Sirens stock up on offense in PWHL draft. Choose Kaltounkova at No. 1, trade up to pick O'Brien 3rd
Sarah Fillier has plenty of offensive reinforcements joining her in New York, after the Sirens restocked their expansion-depleted roster by adding two of college hockey's top scorers in the first round of the PWHL draft Tuesday night.
The Sirens used the No. 1 pick to select rugged, and hard-shooting Colgate forward Kristyna Kaltounkova. Minutes later Sirens general manager Pascal Daoust completed a trade with the Toronto Sceptres to acquire the No. 3 pick and choose Wisconsin center Casey O'Brien, women's college hockey's MVP last season.
Try Our AI Features
Explore what Daily8 AI can do for you:
Comments
No comments yet...
Related Articles
CTV News
21 minutes ago
- CTV News
‘It felt awesome': Newest Ottawa Charge players describe being drafted into the PWHL in front of hometown fans
The Ottawa Charge select defender Rory Guilday, centre, during the first round of the PWHL draft in Ottawa, Tuesday June 24, 2025. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Adrian Wyld Two of the newest members of the Ottawa Charge say they are looking forward to playing in front of fans at the Arena at TD Place next season. The Ottawa Charge drafted defender Rory Guilday from Cornell University with their first round pick during the PWHL draft Tuesday night at the Hard Rock Hotel and Casino Ottawa. Sarah Wozniewicz of the University of Wisconsin was picked in the third round by the Charge. 'The fans, the city here and the support it has around it; it's going to be something pretty special to be a part of,' Guilday told CTV Morning Live Wednesday morning. Wozniewicz added, 'We all heard it last night. They were chanting both of our names after we got drafted and it felt awesome.' The fans attending the draft chanted Guilday and Wozniewicz's names after they were drafted Tuesday night. 'Pretty surreal moment. I don't think I was able to process it right away. Lots of emotions,' Guilday said. 'It's pretty cool. It was electric in that building and feeling that love was pretty cool.' The Charge made six picks during the PWHL draft. Anna Shokhina of Russia was selected in the second round, Peyton Hemp from the University of Minnesota was picked in the fourth round, Finland goaltender Sanni Ahola from St. Cloud State University was selected in the fifth round and Fanuza Kadirova of Russia was picked in the sixth round. Wozniewicz won the national championship at the University of Wisconsin this past season. 'That was awesome to experience that. It's a once in a lifetime opportunity in such a team event, it takes a lot of hard work and adversity to achieve that,' Wozniewicz said. Wozniewicz will be reunited with head coach Carla McLeod, who coached her in high school in Alberta. 'I'm super excited to play under her again; she's a great coach,' Wozniewicz said. 'It's a definitely a familiar face to see, it's very comforting. 'It's a whole circle moment. I never thought she would be coaching the PWHL when I was on her high school team.' Guilday admits she hasn't seen 'much of Ottawa,' but is looking forward to exploring the city more ahead of the new season.
Toronto Star
13 hours ago
- Toronto Star
Sirens stock up on offense in PWHL draft. Choose Kaltounkova at No. 1, trade up to pick O'Brien 3rd
Sarah Fillier has plenty of offensive reinforcements joining her in New York, after the Sirens restocked their expansion-depleted roster by adding two of college hockey's top scorers in the first round of the PWHL draft Tuesday night. The Sirens used the No. 1 pick to select rugged, and hard-shooting Colgate forward Kristyna Kaltounkova. Minutes later Sirens general manager Pascal Daoust completed a trade with the Toronto Sceptres to acquire the No. 3 pick and choose Wisconsin center Casey O'Brien, women's college hockey's MVP last season.
National Post
14 hours ago
- National Post
Toronto Sceptres make noise at PWHL draft, trade for top New York Sirens defender Ella Shelton
OTTAWA — The Toronto Sceptres didn't own the first-overall pick in the PWHL draft, but they certainly stole the thunder in Ottawa last night. Article content With Patty Kazmaier Award winner Casey O'Brien still on the board, the Sceptres turned the draft on its head early by trading the No. 3 pick in the draft to the New York Sirens for defender Ella Shelton. Article content Article content New York also received Toronto's fourth-round pick in the deal. Article content Then just as the draft was settling into a bit of a routine, the Sceptres shook things up again. Toronto dealt its starting goaltender, Kristen (Soupy) Campbell, of its first two seasons to Vancouver for the expansion club's second- and third-round picks (16th and 23rd overall), while also giving up their own third-round pick (19th overall). Article content The move is a good one for both Campbell and the Sceptres. Campbell gets a fresh start in Vancouver alongside national squad teammate Emerance Maschmeyer. Campbell had a rocky finish to an up-and -down tenure with the Sceptres as she was on the bench for Toronto's final game of the playoffs after tough Games 2 and 3 in the semifinal loss to Minnesota. Article content Campbell had a tonne of good moments in the Toronto net, but with the signing of former Montreal netminder Elaine Chuli and Raygan Kirk somehow avoiding being selected in the expansion draft, the writing was on the wall for Campbell's future in Toronto. Article content Shelton, meanwhile, has been one of the top defenders in the PWHL since the league began and even scored the first goal in league history against her new club. Article content She is very familiar to Toronto's braintrust, having played a prominent role on Canada's national women's team where Sceptres GM Gina Kingsbury and head coach Troy Ryan held the same roles. Article content In a year in which defenders were flying around at the expansion draft, then again during free agency, building a reliable, consistent blue line has become a priority for teams. Article content The Sceptres lost a key defender in Megan Carter, last year's second-rounder, when she went to Seattle in the expansion draft. Article content With no disrespect intended to Carter, who had a very solid first year in the league, Shelton is an unquestioned upgrade at this position for the Sceptres. Article content Like Renata Fast, who is expected to walk away with the league's defender of the year honour at Wednesday's awards, Shelton is a strong two-way defender as capable of jumping into the rush and providing offence as she is protecting her own end.
