2026 PWHL Draft top prospects: Ranking the 10 best players available
The 2025-26 women’s college hockey season has officially wrapped, with the Wisconsin Badgers winning a second straight NCAA championship on Sunday . Wisconsin’s latest batch of generational talents will soon be on the move to the Professional Women’s Hockey League, along with a handful of other Olympic gold medalists, college stars and elite European talent. We don’t yet have a date for the 2026 PWHL Draft, and we don’t know how many teams will make selections as the PWHL eyes expansion to either two or four new cities as soon as next season.
But those details aren’t required to start breaking down the top 10 players in the class of 2026. Let’s get started. Caroline Harvey Forget being the best prospect in this year's draft class, Harvey has a claim as one of the very best players — and certainly the best offensive defender — in women's hockey right now.
In the last month alone, Harvey has won an Olympic gold medal, tournament MVP, the 2026 Patty Kazmaier Award and her third-career NCAA championship. As a senior, Harvey led all defenders in the NCAA this season with an absurd 64 points in 33 games; her 1. 94 points-per-game finished second in the nation behind only Abbey Murphy, a forward.
Harvey is a dynamic skater who breaks down coverage with her feet, deceptive puck skills and playmaking intuition. She's one of the most intelligent players in the sport on both sides of the puck, with an elite ability to read and process the game both offensively and defensively. She's a special talent and should be a transformational superstar for the team that's lucky enough to select her.
Abbey Murphy Nobody was more productive in the NCAA this season than Murphy, who led the nation in goals per game (1. 29) and points per game (2. 13).
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