PWHL Vancouver Adds Five New Players in 2025 Draft

PWHL Vancouver made five selections in the 2025 PWHL Draft presented by Upper Deck, adding three forwards and two defenders to round out its growing roster. The picks join 18 players already under contract heading into the 2025-26 season.

The team was also active on the trade front, acquiring goaltender Kristen Campbell and the 19th overall pick from the Toronto Sceptres in exchange for their 16th and 23rd overall selections.

“It was a really exciting night; the professionalism was incredible. A lot of moving parts, but we actually felt really lucky with who ended up falling into the slots that we were predicting,” said General Manager Cara Gardner Morey. “The philosophy always was: ‘start with the locker room’. As far as culture goes–– and leadership–– I think it was really important to bring those five players in that we know would set the standard and really set the tone for the year. Then, hockey-wise, it really was building from the net out. During the [Expansion] Draft, it was finding a lot of those gritty undervalued players that were probably outperforming. Free agency we got to sign some of the bigger names and then used this draft to fill in the last couple pieces of the puzzle.”

PWHL Vancouver’s 2025 Draft Picks:

• Round 1, 7th overall – Michelle Karvinen, Frölunda HC: 32 GP / 21 G / 14 A / 35 PTS
• Round 3, 19th overall – Nina Jobst-Smith, University of Minnesota-Duluth: 37 GP / 3 G / 15 A / 18 PTS
• Round 4, 32nd overall – Brianna Brooks, Penn State University: 38 GP / 11 G / 13 A / 24 PTS
• Round 5, 39th overall – Madison Samoskevich, Quinnipiac University: 38 GP / 8 G / 14 A / 22 PTS
• Round 6, 48th overall – Chanreet Bassi, University of British Columbia: 35 GP / 14 G / 19 A / 33 PTS

Across six rounds, all eight PWHL teams made a total of 48 selections. For a full list of picks, click here.