Minnetonka’s Guilday chosen fifth overall,
former Ms. Hockey winners Mobley and Hemp also chosen

Six Minnesota-born players, including two former Ms. Hockey winners, were selected in the PWHL Draft held Tuesday in Ottawa. In addition, 12 players who played at Minnesota colleges were also selected, including five the University of Minnesota-Duluth, four from the University of Minnesota, and three from St. Cloud State.

In all, 23 Americans were selected. Minnesota and Michigan led with six players each followed by Massachussetts and New York with three players each.

Minnesotans drafted in the 2025 PWHL Draft

Round 1/5th Overall: Rory Guilday – Minnetonka High School  – Cornell University

Rory Guilday was the top Minnesota-born player chosen, taken in the first round and fifth overall by Ottawa. Guilday had a spectacular career as a blue liner for Minnetonka High School, graduating in 2021 and finishing as a Ms. Hockey finalist. She played four years at Cornell University, serving as team captain this past season. She was also a regular for Team USA on the international stage winning two gold medals and a silver.

Round 3/18th Overall: Olivia Mobley – Breck High School – Minnesota Duluth

Former Ms. Hockey winner Olivia Mobley was chosen in the third round and 18th overall by Boston. Mobley was a star at Breck High School, graduating in 2020 after finishing her senior season with 73 points. She played three seasons for Quinnipac before transferring to Ohio State in 2023-24 where she helped lead the Buckeyes to the national championship. Last season she finished her collegiate career at the University of Minnesota-Duluth.

Round 3/24th Overall: Lily Delianedis – Blake High School – Cornell University

Lily Delianedis was the next Minnesotan off the board after going in the third round and 24th overall to Seattle. Delianedis starred at Blake High School where she racked up 219 points in her career. She played five years at Cornell University where she posted 110 points in 125 games.

Round 4/29th Overall: Peyton Hemp – Andover High School – University of Minnesota

Another Ms. Hockey winner, Peyton Hemp, was chosen in the fourth round and  29th overall by Ottawa where she will join former Team USA teammate Guilday. Hemp won the 2021 Ms. Hockey Award after posting 80 points her senior season at Andover where she was part of the state championship team in 2020. Hemp went on to a solid career at the University of Minnesota, scoring 58 goals and 123 points in 156 games. She was also a member of the 2020 Team USA U-18 squad along with Guilday and several other PWHL draftees that won a gold medal.

Round 4/31st Overall: Jada Habisch – Buffalo High School – University of Connecticut

Jada Habisch was selected in the fourth round and 31st overall by Seatle. Habisch hails form Buffalo, MN where she starred for Buffalo High School, scoring 98 goals in 100 games during her high school career. She went to the University of Connecticut where she played five seasons, serving as captain this past year. In her career she has scored 61 goals and added 33 assists in 158 career games.

Round 6/43rd Overall: Hannah Baskin – Minnetonka High School – Minnesota Duluth

Minnetonka native Hannah Baskin was selected in the sixth round and 43rd overall by Toronto. Baskin graduated from Minnetonka in 2021 and has spent the past four seasons at UMD where she served as an assistant captain this past season. Baskin finished her career as a Bulldog with 55 points and also finished with a +55 rating.

Ohio State leads college hockey with six draft picks

(Source: College Hockey Inc.)

Colgate graduate forward Kristýna Kaltounková was selected first overall by the New York Sirens on Tuesday at the 2025 PWHL Draft in Ottawa, beginning a run of 12 straight college hockey players to begin the draft.

• NCAA Alumnae in the 2025 PWHL Draft

In all, 45 of the 48 players selected during the six-round draft came from NCAA Division I hockey, including all eight first-round picks. Kaltounková was the first overall choice after closing out her decorated collegiate career with a 26-goal, 48-point season and a second-team All-America nod. She was also a finalist for the 2025 Patty Kazmaier Memorial Award given annually to the top player in NCAA Division I women’s hockey.

Wisconsin forward Casey O’Brien, who captured this year’s Patty Kazmaier Award, went third overall to the Sirens. A pair of Clarkson defenders, Haley Winn (Boston Fleet) and Nicole Gosling (Montreal Victoire), went second and fourth overall, respectively.

Players selected from Wisconsin and Minnesota universities

Cornell captain Rory Guilday rounded out the top five when she was drafted by the host Ottawa Charge.

Twenty-two different schools had at least one former player drafted, led by Ohio State (six) and Minnesota Duluth (five). Minnesota, Penn State, Quinnipiac and Wisconsin each had four alumnae selected, while Clarkson and St. Cloud State had three each.

Also of note:

• New York drafted a PWHL-leading nine NCAA alumnae, following by Boston (six), Montreal (six), Seattle (six), Montreal (five), Toronto (five), Ottawa (four) and Vancouver (four).
• Expansion franchises Vancouver and Seattle both used their first-ever draft picks on former NCAA stars, taking Michelle Karvinen (North Dakota) and Jenna Buglioni (Ohio State) seventh and eighth overall, respectively.
• At least six NCAA alums were taken in all six rounds, including four rounds in which all eight picks came from college hockey: the first, third, fourth and fifth.
• The positional breakdown of NCAA players drafted included 28 forwards, 12 defenders and five goalies.

For a complete list of NCAA alumnae selected in the 2025 PWHL Draft, visit CollegeHockeyInc.com.

23 American-born players selected: