PWHL DETROIT
Signed through 2029-30: Daryl Watts
Signed through 2028-29: Cayla Barnes, Andrea Brändli, Jesse Compher, Britta Curl-Salemme, Hilary Knight
Signed through 2027-28: Sydney Bard, Hannah Bilka, Mellissa Channell-Watkins, Shiann Darkangelo, Taylor Girard, Stephanie Markowski, Alice Philbert, Akane Shiga
Signed through 2026-27: Mia Biotti, Casey Borgiel, Nina Jobst-Smith, Olivia Wallin
PWHL HAMILTON
Signed through 2028-29: Nicole Gosling, Brianne Jenner, Nelli Laitinen, Alina Müller, Kayle Osborne
Signed through 2027-28: Zoe Boyd, Riley Brengman, Emily Clark, Abby Hustler, Allyson Simpson, Alexa Vasko, Kayla Vespa
Signed through 2026-27: Peyton Hemp, Jade Iginla, Anna Kjellbin, Anna Shokhina
PWHL LAS VEGAS
Signed through 2028-29: Hayley Scamurra
Signed through 2027-28: Erin Ambrose, Mae Batherson, Josefin Bouveng, Kendall Butze, Megan Carter, Kendall Cooper, Lacey Eden, Nicole Hensley, Tessa Janecke, Katy Knoll, Sydney Langseth, Darcie Lappan, Issy Wunder
Signed through 2026-27: Madison Bizal, Jada Habisch, Maureen Murphy, Natalie Snodgrass
MINNESOTA FROST
Signed through 2028-29: *Taylor Heise, *Kelly Pannek, *Grace Zumwinkle
Signed through 2027-28: Sam Cogan, Kendall Coyne Schofield, *Maddie Rooney, *Lee Stecklein
Signed through 2026-27: Peyton Anderson, Brooke Becker, Marlène Boissonnault, Natalie Buchbinder, Claire Butorac, Élizabeth Giguère, Daria Gredzen, Klára Hymlárová, *Sidney Morin, Dominique Petrie
Expiring contracts: Kaitlyn O’Donohoe, Ava Rinker, Jincy Roese, Vanessa Upson
MONTRÉAL VICTOIRE
Signed through 2028-29: Nadia Mattivi
Signed through 2027-28: *Ann-Renée Desbiens, Jade Downie-Landry, Jessie Eldridge, *Maggie Flaherty, Emma Maltais, *Marie-Philip Poulin, Abby Roque, *Laura Stacey, Kaitlin Willoughby
Signed through 2026-27: Jessica DiGirolamo, Catherine Dubois, Tamara Giaquinto, Skylar Irving, Michelle Karvinen, Alexandra Labelle, *Lina Ljungblom, *Kati Tabin, Megan Warrener
Expiring contracts: Sandra Abstreiter, Maya Labad
NEW YORK SIRENS
Signed through 2028-29: Makenna Webster
Signed through 2027-28: Anna Bargman, Lauren Bernard, Elaine Chuli, *Kristýna Kaltounková, Paetyn Levis, *Casey O’Brien, *Maja Nylén Persson, Callie Shanahan, Nicole Vallario
Signed through 2026-27: *Jaime Bourbonnais, Clair DeGeorge, Kaley Doyle, Emmy Fecteau, *Sarah Fillier, Elle Hartje, Denisa Křížová, Dayle Ross, *Micah Zandee-Hart
Expiring contracts: Sarah Bujold, Kira Juodikis, Olivia Knowles, Savannah Norcross
OTTAWA CHARGE
Signed through 2028-29: *Sarah Wozniewicz
Signed through 2027-28: Dara Greig, Brooke Hobson, *Fanuza Kadirova, *Rebecca Leslie, Kateřina Mrázová, *Gwyneth Philips, *Ronja Savolainen
Signed through 2026-27: Sanni Ahola, Jenna Buglioni, Michela Cava, Emma Greco, *Gabbie Hughes, Vivian Jungels, Jocelyne Larocque, Brooke McQuigge, Vita Poniatovskaia, Kathryn Reilly, Kendra Woodland
Expiring contracts: Maggy Burbidge, Reece Hunt
PWHL SAN JOSE
Signed through 2028-29: Tia Chan, Laila Edwards, Sloane Matthews
Signed through 2027-28: Anne Cherkowski, Maggie Connors, Rory Guilday, Hadley Hartmetz, Mariah Keopple, Kristin O'Neill, Daniela Pejšová, Corinne Schroeder, Lily Shannon, Mckenna Van Gelder, Maddi Wheeler
Signed through 2026-27: Brooke Bryant, Kristin Della Rovere, Abbey Levy, Natálie Mlýnková
SEATTLE TORRENT
Signed through 2028-29: *Alex Carpenter
Signed through 2027-28: Emily Brown, Gabrielle David, *Julia Gosling, Carly Jackson, Abbey Murphy, Theresa Schafzahl, Aneta Tejralová
Signed through 2026-27: Lexie Adzija, Lily Delianedis, *Mikyla Grant-Mentis, Lyndie Lobdell, *Hannah Murphy, Noemi Neubauerová, Emma Nuutinen, *Danielle Serdachny, *Anna Wilgren
Expiring contracts: Marah Wagner, Emily Zumwinkle
TORONTO SCEPTRES
Signed through 2028-29: *Renata Fast, *Kali Flanagan, *Raygan Kirk
Signed through 2027-28: Claire Dalton, Jamie Lee Rattray, Allie Munroe, Kiara Zanon
Signed through 2026-27: Grace Campbell, *Emma Gentry, Jessica Kondas, Jessie McPherson, Lauren Messier, *Ella Shelton, *Natalie Spooner, Emma Woods
Expiring contracts: Savannah Harmon, Anneke Rankila, Blayre Turnbull
Expiring contracts (rights held): Hanna Baskin, Sara Hjalmarsson, Clara Van Wieren
VANCOUVER GOLDENEYES
Signed through 2028-29: *Jenn Gardiner, KK Harvey
Signed through 2027-28: Ashton Bell, Katie Chan, *Izzy Daniel, *Sophie Jaques, Mannon McMahon, *Hannah Miller, *Sarah Nurse
Signed through 2026-27: Abby Boreen, Kristen Campbell, Katie DeSa, Laura Fuoco, Dominika Lásková, *Emerance Maschmeyer, Gabby Rosenthal, Madison Samoskevich, Anna Segedi, Tereza Vanišová
Expiring contracts: Sini Karjalainen, Anna Meixner, Kimberly Newell, Malia Schneider, Claire Thompson