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 1.pdfAnd in French:
The following is an overview of the status of player contracts prior to the commencement of the expansion player distribution process, by team, as of May 27, 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.
BOSTON FLEET
Signed through 2027-28: Aerin Frankel, Megan Keller, Alina Müller, Haley Winn
Signed through 2026-27: Ella Huber, Shay Maloney, Daniela Pejšová, Liz Schepers
Expiring contracts: Mia Biotti, Zoe Boyd, Hannah Brandt, Jessie Eldridge, Loren Gabel, Hadley Hartmetz, Laura Kluge, Abigail Levy, Rylind MacKinnon, Noemi Neubauerová, Jamie Lee Rattray, Jill Saulnier, Sophie Shirley, Susanna Tapani, Olivia Zafuto
Expiring contracts (rights held): Riley Brengman, Olivia Mobley, Abby Newhook, Amanda Thiele
MINNESOTA FROST
Signed through 2027-28: Britta Curl-Salemme, Maddie Rooney
Signed through 2026-27: Mae Batherson, Natalie Buchbinder, Kendall Cooper, Abby Hustler, Sidney Morin, Dominique Petrie
Expiring contracts: Peyton Anderson, Madison Bizal, Marlène Boissonnault, Claire Butorac, Samantha Cogan, Kendall Coyne Schofield, Élizabeth Giguère, Taylor Heise, Nicole Hensley, Klára Hymlárová, Katy Knoll, Kaitlyn O’Donohoe, Kelly Pannek, Jincy Roese, Lee Stecklein, Grace Zumwinkle
Expiring contracts (rights held): Brooke Becker, Ava Rinker, Vanessa Upson
MONTRÉAL VICTOIRE
Signed through 2027-28: Ann-Renée Desbiens, Nicole Gosling, Marie-Philip Poulin, Laura Stacey
Signed through 2026-27: Shiann Darkangelo, Jessica DiGirolamo, Catherine Dubois, Lina Ljungblom, Hayley Scamurra, Kati Tabin
Expiring contracts: Sandra Abstreiter, Erin Ambrose, Amanda Boulier, Jade Downie-Landry, Maggie Flaherty, Dara Greig, Alexandra Labelle, Nadia Mattivi, Maureen Murphy, Abby Roque, Megan Warrener, Kaitlin Willoughby
Expiring contracts (rights held): Tamara Giaquinto, Skylar Irving, Maya Labad, Natálie Mlýnková
NEW YORK SIRENS
Signed through 2027-28: Anne Cherkowski, Kristýna Kaltounková, Maja Nylén Persson, Kayle Osborne
Signed through 2026-27: Jaime Bourbonnais, Emmy Fecteau, Sarah Fillier, Elle Hartje, Paetyn Levis, Allyson Simpson, Micah Zandee-Hart
Expiring contracts: Lauren Bernard, Sarah Bujold, Clair DeGeorge, Taylor Girard, Kira Juodikis, Olivia Knowles, Denisa Křížová, Savannah Norcross, Kristin O’Neill, Nicole Vallario, Kayla Vespa
Expiring contracts (rights held): Anna Bargman, Kaley Doyle, Casey O’Brien, Dayle Ross, Callie Shanahan, Maddi Wheeler
OTTAWA CHARGE
Signed through 2027-28: Emily Clark, Rory Guilday, Gwyneth Philips, Ronja Savolainen
Signed through 2026-27: Michela Cava, Emma Greco, Gabbie Hughes, Rebecca Leslie
Expiring contracts: Maggy Burbidge, Brooke Hobson, Taylor House, Reece Hunt, Brianne Jenner, Jocelyne Larocque, Stephanie Markowski, Brooke McQuigge, Kateřina Mrázová, Vita Poniatovskaia, Kathryn Reilly, Alexa Vasko, Olivia Wallin, Kendra Woodland
Expiring contracts (rights held): Sanni Ahola, Peyton Hemp, Fanuza Kadirova, Sarah Wozniewicz
SEATTLE TORRENT
Signed through 2027-28: Cayla Barnes
Signed through 2026-27: Lexie Adzija, Hannah Bilka, Jenna Buglioni, Mikyla Grant-Mentis, Hannah Murphy, Corinne Schroeder, Danielle Serdachny, Anna Wilgren
Expiring contracts: Emily Brown, Brooke Bryant, Alex Carpenter, Megan Carter, Gabrielle David, Julia Gosling, Carly Jackson, Mariah Keopple, Hilary Knight, Sydney Langseth, Theresa Schafzahl, Natalie Snodgrass, Aneta Tejralová, Marah Wagner, Emily Zumwinkle
Expiring contracts (rights held): Lily Delianedis, Jada Habisch, Lyndie Lobdell
TORONTO SCEPTRES
Signed through 2027-28: N/A
Signed through 2026-27: Jesse Compher, Emma Gentry, Jessie McPherson, Ella Shelton, Natalie Spooner
Expiring contracts: Elaine Chuli, Maggie Connors, Claire Dalton, Kristin Della Rovere, Renata Fast, Kali Flanagan, Savannah Harmon, Raygan Kirk, Anna Kjellbin, Jessica Kondas, Emma Maltais, Lauren Messier, Allie Munroe, Anneke Rankila, Blayre Turnbull, Daryl Watts, Emma Woods
Expiring contracts (rights held): Hanna Baskin, Sara Hjalmarsson, Clara Van Wieren, Kiara Zanon
VANCOUVER GOLDENEYES
Signed through 2027-28: Ashton Bell, Sophie Jaques, Hannah Miller
Signed through 2026-27: Abigail Boreen, Kristen Campbell, Nina Jobst-Smith, Emerance Maschmeyer, Anna Segedi, Tereza Vanišová
Expiring contracts: Sydney Bard, Katie Chan, Mellissa Channell-Watkins, Izzy Daniel, Jenn Gardiner, Sini Karjalainen, Darcie Lappan, Mannon McMahon, Anna Meixner, Kimberly Newell, Sarah Nurse, Gabby Rosenthal, Malia Schneider, Anna Shokhina, Claire Thompson
Expiring contracts (rights held): Michelle Karvinen, Madison Samoskevich